Roger Bellon

Roger Bellon is a French composer, conductor, orchestrator, and producer, known for his work in film, television, theatre, and opera. Early life He was eight when he had his first piano and composition lessons (c. 1961). Roger Bellon earned his Bachelor Of Music Composition degree from the Berklee College of Music (c. 1975), studying under music legends Gary Burton, Mike Gibbs and Herb Pomeroy among others and completed postgraduate studies in Composition and Conducting, under Pierre Petit (Grand Prix De Rome) at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, Paris. Career He received numerous commissions from the French Government for his chamber as well as symphonic and choral compositions. At twenty-two (c. 1975), his first published composition, “Blackout,” for piano, was commissioned by the École Normale de Musique de Paris for their yearly piano competition. It was published by legendary French music publisher Max Eschig and has been performed and recorded extensively. His Préludes for Piano have been performed by Gabriel Tacchino, one of France’s premier post-war pianists. RCA Records, Paris, signed Roger to their subsidiary label, Balance, where, as an artist, he produced two album