About Peter Boyer
GRAMMY-nominated Peter Boyer is one of the most frequently performed American orchestral composers of his generation. His works have received over 500 public performances by more than 200 orchestras, and tens of thousands of broadcasts by classical radio stations around the US and abroad. Boyer’s major work Ellis Island: The Dream of America, for actors and orchestra, has become one of the most-performed American orchestral works of the last 15 years, with nearly 250 performances by more than 100 orchestras since its 2002 premiere. Boyer’s recording of Ellis Island on the Naxos American Classics label was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. In 2017, Ellis Island was filmed live in concert with the Pacific Symphony, conductor Carl St. Clair, and a cast of stage and screen actors for PBS Great Performances. The PBS national broadcast premiere was in June 2018.
About Shreveport Little Theatre
The Shreveport Little Theatre & Academy celebrates its 100th consecutive season in 2021-22. Shreveport Little Theatre, founded in 1922, is one of the oldest continuously producing community theatres in America. The company produces a broad variety of quality live theatre with professional and volunteer participation from the community, with the guidance of trained artistic and managerial leadership, for the entertainment, enlightenment and growth of the audience, artists and the volunteer participants. The playhouse has earned national recognition through the years, including LIFE Magazine naming Shreveport Little Theatre as one of the nation's top three community playhouses. shreveportlittletheatre.com
