{"id":2221,"date":"2011-01-03T19:12:27","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T18:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/?p=2221"},"modified":"2011-01-03T19:16:56","modified_gmt":"2011-01-03T18:16:56","slug":"2010-repertoire-report-troy-peters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/2011\/01\/03\/2010-repertoire-report-troy-peters\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 Repertoire Report- Troy Peters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Next up in our 2010 Repertoire Report listings is one of the top youth orchestra conductors in the United States, Troy Peters<\/a>. Troy brought the Vermont Youth Orchestra to national acclaim during his tenure there, and has had his ensembles play alongside leading rock bands and work with eminent composers. A world-premiere by Daron Hagen leaps off the page, as does Haydn 84- I always think young players need to do more classical repertoire than they do (often conductors are afraid to program it because it doesn’t keep the brass and percussion very busy, and because it takes way more maturity than Rachmaninov and Shostakovich). He also conducted one of his own works, something we should all make ourselves do more often, whether we’re “real” composers like Troy, or compose to keep ourselves closer to understanding how “real” composers work. Thanks to Troy’ and his tireless team of personal archivists for assembling his list<\/p>\n

Troy Peters<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Conductor and composer, Troy Peters in rehearsal<\/p><\/div>\n

Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n

Troy Peters became Music Director of the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio in August 2009, after 14 years in Vermont, where he was Music Director of the Vermont Youth Orchestra, the Middlebury College Orchestra, and the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra. His work has been the subject of national media attention from\u00a0CBS Sunday Morning<\/em>, National Public Radio’s\u00a0Weekend Edition<\/em>, and\u00a0The New Yorker<\/em>. Vermont Governor James Douglas recognized his contribution to the state’s cultural life by proclaiming April 17, 2005, as “Troy Peters Day” in Vermont, and he was also awarded a Vermont Arts Council Citation of Merit in 2009. He has gained international attention for his orchestral collaborations with rock guitarist and composer Trey Anastasio (of the band Phish), including numerous live performances and two albums on Elektra Records.<\/p>\n

Peters has been a frequent and popular guest conductor with many groups, including the San Antonio Symphony, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Vermont Mozart Festival, and Northwest Mahler Festival. He conducted the world premiere recording of Daron Hagen’s\u00a0Masquerade<\/em>with violinist Jaime Laredo, cellist Sharon Robinson, and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. Among the other soloists with whom he has collaborated are Midori, Horacio Guti\u00e9rrez, Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), and Soovin Kim. He has been honored with seven ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music. Among Peters’ other past conducting positions are posts with the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, the Pacific Chamber Soloists, and Perpetuum Mobile. He holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and the University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Peters is also active as a composer, where his work ranges from orchestral and chamber music to a large body of songs and an opera for hand puppets. Among his honors are the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and grants from Meet the Composer and the Rockefeller Foundation. His music has been commissioned by many groups, including the Philadelphia Singers, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Saint Michael’s College, Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble, and Social Band. His primary compositional mentors were Ned Rorem and George Crumb. A versatile instrumentalist, Peters not only plays the viola, but has also performed on tenor banjo and electric guitar with symphony orchestras. Born in 1969 in Greenock, Scotland, of American parents, he lives in San Antonio with his wife and two children.<\/p>\n

2010 Repertoire Report<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Anderson:\u00a0Sleigh Ride<\/div>\n
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2. Bach, arr. Grant: Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 “Little”<\/div>\n
3.\u00a0Barber: Adagio for Strings<\/div>\n
4. Barber: Serenade for Strings<\/div>\n
5. Badelt, arr. Ricketts:\u00a0Pirates of the Caribbean<\/div>\n
6.\u00a0Beethoven: Fidelio Overture<\/div>\n
7.\u00a0Beethoven: Symphony No. 7<\/div>\n
8.\u00a0Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique<\/div>\n
9.\u00a0Bizet: Carmen\u00a0Suite No. 1<\/div>\n
10. Bizet: L\u2019Arl\u00e9sienne Suite No. 2<\/div>\n
11. Britten:\u00a0Simple Symphony<\/div>\n
12. Cimarosa: The Secret Marriage Overture<\/div>\n
13. Copland: Hoe-Down from Rodeo<\/div>\n
14. Corelli:\u00a0Concerto grosso\u00a0in D major, Op. 6, No. 4<\/div>\n
15. Dvor\u00e1k: Slavonic Dance in C major, Op. 46, No. 1<\/div>\n
16. Jos\u00e9 Elizondo: Estampas Mexicanas<\/div>\n
17. Fucik:\u00a0Entrance of the Gladiators<\/div>\n
18. Gershwin, arr. Bourdon:\u00a0Highlights from Porgy and Bess<\/div>\n
19. Gounod:\u00a0Funeral March of a Marionette<\/div>\n
20.\u00a0Jay Greenberg: Skyline Dances<\/div>\n
21. Grieg: Homage March from\u00a0Sigurd Jorsalfar<\/div>\n
22.\u00a0Daron Hagen: Northern Lights (world premiere)<\/div>\n
23. Haydn: Symphony No. 83 “Hen”<\/div>\n
24. Haydn: Symphony No. 104 “London”<\/div>\n
25. Lalo: Cello Concerto<\/div>\n
26. Li Huanzhi:\u00a0Spring Festival Overture<\/div>\n
27.\u00a0Lloyd Webber, arr. Custer: Selections from The Phantom of the Opera<\/div>\n
28. David Ludwig:\u00a0Double Concerto<\/div>\n
29. M\u00e1rquez: Danz\u00f3n No. 2<\/div>\n
30. Mozart: Serenade in G major “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”<\/div>\n
31. Troy Peters: Between Hills Briefly Green<\/div>\n
32. Prokofiev: Selections from\u00a0Romeo and Juliet, Suites 1 and 2<\/div>\n
33. Respighi: The Birds<\/div>\n
34. Revueltas: Sensemay\u00e1<\/div>\n
35. Rossini: Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra<\/div>\n
36. Schumann: Cello Concerto<\/div>\n
37. Saint-Sa\u00ebns: Algerian Suite<\/div>\n
38. Saint-Sa\u00ebns: Danse macabre<\/div>\n
39. Sibelius: Symphony No. 1<\/div>\n
40. Smetana: The Moldau<\/div>\n
41. Sullivan:\u00a0The Pirates of Penzance Overture<\/div>\n
42. Tchaikovsky:\u00a0The Nutcracker Suite\u00a0No. 1<\/div>\n
43. Tchaikovsky:\u00a0Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture<\/div>\n
44. Robert Wendel: Ride of the Headless Horseman<\/div>\n
45. Williams:\u00a0Hedwig\u2019s Theme\u00a0from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer\u2019s Stone<\/div>\n