Peter Allen
- January 6, 2024
- Composer
Quick Facts
Peter Allen Biography
| Name | Peter Allen |
| Birthday | Feb 18 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Place Of Birth | Ottawa |
| Home Town | Ottawa |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Peter Allen is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on February 18, 1952 in Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. Peter Allen (born 18 February 1952) is a Canadian composer, organist, and keyboard player. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the Canadian League of Composers, his compositions encompass a broad repertoire from film scores and commercial jingles to sacred music and avant-garde electroacoustic music. He has composed numerous works for CBC Radio and CBC Television.
Peter Allen Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Composer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Peter Allen is one of the richest Composer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Allen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Allen was a pupil of Boyd McDonald and Robert Turner at the University of Manitoba where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in
- Between 1976-1977 he pursued graduate studies at McGill University where his teachers included Bengt Hambraeus, Alcides Lanza, and Bruce Mather. During the 1970s he was a founding member of the contemporary concert series IZ Music, along with three other Manitoba composers; Bruce Carlson, William Pura and James Hiscott. Their concerts were regularly recorded by the CBC and broadcast on Two New Hours, CBC Radio Toronto. Allen also worked as a pianist with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and was active as a keyboardist with a number of local club and rock bands. In 1980 he became organist at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Winnipeg and in 1984 was appointed music director for Pope John Paul II’s papal mass outdoors at Bird’s Hill Park in Winnipeg, for which he was also commissioned to compose a new mass setting. From 1985-1986 he worked for Century 21 Studios as their in-house composer and music producer.
Allen moved to Los Angeles, California in 1986 to pursue studies in film scoring at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California. In 1988 he moved to Vancouver British Columbia to open his own recording and sound production studio, Peter Allen Associates Inc. He has composed music for more than 100 films for American, Canadian and British film companies, including Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers, Disney, Universal, CineTel Films, The National Film Board of Canada, the CBC, LifeTime, Hallmark as well as numerous independent film producers, and has written music for various television shows and series, including a theme song for the Winnipeg Jets in 1979, the broadcast theme for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Montreal Expos, the Winning Spirit theme for the Vancouver Canucks, and also the international broadcast theme for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. In October 2012, “Tear The Curtain”, directed by Kim Collier, was slated to play on the Canadian Stage, the largest theatre stage in Canada. “Tear The Curtain” is a simultaneous mix of live theatre and film, and features a score by Peter Allen, both in the film segments and the live segments of the production. In 2003 he won a Leo Award for his score for the film Flower & Garnet.
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Facts & Trivia
Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Peter Allen celebrates birthday on February 18 of every year.
What happened to Peter Allen?
Peter Allen, the popular concert entertainer and Grammy- and Academy Award- winning songwriter, died yesterday at a hospital in San Diego. He was 48 years old, and lived in Manhattan and had homes near San Diego and in Australia. He died of an AIDS-related illness, said his personal assistant, Bruce Cudd.
Who played Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz?
The production starred Todd McKenney as Peter Allen and Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett as Judy Garland, Angela Toohey as Liza Minnelli and introduced Mathew Waters as Young Peter Allen.
How old is Peter Allen?
48 years (1944–1992)
What was Peter Allen's real name?
Peter Richard Woolnough
Who married Liza Minnelli?
Spouse