Peter's compositions are now being heard around the world through internet radio stations, supplied by the company Radio Airplay. Listeners so far have come from Trinidad & Tobago / USA / Phillipines ...
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On Saturday, at a concert in London, there will be a first complete performance of Peter's two unaccompanied pieces for choir. They are based on poems by Emily Dickinson and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
New dates for Peter's conducting courses have been set for the Autumn. There are workshops for people of all stages and interests (including beginners and also non-musicians) ...
For Peter's next conducting course on 19 May there will be music by Puccini and Beethoven. He will be joined by fantastic soprano Henrietta Brewley to work on arias from Tosca by Puccini ...
I need a picture of Puccini for my study wall. On that same wall there is a picture of Mahler. Whilst preparing various Mahler symphonies (especially no.3) I would occasionally wag my finger at Mahler ...
Another group of happy but weary conductors made their way from Abacus Arts in South London on Sunday 17th February ... Shostakovich and Haydn still very much in everyone's heads ...
It's been a busy week of composing as Peter has completed four pieces this week! This included commissions from a children's orchesta and a German choir. Peter blocked out a whole week ...
As well as conducting Tosca in March 2013 Peter will now also be conducting Dido & Aeneas in June ...