Peter Fender

March 20, 2018

Peter was delighted to conduct the first performance in 2015 of Tramontana, a commission by The Angel Orchestra from Greek composer Vasiliki Legaki. A recording was made and this has just been put up onto Soundcloud. Give it a listen ...

February 16, 2018

On 18 March 2018 Peter will be conducting the great St John Passion by JS Bach, in the perfect setting of St Paul's Church in Covent Garden, London. This Passion setting reflects the wide range of emotions in the original gospel text. There is the power of ....

November 14, 2017

The Sicily Orchestra Course 2018 is now open for bookings! This course, in the beautiful south-eastern corner of Sicily, will be 23-29 July 2018. As well as rehearsals and a concert there will be plenty of time to explore the history, architecture ...

October 04, 2017

Peter has released his new composition catalogue. This details all of his compositions and arrangements up to October this year. It is being distributed through Peter's network of personal and orchestral/choral contacts ...

Peter Fender's composing desk
August 17, 2017

Peter is delighted to have four new composition commissions. A set of liturgical pieces for the renowned Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, a string quartet for the London City Quartet, an orchestral overture for Harmony Sinfonia, and songs for soprano and harpsichord for ...

August 07, 2017

Peter has just completed writing a set of 3 short piano pieces entitled 'In Her Prime'. To say that they make use of 12-tone rows intersected with prime numbers makes them sound like pieces or dry academia, but they are full of life, contrast and (yes!) melody ...

August 03, 2017

Peter is looking for musicians/orchestras/choirs to commission a piece from him for £0.00. The only requirement is that you can guarantee a performance (as long as you like the piece that is!) and will provide him with a recording ...

Gustav Mahler
July 18, 2017

Peter is delighted to have been asked to provide a transicription of a piece of film music for a recording to be made by the Denner Clarinet Ensemble from Sicily. He has chosen Mahler's Adagietto (from his 5th symphony) which was memorably used in the Luchino Visconti film ...

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