Robert Lewis

Experience

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  Seventh And James Baptist Church

  Sept 2010 - May 2014

  Choir Intern

  Choir performs a prelude, anthem, three hymns, and a postlude every Sunday. Once per semester, choir performed a major work. Works included "The Seven Last Words of Christ" by Theodore Dubois, "Psalm 42" by Felix Mendelssohn, and "Gloria" and "Magnficat" by Mark Hayes

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  Stageworks Theatre TX

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Summer Music Director

  Responsible for teaching music to children, as well as providing appropriate background and study materials for the music. Worked on approximately 12 projects, including full productions of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Frog and Toad, Junior" as well as revues of musical theatre songs for all ages.

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  Joyful Noise Children's Choir

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2015

  Accompanist

  Provided accompaniment for occasional Sunday performances. Also responsible for providing transition and background music for skits performed once per semester.

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  Freelance

  Feb 2014 - Feb 2022

  Rehearsal and performance accompaniment for musical theatreAudition pianistClassical solo singers, instrumentalists, and ensembles for competition and performance.TEXAS: Played for TMEA Region IX and XIX honor choirs, dozens of soloists at UIL Solo & Ensemble and Texas State Solo & Ensemble Competition, and accompanied choirs in concert.VIRGINIA: Rehearsal Pianist for SSMT 2019, Graduate Assistantship in accompaniment at Shenandoah Conservatory.

  • Freelance Musician

    May 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Collaborative Pianist

    Feb 2014 - May 2021
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  Pasadena Independent School District

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  Head Choir Director

  Worked as the head of a 2-person team to give students successful experiences and musical growth at Pasadena High School. My responsibilities included selection of repertoire; scheduling of concerts; management of student behavior, attendance, and grades; involvement in community and school life; and conducting students at the annual UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Competition.

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  Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

  Jun 2015 - Nov 2018

  Substitute Organist

  Played organ solos and hymns for congregational singing (2 services on Sunday)

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  Magnolia Independent School District

  Jul 2015 - May 2019

  Developed and taught two levels of beginning class piano. Students started as total beginners and progressed through late elementary/early intermediate repertoire.Students earned medals at regional UIL Solo & Ensemble competitions. Worked as a member of 2-person team to give students successful musical experience and personal and musical growth. I was responsible for assisting with organization of the program, as well as choosing repertoire for and directing the men's choir. UIL Varsity Sweepstakes 2019.

  • Class Piano Teacher

    Aug 2015 - May 2019

  • Assistant Choir Director

    Jul 2015 - May 2019
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  The Players Theatre Company

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  Music Director - Meet Me in St. Louis

  Collaborated with director and conductor to put together show. Programmed Mainstage for the orchestra keyboard.Nominated for a Montie Award: "Best Music Direction"

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  Christian Youth Theater - Houston

  Feb 2016 - Nov 2016

  Taught an introductory course about music notation for singers and actors. Taught vocal lines and played keyboard for youth production, prepared over three weeks. Collaborated with director and choreographer to put together show. Adjusted and ran MT Pit tracks for performance. Collaborated with director and choreographer to put together show. Adjusted and ran MT Pit tracks for performance. Taught a course on essential elements of a cappella pop singing including chord progressions and vocal percussion.

  • Teacher - How to Read Music

    Sept 2016 - Nov 2016

  • Teacher - Summer Camp (Harry Potter)

    Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Music Director - The Music Man

    May 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Music Director - Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka

    Feb 2016 - Apr 2016

  • Teacher - Pitch Perfect Boot Camp

    Feb 2016 - Apr 2016
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  Living Savior Our Redeemer Lutheran Church

  Sept 2016 - Nov 2018

  Substitute Organist

  Played organ solos and hymns for congregational singing.

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  The Players Theatre Company

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2016

  Music Director - Disney's The Little Mermaid

  Collaborated with director and conductor to put together show. Played rehearsal piano. Programmed Mainstage for the orchestra keyboards. Played Keyboard 2 in orchestra.

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  The Players Theatre Company

  Feb 2017 - Apr 2017

  Music Director - West Side Story

  Collaborated with director and choreographer to put together show. Adjusted and ran MT Pit tracks for performance.Winner of a Montie Award: "Best Music Direction:Nominated for Broadway World Houston Award: "Best Music Direction"

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  Christian Youth Theater - Houston

  Feb 2017 - Apr 2017

  Collaborated with director and choreographer to put together show. Adjusted and ran MT Pit tracks for performance. Taught a workshop on the style and literature of the Great American Songbook, with a focus on musical theatre's "Golden Age".

  • Music Director - Annie Get Your Gun

    Feb 2017 - Apr 2017

  • Teacher - The Great American Songbook

    Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
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  The Players Theatre Company

  Jun 2017 - Mar 2018

  Collaborated with director and choreographer to put together show. Adjusted and ran MT Pit tracks for performance. Collaborated with director and choreographer to put together show. Adjusted and ran MT Pit tracks for performance.Nominated for a Montie Award: "Best Music Direction" Collaborated with director and conductor to put together show. Adjusted and ran MT Pit tracks for performance.Nominated for Montie Award: "Best Music Direction"

  • Music Director - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

    Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  • Music Director - Little Women

    Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Music Director - Disney's Beauty and the Beast

    Jun 2017 - Sept 2017
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  The Players Theatre Company

  Jun 2018 - Sept 2018

  Music Director - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

  Collaborated with director and choreographer to put together show. Adjusted and ran MT Pit tracks for performance.

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  Advent Lutheran Church

  Dec 2018 - May 2019

  Resident Organist

  Provided service music and hymn accompaniments for Sunday services. Responsibilities included playing prelude, offertory, and postlude; accompanying hymns and liturgical singing; and accompanying the choir anthems and cantatas.

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  Shenandoah University

  Aug 2019 - Oct 2019

  Worked with the cast and orchestra under the direction of Dr. Karen Keating. Taught and coached singing with the cast. Played rehearsal piano. Played from the Piano/Accordion book in the orchestra. COLLEGIATE PREMIERE. Programmed and performed Keyboard 3 book.

  • Associate Music Director - Parade

    Sept 2019 - Oct 2019

  • Keyboard 3 - Something Rotten

    Aug 2019 - Sept 2019
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  Market Street United Methodist Church

  Sept 2019 - May 2021

  Organist

  Provide music at piano and organ for weekly services, including prelude and postlude. Select and play hymns. Accompany choir in rehearsals and performances.

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  Shenandoah University

  Dec 2019 - Feb 2020

  Associate Music Director - 1776 The Musical

  Assisted with running rehearsals and copying parts. Played synthesizer in orchestra. Conducted part of the final performance.

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  Shenandoah University

  Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  Music Director - Heathers The Musical

  Prepared singers for roles in a digital presentation of Heathers: The Musical (COVID-19 safe). Assigned and taught vocal parts, coached singers, and supervised recording and editing sessions for the soundtrack of Shenandoah's filmed version.

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  Shenandoah University

  Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

  Music Director - The Last Five Years

  Conducted performances of The Last Five Years for a digital presentation at Shenandoah University. Worked closely with student singers, pianists, and orchestra musicians, as well as Shenandoah University faculty to prepare a performance that was filmed and released digitally. Worked under the supervision of Patrick Brady.

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  Stagedoor Manor

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Music Director and Teacher

  During the Summer 2021 season, worked as a music director and teacher at Stagedoor Manor.Session 1: Nunsense the Musical (directed by Larry Nye); A Cappella Class, Vocal Coaching, Scene and Song ClassSession 2: Into The Woods (directed by Maddison Gilcrease); A Cappella Class, Sight-Singing Class, Scene and Song Class

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  Thin Air Theater

  Sept 2021 - Dec 2021

  Music Director
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  Gold Rush Productions

  Apr 2022 - Sept 2022

  Music Director

  Directed music for the 2022 Summer Season (99th season) of the “Days of ‘98 Show with Soapy Smith,” the oldest running show in Skagway. Working with director Meredith Schmidt, I provided vocal arrangements and new piano arrangements of the show to suit the post-pandemic modifications. Collaborated with pianist Aaron Thompson to accompany roughly 300 performances from May to October.

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  FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF GALVESTON, TEXAS

  Oct 2022 - Feb 2023

  Director of Joyful Noise

  I supervise vocal and instrumental music in the church community. Responsibilities include directing the choir and handbell choir, sponsoring other instrumental groups, and promoting amateur music making for the purpose of worship and creative expression.

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  WILLIS ISD

  Jun 2023 - now

  Pianist
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  Kinsmen Lutheran Church

  Nov 2023 - now

  Organist