Glenn Buhr

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Glenn Buhr
Born (1954-12-18) December 18, 1954 (age 70)
OriginWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
GenresClassical, Jazz
Occupation(s)Composer, Conductor
InstrumentPiano
Formerly ofGlenn Buhr Quartet
SpouseMargaret Sweatman

Glenn Buhr (born December 18, 1954) is a Canadian composer, pianist and conductor, [1] who has been active in both classical music and jazz music. [2]

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Early life and education

Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Buhr studied music at the University of Manitoba, the University of British Columbia and the University of Michigan. [1] Buhr grew up in a Mennonite family originating in Gretna, Manitoba. [3]

Career

Buhr has served as both a composer and conductor for symphonies and ballets, has composed film scores, and has recorded two jazz albums with his own Glenn Buhr Quartet. [1]

He has been a four-time Juno Award nominee for Best Classical Composition, receiving nods at the Juno Awards of 1991 for "Aviravirmayedhi", [4] at the Juno Awards of 1996 for "Piano Concerto", [5] and dual nods at the Juno Awards of 2000 for "String Quartet No. 1" and "Winter Poems". [6]

He is married to writer Margaret Sweatman; [1] Buhr and Sweatman won the Genie Award for Best Original Song at the 26th Genie Awards in 2006 for "When Wintertime", a song they cowrote for the film Seven Times Lucky . [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Evan Ware and Robin Elliott, "Glenn Buhr" Archived 2022-01-29 at the Wayback Machine . The Canadian Encyclopedia , March 10, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Glenn Buhr writes with taste for bebop". Toronto Star , January 6, 2005.
  3. ↑ "Mennonite composers headline concert". Canadian Mennonite. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ Mark Bastien, "Rap music makes presence felt in '91 Juno Awards nominations". Montreal Gazette , February 7, 1991.
  5. ↑ "Complete list of 1996 Juno Award nominees". Montreal Gazette , February 3, 1996.
  6. ↑ "Juno nominees". Toronto Star , February 3, 2000.
  7. ↑ "C.R.A.Z.Y. night at Genie Awards: Family epic captures 10 awards". Kingston Whig-Standard , March 14, 2006.
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