Peter Sheridan
A native of New York City, Peter has performed and taught in America, England and Australia. He has been a faculty member of numerous music faculties in Los Angeles and was a founding member of the Los Angeles Flute Quartet.
He has recorded Hollywood soundtracks and has been a recipient of awards from Mannes College, University of Arizona, Aspen Music Festival, Ottorino Respighi Festival (Italy), American Composers Forum, and Santa Monica College.
A specialist on the low flutes, he has commissioned over thirty compositions for these instruments. Peter Sheridan is a flute teacher for the University of Melbourne, Monash University, the Victorian College of the Arts, and Donvale Christian College in Australia. Peter performs on Kotato and Fukishima bass and contrabass flutes, and a Jelle Hogenhuis subcontrabass flute.
He is an active soloist and chamber musician and his flutes can be heard on Albany, Innova, Warner Music Latina, and Varese Sarabande record labels.
Artist's website: www.lowflutes.com
Peter Sheridan is featured on the following titles
Monologues & Dialogues
Performer: Flutes, Composer
This recording features the resonant and meditative sounds of the modern day low flutes. These austere, breathy and even creepy flute sounds should inspire an abundance of musical imaginations.
Below: Music For Low Flutes
Performer: Alto, Bass, Contrabass and Sub-contrabass Flutes, Composer
A charming and rare recording of new chamber music showcasing the atmospheric sound of the lower members of the flute family.
