Education

Master of Music, French Horn Performance (voice minor), Peabody Conservatory

Bachelor of Arts, Music, College of William & Mary

Voice: Martha Connelly, Carol Cavey-Dowling, Wayne Conner, Judith Malis

Horn: Zachary Smith, Winston De Shields, Robert Kriner, David Bakkegard, Barry Tuckwell 

Musical Direction (Theater)

The Sorcerer, Savoynet Performing Group
            International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival, Buxton, UK, August 2012

The Mikado
            Troupers Light Opera, Stamford, CT, April 2012

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
            Blue Hill Troupe, New York, NY, October 2011

Die Fledermaus
            Troupers Light Opera, Stamford, CT, April 2011

Wall Street (Gilbert & Sullivan pastiche by Charles Veley)
            Troupers Light Opera/Wilton Playshop, Wilton, CT, October 2010

Love...Interrupted! (also producer, performer)
            Cosmopolitan Players, International G&S Festival, Gettysburg, PA, June 2010

The Gondoliers 
            Troupers Light Opera, Stamford, CT, April 2010

The Grand Duke (assistant musical director), Savoynet
            International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival, Buxton, UK, August 2009

Mame
            Blue Hill Troupe, New York, NY, 2007

Little Mary Sunshine
            Plays and Players, Philadelphia, PA

Serious Bizness (also pianist)
            Stra-Bis-Mus, Philadelphia, PA

Fiddler on the Roof
            Wildwood Summer Theater, Bethesda, MD

Patience
            Sinfonicron Light Opera Company, Williamsburg, VA

Musical Direction (Instrumental Ensemble)

            Guest Conductor, Queer Urban Orchestra, November 2010
                 "Candide" overture, Brandenburg 4, Dvorak 8th

            Artistic Director, Big Apple Corps Concert Band, 1998-2005.

            Artistic Director, Philadelphia Freedom Band, 1991-1993

            Artistic Director, LGBA Spring Conference Concert, 1992

Chamber music workshops, LGBA conference 2008, guest conductor, Baltimore’s Star-Spangled Band, 1992

Honors

In honor of his farewell concert with the Big Apple Corps, Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields declared April 16, 2005 to be Maestro Eric Peterson Day.

Other

Singer, actor, pianist, all brass instruments, many woodwinds, string bass, percussion.

Gilbert & Sullivan specialist, extensive knowledge of the entire canon.

Roles

Utopia, Ltd.	Phantis	Savoynet
The Gilbert & Sullivan operas (concerts)	Most baritone/bass roles	New York G&S Society, others in CT, MA, FL, Canada, England.
All Aboard for Broadway	“Ol’ Man River” soloist, Huckabee, ensemble	St. Vincent’s Players, New York, NY
A Little Night Music	Carl-Magnus, Mr. Lindquist	Northlight Players (PA), St. Bart's Players (NY)
The Marriage of Figaro	Bartolo	Delaware Valley Opera Co. Philadelphia, PA
Un Ballo in Maschera	Silvano	Delaware Valley Opera Co.
Show Boat	Frank	Delaware Valley Opera Co.
Follies	Theodore Whitman	Players Club of Swarthmore Swarthmore, PA
Evita	Eva’s brother, general, ensemble	Players Club of Swarthmore
Die Fledermaus, Carmen, The Magic Flute, Tosca, Rigoletto, Cosi fan Tutte	Chorus	Pennsylvania Opera Theater Philadelphia, PA
The Pirates of Penzance Patience, The Sorcerer, The Yeomen of the Guard	Chorus	Young Victorian Players (MD), Blue Hill Troupe (NY)