was raised in Plainview, Long Island , where his love of music and singing became evident at a young age. He was granted a Merit Scholarship to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester and sang as a cantor for the first time there at age 19. Peter went on to attend the Hebrew Union College School of Sacred Music and was invested as Cantor in 1988.

Upon graduation, Peter accepted a position with the Liberal Jewish Communities of the Netherlands where he stayed for ten years. He also concertized in synagogues in Belgium, Germany and England and sang several opera roles in Holland.

 Inspired by his experiences in Europe, Peter composed a group of Friday evening prayer settings and songs, which was published by the Union of Reform Judaism in 2000 and again in 2005.

He is now a member of the Executive Committee and Officer team of the American Conference of Cantors and has been chosen to sing at a concert at the Vatican in November 2010.