Michael J Lewis
Michael J Lewis
Pianist and Composer
12828 Victory Blvd. #322
N. Hollywood
CA 91606
818 686 8006
cell phone: 818 288 6857
email: michaeljlewis@earthlink.net
For information on CDs and original compositions http://www.bluediamondmusic.com
Music for every elegant occasion.
Would you like a grand piano or a big church organ sound at your wedding on the beach,
in the mountains, in your garden, or in your home? - no problem.
All performances completely self-contained - all equipment supplied.
Music of distinction played gracefully in the classical European tradition.
Weddings, Receptions, Anniversaries, Presentations, Funerals etc.
Michael J Lewis photographed at the ancient 12th. century church
Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion, Wales.
Michael Lewis has recently given many acclaimed performances in California and Nevada,
including Los Angeles, San Diego, Palm Springs, Las Vegas and Reno.
Founder/Director of the Welsh Choir of Southern California
"This music is like a breath of fresh, morning, mountain air" - Derek Bell The Chieftains
Book now for Christmas carols, St. Valentine's Day,
St. Patrick's Day, Easter celebrations etc.
Biography:
Michael J Lewis was born in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. He was a choirboy aged six and an organist aged ten.
In 1968 British director Bryan Forbes invited Lewis to compose the film score for The Madwoman of Chaillot, starring Katherine Hepburn,
Danny Kaye, and Yul Brynner. Lewis's first film score earned him England's prestigious
Ivor Novello Award; equivalent of Hollywood's Oscar.
Subsequent film scores include Charlton Heston's Julius Caesar, The Medusa Touch, with Richard Burton and
Lee Remick and Theatre of Blood, with Vincent Price and Diana Rigg.
1972 found Lewis in New York working with the late Anthony Burgess on a Broadway musical, Cyrano, starring Christopher Plummer.
Plummer won a Tony Award for his performance, and Lewis and Burgess received a coveted Grammy nomination.
During the years that followed, Lewis produced music for commercials for major American and International companies
such as IBM, Ford, Löwenbrau, Canon, and the U.S. Treasury.
Moving to California in 1982, Lewis collaborated with director Franklin J. Shaffner on Sphinx and Yes, Giorgio, with Luciano Pavarotti.
His work in television ultimately resulted in an Emmy for his score for the animated film, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
TNT's feature movie, Rose and the Jackal, starring Christopher Reeve, earned him an Ace nomination.
His work is available on ten CDs produced by Pen Dinas Productions, a record label created to present his unique style of
Celtic and Classical music, both traditional and contemporary, to the world.
Lewis’ piano recordings are becoming increasingly popular as are his public performances as a pianist and conductor with a wide romantic repertoire.
His new CD Celtic Moon features Michael as pianist with the Los Angeles Ensemble.
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