Peter Fender

September 03, 2024

Peter recently wrote '3 Songs for Gaza', based on poems by Moe Moussa, a Palestinian writer living in Gaza, written in 2023 and 2024. The songs were recorded in July by tenor John Upperton and pianist David Roblou, aided by recording engineer Richard Black. A video ...

July 27, 2024

Peter has produced a comprehensive list of his compositions to date. Pieces are grouped by type, and the list also includes arrangements and editions. Download it from the Compositions page. There are pieces of all shapes and sizes ...

July 25, 2024

Peter's three songs based on poems by Gazan poet Moe Moussa have just been recorded. He spent a morning in a south London recording studio with tenor John Upperton, pianist David Roblou, and recording engineer Richard Black ...

June 07, 2024

Peter's 3 new songs, on poems by Gazan poet Mohammed Moussa, have now been completed, and are available free! The songs are for voice and piano, and come in two versions (for higher or lower voice) so that they can be sung ...

May 25, 2024

Peter has been in touch with a group of Gaza poets called the Gaza Poets Society. He has chosen three poems by Moe Moussa and is setting them to music. He, like so many, has wanted to do something ...

May 09, 2024

In July, Peter will make a trip through Italy to promote his first symphony. He will be travelling to meet various conductors and representatives of orchestras and conservatoires up and down the country to present each with a score of the symphony and to ...

April 18, 2024

Peter is delighted that he will conduct a rare performance of Psalm 130 by Lili Boulanger, on 21 September in London. It is one of her most powerful pieces, a setting of the words "From the depths I cry to you, o Lord". Boulanger wrote the work aged just 23 ...

February 06, 2024

Peter has run an orchestral course in Sicily, Italy for a number of years. This year sees the start of a new course in Italy, this one being in the north, in Lugo near Bologna. Here's a nice little ...

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