Peter Kramer was born in Portland, Oregon (b.1989) where he studied composition, piano and violin with Dr. Marshall Tuttle at Mount Hood Community College. He graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory (2014) with a double major in Composition and Harpsichord Performance, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Composition at the CUNY Graduate Center, studying with Jason Eckardt and Suzanne Farrin. His principal teachers also include Lewis Nielson and Webb William Wiggins.
Peter has attended the Loretto Festival (2017) with the Longleash Trio, and the June in Buffalo Festival (2016) where he worked with composers David Felder, Hans Abrahamsen, Chinary Ung and Hanna Eimermacher. His compositions have been performed by ensembles such as Longleash, TAK, Uusinta, Oberlin CME, Nouveau Classical Project, andPlay, Second Species, Wolftone, JACK Quartet, Mivos Quartet and the Emissary Quartet. Peter has taught Music Appreciation and Baroque Music courses at Baruch College and will begin working at Kingsborough Community College as a Writing across the Curriculum mentor (WAC) Through the CUNY Graduate Center. Apart from composition and harpsichord performance, his interests include harpsichord and organ building/maintenance, playing the lute and baroque guitar, and studying aspects of American folk and blues music.