PETER SAXE
As an undergraduate at SUNY Purchase, Peter’s musical, “...The Latecomer” was performed in concert at the SUNY Purchase PAC.  While at SUNY, Peter also participated in the BMI Musical Theater Workshop. Graduate studies followed at Manhattan School of Music .  A performance of Peter’s musical,         “A New Beginning”  served as his Masters’ recital.  Musical direction and/or arranger credits include: a 40th Anniversary Production of “Hair”, “Evita” and “1776” for the Yorktown Theater Company, Ryan Knowles’  award-winning      “Dig & Be Dug: The Gospel of Lord Buckley, numerous cabaret shows, and many productions of the family musical, “Welcome To Tourettaville.”  
Peter provided musical direction and arrangements for productions of “Very Good Eddie” “Fifty Million Frenchmen,” and “Lady Be Good” (benefiting BC/EFA)  
Peter served as Emerging Artists Theatre’s (EAT)’s staff musical director, where he wrote original music and song orchestrations for “The Sensational Josephine Baker,” and “Penny Penniworth.”
Peter has written two jingles: “Designs For Living”  for a Texas-based home re-modeling firm, and “Gynelotrimin” (..brings out that unleavened woman in you) for singer-comedian Lizz Manners.
Peter’s song-cycle, “History Remembers,” performed by John Whitley was recorded, (featuring the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus) and is available on CD.  “Ernie and Bert (Living Together)” was nominated for a GLAMA (Gay, Lesbian American Music Award). 
Peter provided arrangements for The 2011 MAC award-winning opera comedy show, “Operation Opera,” (f/k/a “Operation Adelmo”) which made it’s debut at the 2008 NY Fringe Festival, and later, the 2011 Edinburgh Festival, and Lincoln Center.
“MTA: The Musical” was a finalist in the Davenport Short Play Contest. “Fractured Holiday Songs” and “The 8-bar Audition Songs” are ongoing projects. Peter was commissioned to write a 50th birthday song for Broadway producer Marc Routh, which was performed by Ryan Knowles, Angela Grovey, and Krystal Brown.
Peter maintains a private coaching studio (specializing in unique song selection, custom arrangements/transpositions, and sight-reading improvement). Peter also provides music preparation services at competitive rates using Sibelius Notation software.  For 5 years, Peter worked for Transcontinental Music Publications, the music publishing division of the Reform Jewish Movement (URJ).  For 7 years, Peter worked as a Senior Coordinator MTV Networks’ Music & Media Licensing . For more info, visit http://www.PeterSaxeMusic.com


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