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Biography
In 1999 Peter relocated to Los Angeles and attended USC’s prestigious Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television Program where his teachers included Christopher Young and Elmer Bernstein. Since completing his graduate work, Peter has been working as a professional composer in both film and concert music. Peter’s latest music can be heard on Open Plan Production’s internet episodic series “Slug”. His comedic opening theme combines traditional instruments such as mandolin and tuba with metallic percussion sounds. His work with Open Plan’s Alyson Shelton and Jen Prince also includes their recent feature film “Eve of Understanding” which has won several awards such as the Special Jury Prize at AFI Dallas and Best Feature at Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario. Peter’s score to this film utilizes guitars and organ with the lead actress Rebecca Lowman’s own voice, to create a musical identity for her character and her poignant journey. The score was recently awarded the Silver Medal for Best Use of Music in a Feature Film at the 2007 Park City Film Music Festival. Peter has collaborated with these exciting filmmakers in the past on Alyson Shelton’s short film “In Search Of…” and Jen Prince’s “Winded”. Peter’s score to “Winded” is a unique blending of Cello, Mandolin, Accordion, Piano, and Pennywhistle.
All throughout Peter’s musical life he has been composing jazz and concert works. Beginning in high school with original jazz compositions and arrangements, he worked with many ensembles in the Detroit Area such as the Emerald Sinfionetta and The Bones of Contention Jazz Trombone Ensemble. His recent works for the concert stage have been performed by the Santa Monica Symphony Woodwind Quintet in their Debut! concert series at the Miles Playhouse, and recorded by the Los Angeles Flute Orchestra on their CD release “The Stroke of Twelve”. Peter has also written several works for renowned Bandurist Victor Mishalow. These pieces draw on Peter’s Ukrainian heritage to create a new repertoire of contemporary works for the Bandura, the national instrument of Ukraine. Peter has used his heritage as an inspiration in many of his other concert works, such as “Voices of the Silenced” for wind ensemble. This piece was premiered in 2006 and uses folk melodies intertwined with Peter’s unique compositional style to tell the story of his great uncle and other Ukrainian Freedom Fighters that were killed in the village of Nestanichi, Ukraine. His most recent work, “Of Bleakness and Humour – Concerto for Two Flutes and Orchestra” was premiered in March 2007. This two movement concerto is a musical homage to the late composer Gyorgy Ligeti. As the title suggests, the first movement is contemplative while the second is more playful and carefree.
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Peter Senchuk’s work spans from jazz to modern classical to feature films. Originally from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, he began his musical training at age five on the violin and switched to trombone at eleven. He excelled in both jazz and classical performance, attending National Jazz Camp of Canada at an early age and Windsor’s High School for the Arts. He toured Europe as principal trombone with the U.S. Collegiate Wind Ensemble at sixteen. Peter earned a Bachelor’s of Music Degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI on a full tuition Chairman’s Scholarship. At Wayne State, Peter studied both jazz performance and composition, while also performing as a professional trombonist in local Detroit orchestras and jazz ensembles. 
