Three people lie under Peter's piano during a Piano Reading.

Piano Readings

Peter composes original music, for you, based on time he spends getting to know you.

I’ve been doing this for several years now. Not only do people love the experience but then they have their very own personal piece of music to listen to over and over again. And I find the experience very rewarding and moving as well. It’s funny how from the beginning of my career I’ve strived to play for larger and larger audiences and have successfully done so. I’ve played large concerts, churches, Carnegie Hall, jazz festivals and I even played for about 50,000 people once at the RFK Stadium in Washington DC as part of a larger benefit concert. But now . . . what I really love and crave most of all is to play for one person at a time.

This is how it works. You either come over to my home or we Skype or FaceTime. We talk for about 20 to 30 minutes about what’s present for you. What’s going on in your life? What’s working? What’s challenging? What’s on your mind? What’s in your heart? And at some point I get a very clear image of where to start. I’ll see and hear an exact chord or chord sequence and melody accompanied with a very specific feeling and energy that is the beginning of your “song”. I just need to know where to start and then you’ll lie under my piano or I’ll put the FaceTime camera on the piano keyboard and I’ll start improvising just for you. I usually play for about 8- 12 minutes and record the whole thing professionally just like I do for my albums. And then afterwards I’ll give you the MP3 or Hi Res WAV file so you can listen to it over and over again.

This is a very intimate and personal process. I’m very sensitive to whoever is in my proximity and who I’m playing for. And for whatever it’s worth, I’m very empathic. And I play completely differently depending on who’s lying under my piano. Actually, my Grammy winning album DANCING ON WATER is a collection of these personal “readings” that I edited down to shorter pieces. These are very effectively via Skype and FaceTime as well.

I really love doing these and it’s an honor to share intimate space with you. If you’re interested please email me and let’s talk about it. I ask $450 per reading whether it’s in person or via Skype or FaceTime. If you’re facing a serious health or emotional challenge I’m happy to discuss a sliding scale and even a complimentary session. I hope to hear from you soon!

With Love and Aloha — Peter

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What people are saying…

  • Becky Austill-Clausen

    “Peter, you are INCREDIBLE!!! Thank you from the center of my heart and soul for your magnificent spiritual energy. You tapped into my soul and opened my heart. Your playing is transformational. Your concept of talking with each person first, feeling the energy, and then creating a musical piece for the individual is exquisite, profound, and magical.You have the ability to capture our soul and transform the energy into a musical masterpiece. Jeff and I were profoundly affected by our time with you yesterday!Thank you so very much for sharing your musical genius with us.”

  • Joy Gorman

    “Absolutely the best experience I’ve ever had! My heart burst open!”

  • Christiana Donovan

    “Peter, I attended your beautiful concert and was blessed to experience hearing your music while lying underneath the piano. I have to share with you that being present to your music live and listening to it every day since has created a profound opening experience in my heart, something I find almost hard to describe with words. It is like it has touched every sadness, every hurt, every deep joy and let me know and feel that I can let that all be, that I can let go of attachment to thinking things need to be a certain way in my life and has left me with a profound sense of peace that continues to be present in everything I do. I am deeply grateful to you for sharing your gift as I continue to be moved by this experience which feels like an awakening in me. With Deep Appreciation”

  • Mimi Gabriel

    “The sound coming from the belly of the majestic instrument resonated inside of me. I was surrounded by it, comforted by the beautiful improvisation Peter created just for me. A unique and unforgettable event. I was moved to tears!”

  • Deb Valentina

    I seized the opportunity to be with the vibration of the music under the piano and it was a miraculously healing. A chronic pain in my lower body released and has not come back!

  • Sophia Agranovich - Concert Pianist

    Peter, you are such an exceptional pianist and a modest one! Your music is Romantic and Impressionistic at the same time. It has freshness and warmth as if Nature itself is singing.

  • Tanya Gabriel

    My soul was dancing with delight as a musical masterpiece was created right at the moment. It was awe-inspiring to witness the birth of a song that was in tune with my energy. It felt as if the melody captured the very essence of my being. It was a sound bath for my soul, incredibly magical and profound.

  • Jose M. Bortolotto

    Hello Peter! I love your music, it is very beautiful and relaxing, and at the moment, I went through a hard medical treatment, peace is something I need and your songs give me.

  • Shawn Vij

    I want to THANK YOU so much as your music has had so much impact on me and my life. Your music has given me the inspiration to find myself once again. It gave me the ability to dig deep into myself and find my inner strength. To see what I did not see. It gave me the inspiration to BELIEVE. Thank you, Peter!

  • Dan Heleen

    Dear Peter, my journey back to wellness is not "back" at all, it is the start of my journey to love and new discovery. You, my dear brother, are part of this thing I have no words for. Listening to your heart is opening a passage to a world that makes the world of fear fall away. The sound you give to the world is a call to awake. The gift you give silences the chatter that blocks the song of the heavens. The miracle happens my dear brother is when you share your gift with anyone who has ears to listen. Witnessing a room full of grown children each one in their uniqueness, drifting inward creating a world of sublime peace from the story you tell. You will never know how you have touched the world and changes you have brought about.

  • Roger Yoakum

    I have never heard anyone play like Peter. It is as if the music flows through him endlessly. I am nearing 23 years of continuous sobriety and am blessed to be the director of a substance abuse treatment program for the homeless.

    Peter’s music has led many clients onto a spiritual path, where spiritual beliefs are transformed into spiritual experiences. It is a profound transformation to bear witness to. I have used Peter’s music in a clinical setting in a progressive, "out of the box", cutting-edge manner, and now other treatment programs are beginning to follow suit.

    I am so grateful for Peter’s gift, for who he is, and for all that he represents. His music is an inspiration for so many who are on a spiritual path. His incredible gift has greatly assisted me and countless other recovering addicts and alcoholics to stay sober. There is a Higher Power flowing through him every time he sits behind a piano. For this, I am eternally grateful. A lot of other people are too!

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  • Lisa Curtis

    Peter’s music is a stream of healing energy. While in treatment for breast cancer, and later radiation-provoked cardiac issues, I used his music day and night to calm my emotions. His soul-balancing compositions helped me change my story from fear and anxiety to a spiritual awakening. I now gratefully and joyously embrace that all is unfolding perfectly in the Divine Order of my life.