Robert S. Cohen has written music for chorus, orchestra, chamber ensemble, dance and theatre. Alzheimer’s Stories for soloists, chorus and large ensemble with a libretto by 2012 Grammy winner Herschel Garfein was commissioned and premiered by the Susquehanna Chorale in 2009. Of Eternity Considered as a Closed System for soloists, chorus and orchestra was premiered at Carnegie Hall by the Pro Arte Chorale & Westfield Symphony, and the Bulgarian National Opera Orchestra and Chorus. His monodrama Edison Invents for baritone and orchestra with a libretto by Herschel Garfein was commissioned and premiered by the Westfield Symphony in 2007. He co-authored the book and composed the score for the 2000 Off-Broadway musical Suburb.

Cohen earned a A.B. in music at Brown University, where he studied with Ron Nelson; an M.A. in Composition from Queens College; and served time in the doctoral program at Columbia University. He currently lives in Montclair, NJ with his wife Maryann and two cats, Fred & Ginger.