Lord received First Prize in the Canadian Music Competition and the National Competitive Festival of Music, and was awarded the Éloize Award for Most Successful Acadian Artist Abroad in 1999 by the Association of Professional Acadian Artists.
In 1999, during the eighth International Francophonie Summit, Lord performed a recital for the State Leaders of 52 nations.
In November 2004, he released CD of piano music by 19th century Louisiana composer and virtuoso Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
In 2008, in Canada Roger Lord received an "Excellence Award" in Music from the New Brunswick Arts Council.
[1] His brother, Bernard Lord, is the former premier and Progressive Conservative party leader of New Brunswick.