PETER OLAF SWANSON
2023-2024 Peformances
Saturday, September 9th, 5:00pm
UNCG String Faculty and Alumni Concert
Tew Recital Hall, UNCG
Greensboro, NC
- Carl Nielsen, Little Suite for Strings Op. 1
- Christopher Tew, Elegy For Strings - November 1963 - In Memoriam JFK
- Tschaikovski, Serenade for Strings Op. 48
- Vivaldi, Concerto for two cellos in G minor, RV 531
Peter Swanson and Alex Ezerman, soloists
Sunday, September 24th, 2:00pm
Elon Contemporary Chamber Ensemble
BlackBox Theater of McCrary Theater, Elon University
Elon, NC
- Nico Muhly, Doublespeak
- Cindy McTee, Einstein's Dreams
- Theresa Martin, Chasing Daylight for violin, cello, and percussion
- Terry Riley, In C with members of the Elon University Bands and Community Members
Sunday, October 29th, 11:00am
Worship Services at Christ United Methodist Church
Greensboro, NC
Saturday, November 4th, 4:00pm
Duo 336 Fall Recital Tour at Methodist University
Matthews Chapel of Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC
- Robert Schumann, Fantasy Pieces Op. 73
- James MacMillan, Cello Sonata no. 1 (2000)
- Peter Vukmirovic Stevens, August Ruins for solo cello
- Camille Saint-Saëns, Cello Sonata no. 1 in C minor Op. 32
Sunday, November 5th, 10:00am
Worship Services at Knollwood Baptist Church
Winston Salem, NC
Saturday, November 11th, 7:00pm
Duo 336 Fall Recital Tour at Guilford College
Carnegie Room of Hege Library, Guilford College
Greensboro, NC
Saturday, November 18th, 7:00pm
Methodist University Chamber Orchestra Fall Performance
Matthews Chapel of Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC
- Felix Mendelssohn, Allegro from String Sinfonia no. 2 in D
- Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto Grosso in D minor RV 565
- Kevin Poelking, Gradients for strings
- Antonin Dvorak, Two Waltzes from Op. 54
Sunday, December 5th, 7:00pm
Guilford College Holiday Performance with Guilford College Choirs
Dana Auditorium, Guilford College
Greensboro, NC
- Elaine Hagenberg, O Love
Wednesday, December 6th, 7:30pm
Thursday, December 7th, 7:30pm
Greensboro Opera Fall Performances
Hayworth Performing Arts Center of High Point University
High Point, NC
- Gian Carlo Menotti, Amahl and the Night Visitors
Thursday, December 14th, 7:30pm
Friday, December 15th, 7:30pm
Greensboro Opera Fall Performances
UNCG Auditorium
Greensboro, NC
- Menotti, Amahl and the Night Visitors
Saturday, January 20, 2024, 7:30pm
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra Pops Series
With Steep Canyon Rangers
Tanger Center For the Arts
Greensboro, NC
Saturday, February 10, 2024, 7:30pm
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra Pops Series
with Jefferson Starship
Tanger Center for the Arts
Greensboro, NC
Wednesday, February 28th 2024, 11:00am
Conducting Methodist University Chamber Orchestra
for Circuit Chapel Service
Matthews Chapel
Fayetteville, NC
- Mendelssohn, String Sinfonia no. 2 in D Major
- Berry, For Such a Time As This
Saturday, March 16th, 7:30pm
Winston Salem Choral Artists
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
Winston Salem, NC
- Mozart, Ave Verum Corpus
- Cecilia McDowell, Ave maris stella
- James MacMillan, Seven Last Words from the Cross
Friday, March 22nd
Recording Session with Soften the Glare
Winston Salem, NC
Sunday, March 24 - Monday, March 25
Education Concerts with Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra
Fayetteville, NC
Friday, March 29th, 7:30pm
Good Friday Service at Christ United Methodist Church
Greensboro, NC
Wednesday, March 3rd, 7:00pm
Transfigured solo tour
Matthews Chapel
Fayetteville, NC
Thursday, March 4th, 7:00pm
Transfigured solo tour
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
Saturday, April 6th, 7:00pm
Guilford College Choirs
Dana Auditorium
Greensboro, NC
- Premiere of new work by Ward Robinson
Sunday, March 7th, 2:00pm
Transfigured solo tour
Knollwood Baptist Church
Winston Salem, NC
Monday, March 8th, 7:00pm
Transfigured solo tour
Carnegie Room of Hege Library
Greensboro, NC
Wednesday, April 10th, 12:00pm
Cape Fear New Music Festival
- Paper presentation on Integrative Complexity
Wednesday April 10th, 7:30pm
Cape Fear New Music Festival
- seed/quiescence by Megan DiGeorgio
- World Premiere of Flute Sonata, Op. 22
Jillian Storey, flute and Anastasia Bryant, piano
Friday, April 12th, 7:30pm
transfigured solo tour
Moore Hall Auditorium
Pembroke, NC
Saturday, April 20th, 7:30pm
Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra
Music of Appalachia
Saturday, April 20th, 7:30pm
Methodist University Chorale
- Performance of "The Apparition" Op. 2
Sunday, April 21st, 2:00pm
Transfigured, solo tour
Park Road Baptist Church
Charlotte, NC
Wednesday, April 24th, 3:45pm
UNC-Pembroke Orchestra
Peter makes his debut on viola
- Accolay, Violin Concertino
- Arensky, Variations on a theme of Tchaikovski
- Biber, Battalia for strings
Friday, April 26th, 7:00pm
Methodist University Chamber Orchestra
Matthews Chapel
Fayetteville, NC
- Sibelius, Impromptu for strings, Op. 5
- Bartok, Romanian Folk Dances
- Berry, For Such a Time as This (world premiere)
- Music from Minecraft
- Badelt, Pirates of the Caribbean
April 30 - May 4
Cover conductor for Durham Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, May 11, 7:30pm
Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra
Seabrook Auditorium, Fayetteville State University
- Rossini, Barber of Seville Overture
- Rota, Concerto for Trombone
- Grøndahl, Concerto for Trombone
- Sibelius, Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, Op. 82
Saturday, May 18, 7:00pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Knoxville, TN
- World premiere of Taught Artificially to Burn on the
Side of the Angels, Op. 25 for viola and piano