Claude Robitaille

Claude Robitaille is a Pianiste Québécois.

Claude Robitaille born in Montreal in 19. , it there finishes its studies and obtains a baccalaureat and a license in music of the Royal Academy of Montreal.

Since 1974, he exerts in teaching and begins as soloist or guide.

In Montreal, it is engaged in Ritz Carlton, Holiday Inn and the Champlain Castle.

In the United States, in 1980, it is invited to the Pilgrim House and the Madeira Room of Provincetown, Massachussets.

In 1982 and 1983, he is copyist appointed of the Symphony orchestra of Montreal for two popular concerts of summer, chaired by the mayor Jean Drapeau, entitled " Five seasons for a piano" , of Claude Léveillée and directed by Charles Dutoit. He orchestrates songs of the same type-setter, then interpreted by Eartha Kitt with the arena Maurice Richard and this, at the time of the year Internationale of the handicapped people.

In 1984, he is pianist invited for the review of Guilda, in round through the Quebec.

In 1985, one could regularly hear it at the restaurants: At Hone, Niçoise, with the café concert the Beautiful Time and Châteauneuf of the Plaza hotel of the Boiler with Hull. In this same year, with the hotel Chantecler with Holy-Adele, it interprets her parts preferred in the presence of the General governor of Canada, Madam Jeanne Sauvé.

In 1986, it accompanies Madam Alys Robi during turning of the film " Hope violent" produces by the National office of the Film (O.N.F).

In 1987, it ensures the musical direction of the spectacle of whimsical Pierre Jean the islands St-Pierre and Miquelon. Of return to Montreal, it occurs in various Houses of the Culture and at the time of one evening, it accompanies the soprano Colette Boky with the piano. During this same year, he also works with the musical arrangements of the recital of Shirley Théroux to the Place of Arts.

In 1988 and 1989, it is engaged with the hotel the Citadel and, thereafter, becomes Pianiste house of the restaurant Barbison for nine months consecutive. In this same year, he is musical director of the evening underlining the birthday of Madam Pink Ouellette (Poune) as well as soixante-cinqième birthday of Lady Alys Robi. In March 1989, it is engaged with the bar Mable as soloist and guide. It will run to with it during one year. In May of this same year, it ensures the musical direction of the spectacle of end of the year of the Small world of the Artists, presented to the Place of Arts.

It is in the month of August 1989 that it carries out a " stunt" advertizing executive with the park John F. Kennedy. Advertizing repercussions in the daily newspapers of Montreal, interviews with several radios of Montreal and Toronto, very good cover of the television broadcast stations C.F.T.M., Four Seasons, C.F.C.F., S.R.C., C.B.C. In November, it is engaged by the firm Rozon and Juste Rire as guide for a television program. In this same year it accompanies Rock Neighbor at the time of one evening with C.K.L.M.

In October 1990, it deserves the trophy " Alys" for the best pianist guide of the year.

In 1991, he is pianist guide at the restaurant the Escort and he runs to with it for eight month.

In 1992, it accompanies Claude Valade with the cabaret by the same name and this same year, it works with the hotel the Four Seasons in Montreal.

In 1992 and 1994 he is pianist appointed for the Convention of the Health professionals.

In 1993 and 1994, you could hear it at the restaurant Counted Fine. During the same period, it produces soundtracks for emissions broadcast by C.K.A.C. In September, it composes a piece of music, entitled " Prelude" endisquée under label GAM (Group Archambault Music). He becomes then member of SODRAC as well as, SOCAN. The album on which this piece of music was endisquée will be sold with more than 135,000 specimens.

In October 1994, one could hear it at the restaurant Alpenhaus in the west of the Metropolis.

As of the beginning 1995, it turns over with the Counted Fine where it will hold to with it the title of pianist appointed during 4 years.

In 1998 he works in Sortie 22 for the recitals of Lynda Lemay in Paris.

In the month of August 1999 it occurs with the Wings of the until November 2000 Mode.

From 1993 to 2006 he works part-time at the restaurant Helene de Champlain.

In 2001 to 2004, it turns over with Counted Fine as pianist soloist and it will be due to it of the traditional recitals with soprano, tenor and baritone.

In 2005,2006 and 2007 he works for the festival " Just For Rire" as a pianist soloist for the " Platine" in Charlot and within the framework of the official reception " Homage to Jean Lapointe " he interprets " If ensemble" were sung;. He as occurs with the Château Dufresne in Montreal aisin as with the Château Vaudreuil.

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