Peter Lopez traces his musical roots to a broad range of early influences including his tenure as a graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley (USA), attendance at Tanglewood (USA) as a Fellowship Composer, and as recipient of the George Ladd Prix de Paris (1976-78). The eclectic nature of Lopez’s mature style stems no doubt from having worked directly with composers of diverse approaches and philosophies during his early years at Berkeley and Tanglewood: with Joaquin Nin-Culmell, Andrew Imbrie, Edwin Dugger, Olly Wilson, Earle Brown at UC Berkeley (1972-1978); and with Ralph Shapey and Theodore Antoniou during his Fellowship at Tanglewood (1979). Even more influential to Lopez’s artistic development was his residence in Paris where he had the opportunity to listen to many live concerts of contemporary European composers as well as to attend numerous events at IRCAM. Recent world premieres of works have been performed by the Sydney Contemporary Orchestra in Sydney, Australia (2017, 2018), the Ensemble MISE-EN in Seoul, South Korea (2018), the Lviv Philharmonic Society in Lviv, Ukraine (2022), and the Progressive Musicians Laureate Gala at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall (June, 2023). This same work was recorded by pianist Anna KisLitsyna and released in January 2024 on the Navona Record Label. Lopez’s MISE-EN Series II Episode I for Amplified String Quartet and Acousmatic Sound, was released in May 2023 performed by the Sirius Quartet, also on the Navona Record Label of PARMA Recordings. Additionally, two movements of his Song of Thirteen Moons for Orchestra have been recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra (both in 2023). Coincidentally, two of these recent works have been recognized by The American Prize in 2023: Adagio and Elegy from Song of Thirteen Moons for Orchestra (finalist Orchestral), and MISE-EN Series II Episode I (2nd place Chamber).

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