Peter Fender

Free MP3s available
August 24, 2016

MP3 files of some of Peter's compositions are now available on the Recordings page (under Compositions). These comprise the complete set of tracks from his Speechless CD plus live recordings of a couple of his choral works. Whilst you can listen to (and download ...

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Composition commission
August 11, 2016

Peter is delighted to have been commissioned by the Denner Clarinet Ensemble of Sicily to write a new piece for their coming concert season. The ensemble is of the type common in the USA but ...

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Sicily 2016
August 10, 2016

A wonderful Sicilian week of great music making, sun, sea, sand, food, socialising ... the list could go on and on! Peter's 3rd orchestra course based in Scicli (south-eastern Sicily) has just completed. It was wonderful to see lots of faces from last year but also ....

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Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie
Rameau opera success
June 24, 2016

Last weekend St John's Church in Waterloo, London saw two remarkable performances of Rameau's opera Hippolyte et Aricie. A cast of around 75 - 10 soloists, a chorus (6 Centuries Chamber Choir), a band (Linden Baroque) and a group of dancers ...

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Johannes Brahms
Brahms Marathon!
February 18, 2016

This weekend will see me conducting an extraordinary musical marathon ... all of Brahms four symphonies plus his German Requiem! This is a fundraising event with 50% of proceeds going to the fabulous charity Music Fund ...

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2nd Annual Scicli Orchestral Course: 2016
January 31, 2016

Peter is again taking an orchestra to the beautiful baroque town of Scicli in south-eastern Sicily this Summer. The orchestral course and concert will be complemented by visits to places of local attraction, the beach, and wonderful food ...

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Brahms marathon weekend!
November 12, 2015

On 20-21 February next year Peter will be conducting a Brahms marathon (Symphonies 1-4 and Ein Deutsches Requiem). Applications are now being accepted for the orchestra and the choir ...

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Free MP3s!
November 06, 2015

Christmas is the time for giving they say ... and so I'm giving away two MP3 tracks from my album Speechless. One is appropriately based on a biblical text about the Christmas story ('All For Love'). The other is an upbeat overture ('Chiaroscuro Overture') ...

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