Background
Dantry, Gerald was born on November 12, 1944, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry and Anne (Corrente) Dantry.
Dantry, Gerald was born on November 12, 1944, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry and Anne (Corrente) Dantry.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1971.
Freelance piano teacher, Cecil, Pennsylvania, 1959-1965. Pianist, arranger Merle Tydings Orchestra, Los Angeles, 1962-1963. Director choirs Woodville State Hospital, Carnegie, Pennsylvania, 1965.
Pianist United Service Organization, European tour, 1968. Pianist, arranger Gail Sonders Plus 3, Pittsburgh and Las Vegas, Nevada, 1971-1973. Pianist, conductor, arranger Don Cornell, Julie DeJohn, National tour, 1977-1979.
Debut with dancer Paul Draper, New York City, 1979. Resident pianist Civic Light Opera, Pittsburgh, 1976, 80-86, 92-2016. Piano soloist Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, Pennsylvania, 1986.
Music director, pianist various organizations, since 1968. Pianist Wheeling Symphony, 1993-2000. Piano soloist McKeesport Symphony, Pennsylvania, 1998.
Music director Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1976-2017. Pianist, consultant Station WQED-FM, Pittsburgh, 1977. Music director, pianist Quisisana Resort, Center Lovell, Maine, 1971.
Musical director with various Broadway stage directors including Billy Wilson, Michael Montel, Mel Shapiro, Gil Moses, Larry Carra, Word Baker, Susan Schulman, since 1967. Performer with Andy Williams, Bernadette Peters, Red Skelton, Rupert Holmes, Patti Lu Pone, others, since 1972. Writer, performer with Lenora Nemetz, Niki Harris, Rob Marshall, 1987.
Writer, performer, music director Richard Rodger's award to Stephen Sondheim, 1993. Musical supervisor Wheeling Symphony, 1999. With United States Army, 1965-1967.
Member Pittsburgh Musicians' Union.