Composer & Graphic Designer

pieces of music

Dreams & Elegies

for flute, oboe/eh, clarinet, horn, and bassoon | 5 min | 2024

to be premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic (Jan. 2024)

Small EnsemblePeter KayJanuary 14, 2024Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Horn

Fanfare

symphony orchestra | 10 min | 2023

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic (Sept. 2023)

Large EnsemblePeter KaySeptember 16, 2023Symphony, Orchestra

to be Determined

string orchestra | 10.5 min | 2021

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic (Sept. 2021)

Large EnsemblePeter KaySeptember 18, 2021String Orchestra

Score for "One Week"

for clarinet, bassoon, marimba/percussion, 2 violins, viola, bass, and piano | 30 min | 2021

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic (Oct. 2021)

Small Ensemble, Film, ArrangementPeter KayJuly 30, 2021Violin, Viola, Piano, Clarinet, Bassoon, Percussion, Bass

Score for "Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp"

for clarinet, bassoon, marimba/percussion, 2 violins, viola, bass, and piano | 30 min | 2021

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic (Oct. 2021)

Small Ensemble, Film, ArrangementPeter KayJuly 30, 2021Violin, Viola, Piano, Clarinet, Bassoon, Percussion, Bass

Dissent (Notorious)

concerto for electric cello, timpani, and strings | 9.5 min | 2021

Inspired by the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg
premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic (Mar. 2021)

Large EnsemblePeter KayJanuary 2, 2021String Orchestra, Cello

Christmas Suite

chamber orchestra | 18 min | 2019

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic (Dec. 2019 / Nov. 2020)

Large Ensemble, ArrangementPeter KayDecember 14, 2019Holiday, Voice, Organ

Phoenix (Cathedral)

symphony orchestra | 8 min | 2019

commissioned and premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic (Oct. 2019)

Large EnsemblePeter KayOctober 12, 2019Symphony, Orchestra

Boscage

Boscage

installation for fixed media | ∞ min | 2019

commissioned by the city of Raleigh, NC as a part of the SEEK Raleigh Festival at Dorothea Dix Park
opened June 2019

Multimedia, Sound InstallationPeter KayJune 1, 2019Spartanburg Art MuseumElectronic Music, Fixed Media

Apollo & Daphne [Ballet]

for two pianos and synth keyboard | 15 min | 2019

commissioned by Ballet Spartanburg in collaboration with the Spartanburg Philharmonic
premiered during Ballet Spartanburg’s annual event "#Collective Works" (Mar. 2019)

Small EnsemblePeter KayMarch 15, 2019Piano

Score for "Nosferatu"

for 2 violins, 2 violas, cello, bass, and piano | 58 min | 2016

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic at their “Espresso no 2: Cafea Vampyre” concert (Oct. 2016)
revised version premiered at the “Nosferatu: A Dark Brew” concert (Oct. 2018)

Small Ensemble, Film, ArrangementPeter KayOctober 12, 2018Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano

The Lonely Ones

The Lonely Ones

installation for fixed media | ∞ min | 2018

commissioned by the Spartanburg Art Museum for the lonely ones, an exhibit of the work of photographer Gus Powell
premiered April 2018.

Multimedia, Sound InstallationPeter KayApril 19, 2018Spartanburg Art MuseumElectronic Music, Fixed Media

The Boys of Summer: John, George, & Bill

for solo piano | 4 min | 2018

commissioned by Susu Johnson
premiered in the Spartanburg Philharmonic’s “Espresso no 3: Café d'amour” concert (February 2018)

Solo / DuoPeter KayJanuary 12, 2018Piano

Trumpet Voluntary

for two violins, viola, cello, and bass | 5+ min | 2017

premiered at the University of South Carolina, Upstate (Dec 2017)

Small Ensemble, Arrangement, Large EnsemblePeter KayDecember 6, 2017Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass

Gaudeamus igitur

for two violins, viola, cello and bass | 5+ min | 2017

premiered at the University of South Carolina, Upstate (Dec 2017)

Small Ensemble, Arrangement, Large EnsemblePeter KayDecember 6, 2017Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass

Score for "The Kid"

for 2 violins, cello, clarinet, bassoon, piano and marimba/percussion | 57 min | 2017

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic at their “Chaplin au lait” chamber concert (October, 2017)

Small Ensemble, Film, ArrangementPeter KayOctober 6, 2017Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano, Clarinet, Bassoon, Percussion

for In a New Light

for combined WW and Brass quintets | 8 min | 2017

commissioned by the Spartanburg Philharmonic to commemorate the closing of the "Seeing Spartanburg in a New Light" exhibit.
premiered at the "Blue Mountain Blend" concert (March 2017)

Small Ensemble, Multimedia, FilmPeter KayMarch 31, 2017Trombone, Trumpet, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Tuba

for Molly

for violin, viola, and cello | 15 min | 2017+

commissioned and premiered by Trillium (March, 2017)

Small EnsemblePeter KayMarch 20, 2017Violin, Viola, Cello

Chester

for two trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba | 2 min | 2016

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic at their "Espresso no. 3: Caffe Americana" concert (March 2016)

Small Ensemble, ArrangementPeter KayMarch 4, 2016Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba

Sextet for Strings, "Impressions"

for 2 violins, 2 violas, and 2 cellos | 9 min | 2015

commissioned and premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic at their “Espresso no 1: German Blend” concert (October, 2015)

Small EnsemblePeter KayOctober 16, 2015Violin, Viola, Cello