Biography
Peter Scartabello is a composer of more than 100 musical works for film, TV and the concert stage. His music has been premiered in the US, France, Poland and Canada. He has worked with filmmakers from the US, India, Russia, Sweden and Norway. The film Russian Lessons (2010) by Andrei Nekrasov and Olga Konskaya was shown at Sundance and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary. Gulabi Gang (2012) by Nishtha Jain, which he also scored, won the Muhr Asia/Africa Award for Best Documentary at the Dubai International Film Festival. It also won the Golden Chair Award for Best Documentary at the Norwegian Film Festival.
Achievements
RI State Council of the Arts (RISCA) Merit Fellowship recipient (2019)
Antonio Cirino Fellowship recipient (2013)
Performances and Commissions
Astragalomancy for classical guitar and electronics (2020)
commissioned by guitarist Julien Payan
premiered in Rouen, France
Traversing Agrippa’s Magic Square for 3 electric guitars and electronics (2014)
commissioned by guitarist Philip Mazza
Concerto for bass clarinet and orchestra (2012)
commissioned by clarinetist Kathryn Ladano
premiered in Waterloo, Canada
R’lyeh for flute and piano (2009)
premiered by Verdant Vibes in Providence, RI USA
Symphony No. 2 ‘Azathoth’ for orchestra (2006)
commissioned by the Warwick Symphony Orchestra, premiered in Warwick, RI USA
Sphere Outre for orchestra (1995) chosen for a performance at Purchase College by the Purchase Symphony Orchestra.
Electro-Magma for bass clarinet and electronics (1993) performed by James McElwain as part of the Purchase College Electronic Music Festival in Purchase NY.
Select Filmography
The Spine of Night (2020)
Animated Feature, Director: Philip Gelatt USA
The Brazilian Templars Mystery (2020)
Documentary, Director: Neil Cabana USA
Bunnyman Vengeance (2017)
Feature, Director: Carl Lindbergh USA
For Here or To Go? (2015)
Feature, Director: Rucha Humnabadkar USA
Gulabi Gang (2012)
Documentary, Director: Nishtha Jain INDIA
Bunnyman (2011)
Feature, Director: Carl Lindbergh USA
Russian Lessons (2010)
Documentary, Directors: Adrei Nekrasov and Olga Konskaya RUSSIA