The Lost Art of Writing (Home) for Wind Ensemble

The Next Festival of Emerging Artists performs the World Premiere of  Peter Askim's The Raw Heart of the Spinning World for String Orchestra. 

Originally commissioned by the North Carolina Chamber Music Institute

The Raw Heart of the Spinning World for String Orchestra(Live at Roulette)

Ivan Josip Skender and Muzička Akademija Zagreb perform the World Premiere of "Zagreb Postcards" from "The Lost Art of Writing (Home)" for Wind Ensemble.

Peter Askim: The Lost Art of Writing (Home): I. Zagreb Postcards

Ivan Josip Skender and Muzička Akademija Zagreb perform the World Premiere of "The Raw Heart of the Spinning World" from "The Lost Art of Writing (Home)" for Wind Ensemble. 

Version for string quartet Originally Commission by North Carolina Chamber Music Institute

The Lost Art of Writing (Home)

Peter Askim: The Lost Art of Writing (Home): II. The Raw Heart of the Spinning World

World Premiere Performance of "Snowflakes" by the NC State Chorale; Nathan Leaf, Conductor

Peter Askim: Snowflakes for SSAATTBB Choir (World Premiere)

For A Star Filled Night was composed for the Kamehameha Schools in celebration of the coming of the new millenium. It has a feeling of openness that suggests the beauty, wonder and brilliance of the night sky. It speaks quietly of an inner faith, patience and hope for the future.

For A Star Filled Night for Young String Orchestra

Alisa Pearson, Soprano
Kathleen Boyd, Piano

Insecticycle:3 Songs About Bugs

To Make A Prairie for Soprano and Piano

The Next Festival of Emerging Artists and Peter Askim, Conductor perform the World Premiere of Soar for String Orchestra

June 8, 2024 
Merkin Concert Hall


George Wellington Audio Engineer

Peter Askim: Soar For String Orchestra

Peter Askim: Aus einem April for Solo Viola

Andrea Moore, Soprano and the Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra with Peter Askiml, Conductor, perform the world premiere of the orchestral version of Peter Askim's "To Make A Prairie" on November 3, 2025. Text by Emily Dickinson

Askim: To Make a Prairie (World Premiere, Orchestral Version)

Oh My Brother

Peter Askim: A Door Into The Dark for French Horn and Piano

Jennifer Beattie, mezzo-soprano, Clara Yang, piano
Music by Peter Askim 
Text by Hồ Xuân Hương
Translated by John Balaban

Spring-Watching Pavilion For Mezzo-Soprano And Piano

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Inner Voices for Solo Viola

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As Glaciers Thaw... for String Orchestra

...but the rain... for Shakuhachi and 21-String Koto

Edge for Solo Double Bass

Active as a composer, conductor and bassist, Peter Askim is the Artistic Director of the Next Festival of Emerging Artists and the conductor of the Raleigh Civic Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, as well as Director of Orchestral Activities at North Carolina State University. He was previously Music Director and Composer-in-Residence of the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra. He has also been a member of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and served on the faculty of the University of Hawaii-Manoa, where he directed the Contemporary Music Ensemble and taught theory and composition.

A dedicated champion of the music of our time, he has premiered numerous works, including works by composers Richard Danielpour, Nico Muhly, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Christopher Theofanidis and has collaborated with such artists as the Miró String Quartet, Matt Haimovitz, Vijay Iyer, Jeffrey Zeigler, Nadia Sirota, and Sō Percussion. As a composer, he has been called a “Modern Master” by The Strad and has had commissions and performances from such groups as the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Honolulu Symphony, Cantus Ansambl Zagreb and the American Viola Society, as well as by performers such as ETHEL, cellist Jeffrey Zeigler, flutist/conductor Ransom Wilson and violinist Timothy Fain.

Mr. Askim is the founder and Artistic Director of The Next Festival of Emerging Artists, a summer festival dedicated to cultivating the next generation of performers and composers. Focusing on the music of living composers, the festival artists frequently perform World Premieres and collaborate closely with prominent composers on performances of their works. Led by Mr. Askim, The Next Festival has received numerous grants and awards for performances of American music, adventurous programming and educational outreach since its inception in 2013. In conjunction with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis and Tony Nominated choreographer Christopher D'Amboise, Mr. Askim founded the Next Festival Composer and Composer/Choreographer, connecting early-career performers, composers and choreographers in an innovative and highly collaborative laboratory for the creation of new works.

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