BMI congratulates composer Peter Boyer, who has been commissioned to write a new work in celebration of the coronation of King Charles III. Commissioned by Suzi Digby OBE, founder and Artistic Director of ORA Singers, Boyer’s new work, entitled Today We Ask, will debut at the Coronation Celebration at St.… Read more...
Across the country beginning in early March, classical concerts were being postponed, then canceled. Since then, though concert halls remain dark, the creation and performance of music has continued, thanks to numerous classical music organizations that have stepped up during these unprecedented times to ensure that classical composers have platforms… Read more...
From Billy Joel to Mozart, Peter Boyer’s muses have led him to a successful life as a classical composer with many facets to his music. In this exclusive video, celebrating Classical Music Month, the GRAMMY-nominee sits down with BMI to share his thoughts on his most famous work, Ellis Island:… Read more...
In celebration of Immigrant Heritage Month, PBS will hold the nationwide premiere of Great Performances – Ellis Island: The Dream of America with Pacific Symphony, on June 29th. Ellis Island features noted composer Peter Boyer’s original orchestral score built around seven firsthand stories of immigrants drawn from the Ellis Island… Read more...
The extraordinary work of BMI composers Lolita Ritmanis, Peter Boyer and Steven Lebetkin were front and center at Orchestra Moderne NYC’s October 7 performance of Journey to America: From Repression to Freedom (Part 1). The Carnegie Hall concert, which was expertly conducted by the orchestra’s founder, Amy Andersson, celebrated the… Read more...
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,… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
