Composer

Since studying jazz guitar and arranging at Leeds College of Music, Peter’s portfolio of compositions has ranged from TV scores and world music (writing and recording with his group Acoustic Earth), to chamber ensembles and large orchestral works.

His first major classical commission, a Triple Concerto with his band Acoustic Earth and the Docklands Sinfonia, combined jazz textures with driving minimalist orchestral writing.
In 2020 Peter started on his Fragments series, short works for solo instruments. Fragments 1 for violin has been recorded by Takane Funatsu and Fenella Humphries. Fragments 2 for tenor trombone was recorded by Peter Moore in 2023 and Fragments 3 for trumpet, was premiered at the Wimbledon International Music Festival by Imogen Whitehead in November 2025.
Works for larger groups include Time Out Of Joint for the brass septet Septura (recorded and USA tour 2023/4), string/ wind quartet Armando for the Britten Sinfonia (performed and recorded 2022), Short Stories for string quartet Brother Tree Sound (2023), and One Year for viola duo Peter Mallinson and Matthias Wiesner (BBCSO), premiered in November 2024.
Other recent works include a commission from Sally Beamish for viola and harp, and Five Solos for cello and piano, written for Abi Hyde-Smith and Jocelyn Freeman, premiered and recorded in 2025.

Recording Time Out Of Joint with Septura and above, Fragments 1 session with Takane Funatsu.

Last minute checking at the Time Out Of Joint session

Fragments 3 session with Imogen Whitehead

Discussing Fragments 2 with Peter Moore

Recording Five Solos with Abi Hyde-Smith and Jocelyn Freeman, July 2025