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Composer Peter Boyer’s Great American Tribute

Thanks in part to his expansive work Ellis Island: The Dream of America, composer Peter Boyer has established a strong profile in the classical music world. More than 80 orchestras have performed his music, with Ellis Island alone receiving more than 100 performances since its 2002 premiere. His latest commission, The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers, is likely to raise his profile even…
It’s Eight Grammy Nods for Mariah, Kanye and Legend
BMI superstars Mariah Carey, Kanye West and John Legend led the list of nominees for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards with eight nods each when contenders were announced at a star-studded press conference held December 8 at Gotham Hall in New York City. Their three-way tie pushed the total number of BMI-nominated songwriters and artists to an astounding 70% in the general fields.
Peter Boyer: From Student Composer to the Top of His Class

Thirty-one-year-old Peter Boyer has achieved what most young American composers can only dream about. This summer, KOCH International Classics released a compact disc consisting solely of his own concert music. Grammy-winning producer Michael Fine, who oversaw the sessions with the London Symphony Orchestra, can recall only a handful of cases when a major label released a disc devoted entirely to the music of a new American…
