Jan 16 2018
Peter King joins Hackman, Mendelssohn Choir in music of Dylan Jan. 25-28
Hi Everyone,
I’m thrilled to be part of the world premiere of renowned conductor/composer/arranger/mash-up artist Steve Hackman’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’," featuring the music of Bob Dylan. I’ll be accompanying a hundred voices of the Mendelssohn Choir and…
Mar 20 2016
The Beatles in Their Prime
This summer, I'm teaching several lecture/demonstration classes on The Beatles, including a five-class course called "The Beatles in Their Prime: Rubber Soul, Revolver and Sgt. Pepper," at the University of Pittsburgh's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, main campus. While this…
Jul 12 2015
Quiet Fire - The Music of James Taylor
Photo/Timothy White
Jul 12 2015
Git Outta Yer Basement II Wows Aspinwall -- And The World!
Liam Berrett, aka Shaler Slim, prepares to groove at Git Outta Yer Basement!
The second Git Outta Yer Basement! recital by my guitar students Sunday, April 19, was a big success (if I do say so myself). The participants…
Jan 28 2015
Second Git Outta Yer Basement! announced for Sunday, April 19
The second Git Outta Yer Basement! guitar recital will take place at Beans 'n' Cream Sunday, April 19, 1-3 p.m. Already, Peter King's students are practicing feverishly to craft performances that will amaze, delight and astound you -- or your…
Oct 23 2014
Git Outta Yer Basement!
Nine of my students were brave enough to perform at the first Git Outta Yer Basement recital at Aspinwall Beans 'n' Cream last Sunday. While most had never performed in public before, they not only survived, but thrived before a…
Oct 10 2014
What I've been listening to: Newer Paul Simon
I gave a presentation on Paul Simon's music Sunday at the Cooper-Siegel Library in Fox Chapel, Pa. Naturally, along with reading a lot about Simon over the last month or so, I've been listening to all his music -- from…
Sep 21 2014
Getting there, but still "under construction"
Hello to All,
At last (as the old song goes), my new Website is up and running. The old one was static for way too long. My apologies if you clicked on it and found news of concerts from six…
At last (as the old song goes), my new Website is up and running. The old one was static for way too long. My apologies if you clicked on it and found news of concerts from six…