Roger Hewett

musical director, bandleader, piano/keyboards composer, orchestrator, arranger

www.rogerhewett.com

Recent Credits (up to 2014) Live performance 2012+

Cirque du Soleil: Corteo European and Latin American tour musical director, keyboard-1 composer: additional music (credited) arrangements, orchestrations, programming Also featured on the Emmy award -winning DVD 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

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)

2012+ Cirque du Soleil: Corteo European and Latin American tour musical director, keyboard-1 composer: additional music (credited) arrangements, orchestrations, programming Also featured on the Emmy award -winning DVD

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

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, orchestrator 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. http://www.rogerhewett.com http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381987 roger@rogerhewett.com