She will receive the award at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace sometime during the next five months.
Hewitt is a noted Bach specialist and has recorded the composer's complete works for Hyperion Records. Her discography also includes Granados, Messiaen, Couperin, the complete piano works of Ravel and the complete Chopin Nocturnes.
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire was established in 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions.
The Hairspray and Some Like It Hot composer will be joined by Rory Donovan, Elizabeth Stanley, Shayna Steele, and Marissa Jaret Winokur at the July concert.
The company's 2024-25 season will also include Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel.
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The singers are leading the Metropolitan Opera premiere of John Adams' work.
The production will include Bernstein’s incidental music for Lillian Hellman’s adaptation of The Lark, and Menotti’s The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore.
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