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Bruce Montgomery is an American composer, author, musical theater performer, painter, conductor, and director. He is also one of the world's foremost experts on Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.

'Monty', as Montgomery is known around the Philadelphia performing community, is perhaps best known for his long tenure as director of musical activities at the University of Pennsylvania. He served as director of the Penn Glee Club for 44 years, and published a book in 2005 (Brothers, Sing On) relating many of his favorite stories from his tenure as director of the Glee Club. He also helped to create the Penn Singers as a light opera company in 1971, and serves as their director to this day. In addition, he also served as director and/or music director of Mask and Wig, the University Band, Penn Players, and many other musical and theatrical groups at Penn before his retirement in 2000. His only remaining official position at Penn as of 2005 was directing the Penn Singers spring shows.

Monty is also a noted composer and lyricist, whose works have been performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and many other notable performing groups. He has both directed and starred in each of the 14 Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and is considered one of the world's leading authorities on their works. The music he wrote for Gilbert and Sullivan's Thespis, for which Sullivan's original music is lost, is one of the most frequently-performed versions of the operetta today. His 1964 off-Broadway hit, The Amorous Flea, is still performed throughout the world and his paintings and sculptures adorn many private collections and galleries.

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