Peter Fender

Vocal Ensemble Hochwang
May 30, 2013

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 conducting course dates for Autumn 2013
April 29, 2013

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) ...

March 28, 2013

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 ...

Tosca: Act 3. John Upperton & Becca Marriott.
March 18, 2013

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 ...

February 18, 2013

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 ...

December 22, 2012

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 ...

Henry Purcell
December 17, 2012

As well as conducting Tosca in March 2013 Peter will now also be conducting Dido & Aeneas in June ...

September 11, 2012

Peter's first weekend conducting course with orchestra took place in early September. A considerable number of hours were spent working on Mahler ...

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