Bob Foster
MUSICAL DIRECTOR / COMPOSER / ARRANGER / PRODUCER
COMPOSITION
Songwriter and guitar player on Jann Arden’s internationally acclaimed CDs “Happy?”, “Living under June” and “Time for Mercy”,” Blood Red Cherry“; co wrote the following songs: Good Mother, Looking for it, Hanging by a Thread, It Looks Like Rain, Give me Back my Heart among others.
ARRANGEMENTS / ORCHESTRATIONS
| MY BONNIE LASS | Arrangements, Musical Supervisor |
| EVANGELINE | Arrangements, Musical Supervisor |
| BITTERGIRL, THE MUSICAL | Arrangements, Orchestrator, Musical Supervisor |
| MY MOTHER’S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING | Orchestrations |
| TWIST AND SHOUT | Arrangements, Orchestrations, Musical Supervisor |
| LEGENDS | Arrangements, Orchestrations |
| ROSS PETTY PANTO | Arrangements, Orchestrations, Musical Supervisor |
PRODUCTION CONTRACTS
| COME FROM AWAY | Musical Director | Mirvish Productions / Junkyard Dog |
| CHARLOTTETOWN FESTIVAL | Head Of Music | |
| ROCK OF AGES | Musical Director | Mirvish Productions |
| BOYS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH | Musical Director | Mirvish Productions/Ben Elton |
| BILLY ELLIOT | Associate Music Director | Mirvish Productions |
| DIRTY DANCING | Musical Director | Mirvish Productions |
| HAIRSPRAY ** | Musical Director | Mirvish Productions / Jack O’Brien |
OTHER SELECTED THEATRE
| PASSING STRANGE | Musical Director | Acting Up Stage |
| WIZARD OF OZ PANTO | Musical Director | Ross Petty Productions |
| ANNE OF GREEN GABLES | Musical Director | Charlottetown Festival |
| MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET | Musical Director | Charlottetown Festival |
| MAMMA MIA | Musical Director | Charlottetown Festival |
| SLEEPING BEAUTY PANTO | Musical Director | Ross Petty Productions |
| EVANGELINE | Musical Director | Charlottetown / Citadel Theatre |
| THE WILD PARTY | Musical Director | Acting Up Stage |
| IN THE HEIGHTS | Musical Director | Sheridan College |
| EVITA | Musical Director | Huron Country Playhouse |
| BOYS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH | Musical Director | Manitoba Th. Ctr. / Really Useful Group / Andrew Lloyd Webber / Ben Elton |
| CANADIAN EXPLOSION | Musical Director / Arranger | Stage West |
| ROCK AND ROLL | Musical Director | Grand Theatre |
| SNOW WHITE & THE GROUP OF SEVEN | Musical Director | Elgin Theatre / Ross Petty Productions |
| CALIFORNIA DREAMING II | Musical Arranger | Stage West Calgary |
| A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD *** | Musical Director / Piano | Citadel Theatre |
| LEGENDS | Musical Director | Drayton Entertainment |
| TWIST AND SHOUT | Musical Director / Arranger / Piano | Drayton Entertainment |
| WORLD GOES ROUND | Musical Director | Drayton Entertainment |
| BATBOY | Musical Director | Bathurst St. Theatre |
| FIRE * | Musical Director / Piano | Theatre Calgary |
| EVITA | Associate Music Director | MTC / Theatre Calgary |
| BRITISH INVASION | Musical Director / Arranger / Piano | Stage West Calg. Miss. |
| CABARET | Musical Director / Piano | Theatre Calgary |
| THE SOUND OF MUSIC | Musical Director / Piano | Stage West Calgary |
| CAMELOT | Associate Music Director / Piano | MTC / Th. Calgary / Citadel |
| GOOD | Musical Director / Arranger | Theatre Junction |
| A SIDE OF SONDHEIM | Musical Director | Lunchbox Theatre |
| MY FAIR LADY | Musical Director | Stage West Calgary |
| A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Musical Director | Theatre Calgary |
* Betty Mitchell Award – “Outstanding Musical Direction”
** Dora Nom – “Outstanding Musical Direction”
*** Sterling Nom – “Outstanding Musical Direction”
TELEVISION
| TRIPLE SENSATION | Composer / Pianist / Adjudicator | CBC TV / Garth Drabinsky |
OTHER LIVE ENGAGEMENTS
| 2002-2004 | Musical Director, Bjorn Again North America |
| 2002 | Songwriting workshops at the Canadian College of Performing Arts |
| 1997-2001 | Touring keyboard player with Jann Arden; including extensive Canadian tours in 1997 and 1998, performances at 1998 Juno awards, in conversation with Peter Gzowski Much Music Intimate and Interactive etc. Co-writer and musician on three of her CDs |
| 1993-2000 | Piano for the Bernstein Mass with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Hans Graf. Musical Director for Tom Jackson (North of 60). Band member/organiser for many touring acts / occasions, including Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame talent contest, Bud Country talent search, Bo Diddley, Paul Brandt, Chris Cummings, Aubrey Mann etc. Two years with Vancouver guitarist Gaye Delorme, playing keyboards and keyboard bass |
| 1980-1988 | Freelance producer, arranger and keyboard player in Hamburg, Germany. Writer, producer, arranger and guitarist of band with international success, including several top 20 singles with Phonogram, CBS and RCA. Keyboards for Mae Moore, “Mae Moore” and on Lin Elder’s CD, “One Beautiful Wife”. |
INSTRUMENTS
Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Voice
RECORDING PLATFORMS
Protools, Cubase, Digital Performer, Logic
AWARDS
Winner of the Greg Bond Memorial Award – “Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre” (Betty Mitchell Awards, Calgary)
Socan airplay awards for Looking For It, and Good Mother.
Platinum CDs for “Happy”, “Living Under June”, Gold CD for “Time for Mercy”
