Nigel Henry Cockburn Butterley AM (13 May 1935 – 19 February 2022) was an Australian composer and pianist.
[1] He then travelled abroad and spent a year in Europe, where he studied with Priaulx Rainier in London.
He continued to compose throughout the following decades, composing works for the Sydney Proms concerts such as Interaction for Artist and Orchestra, music performed while artist John Peart painted[4] and First Day Covers, a collaboration with Barry Humphries' character Dame Edna Everage.
On 10 June 1991, Butterley was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) "in recognition of services to music".
[13] It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board.