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Peter Van Zandt Lane (b. 1985) is a Boston-based composer and bassoonist who writes both electroacoustic music and music for traditional ensembles. His compositions have been performed across the United States, as well as in Europe and South America by a variety of acclaimed musicians and ensembles. An enthusiastic advocate for new music, he is involved with various organizations and ensembles in New England. Peter is currently persuing a PhD in Music Composition and Theory at Brandeis University.


For a full biography, click here.

. : 1/18/12 : .

Winter Update:

The Compositions page has been updated with some long overdue additions. Some pieces are also available for purchase now. Self-published works will link to PayPal, and pieces available through Noteworthy Sheet Music, LCC now have links. Recordings for String Quartet #1 coming soon, along with a studio recording of Busker Fantasy.


The SUNY Purchase Percussion Ensemble did an amazing job with Busker Fantasy. For your enjoyment, I've posted the premiere below:



. : 1/18/12 : .

Fall Concert Dates Announced!!!

This Fall is packed with some exciting premieres and performances by the Purchase College Percussion Ensemble, The Lydian String Quartet, SUNY Purchase Contemporary Music Ensemble, Philipp Staudlin and yours truly at Cyberarts' new Atlantic Wharf series, an evening of me playing a bunch of cool music for bassoon and electronics at 12-Nights Miami electronic music series, and more!

Check out the calendar page for more info.

. : 9/18/11 : .

Fall Concert Dates Announced!!!

This Fall is packed with some exciting premieres and performances by the Purchase College Percussion Ensemble, The Lydian String Quartet, SUNY Purchase Contemporary Music Ensemble, Philipp Staudlin and yours truly at Cyberarts' new Atlantic Wharf series, an evening of me playing a bunch of cool music for bassoon and electronics at 12-Nights Miami electronic music series, and more!

Check out the calendar page for more info.

. : 9/1/11 : .

Triptiek recording release

PARMA/Navona Records has released a recording of Triptiek on the 26th installment of the Society of Composers' CD Series, Axiom.

Check it out here!

. : 8/12/11 : .

Barlow General Commission for the Quux Collective

I'm honored to have received General Commission from the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition to write a new piece for The Quux Collective. The work will be for sax, bassoon, electric bass, percussion, and electronics.

For the Barlow Prize and Commission recipients announcement, click here.

. : 7/24/11 : .

7 RANTS premieres at Wellesley Composers Conference

On July 30th and August 6th I'll be conducting the premiere performances of "7 Rants," a new piece for wind quintet and piano commissioned by the Composers Conference and Chamber Music Center at Wellesley College. It's bound to be a blast.

More Details Here.

. : 6/15/11 : .

BNMI performs Fugue State

The Boston New Music initiative will be performing Fugue State, for brass quintet, along with works by Tim Davis, Moon Young Ha, Jeff Myers, Eric Nathan, Thomas Strum, and Kirsten Volness. A program not to be missed!

More Details Here.

. : 4/30/11 : .

BEAMS Electroacoustic Marathon

I will be performing two new works for bassoon and electronics on theBrandeis Electroacoustic Music Studio Marathon on April 30th. Hydromancer, written by yours truly, and Lakefire Resolution, by Ferdinando DeSena.

[UPDATE: I didn't perform Hydromancer at the Marathon, because I'm a slacker and didn't finish the final edits in time. Actual premiere coming soon!]

The Marathon features 12 hours of exciting electroacoustic music, involving composers and performers from all over the world. For more info on the Marathon, click here.

. : 3/5/11 : .

New York Virtuoso Singers Premiere

To The Sun, To The Risen, a setting of the poem by Pulitzer-winning poet, Franz Wright for chamber choir to be premiered at Slosberg Hall at Brandeis University. For more on the New York Virtuoso Singers, click here.

. : 1/21/11 : .

PERFORMANCE AT THE SEAMUS 2011 NATIONAL CONFERENCE

My piece, TRIPTIEK, for bassoon, tenor sax, and electronics has been programmed at the 2011 SEAMUS (Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the Unites States) National Conference. The conference is January 20-22 at the University of Miami.

Saxophonist Philipp Staüdlin wlil be performing the piece with me on bassoon.

For more details on SEAMUS 2011, click here.

. : 11/14/10 : .

TWO COMMISSIONS FOR NEW WORKS

I'm very excited to report 2 recent commissions for new works for this concert season:

DINOSAUR ANNEX MUSIC ENSEMBLE has commissioned a piece for their annual Young Composers concert. The piece will be for the full ensemble, with added student musicians as part of their educational outreach program associated with the concert.

The piece will be premiered January 30, 2011.


THE WELLESLEY COMPOSER CONFERENCE CHAMBER MUSIC CENTER has commissioned a piece for the upcoming Summer conference. I'll be writing a new piece for Wind Quintet + Piano for the festival's Amateur Chamber Music Players.

The piece will be premiered at the 2011 conrference in late-July.

. : 11/14/10 : .

QUUX COLLECTIVE PERFORMS TRIPTIEK

Virginia-based new music presenters, The Quux Collective, will be performing Triptiek, for tenor sax, bassoon, and electronics at the VCU Alumni Concert. James Black Music Center, 11/14/10, 3pm. Sheri Oyan, tenor sax :: Ivy Haga, bassoon.

Click here for more info on The Quux Collective .

AND

BNMI PERFORMS SLANT APPARATUS

The Boston New Music Initiative will be performing Slant Apparatus, for chamber orchestra on 11/14/10 at Pickman Hall (Longy School of Music), 7 pm.

I'll also be playing bassoon on a piece by Boston composer Tim Davis, and on a performance of Barber's Violin Concerto.

Click here for more info on The Boston New Music Initiative .

. : 9/18 - 9/19/10 : .

JUVENTAS PERFORMANCES OF TRANSVERSE FRACTURES

Transverse Fractures, for flute and piano, will be featured on Juventas New Music Ensemble's concert series, Exquisite Corpse. The piece will be performed by Zach Jay and Julia Scott Carey.

September 18th, 2010, 8pm @ MIT's Killian Hall.

September 19th, 2010, 2pm @ Boston Conservatory's Seully Hall.

Click here for more info on Juventas New Music Ensemble.

. : 8/7/10 : .

FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Aeromancer, for bassoon and electronics, will be featured on the 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music in San Francisco. The festival is run by composers Brian Bice and John Bilotta. The concerts are July 17th and August 7th. I'll be performing on the second concert.

For more info on the festival, click here.


. : 7/24/10 : .

SLANT APPARATUS @ WELLESLEY COMPOSERS CONFERENCE

Slant Apparatus, for chamber orchestra, will be premiered under the direction of James Baker at the Wellesley Composers Conference, run by Mario Davidovsky. I'll also have the opportunity to work with conference guest composers Melinda Wagner and Michael Gandolfi.

The performance is July 24th, at 8pm.
Jewett Fine Arts Center at Wellesley College. Free Admission.

Click here for more info on the Conference.

. : 7/18/10 : .


SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS 2010 CD SERIES



Triptiek, for tenor sax, bassoon, and electronics, will be featured on the 2010 Society of Composers CD Series. The CD will be released on Capstone Records.

For more info on the CD, click here.


. : 5/11/10 : .

JUNE IN BUFFALO

I'll be at the Center for 21st Century Music's June In Buffalo Composers Festival, partaking in workshops with a number of fantastic composers including Bernard Rands, Augusta Read Thomas, Steve Reich, and others.

My chamber piece, Magana, will be performed by SIGNAL Ensemble on May 31st. SIGNAL will also perform a program of Reich's works at night.

Click here for more on June in Buffalo.