Peter's Sicily orchestral course 2020 is now open for bookings! A new website has been created especially - please have a look: http://sicilymusicholiday.com. It's a week long course for players of all orchestral instruments in the beautiful town of Scicli in ...
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Peter is delighted that the dates for his two-part course on Beethoven's Ninth are now agreed. The first weekend will be 13-15 March 2020 and will involve work on the first, second and third movements. The second weekend will be 17-19 July ...
Haydn symphonies are not played that much. One of the reasons for that in the non-professional world is that most of them don't have clarinet parts. In an amateur orchestra you can't suddenly say to two of your members "sorry, but the main piece ...
Peter recently completed a new compositions entitled 'And all shall be'. It's a down tempo & relaxing piece ... with just a little surprising edginess at times! There is a piano version and a jazz version ...
Peter has invited Maestro Marcello Giordano Pellegrino, from Sicily, to teach an Italian opera course in London. This will take place the final weekend of September. Maestro Pellegrino has many years experience both ...
Peter is delighted that two of his recent compositions will be performed at the end of March. Firstly his 'Sussex Overture' on 30 March and then the première of his violin concerto the following day, 31 March ...
New for 2019: Pathway to Conducting: Get up-and-running with conducting in about 10 weeks! Starting this Autumn Peter is offereing a complete package to learn the basics of conducting in an intensive period of about 10 weeks. It consists of private lessons, all three of the Foundation one-day courses plus a full weekend course ...
Peter is delighted that he will conduct two of the greatest choral pieces of all time early next year. Both are by Mozart - firstly his Requiem on 12 January and then the C minor Mass on 28 April. The Requiem is ...