Peter Scott Lewis (born August 31, 1953 in

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) is an American composer of

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Career

Lewis's works have been commissioned and/or performed by the Rotterdam Philharmonic;

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; Berkeley Symphony Orchestra;

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; Alexander String Quartet, Orion String Quartet, Ciompi Quartet; Dorian Wind Quintet; Conspirare, Intiman Theater; and various conductors and soloists including

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, Alan Gilbert, Craig Hella Johnson, David Tanenbaum (guitarist), William Winant, Susan Narucki,

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, Jason Vieaux, and Kees Hülsmann. His major compositions include two violin concertos, two cello concertos, guitar concerto, Where the Heart Is Pure'' (mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra or piano), ''Pacific Triptych'' (orchestra or piano solo); ''An Urban Landscape'' (orchestra); ''River Shining Through'' (string quartet); ''Night Lights'' (string quartet); ''Rhapsodic Images'' (piano trio); ''Second Piano Trio'', ''Beaming Contrasts'' (guitar and string quartet), ''Through The Mountain'' (cello and piano); ''A Whistler's Dream'' (flute and piano); 6 suites and ''Sun Music'', for piano; 3 suites and a partita for guitar, among others. Sono Luminus, Naxos - American Classics, New Albion, and Lapis Island Records have produced numerous albums devoted to his music. They are ''Beaming Contrasts'' (1993), ''Where The Heart Is Pure'' (1996), ''Peter Lewis: Three Suites For Guitar'' (2003), ''Atlantic Crossing/Rhapsodic Images'' (2004), ''River Shining Through'' (2007), ''The Four Cycles'' (2016), ''Home Stretch'' (2019), and ''Pacific Triptych'' (7-11-25 release). Publishers: Theodore Presser Company and Lapis Island Press (Subito Music Distribution). Lewis graduated from the

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and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He studied composition with Andrew Imbrie, Jacob Druckman, Nicholas Maw, and

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; studied guitar with Alirio Diaz and Carlos Barbosa-Lima; and conducting with Arthur Weisberg.

Personal life

Peter Scott Lewis is the son of artist, Clayton Lewis. He attended Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington.

References

*Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday: November 21, 2004 "Atlantic Crossing/Rhapsodic Images" *Blair Sanderson, Allmusic: Fall, 2007 "River Shining Through" *

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, Gramophone Magazine, London, England: December, 2003 "Three Suites for Guitar"

External links

Official WebsiteLewis Page at New Albion RecordsLewis Bio at AllMusic
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