"Request Fest" back at Belmont Sports and Rec Centre
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Belmont Sports and Rec Centre, 400 Abernethy Road, Cloverdale
Back at my favourite club to play your favourite songs!
Robert's general resume can be read below. For more specifics on his Music Theatre and Performance resume please visit the "Music Director" tab under "About Robert" above.
Resume - Robert Graham
2023
Freelance singer/songwriter - piano and/or vocals (ongoing)
Featured performer - "Duelling Pianos" - Subiaco Hotel (ongoing)
Collaborative Pianist - Western Australian Opera Company (ongoing)
Collaborative Pianist - Perth Symphonic Chorus (ongoing)
Music Director - "Singing for Fun"/"Singing for the Soul" -City of Stirling/City of Melville
Conductor/Music Director - "Cottesloe Crooners" (ongoing)
Collaborative Pianist - Scotch College Community Choir (ongoing)
Musical Director - St Michael & All Angels Anglican church Cannington (ongoing)
Collaborative Pianist - Temple David Progressive Synagogue choir (occasional)
Collaborative Pianist - Wesley, Seton, Santa Maria College, St Norbert, PLC, John Curtin, John Calvin (among others/ongoing)
Freelance collaborative pianist (ongoing)
Studio vocal/repertoire coach (ongoing)
Studio piano teacher (ongoing)
Keyboard 2 - LEGALLY BLONDE - John XXIII College
Keyboard 1 - Y0UR'E A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN - St Norbert
2022
Composer - Commissioned Work for the 2022 WA Massed Choir Festival
YABU Band - keyboard and backing vocals
Collaborative Pianist - Voiceworks Vocal ensemble
Music Director - Voiceworks PLUS Vocal Ensemble
Keyboard 2 - "THE LITTLE MERMAID" - John XXIII College
Repetiteur - "LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Wesley College
Repetiteur - "42ND STREET" John Curtin College of the Arts
2021
Casual Academic - Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)
Keyboard 1 - "CINDERELLA" - St Norbert College
Keyboard 1 - THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL - John XXIII College
Rehearsal Pianist - 42nd STREET - John Curtin College of the Arts
Bandleader/pianist/vocalist - "NOSTALGIA" (Greek Extravaganza) - Subiaco Arts Centre
Featured Performer - "Gidgestock" Music Festival - Gidgegannup WA
Musical Director - St Michael & All Angels Anglican church Cannington (ongoing)
Collaborative Pianist - Wesley College choir
2020
Keyboard 1 - "WICKED" - John XXIII College
Collaborative Pianist- Wanneroo Civic Choir (temporary)
2019
Music Director/Pianist- “Miz Saigon” - Broadway Concert Series - Toronto
Lead Vocalist/Keyboardist/Songwriter – “THE FAIREST AND BEST” - Toronto
Repertoire Coach / Accompanist (freelance)- Sheridan College - Toronto
Music Director/Composer/Instructor - KaraLee Theatre - Brantford, Ontario
Music Director/Composer/Instructor - “How to Make a Bibbidi Bobbidi Best Friend” - THE CREATION LAB (Randolph Academy Kid’s Program) - Toronto
Choir Director – RESA’S PIECES SINGERS - Toronto
Choir Director – RESA’S PIECES CHAMBER CHOIR aka “The Treblemakers” – Toronto
Choir accompanist – VILLAGE VOICES – Markham, Ontario
Music Director – CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY – Guildwood, Ontario
Audition Pianist - Mirvish Productions, University of Toronto, Stephanie Gorin Casting, Dayton/Walters Casting, Port Hope Festival Theatre, Showboat Festival Theatre, Bruce County Playhouse, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Tweed & Co Theatre Company, SmileTheatre Company (and others)
Studio Vocal coach and accompanist
AWARDS: Toronto Artscape Foundation Launchpad Bursary Commended Entry 2019 UK Songwriting Competition
2018
“Artist-on-Board” performer – VIA RAIL – Toronto – Vancouver - Toronto
Music Director/Accompanist – ASL (American Sign Language) MUSICAL THEATRE INITIATIVE – Toronto
Choir accompanist – SWAN LAKE SINGERS – Markham, Ontario
Music Director/Composer/Instructor - “Summer School’d” and “Between The Lies” - THE CREATION LAB (Randolph Academy Kid’s Program) - Toronto,
Music Director/Composer/ Instructor – LET’S WRITE A MUSICAL – KaraLee Theatre - Brantford, Ontario
Accompanist - “THE DIRECTOR’S SERIES” (Tracey Flye, Robert McQueen) - Toronto Ballet pianist – Randolph Academy of the Performing Arts Kids Program (Sept-Dec)
AWARDS : Douglas C Cowling Bursary in Liturgical Music
2017
Music Director/Pianist – “SEEKING REFUGE” – Thick and Thin Theatre - Toronto Fringe Festival
Music Director/Pianist – “SONGS FROM LES MISERABLES AND MISS SAIGON” – Broadway Concert Series - Kingston and Brockville, Ontario
Composer/Music Director/Pianist – “UP AND AWAY” - The Creation Lab (Randolph Academy Kid’s Program) - Toronto
Composer/Music Director/Pianist – “BETWEEN THE LIES” - The Creation Lab (Randolph Academy Kid’s Program) - Toronto
Choir director - "NEWCHOIR TOO" and gig director "NEWCHOIR" - Toronto's first rock choir - Toronto
2016
Music Director/pianist – “ECHOES – A NEW MUSICAL” – Toronto Fringe Festival - Toronto Lead Artist – “PATCHWORK VILLAGE – LIVE” – Jamii Esplanade – Nuit Blanche - Toronto Music Director/pianist/composer/ - “FATE CITY” – The Creation Lab (Randolph Academy Kid’s Program) - Toronto
Featured Performer – Buffalo Bills Christmas Party – Buffalo New York
2015
Music Director – PETER PAN (Yellow Door Theatre) – Niagara-on-the- Lake
Pianist and vocalist – SONGS IN THE KEY OF LOVE (Festival of Smiles – Smile Theatre Company) - Toronto
Dance Accompanist – Ontario School of Ballet - Toronto
Pianist – Grace Anglican Church – Markham, Ontario
2014
Music Director – ANNE AND GILBERT (Guild Theatre) - Charlottetown PEI
Music Director/Piano - KILLER BUSINESS (Torrent Production - Next Stage Theatre Festival) - Toronto
2013
Music Director/Piano - THE BEAVER DEN (Jazz Squared Theatre Company) - Winnipeg Fringe Festival - Winnipeg
Accompanist – George Brown College / Big Voices Studio – Toronto
Dance Accompanist - Randolph Academy of the Performing Arts/Sheridan College - Toronto
2012
Music Director/Piano – FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (CATS Mainstage Theatre Company) Music Director – CRAZY FOR YOU - Toronto Youth Music Theatre Company Vocal/Repertoire Coach – Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts
Dance Accompanist – Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre (2012 – 2013)
2011
Music Director/Piano - DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS and THE WIZARD OF OZ (Moonpath Productions, Empire Theatre) - Belleville, Ontario
2010
Music Director/Piano - THE FULL MONTY and ANNIE (Moonpath Productions, Empire Theatre) - Belleville, Ontario
Music Director/Pianist - GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH - Brockville, Ontario
Semi Finalist - 2010 Dallas Songwriters Association Song Contest
Honorable Mention - 2010 Billboard World Song Contest
2009
“Storm in a Teacup” Released debut album “Storm in a Teacup” (June 2009)
2008-2009
Tanglefoot UK Tour:
Keyboard player and vocalist with Canadian folk/roots supergroup “Tanglefoot” (Winner - Best Vocal Group 2007 Canadian Folk Music Awards) on two summer UK tours - United Kingdom Music Director/Piano – CATS (Stirling Festival Theatre, Stirling, Ontario)
2005-2012
Vocal Coach / Accompanist / Lecturer - Music Theatre Performance Program, St. Lawrence College, Brockville, Ontario:
Vocal/repertoire coach for individual students/Accompanist for masterclasses and rehearsals/Devised, implemented, and taught “Pop/Rock Musicianship” course/Vocal coach/pianist for eleven highly successful SLC Stage productions:
(A Chorus Line, Beauty and the Beast, CATS, Cabaret, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Footloose, Little Women, Oklahoma, White Christmas, Fiddler on the Roof, Nunsense - the Mega Musical, and Grease).
2005
Music Director/Piano – 42nd STREET (MBS Dance and Theatre Company) - Kingston, Ontario
2002-2005
Accompanist - Queens University, Kingston, Ontario: Freelance accompanist in the Queens University Music Department (vocal and instrumental teachers) - Kingston, Ontario
2001
Music Director/Piano - CABARET (Scarp Theatre Company) - Perth Australia
1990 – 2001
Music Director/Orchestral pianist/Rehearsal pianist - Perth, Western Australia:
Fifteen different productions by Omnibus Productions, Music Makers, Katanning Dramatic Society, Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Western Australia, Iona Presentation College, Perth College, Scotch College, Guildford Grammar School, and John XXIII
Additional Experience
I currently perform as a solo vocalist and pianist in various venues. I performed with the acclaimed Chilean group, “Los Chasquis” from 1995 to 2001. I also performed with the following Canadian bands:
Michael George Band
Duran Duran Duran
Mixtape
The Recaps
Additional skills
I am an excellent sight-reader and have excellent ability as an audition and/or masterclass pianist.
Experienced and award-winning songwriter
Journalist and editor
References
Jeff Madden - jeff_madden@hotmail.com
Oksana Vignan – ovignan@hotmail.com
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