Robert Machado graduated from the Boston Conservatory of Music in 1979 with an undergraduate degree in applied piano. He has worked as an accompanist for classes at the Chataugua Arts Colony in western New York. He was on tour with American Ballet Theatre II in the eartly 80's and has played for class at Robert Denvers Studio in New York. He has played for company class at Boston Ballet. He has worked as an accompanist in the Boston area for over 25 years. He currently plays for Roseann Ridings at the Dance Complex in Cambridge, MA.