Short Bio

GLEN ROVEN Glen Roven, a four-time Emmy Award winner, is equally at home in the classical field as he is in the popular arena. His new Violin Concerto based on the children’s classic, The Runaway Bunny, performed by the Royal Philharmonic, Ittai Shapira and Brooke Shields will be released by SONY/BMG Easter 2006. He began his Broadway career as a rehearsal pianist for PIPPIN when he was in High School. While attending Columbia University, he worked in various capacities on the New York productions of VERY GOOD EDDIE, THE MADWOMAN OF CPW, JOSEPH AND THE..., REALLY ROSIE, A PARTY WITH COMDEN AND GREEN, SHE LOVES ME (TOWN HALL), WOMAN OF THE YEAR (NATIONAL TOUR) and, at nineteen was the musical director of SUGAR BABIES for its entire run, becoming the youngest conductor ever on Broadway. He arranged Patti LuPone’s one woman Broadway show and was the co-Musical Supervisor for Liza Minnelli's record-breaking engagement, STEPPIN' OUT, at Radio City. He was a contributing composer for the Off-Broadway hit, A...MY NAME IS ALICE, and wrote the scores for John Guare's LYDIE BREEZE, directed by Louis Malle, and GARDENIA, directed by Karel Reisz. He also composed the scores for Larry Gelbart's MASTERGATE and Christopher Isherwood's A MEETING BY THE RIVER, on Broadway, and Radio City's GOT TO GET AWAY. He made his Israeli conducting debut in 2001 conducting the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in two sold out concert honoring Leonard Bernstein. He has conducted the National Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, the LA Philharmonic, The Munich Philharmonic, The Radio Luxembourg Orchestra, as well as many others. In addition, he has conducted for Renee Fleming, Placido Domingo, Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle. He was chosen to conduct the last four Presidential Inaugural Concerts as well as America’s Millennium Celebration produced by Steven Spielberg. In addition to appearing many times on television, he has written, conducted and produced for Julie Andrews, Aretha Franklin, Kenny G., Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Kermit the Frog, Patti LaBelle, Liza Minnelli, Diana Ross, etc. He also conducted Frank Sinatra’s last concert on television and Sammy Davis’s last concert appearance. He also has two musicals for Broadway scheduled for production in the fall: DR. SEUSS’S THE 5000 FINGERS OF DR. T., produced by Brian Brolly, directed by Susan Schulmann, and PANDORA’S BOX, written with Maria Schlatter and directed by Gary Halvorson. He is also a contributing author to GAMES WE PLAYED, a collection of essays published by Simon and Schuster as well as the CITY SECRETS GUIDE to LONDON and NEW YORK.

BIO Part One

Glen Roven, four-time Emmy winner, is one of the rare musicians equally at home in both Classical and Popular music. Recent and current projects include: a recording of his new VIOLIN CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA AND NARRATOR, based on the children’s classic, THE RUNAWAY BUNNY, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Ittai Shapira, narrated by Brooke Shields for SONY/BMG, Easter 2006 release; Bravos’ Tribute to Ron Howard, A Prostrate Cancer Benefit for Mike Millken, NBC’s CLAY AIKEN CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, with Aiken, Barry Manilow, Megan Mullaley & Yolanda Adams; 5 symphonic concerts in Israel during December with the IKO; A Tribute to John Travolta produced by Don Mischer; The 2005 Writers Guild Awards. He just returned from Las Vegas where Steve Wynn hired him to do all the music for the opening week of his new hotel, WYNN, a job he also performed for Bellagio. ABC hired him to create and produce a musical number for the DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES for their up-fronts as did NBC, and the AFI Tribute to George Lucas. He also has two musicals for Broadway scheduled for production in the fall: DR. SEUSS’S THE 5000 FINGERS OF DR. T., produced by Brian Brolly, directed by Susan Schulmann, and PANDORA’S BOX, written with Maria Schlatter and directed by Gary Halvorson. One of his proudest achievements was conducting and arranging Bill Clinton's first inauguration. Produced by Quincy Jones, it was performed for a live audience of over 850,000. Again for Mr. Jones, he conducted A CONCERT FOR THE AMERICAS the concert for all the Presidents of the Western Hemisphere in Miami and QUINCY JONES: The First 50 Years on ABC. He also conducted the last two Bush Inaugurations, making him the only creative person to work on all four of the last Presidential Inaugurations. He won his first Emmy for the 1986 Tony Award Show. Recently, there has hardly been a Television Special that he hasn't written, arranged and conducted. He began his TV career working for Alexander H. Cohen, contributing to 4 Tony Shows, 2 Emmy's, Happy Birthday, Hollywood (co-produced with Jack Haley, Jr.), The Placido Domingo Special, NBC's 60th Anniversary Special, all three Night of 100 Stars to name a few. For George Schlatter, he won his forth Emmy for SINATRA; 80 Years, His Way; also for Schlatter, he has written and conducted The Sammy Davis 60th Anniversary Tribute, The Richard Pryor Tribute, The Muhammad Ali Tribute, Welcome Home America, The Meaning of Life, The American Television Awards, The Comedy Hall of Fame, SHE-TV (with Carsey-Werner) and the annual American Comedy Awards, The AFI Tribute to Harrison Ford, among others. For Don Mischer, he has conducted the Kennedy Center Honors and the Prime Time Emmys. For Disney Televison, he wrote and conceived the musical numbers for the ANIMAL KINGDOM THEME PARK OPENING SPECIAL, MGM/DISNEY Studio Grand Opening, The Grand Opening of Euro/Disney, The Best of Disney’s Music, Disney’s Greatest Hits on Ice (produced by Steve Binder), The Nancy Kerrigan Special, Disney’s Champions on Ice, Melinda, The First Lady of Magic (produced by Steve Binder), Incredible Animal Tales, plus Michelle Kwan’s Ice Special (Steve Binder). Other credits include: The Presidential Gala at Ford’s Theatre, Leonard Bernstein's 60th Birthday Tribute, We Interrupt This Week, The Ed Sullivan Christmas Special, Elizabeth Taylor’s 60th Birthday Celebration plus many others. He composed all the songs for the Comedy Central Series/RikMil Production, VIVA VARIETY (Emmy Nomination Best Theme

BIO Part Two

He made his debut in Tel Aviv conducting the Israel Philharmonic and was also a guest lecturer at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He wrote the songs for the animated Fox Christmas Special, SANTA, BABY starring Patti LaBelle, Gregory Hines and Vanessa Williams as well as producing the Platinum Album. This year, he received his 12th Emmy Nomination for OUTSTANDING SONG OF THE YEAR. For the Millennium, he was asked to conduct and arrange for Quincy Jones and Steven Speilberg their Gala Millennium concert in Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial for CBS. He began his Broadway career as a rehearsal pianist for PIPPIN when he was in High School. While attending Columbia University, he worked in various capacities on the New York productions of VERY GOOD EDDIE, THE MADWOMAN OF CPW, JOSEPH AND THE..., REALLY ROSIE, A PARTY WITH COMDEN AND GREEN, SHE LOVES ME (TOWN HALL), WOMAN OF THE YEAR (NATIONAL TOUR) and, at nineteen was the musical director of SUGAR BABIES for its entire run, becoming the youngest conductor ever on Broadway. He arranged Patti LuPone’s one woman Broadway show and was the co-Musical Supervisor for Liza Minnelli's record-breaking engagement, STEPPIN' OUT, at Radio City. He was a contributing composer for the Off-Broadway hit, A...MY NAME IS ALICE, and wrote the scores for John Guare's LYDIE BREEZE, directed by Louis Malle, and GARDENIA, directed by Karel Reisz. He also composed the scores for Larry Gelbart's MASTERGATE and Christopher Isherwood's A MEETING BY THE RIVER, on Broadway, and Radio City's GOT TO GET AWAY. He made his European conducting debut with the Luxembourg Symphony in 1980 conducting for Sherril Milnes and Rene Kollo, and arranged, for Jerome Robbins, Big Stuff, for the NYC Ballet production of FANCY FREE. He has written, conducted and produced for Julie Andrews, Jason Alexander, Anita Baker, Kathleen Battle, Michael Bolton, Bono, Brooks and Dunn, Tevin Campbell, Ray Charles, Charlotte Church, Natalie Cole, Placido Domingo, Ella Fitzgerald, Renee Flemming, Aretha Franklin, Kenny G., Denyce Graves, Goldie Hawn, Scott Hamilton, Gregory Hines, Bob Hope, Hootie and the Blowfish, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Jane Krakowski, Kermit the Frog, Patti LaBelle, Brian McKnight, Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Diana Ross, Lily Tomlin, Shirley MacLaine, Luther Vandross, Nancy Wilson, Stevie Wonder and Trisha Yearwood. He made his acting debut in James L. Brooks's BROADCAST NEWS, playing, naturally, a composer. For children, he wrote and produced Sharon, Lois and Bram's Holiday album, CANDLES, SNOW and MISTLETOE. It inspired a television movie and a Broadway Musical which played the Palace. He also writes the songs and score for the HBO series THE BABYSITTER'S CLUB, based on the popular Children's book. His first musical, HEART’S DESIRE, co-written with Armistead Maupin and directed by Jack Hofsiss had its premier at the Cleveland Playhouse and was subsequently given a gala performance at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, directed by Simon Callow. He is a contributing author to GAMES WE PLAYED, a new collection of essays recently published by Simon and Schuster as well as the CITY SECRETS GUIDE to LONDON and NEW YORK. He conceived and performed in the critically acclaimed SINGULAR SENSATIONS, Off Broadway where he interviewed and accompanied such legendary stars as Carol Channing. He was the Executive Producer of the Mountain Laurel Center for the Performing Arts and is a board member of The Ilona Feher Foundation, an organization sponsoring and nurturing young Israeli violinists.