Bruce Greer
| Bruce Greer | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Born | October 2, 1961 |
| Origin | Longview, Texas, USA |
| Genres | Worship Music, Musical Theatre |
| Occupation(s) | musician, songwriter |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Associated acts | Cynthia Clawson |
| Website | www.brucegreer.com |
Bruce Greer (born October 2, 1961 in Longview, Texas) is an award winning American pianist, singer and composer.
Bruce recalls arranging hymns for choir and piano by age twelve. By the time he was in high school, Greer’s compositions were being performed by his church and school choirs. During his senior year at Longview High School, his school choir used one of his pieces, “We Are Thy People,” for UIL competition. Another choral composition, “Prayer of Joy,” which was also written for his high school choir, went on the following year to become his first published work.
This interest in musical composition lead Bruce to Baylor University on full scholarship where he graduated with honors as the outstanding Senior Man in 1984 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Theory and Composition.
Upon graduation, Bruce went to work as a Creative Director for Word Records, the world’s largest producer of Christian music. Bruce spent six years as a songwriter, arranger and producer for Word Music, recording several projects as a piano artist. Because of Word’s worldwide distribution those early piano recordings brought recognition and interest from all over the world for Bruce’s piano artistry. In 1990, he left Word to pursue a full-time writing and concert career.
Bruce and longtime friend Keith Ferguson wrote a musical stage adaptation of the classic 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life which premiered at the Majestic Theatre (Dallas, Texas) on December 18, 1998 and was an annual Christmas show at the theatre for five years. It has since been performed at various regional and community theatres all across the United States.
In 1999, Bruce was awarded a Dove Award for Musical of the Year for his musical, titled "Mary, Did You Know" based on the song of the same name by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene.
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