Henry Flurry, an award-winning composer, pianist, and
choral conductor, grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. He
began his formal composition studies at the New Orleans
Center for Creative Arts, where he studied with New Orleans
composers Bert Braud and Ellis Marsalis. At Northwestern
University School of Music, he studied under M. William
Karlins, and in Ann Arbor, MI he studied extensively under
Marianne Ploger, a protégée of Nadia
Boulanger. In 2001, he received a scholarship to study
composition in Paris, France under Philip Lasser,
Narcis Bonet, Michel Merlet, and Samual Adler.
His major piano mentors include Laurence Davis, Eric Van De
Vort, Joseph Gurt. He received both his formal and informal
Suzuki teacher training from Renee Robbins and Armena
Marderosian.
In 1987, he joined the faculty of the Center for Performing Arts and
Technology at the University of Michigan’s School
of Music to teach computer music and research ways
technology can be used in the arts. From there he went
on to co-found Media Station, Inc., where he
collaborated with artists to create multimedia
children CD-ROMs for many different publishers,
including Disney, Hasbro, Mattel, Scholastic, Crayola,
IBM, and Harper Collins. In 2002, he and his family
moved to Prescott, AZ, where he composes and teaches
piano and composition. He and his wife Maria perform together all across
Arizona as the duo Sticks and Tones.
Mr. Flurry composes for solo instruments and ensembles of
all sizes. His works have been commissioned by many groups,
including the Atlanta Wind Symphony, Kennesaw State
University, Yavapai Community College, and Balance Duo. His
orchestral work Fanfare for My City was selected by the
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra to be their official
fanfare and has received numerous performances by that
group. Prescott Fine Arts Association
presented a concert of solely Henry’s music in 2009.
His many choral works, both sacred and secular, have
been performed all across the United States.
Henry Flurry is a certified Suzuki Piano teacher and Roster Artist of the Arizona Commission on the Arts. He is a
co-founder of Chaparral Arts, Inc. (a 501(c)3
non-profit organization) and the Chaparral MusicFest, and he teaches at
the Chaparral MusicFest Suzuki Academy.
Henry’s compositions are available for perusal and purchase
at www.Nathana.com.