Composer of the Month July 2023: Peter Boyer

Peter BoyerPeter Boyer is one of the most frequently performed American orchestral composers of his generation. His works have received over 600 public performances by more than 200 orchestras, and tens of thousands of broadcasts by classical radio stations around the United States and abroad. He has conducted recordings of his music with three of the world’s finest orchestras: the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, all for the Naxos label. His major work ‘Ellis Island: The Dream of America,’ for actors and orchestra, has received over 250 performances, and was nationally televised with the Pacific Symphony on PBS’ ‘Great Performances.’ Boyer has received commissions from prestigious American institutions and ensembles, including the Kennedy Center for the National Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Pacific Symphony, and “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, which premiered his ‘Fanfare for Tomorrow’ at the inauguration of President Biden. Other orchestras which have performed Boyer’s music include the Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Houston Symphony, Dallas Symphony, and Nashville Symphony. In 2019, Boyer received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. His works are published by Propulsive Music. Learn more at www.propulsivemusic.com.

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Listen to 'Silver Fanfare' for Orchestra

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