Conductor Richard Sabino received his musical training in piano and trumpet beginning at age 6 in Utica, New York. Moving to Florida in the early 60’s he continued with various trumpet teachers including Don Owen at University of South Florida, Howard Snell of the London Symphony Orchestra and Tom Wolwender of the Cleveland Orchestra.
Education includes a Bachelor's degree in Music Education and Performance received from the University of South Florida in 1973 and a Master's in Arts Administration from the University of Illinois, Springfield in 1978 (Sangamon State University).
His conducting experience began in high school and with a little insight into conducting from Andre Previn in 1968 he continued to perform and conduct ensembles in Florida and Louisiana.
Detouring from performance, Richard became a manager of orchestras, including the Florida Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra (now the Florida Orchestra), the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. Prior to those groups he was the first salaried manager of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra.
In 1976 Richard received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts to study in one of the first arts management programs in the country. As part of this innovative program he became a manager, as an intern, with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra where he later returned as acting manager, prior to moving to Wichita.
Richard left the non-profit arts management sector in 1991 when he returned to Melbourne, where he joined the Community Band of Brevard, and re-joined the Melbourne Municipal Band, where he had been a member in 1968-69, and again in 1974-75.
In 1999 Richard founded the Central Florida Winds, and two years later began Central Florida Chamber Winds. For ten years these groups have played for audiences throughout Brevard County and have included volunteer professional musicians from throughout Central Florida.
In June of 2008 Sabino completed the Professional Course of the Michael Palmer International Conducting Workshop with the New Atlanta Philharmonic.
As well as conducting the Central Florida Winds and the Central Florida Chamber Winds, Richard is now an experienced Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. His office has been located in Satellite Beach, Florida since 1992.