Glenn Buhr (born December 18, 1954) is a

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composer, pianist and conductor,Evan Ware and Robin Elliott
"Glenn Buhr"
''

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'', March 10, 2009. who has been active in both

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and

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Early life and education

Originally from

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, Buhr studied music at the

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and the

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. Buhr grew up in a

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family originating in

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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. He has been a four-time

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nominee for Best Classical Composition, receiving nods at the

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for "Aviravirmayedhi", at the

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for "Piano Concerto", and dual nods at the

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for "String Quartet No. 1" and "Winter Poems". He is married to writer

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; Buhr and Sweatman won the

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

for

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at the

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in 2006 for "When Wintertime", a song they cowrote for the film ''

Seven Times Lucky ''Seven Times Lucky'' is a Canadian crime drama film, released in 2004. Directed by Gary Yates (director), Gary Yates, the film stars Kevin Pollak as Harlan and Liane Balaban as Fiona, a con man and a young student who get involved in a criminal sc ...

''."C.R.A.Z.Y. night at Genie Awards: Family epic captures 10 awards". ''

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'', March 14, 2006.

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