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
2024
Songwriter/band leader/keyboard/lead vocalist - "Robert Graham and the Landing" (ongoing)
Freelance solo performer piano and/or vocals (ongoing)
Featured performer - "Duelling Pianos" - Subiaco Hotel/Beach House @ SQ (ongoing)
Pianist/Vocalist - "The Song Story Project" (ongoing)
Collaborative Pianist - Western Australian Opera Company (ongoing)
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)
Freelance collaborative Pianist - various (ongoing)
Studio vocal/repertoire coach (ongoing)
Studio piano teacher (ongoing)
2023
Collaborative Pianist - Perth Symphonic Chorus
Music Director - "Singing for Fun"/"Singing for the Soul" - City of Stirling/City of Melville
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 performed with the acclaimed Chilean group, “Los Chasquis” from 1995 to 2001. Between 2003 and 2019 I also performed with the following Canadian bands:
Michael George Band
Duran Duran Duran
Mixtape
The Recaps
Additional skills
excellent sight-reader and have excellent ability as an audition and/or masterclass pianist.
Experienced and award-winning songwriter
Journalist and editor
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Upcoming EVENTS
I am excited to be coming to do a show for the good folks at the Mandurah Seniors Centre!
Duelling once again!
Back at the Subi!
"Rest, Restore, and Recharge with the Music of Robert Graham"
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Heart Place (upstairs at the Fibonacci Centre) , 19 Blinco Street, Fremantle
This is my fourth collaboration with the Heart Place Rest Lounge. The first two were a wonderful experience unique for each person who came. Doors open from 2.30pm. Please arrive to be rested and ready for a 3pm start. Tickets sell fast and spaces are limited. Venue is Heart Place Upstairs above the Hinata Cafe at the Fremantle Fibonaci Centre. "An hour of soothing and meditative piano music being performed live. Music designed to relax, calm, regenerate and inspire contemplation. All in the Heart Place Rest Lounge an air-conditioned studio featuring comfy bean bags, rugs and mats for your comfort. What you do in the hour is up to you. The possibilities are endless: meditate, rest, read, yoga, dream, write, draw or paint, pray, create, or simply sit and let the beautiful music wash over and through you, as you let the power of the live music revive you. You control exactly how you spend these 60 minutes of bliss." There is a shared agreement of holding a quiet and gentle space. Refreshments & tea offered after and you are welcome to stay for a community chat. Heart Place supporting you to place rest in the heart of your day. Heart Place is a Community non-profit : Their Vision is of a compassionate world where we are responsive to the suffering of ourselves and others. Their Mission is to provide educational, healing and community-based activities and practices that promote compassion, connection, community. Together they build the Capacities and Competencies for individual - collective healing, and wellbeing. Rest is vital for healing & wellbeing, at Heart Place they are offering a number of ways to deepen our capacity for rest from our Mindful Rest Workshops & weekly classes to our Rest Lounge: a collective space for exploration of rest and all its benefits. All our events are in partnership with Act-Belong-Commit. Tickets available at www.heartplace.org.au
Thrilled to back performing at this venue!
"All Request Night" at the Belmont Sports and Recreation Centre
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Belmont Sports and Rec Centre, 400 Abernethy Road, Cloverdale
All your requests - all night!
Launch of "Robert Graham and the Landing" with special guests "The Stamps" (SOLD OUT)
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Fire in the Belly, Unit 5/95 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle
I am beyond excited to be launching my new band "The Landing", performing my own songs. This is the first time I have had a band in Australia. It has been a dream, and a long time coming, and I would love to see you there for the launch. You will hear a night of beautiful music. Special guests "The Stamps" featuring my daughter Scarlett - they will blow you away! (https://www.facebook.com/thestampsofficial/) Please mark your calendars. Tickets are limited to 60 people so book early! This show is SOLD OUT. Thank you for your support! Tickets to our next show at Clancy's Fremantle on May 12th available here: https://clancysfishpub.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/f37e0dc0-83b1-4e62-8239-45f8bff0f5b5 Psst....sneak preview of the band here: https://robertgraham.org/the-landing Thanks!
Back to one of my favourite spots!
I am really excited to be playing back in a town I remember fondly from when I used to live there.......
HAVE A LISTEN!
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Jonathon Baker 5:240:00/5:24
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In Love with a Girl 2:430:00/2:43
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Second Prelude 4:400:00/4:40
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0:00/3:17
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Celebrity 3:250:00/3:25
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Sunshine 5:360:00/5:36
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0:00/4:32
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Reaching You 3:570:00/3:57
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I Won't Cry For You 3:070:00/3:07
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Set it Free 4:260:00/4:26
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Living in a Coma 4:440:00/4:44
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"Believe in Love" 2:330:00/2:33
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Don't Go 3:550:00/3:55
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One Little Sign 3:400:00/3:40