We live in a time of an unprecedented richness of multi-cultural offerings in art and entertainment. While live performances of western classical music have lost some of their central place in our culture, they have not lost any value. Peter feels that trained classical musicians are better positioned to make a strong case for the relevance of great classical music to contemporary experience than anyone else.

 

Teaching, of course, is the most prevalent form of advocacy, but Peter also likes to pursue all other opportunities when they present themselves. In 2011, he became the Artistic Director of Market Square Concerts, a nationally recognized chamber music series in Harrisburg, PA. Peter uses this platform to ensure that the highest quality chamber music is available to the Central PA community and also that children have access to special educational programs.

 

In addition to presenting exceptional musicians like Midori, Ray Chen, Stephen Hough, Ann Schein, Jeremy Denk, Philharmonia Quartett Berlin, as well as Emerson Quartet, Market Square Concerts has engaged thousands of school age children in the community through its “Soundscape” educational outreach program.  The Soundscape offerings range from educational concerts of visiting artists to masterclasses and community outreach performances of music and storytelling, as well as well performances for patients, physicians and staff at the Ortenzio Cancer Center and Hershey Medical Center.