George Dyer (musician)


George Dyer is a British musical director, supervisor and orchestrator.
Before being awarded a scholarship to study musical direction at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Dyer attended Durham University
He has worked musical director, supervisor and orchestrator for many theatrical productions across the UK.
As musical director some of his latest work includes: Annie, West Side Story, The Wizard of Oz, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Wedding Singer, Dogfight, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice and .
In 2017, Dyer created the arrangements and orchestrations for the world premiere of Nativity! The Musical, for which he also continues to serve as Musical Supervisor. The production opened at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre before embarking on a UK Tour, and has had two further Tours in 2018 and 2019.
Dyer also created the Orchestrations and Arrangements for the World Premiere of An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical. The production was directed by Nikolai Foster and with a book by the original screenplay writer Douglas Day Stewart. The Production opened at Curve before touring the UK.
Dyer created new orchestrations and arrangements for Annie. They were originally heard in 2015–16 on the UK Tour produced by Michael Harrison and David Ian. These new arrangements and orchestrations were then heard in the South African production, where it won the Naledi Theatre Award for Best Musical. The production then transferred into the Piccadilly Theatre where the production ran for 9 months, originally starring Miranda Hart as Miss Hannigan for which Dyer also served as musical director for the run. The production then played a limited season at the Mirvish Theatre, Toronto, and can currently be seen touring the UK until November 2019, for which Dyer is also Musical Supervisor
Dyer's other recent orchestrations include: West Side Story, The Wizard of Oz, Merrily We Roll Along, The Wedding Singer, The Wiz and Bugsy Malone.