Peter Guidi

Festival Orchestra ‘19, ‘22, ‘23, ‘24

Peter Guidi is a performer and horn teacher in the Keene area. He studied at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst under the tuition of Laura Klock and Dr. Joshua Michal, where he received both his Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance as well as a Professional Performance Certificate. He later completed a Master’s degree in Music Performance at Bowling Green State University in Ohio with Dr. Andrew Pelletier. While living in Ohio, Peter was a mentor for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s civic ensembles, where he taught and ran sectionals for the youth orchestra and wind ensemble’s horn sections. Additional training was done at Kendall Betts’ Horn Camp, where he studied with A. Kendall Betts and renowned soloists Herman Baumann and Bernhard Scully.

Peter has performed with numerous ensembles including the Adrian Symphony, Amherst Symphony, Windham Orchestra, Keene Chamber Orchestra, and the New England Repertory Orchestra, among others. Chamber music experience includes multiple performances with the UMass faculty wind quintet Avanti Plus, as well as being a founding member of the horn quartet 'Fourte!'. Peter has performed in masterclasses for Frøydis Ree Wekre, Michael Hatfield, Bruce Hennis, Gustavo Camacho, Bruce Hudson and Ellen Dinwiddie Smith.