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Roger Hewett:

orchestrator, musical director, bandleader,

composer, piano/keyboards


Recent Credits (up to 2011)

Live performance

 

2011

Cirque du Soleil: Varekai

Keyboard-2, Barcelona (Spain), Seoul (Korea),
Manila
(Philippines), Sao Paulo (Brazil)

2004-2010

Cirque du Soleil: Corteo 

North American Tour, and Tokyo Japan, Kazan & Moscow (Russia)

musical director, Keyboard-1

composer: additional music (credited)

arrangements, orchestrations, programming

Also featured on the Emmy award winning DVD

 

2002-4

Cinémashow  

North American Tour, Atlantic City, Montreal/Hull casinos

keyboard-1, bandleader

arrangements, orchestrations, programming

 


Dec. 2004

Singin' In The Rain 

Place des arts, Montreal

piano, keyboards

 

Jul. 2004

Star Académie 

Plaines d’Abraham, Quebec City.

keyboards

 

2004

Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Broadway Pops

piano, keyboards.

 

1999-2003

Du Rock à l'Opéra  (From Rock to Opera)

Canada, US

keyboards, arrangements, orchestrations, programming

Also featured on cast album

Other live performances of note:

Gino Vannelli 

Guy Lafleur tribute. live concert and CBC broadcast

solo piano accompaniment

Charlotte Church

Place des Arts, Montreal

piano/keyboards w/symphony orchestra

Les ailes de feu

Corona Theatre, Montreal

piano/keyboards w/symphony orchestra

 

Bugs Bunny on Broadway

Warner.  Montreal ‘Just for Laughs’ festival

piano/keyboards w/symphony orchestra

Marvin Hamlisch

Place des Arts, Montreal

piano/keyboards w/symphony orchestra

Sonia Benezra

Place des Arts, Montreal

keyboards

Scott Record

Place des Arts, Montreal

keyboards

Bowser and Blue

Various special events, Montreal.

Also arranged for album ‘Montreal Souvenirs’

keyboards

 

 

 

 

Film/Television credits

 

 

Le sense de l’humour

orchestrator, score prep, booth supervisor

 

Cabotins

orchestrator, score prep, booth supervisor

 

De Père en Flic

orchestrator, score prep, booth supervisor

 

Frankenstein  (Lions Gate Films) Series pilot.

orchestrator, score prep, conductor (Montreal)

 

The Greatest Game Ever Played  (Disney)

onset musician contactor (Montreal)

 

Hitler: The Rise of Evil  (CBS/Alliance-Atlantis) (Emmy nominated score)

orchestrator, score prep, booth supervisor. Arranger/musical director/pianist : cabaret scenes (Prague)

 

Mambo Italiano 

orchestrator, conductor, score prep, pianist  (Montreal)

 

The Pentagon Papers (Paramount

orchestrator, score prep,  booth supervisor  (Los Angeles)

 

Music Hall 2 (CBC)

orchestrator, arranger,  conductor, pianist  (Montreal)

 

Living With The Dead (CBS)

orchestrator score prep,  booth supervisor (Munich), + conductor (Mtl),

Lost Junction

orchestrator, score prep, conductor (Montreal)

 

Music Hall (CBC)

orchestrator, arranger, score prep,  conductor, pianist  (Montreal)

Nuit de noces (Cinémaginaire)

orchestrator, score prep, conductor, pianist (Montreal)

Pretty When You Cry (Gebbia Entertainment/HBO)

orchestrator, score prep, booth supervisor (Prague

The Art Of War

orchestrator, score prep,  (Seattle)

 

La bouteille (The Bottle) (Lions Gate Films).

orchestrator, score prep,  pianist  (Montreal)

 

Double Jeopardy (Paramount Pictures)

orchestrator, score prep, booth supervisor, pianist  (Los Angeles)

 

The Assignment (Allegro)

orchestrator, score prep,  arranger, pianist (Montreal)

 

C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux 

composer (additional music) (Montreal)

 

L'homme idéal (C.F.P.)

orchestrator  (Montreal)

 

L'Incompris  (Verseau)

arranger, onscreen pianist  (Montreal)

 

Lobby (Sovimage)  

composer, arranger (Montreal)

 

Vanished 

composer (additional music) (Montreal)

 

Screamers (Allegro)

orchestrator  (Montreal)

 

 

Other noteworthy projects

 

 

Royal Visit of Queen Elizabeth II.

Canada Day 2010, Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Arranger

 

La soirée des Jutra 2009

Quebec film industry awards. Broadcast live (CBC) March 2009

arranger, orchestrator

 

Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM) ‘Pops’ series:

Concerts presented at Place des Arts, Montreal

orchestrator, arranger for the following artistes:

 

Sylvain Cossette, Lara Fabian, Claude Dubois, Corey Hart

 

 

Royal Visit of Queen Elizabeth II.

composition based on a theme by Saint-Saens.

Performed before HM Queen Elizabeth live on Parliament Hill, Ottawa.

televised nationwide

 

Governor Generals Awards Gala  (with the NAC orchestra)

Televised nationwide

orchestrator, pianist

Annie Villeneuve solo album (April 2009)

arranger: Le désamour. (strings)

 

Lara Fabian 'LIVE' album

orchestrator:  “Comme ils dissent”

Rick Allison solo album

orchestrator:  Je n'ai que toi”

National Circus School 

composer/musical direction

three annual shows: “Cocktail”, “Textures”, “Vice-Versa”

 

Montreal Pops Orchestra  

musical and artistic director. (special events)

 

Ballet Elite, Ballet Fantastique  

composer, producer (CDs of orchestrated music for ballet class) 

 

Musical Director/arranger for special events producers:

Zone-3, Avanti-Plus, Sensix Communications inc.

Montreal, Quebec, Hull, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Banff, Miami, Washington,

San Francisco etc.

 

 

 

Personal attributes:

extensive knowledge of musical instruments, ranges and colours

very acute musical ear (perfect pitch)

champion of music in relation to dance, movement, circus.

great attitude and collaboration

reliable, punctual

bilingual (English, French)

British/Canadian passport holder

 

Contact:

Roger Hewett

Currently on tour, so email only please.

roger@rogerhewett.com


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