P R E S T O N P E A K
P R E S T O N P E A K
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Contemporary music shaped by minimalism, expressive harmony, and questions of faith, history, and human experience.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCE
UPCOMING PERFORMANCE
BUT I AM A WORM | 2025
BUT I AM A WORM | 2025
String Quartet | 12 Minutes
Selected for performance at the 35th International Review of Composers by the Composers' Association of Serbia.
To be performed in Belgrade, Serbia in October of 2026
ABOUT PRESTON
ABOUT PRESTON
Preston Peak (b. 1998) is an American composer who spends his days as a medical device engineer and much of the remaining time composing.
His music draws inspiration from the minimalist and post-minimalist traditions of Henryk Górecki, Giya Kancheli, Gavin Bryers, Arvo Pärt, Morton Feldman, and John Cage, while his earliest musical influences included Jean Sibelius, Scott Joplin, and Frédéric Chopin.
His Christian faith has inspired works based on historical and biblical themes, while his contemporary influences have led his musical language toward a restrained, minimalist aesthetic. He resides in Houston with his wife Hailey.
3 WEDDING PROCESSIONALS FOR STRING QUARTET
3 WEDDING PROCESSIONALS FOR STRING QUARTET
6 MINUTES | STRING QUARTET | 2025
In the spring of 2025, I got married, and I composed the bridal processional that my wife walked down the aisle to. I wrote my wife three bridal processionals to choose from, and she ended up walking down the aisle to the first movement - Hailey's Walk. The second movement, Something Blue, is a romantic conversation between the strings. The third movement, which is titled Serenade for Spring was very much inspired by the first movement of Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings - a beautiful piece for string orchestra. Each piece has a moment when the doors should open to reveal the bride and then another moment when the bride is to begin walking down the aisle. During the compositional process, we visited the venue where I was to be married, and we actually timed how long it would take Hailey to reach the end of the aisle. Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy the piece.
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