Orchestra - ALL LEVELS

Students will build their ensemble skills while rehearsing music from baroque, classical, contemporary, and musical theater. This course strengthens instrumental technique, musicianship, and group performance skills for students at any experience level, including those returning to their instruments. Students will participate in a collaborative rehearsal process and prepare a polished program for the end‑of‑quarter concert. After registering, students should email peterchatterjeemusic@gmail.com to confirm their instrument, experience level, and to access music before the first rehearsal.

• Event location: Auditorium (SH-M)
• Course ID: 82635
• Instructor: Peter Chatterjee
• Bio: Peter Chatterjee is a Bay Area-based composer, arranger, and conductor. He holds a Bachelor’s of Music in jazz composition and in film scoring from Berklee College of Music, a Master’s of Music in composition from California State University, Northridge. As a composer and arranger he has recently been focused on the interplay between concert and jazz compositional techniques and on creating sonic worlds where live and electronic instruments coalesce and merge. In addition to composing, Peter is also active in education. Teaching in middle school, university, and community settings, he focuses on developing musical interest through active exploration and open musical experimentation. Peter is currently a Ph.D. student in music composition and theory at University of California, Davis, where he studies with Laurie San Martin.