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.
[1] Buhr grew up in a Mennonite family originating in Gretna, Manitoba.
[3] 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.
[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.