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Welcome to all Dance Teachers, Dancers and Associated Professionals
 

A unique series of class CDs

Roger is proud to present his unique series of orchestrated music for ballet class. There are two CDs currently available, Ballet Elite  and Ballet Fantastique.  Both these CDs are availble from this site as well as numerous distributers world-wide.

Orchestrated  ...hear the difference
(excerpt from 
 Norwegian Visit -  variations section - Ballet Fantastique)

Introduction
Roger Hewett is no stranger to the world of dance. His first musical employment was at the age of 16 when he accompanied ballet, tap and modern classes in his hometown city of Norwich, in the east of England. He then worked as pianist for the renowned Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom, south of London. A skilled improviser, he would 'compose' the music on the spot for exercises. This ability saved a tremendous amount of time in class. 

Since coming to Canada in 1988, Roger has worked for l'École supérieure de danse du Québec, and as company pianist for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. Nowadays, despite his busy schedule, he still occasionally guests for the company and plays for other companies passing through Montreal on tour. He has accompanied classes for La La La Human Steps, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The Cullberg Ballet (Sweden), the Alberta Ballet and the Gala des Etoiles amongst others.

Newsflash:
Owing to Roger Hewett's current touring schedule with Cirque du Soleil,
the 3rd CD in this series, Ballet Sublime, has been put on hold.

 


"During my years of playing for ballet classes I jotted down notes of the music I improvised, mainly as an aide-memoire for my daily classes, but also to keep a record of any little 'gems' that may appear. 
 
It was in reviewing these gems that I had the idea of not only committing some tried & tested music to compact- disc for class use, but also orchestrating them, with the aid of the full-sound, state-of-the-art music-production studio I use for scoring t.v./film soundracks (my other passion!). 
 
Performed initially on piano, the orchestrations add a new dimension, giving richness and depth to the music and drawing the dancers towards a more musically inspired  performance." 

Roger Hewett
(liner  notes from Ballet Élite)
 


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