Pete M. Wyer
British composer
Pete M. Wyer (born 24 March 1964) is a British composer.
Early life
Wyer was born in Cheltenham, England.
Career
He began his career as a guitarist with pop and jazz bands in the 1980s. He became a music teacher in the 1990s, while developing as a composer.
Concert works
He composed May Peace Prevail On Earth, for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with London voices, Burntwood girls choir and baritone Matthew Sharp, which premiered at The Barbican, London, in 2003.
If I Had Known I Was Dreaming (for Japan 2001 Festival) premiered at The Purcell Room, London with soprano, Evelyne Beech and the Tippett String Quartet.
Chelsea-Chelsea (for the Juilliard School) premiered at Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York in 2005, with two saxophones and string quartet and live link from Chelsea London, with poetry read by Steve Rubie at the 606 Club, London.
Insomnia Poems is a one-hour work inspired by the Insomnia Poems of Steve Dalachinsky that was broadcast on BBC Radio 3's 'Jazz on 3' in March 2009.
Wyer is the Associate Composer of the Orchestra of the Swan, Stratford on Avon.
Opera and ballet
Wyer's music has often been inspired by other art forms, particularly dance, for which he has written many scores, including: Discoveries Uncovered, choreographed by Jessica Lang for the Juilliard School in 2003, and 'Senbazuru' also with Lang, created for Juilliard's centenary in 2006 for soprano, alto, tenor and bass with large orchestra.
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