Peter Boyer

Peter Boyer (born February 10, 1970, in Providence, Rhode Island, United States) is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator, and former professor of music. He is known primarily for his orchestral works, which have received over 900 performances, by more than 300 orchestras, and most notably his compositions on American themes. Biography and work Boyer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rhode Island College. While an undergraduate, USA Today named him to its first All-USA College Academic Team (1990), composed of “the 20 best and brightest” college students in the United States, and he received the Young American Award. He received Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from The Hartt School of the University of Hartford, where he studied composition with Larry Alan Smith and Robert Carl and conducting with Harold Farberman. Boyer then studied privately with composer John Corigliano in New York, before relocating to Los Angeles to attend the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television Program at the USC Thornton School of Music. There Boyer studied with composers including Elmer Bernstein, David Raksin, Buddy Baker and Christopher Young. On completing his stud