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“Peter's orchestral and pops music has thrilled our audiences with its freshness and emotional power.”

— Dr. Christian Tiemeyer
former Music Director of Orchestra Iowa

“Peter has a keen sense of what will move the listener — his music has a deep, emotional quality that is uplifting and inspirational.”

— Dr. Buddy Baker,
Legendary Director of Music
at Walt Disney for 28 years

“Peter’s holiday pops music is breathtakingly beautiful. The magic and spirit of the season resounds from every skillfully crafted measure.”

— Robert Lindsey-Nassif,
Award-winning Broadway composer

“Peter’s gloriously spun out melodies go right to the heart, and his harmonies and textures are intriguing to the mind. I highly recommend his choral music!”

— Dr. Robert Gehrenbeck,
Director of Choral Activities at
the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

“In 'A Festive Holiday,' Peter’s orchestrations are full of color, sparkle, and sweep — fun for the orchestra and a delight for the audience.”

— David Michael Wolff,
Principal Conductor of the
Carolina Philharmonic

“Peter Bloesch’s arrangement of 'Ding Dong! Merrily on High' is fun and imaginative. The Oregon Symphony musicians and I had great fun performing it!”

— Gregory Vajda,
Conductor of the Hungarian Radio Sym.
and former Resident Conductor
of the Oregon Symphony

“Peter’s orchestration and arranging is consistently masterful and creative.
He brings a fresh perspective to holiday music.”

— Timothy Hankewich,
Music Director of Orchestra Iowa

“The musical works of Peter Bloesch are fresh, imaginative, and just plain fun! Underlying this accessibility is a thorough understanding of compositional form and technique. That's what makes Peter's music so successful!”

— Jan Boland,
Concert flutist and Co-Founder
of Red Cedar Chamber Music

Click here to explore the wide variety of music genres that I compose in, including Holiday Pops, Choral, Instrumental, Church, and Film music.

~ N e w s & H i g h l i g h t s ~

Holiday Pops

New holiday piece!

My latest holiday pops piece, “A Festive Holiday” is an exciting orchestral piece, and has been performed to great audience acclaim across the country. It would make a dramatic opening or closing number for your next holiday concert!

My holiday pops music has been performed by many orchestras and choruses around the country.

Choral Music

A Chanticleer premiere

I was honored to have my holiday piece “Behold a Simple, Tender Babe” premiered by the world-renowned ensemble Chanticleer. You can explore my many choral works here. They feature a great variety of styles, occasions, and difficulty levels.

Concert Music

New tone poem!

I've recently completed a new tone poem: "Scotland: Land of Enchantment" is an accessible and colorful piece for full orchestra.

And to hear dramatic music I've previously written for full orchestra, you can explore my film-inspired concert music here.

String orchestra works

Currently I have two string orchestra pieces: “Serenade for String Orchestra and Piano” and ”Remembrances.”

Film Music

Award-winning film aired nationwide on PBS

A documentary film which I wrote the music for has aired multiple times on PBS: “A Friend Indeed: The Bill Sackter Story.” Click here to explore my music.

Chamber Music

This just published!

I'm excited to announce my “Scottish Folk Song Suite for Violin and Cello Duo” has been published and is available here.

New chamber music

The following chamber pieces are now available: "Five Pieces for Violin and Piano," "Sketches of Scotland for Oboe and Piano,"and my bassoon sonata.

My Christmas Suite for Flute, Viola, and Guitar has been a real crowd-pleaser! This charming set of 6 carol arrangements has been published by ALRY Publications, and is available for purchase.

Vocal Music

Collection of art songs

I'm finishing up a large Collection of Art Songs for Soprano. (These songs are also suitable for tenor.)