Works By Bruce Montgomery

The Bruce Montgomery Foundation’s primary purpose is to award Springboard Grants to talented individuals and student organizations (high school through college age) who are pursuing excellence in the performing arts.

To make this possible, all existing royalties, licensing fees and sales revenues from Monty’s published music, books, artwork and intellectual property serve as building blocks for the Foundation’s endowment. The Foundation intends to publish and promote as many of Monty’s works as possible in the future, continually adding to this revenue base. Purchases of the Published Works listed below may now be made through the Foundation Store. Thank you for helping us to spread this good news, and watch for additions to the catalog as more works become available.

While the libretto for Gilbert and Sullivan’s 1871 collaboration Thespis survives, most of its original music has been lost to time. To honor the work’s centenary in 1971, Bruce Montgomery composed a new score in Sullivan’s signature style. This overture belongs to that complete two-act reconstruction, which has now been published for the first time.

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Composed by Bruce Montgomery in 1962, this setting of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was premiered on the historic battlefield by the Penn Glee Club and broadcast nationally for the speech's centennial in 1963. The piece remains a poignant tribute, most recently featured at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum in 2013 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the address.

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Written by Bruce Montgomery in 1964, "Afterglow" has evolved into a beloved University of Pennsylvania staple and the official theme song of the Penn Glee Club. This recording features the Glee Club under Montgomery’s own direction during the 1990s. The piece remains a highlight of the Songs of Penn collection.

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Composed by Bruce Montgomery in 1999 for chamber orchestra, this melodic tone poem features a Gaelic lilt that honors the composer’s Scottish heritage. It was originally premiered by the Philadelphia Concerto Soloists under the direction of conductor Marc Mostovoy.

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The Amorous Flea

Hit Off-Broadway Show, produced in 1964 – Book by Jerry Devine / Music and Lyrics by Bruce Montgomery

"A delightful bit of musical nonsense. The Amorous Flea is a fine concoction of clowning, cavorting and catchy tunes done to a professional turn and sunlit polish. It’s all pretty as a picture and as funny, lively and gay as a first-rate little musical should be."

New York Herald Tribune

Licensing & Materials

Songs of Penn

A collection of songs with historical annotations, compiled, written and edited by Bruce Montgomery and published by BMFA in 2013

"As a legacy and treasure trove for us to share with each other, our families, and the world, this book will keep the musical traditions of Penn alive on campus and in our homes for years to come."

Amy Gutmann, President of the University of Pennsylvania

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