News

July 2010 - Peter's electroacoustic piece "Chipmunk Choir, Hoping to Forestall the Impending Apocalypse, Sings Bravely" will be featured in the 2010 60x60 International Mix - a one-hour concert program made up of 60 one-minute pieces by composers from around the world. The International Mix will premiere in London, UK, later this month, with choreography by East London Dance. The Mix will also be presented in St. Louis in October, and a variety of other venues around the world over the coming year. Stay tuned for more news.
(A recording of "Chipmunk Choir" is now available on the Music page of this website.)

July 2010 - "Maude-Lynne Sells Out!" premieres in the Toronto Fringe Festival. The play, written by Morgan Norwich and Johnnie Walker, runs from July 2nd to 11th at the Factory Studio Theatre. In addition to composing original music and sound-design for the show, Peter also plays the role of Colin, the title heroine's awkward boyfriend. For more information or for advance tickets, please visit the Fringe's website or Nobody's Business Theatre.

June 19 2010 - Peter's multimedia installation Babel will be presented in London's "Petite Nuit Blanche". More info available here.

June 12 2010 - The second installation of "Gleeks", an improvised musical inspired by the TV show Glee, with music by Peter. For more info, click here.

May 30 2010 - Peter's 60-second electroacoustic composition Ariadne's Lament will be featured as part of the 60x60 "Order of Magnitude" mix in a program at the FoFA Gallery at Concordia University, Montreal. The performance runs from 10:59am to 9pm, and more info is available here.

May 2010 - Peter's short play "There Goes The Neighborhood" will be produced in San Antonio as part of The Renaissance Guild's ActOne Series. For more info, please click here.

May 5 2010 - Peter's narration of Fredric Brown's "Hall of Mirrors" is featured this week on the StarShip Sofa podcast. Click to hear, or search in iTunes to subscribe.

April 2010 - "Gleeks", an improvised musical based on the TV show Glee, on Saturday April 24th at 10pm at The Comedy Bar. Produced by Darryl Pring and Amanda Barker, with music by Peter, and featuring 11 of Toronto's sharpest improvisors. More info available here.

March 2010 - Peter will be appearing on an upcoming episode of the CBC Kids show Razzberry Jazzberry Jam, teaching a group of children about the theremin. Stay tuned for more info!

January 2010 - Peter's short play "Tales of the Midnight Carnival" premieres January 29th to February 6th in Boston, as part of Fort Point Theatre Channel's Carny Knowledge. Fortune-tellers, man-eating lions, and captive clowns come together to make this a trip to the circus you'll never forget. Tickets available on Fort Point Theatre Channel's website - don't miss it!

January 13 2010 - This week's edition of StarShipSofa features Peter's narration of Bruce Sterling's short story "Kiosk". The episode can be heard on StarShipSofa's website, or in iTunes.