Dean Burry
Dean Burry | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Origin | St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Genres | Classical, opera |
| Occupation(s) | composer, educator, librettist |
Dean Burry (born 1972 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian composer, librettist, and educator. He is best known for his operatic adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.[1]
Early life
[edit]Burry began his passion in music at age 10. He was inspired by a teacher to compete in piano competitions. He was also interested in theater, writing plays and musicals for his school drama club.
College
[edit]Burry first attended college at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. While at Mount Allison, he produced and conducted The Resurrection, Joe and Mary Had a Baby, and Unto the Earth: Vignettes of a War. He later went to the University of Toronto and studied composition.
Awards
[edit]- In 2011, Burry was given the Louis Applebaum Composers Award.
Music
[edit]Operas
[edit]- Unto the Earth: Vignettes of a War[2]
- The Brothers Grimm[3] (for the Canadian Opera Company)
- The Hobbit[4] (for the Canadian Children’s Opera Company)
- The Vinland Traveller
- Isis and the Seven Scorpions[5] (for the Canadian Opera Company)
- Pandora's Locker[6] (for The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music)
- A Creature of Habit
- Baby Kintyre
- The Mummers' Masque
- The Bremen Town Musicians[7] (for Opera Lyra Ottawa)
- Angela and Her Sisters
- The Secret World of OG[8] (for the Canadian Children’s Opera Company)
- Le nez de la sorcière
- The Bells of Baddeck
- The Sword in the Schoolyard
- Shanawdithit[9] (for Tapestry Opera)
Musical Theatre
[edit]- Under the Night
- Emily of New Moon
- Rainbow Valley
- Songs of the Island (for the Charlottetown Festival)
- Home and Away (for Live Bait Theatre)
- The Heart That Knows (for Live Bait Theatre)
- Sweetheart: The Mary Pickford Story
- Beacon of Light
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dean Burry, composer of The Hobbit opera visits Sarasota to promote the opera | HeraldTribune.com". Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ^ The official website of composer/librettist Dean Burry - Unto the Earth: Vignettes of a War
- ^ The official website of composer/librettist Dean Burry - The Brothers Grimm
- ^ The official website of composer/librettist Dean Burry - The Hobbit
- ^ The official website of composer/librettist Dean Burry - Isis and the Seven Scorpions
- ^ The official website of composer/librettist Dean Burry - Pandora's Locker
- ^ The official website of composer/librettist Dean Burry - The Bremen Town Musicians
- ^ The official website of composer/librettist Dean Burry - The Secret World of OG
- ^ The official website of composer/librettist Dean Burry - Shawnadithit
External links
[edit]- Dean Burry Interview on Brothers Grimm opera Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
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