“Three Olympians” for string orchestra was commissioned by The Conductors Institute, Harold Farberman, Director. Boyer recorded the work twice at Abbey Road Studios: with the London Symphony Orchestra for his debut recording (2001), and then again with the London Philharmonic Orchestra for Naxos (released 2014). “Three Olympians” has had an active performance history among both professional and student string orchestras, and a significant record of broadcasts by classical radio stations throughout the United States and Europe.

“‘Three Olympians‘… must rank among Boyer’s finest pieces. It has great tunes and exploits the timbres of the string orchestra in a very fetching and vivid way…”
— ClassicsToday.com

“‘Three Olympians’… demonstrates the composer’s orchestration gifts in a tour de force that evokes Apollo, Aphrodite, and, in a brilliant finale, Ares.”
— Gramophone

“‘Three Olympians’ (as in Greek gods, not sports figures) just might be the most impressive work here, both for the sonorous inventiveness of its strings-only scoring, with “modernistic” and textural effects such as snap pizzicatos, harmonics, and glissandos perfectly integrated into Boyer’s own tonal idiom, as well as for the distinction of its tunes, especially the lovely one in the central movement depicting Aphrodite.”
— ClassicsToday.com

“Boyer’s 2000 score ‘Three Olympians’ for string orchestra casts three children of the Greek god Zeus in appropriate sonic garb—boldly cinematic for Apollo, lyrical and atmospheric for Aphrodite, and stridently martial for Ares (the god of war).”
— Tucson Citizen

To purchase on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/boyer-s…o.-1/id804059505

Music © 2000 Propulsive Music. Recording © 2014 Naxos Rights US, Inc. Used with permission.

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Boyer: Three Olympians - London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Three Olympians" for string orchestra was commissioned by The Conductors Institute, Harold Farberman, Director. Boyer recorded the work twice at Abbey Road Studios: with the London Symphony Orchestra for his debut recording (2001), and then again with the London Philharmonic Orchestra for Naxos (released 2014). "Three Olympians" has had an active performance history among both professional and student string orchestras, and a significant record of broadcasts by classical radio stations throughout the United States and Europe.

"'Three Olympians'… must rank among Boyer’s finest pieces. It has great tunes and exploits the timbres of the string orchestra in a very fetching and vivid way…"
— ClassicsToday.com

"'Three Olympians'… demonstrates the composer’s orchestration gifts in a tour de force that evokes Apollo, Aphrodite, and, in a brilliant finale, Ares."
— Gramophone

"'Three Olympians' (as in Greek gods, not sports figures) just might be the most impressive work here, both for the sonorous inventiveness of its strings-only scoring, with “modernistic” and textural effects such as snap pizzicatos, harmonics, and glissandos perfectly integrated into Boyer’s own tonal idiom, as well as for the distinction of its tunes, especially the lovely one in the central movement depicting Aphrodite."
— ClassicsToday.com

"Boyer’s 2000 score 'Three Olympians' for string orchestra casts three children of the Greek god Zeus in appropriate sonic garb—boldly cinematic for Apollo, lyrical and atmospheric for Aphrodite, and stridently martial for Ares (the god of war)."
— Tucson Citizen

To purchase on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/boyer-s…o.-1/id804059505

Music © 2000 Propulsive Music. Recording © 2014 Naxos Rights US, Inc. Used with permission.

Boyer: Symphony No. 1 - Orchestral Works

Three Olympians: III. Ares - London Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Boyer, conductor

Three Olympians: II. Aphrodite - London Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Boyer, conductor

Three Olympians: I. Apollo - London Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Boyer, conductor

The works of GRAMMY®-nominated composer Peter Boyer have received over 400 public performances by nearly 150 orchestras, and thousands of broadcasts on classical radio stations around the U.S. and abroad. He has conducted recordings of his music with three of the world's finest orchestras: the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Philharmonia Orchestra. His works have appeared on the Naxos American Classics, BSO Classics, Koch International Classics, Albany Records, FWSO Live, and Propulsive Music labels.

Conductor Keith Lockhart chose Boyer for the Boston Pops’ 125th anniversary commission honoring the legacy of John, Robert, and Ted Kennedy. The premiere of Boyer’s "Kennedy Brothers" in 2010, narrated by Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, and Ed Harris, was attended by members of the Kennedy family, and received extensive national media attention. The Boston Pops also performed the work on their Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular for an audience of over 750,000; gave it two separate telecasts; performed it at Tanglewood with narrator Alec Baldwin; and released its recording.

Boyer’s major work "Ellis Island: The Dream of America" has received over 160 live performances by 70 different orchestras, making it one of the most-performed American orchestral works of the last decade. His recording on the Naxos label was nominated for a GRAMMY® Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.

In addition to his work for the concert hall, Boyer is active in the film and television music industry. He has contributed orchestrations to more than 30 film scores by top Hollywood composers, including "Finding Dory" and "Skyfall" (composer Thomas Newman), "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" (composer James Newton Howard), "The Amazing Spider-Man" (composer James Horner), "Jurassic World," "Inside Out," the Oscar-winning "Up," "Star Trek," "Mission: Impossible III," "John Carter," "Super 8," "Cars 2" (composer Michael Giacchino), "Dolphin Tale" (composer Mark Isham) and "Arthur Christmas" (composer Harry Gregson-Williams). Boyer has twice arranged music for the Academy Awards, and composed music for The History Channel; his music has appeared in the AETN Production Music Library, several short films, and various television programs.

In recent seasons, Boyer has served as Composer-in-Residence of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (2010-11) and the Pasadena Symphony (2012-13). He holds the Helen M. Smith Chair in Music at Claremont Graduate University.  His latest commercial recording, featuring his Symphony No. 1 and other works with the LPO, was released worldwide by Naxos in 2014.


Boyer: Three Olympians - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Peter Boyer – Composer