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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.
Before establishing himself as a composer of music for film and television, Peter is an active member of the Canadian League of Composers and the Canadian Music Centre, and has been...
Peter Allen is a composer living in Vancouver Canada. Most of his concert works have been recorded and broadcast by the CBC, and Peter is still active composing choral music, and film and...
Before establishing himself as a composer of music for film and television, Peter was, and still is, an active member of the Canadian League of Composers and the Canadian Music Centre, and has been commissioned to write numerous pieces which were often recorded and broadcast by the CBC.
Peter Allen is a Canadian born composer with a prolific career in film scoring beginning in the 1990's. Earlier compositions were for various contemporary music concerts and were regularly recorded by the CBC and broadcast on "Two New Hours", a CBC Radio production from Toronto.
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Peter Allen (born Peter Richard Woolnough; 10 February 1944 – 18 June 1992) was an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer, known for his flamboyant stage persona, energetic performances, and lavish costumes.
This piece, by music director Peter Allen, is an evocative a cappella setting in chant form, of Luke chapter 1, verses 46 to 55, essentially the Magnificat, which is interrupted on two occasions by an SATB choral, “Ave Maria gratia plena …”.
