Dean Burry






















Dean Burry
Born 1972 (age 45–46)
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 known for being one of the composers of The Hobbit.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 College


  • 3 Awards


  • 4 Works


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Early life


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


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 studies.



Awards


  • In 2011, Burry was given the Louis Applebaum Composers Award.


Works



  • Under the Night

  • The Heart That Knows and Home and Away for Live Bait Theatre

  • Songs of the Island for the Charlottetown Festival

  • The Hobbit and The Secret World of OG for the Canadian Children’s Opera Company

  • Isis and the Seven Scorpions for the Canadian Opera

  • A Creature of Habit

  • The Mummers’ Masque

  • Baby Kintyre

  • The Bremen Town Musicians

  • Angela and Her Sisters

  • Le nez de la sorcière


  • Pandora’s Locker[2]



See also



  • Music Contributors from The Hobbit

  • List of Canadian composers

  • List of University of Toronto people



References





  1. ^ Dean Burry, composer of The Hobbit visits Sarasota to promote the opera | HeraldTribune.com


  2. ^ The official website of composer/librettist Dean Burry - Home




External links


  • Dean Burry Interview on Brothers Grimm opera



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