Benjamin Dewey McPeek (28 August 1934 – 14 January 1981) was a Canadian composer, arranger,[1] conductor, and pianist.
He went on to compose music for several other theatrical productions between 1963 and 1968, including That Hamilton Woman, Suddenly This Summer, Actually This Autumn, and Spring Thaw.
The opera was filmed for CBC Television in 1966 and was later staged for the first time in 1978 by the COMUS Music Theatre of Canada.
McPeek's original handwritten piano score for the opera is currently held in the collection at the Canadian Music Centre.
[3] He soon became the top jingle composer in Canada, and composed over 2,000 jingles during the 1960s and 1970s for such companies as Canadian National, Chargex, Coca-Cola, the Labatt Brewing Company, Speedy Muffler King, and the Toronto Dominion Bank.