Vince Peterson

Vince Peterson is an award-winning conductor, composer, arranger, and keyboardist. He is the Founder of the celebrated shape-shifting choral organization, Choral Chameleon. His work has been commissioned and performed by reputable ensembles internationally, most notably the multi-Grammy® Award-winning ensemble, Chanticleer whose YouTube videos of Vince's work have received over 500,000 views to date. Many of his choral arrangements have become staples for choirs across the United States. Distinguished performance venues include Chicago Symphony Hall, San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House, Bartok National Concert Hall in Budapest, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Carnegie Hall, among others.

Peterson is a tireless champion of living composers and an avid proponent of new choral and theater music. He is responsible for commissioning and premiering over 100 new works to date. Under his leadership, Choral Chameleon won the 2015 ASCAP Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming.

His musical "Sticks and Stones," co-written with Broadway Assistant Director and Choreographer, Joe Barros has been workshopped three times and continues in development along with several other theatrical projects.

He holds a BMus in Composition from San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he was a pupil of Conrad Susa. He also holds a double MM in Composition and Choral Conducting from Mannes College, The New School for Music in Manhattan, where he studied with new music pioneer conductor, Mark Shapiro.

A recognized thought-leader in the world of choral music, The New York Times called Peterson "authoritative beyond his… years," and The Brooklyn Eagle praised his work as "a stunning symphony of the spiritual and secular," while hailing him as a solo performer "with depth and vigor" who "provided a universal context which resonated with his audience.”