Joel Peters is a composer, soloist, conductor and pedagogue.
The music of Joel Peters is performed throughout Europe and North America and is published by Firehead Editions. His compositions include works for choir, strings, organ and electronics. Recently he
won the AGO/Marilyn Mason Award in Organ Composition for his piece entitled “Eine Wolke Nahm Ihn Weg,” which will be published by the H.T. FitzSimons Company in 2020.
As a soloist, Peters has appeared at numerous festivals, including the Montreal Bach Festival, and most recently as a part of the Les Amis de L’Orgue virtual concert series.
Among other prizes and awards, Peters received the Public’s Choice award at the Concours OSM Manuvie (2016). In 2014, he graduated with a Master of Music in organ performance from McGill University studying with Hans-Ola Ericsson and in 2017 with an Artist Diploma. He received perfect scores from the jury members for his final organ recital at L’Oratoire St. Joseph.
Joel Peters is currently Interim Music Director at St. James United Church in Montreal. He is also coartistic director and founder of Earth World Collaborative, a creative force which generates new music,
art, film and literature through collaboration.