2019 - WORKSHOP LEADER
St. Albans Cathedral Music Trust - St. Albans, UK
The Big Sing - A community singing event for 250 people with vocalist Natalie Williams. HERE
2018 - Arranger
Pasadena Symphony POPS - L.A. County Arboretum, USA
“Bernstein’s New York” - A commission to arrange “Theme from New York, New York” for Julian Ovenden and the Pasadena POPS - https://vimeo.com/327913542
2018 - Performer
The Cape Crusaders
Pete Letanka leads a 6tet to celebrate the work of South African jazz pianist, Abdullah Ibrahim through performance, recording and education work - https://vimeo.com/302555831 | https://vimeo.com/302932259/9030025a2b
2018 - Workshop Leader
English National Opera - Main Stage, London Coliseum, UK
Creating a response piece to Porgy and Bess with teenagers from across London - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o01SH927Abo
2018 - Presenter
BBC Concert Orchestra - Queen Elizabeth Hall, UK
Presenting a concert to celebrate composer David Bedford broadcast on BBC Radio 3 - https://vimeo.com/329411800
2018 - Composer/Arranger
Wells Cathedral School - Wells Cathedral, UK
Carols in the Cathedral - A commission to compose a new carol for the Christmas concert.
2018 - Composer/Arranger
BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Maida Vale Studios, UK
The Big Sing - A community singing event for 250 people with vocalist Natalie Williams.
2018 - Presenter
Wigmore Hall, UK
Presenting a concert with Trish Clowes to 300 school children at the Wigmore Hall.
2018 - Workshop leader
Southwark Music Service - Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre, UK
“Diffability” - A creative music project exploring the world of musicians with disabilities with 250 primary schools children.
2017 - Composer/Arranger
English Touring Opera - Olka Theatre and Philharmonie Concert Hall, Luxembourg
Pete Letanka composes “This Is My Bed” - An opera for young people performed by members of English Touring Opera - https://youtu.be/vFA9ed7cf0w | https://vimeo.com/330125253
2017 - Workshop Leader
Ronnie Scott’s Charitable Foundation - Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, UK
Pete Letanka leads a project inspired by legendary drummer Billy Cobham - https://vimeo.com/330527742
2017 - Composer/Arranger
BBC Concert Orchestra - Royal Festival Hall, UK
Pete Letanka presents a family concert including a commission for the BBC Concert Orchestra performing in the London jazz Festival - https://vimeo.com/329234911
2017 - Workshop Leader
CREATE and Pret a Manger - Pret a Manger Head Office, London, UK
If music be the food of love. Creating music with a homeless community in London.
2017 - ComposeR
Royal Opera House - Clore Studio, Royal Opera House, UK
“The Nose” - Working with librettist, Denton Chikura to create a response piece to Shostakovich’s opera “The Nose”.
2016 - Composer/Arranger
Music For Youth - Royal Albert Hall, UK
“Hope and Glory” - A composition to close the MFY Proms. Performed by 1000 musicians - https://vimeo.com/327918828
2016 - Presenter
Music For Youth - Royal Albert Hall, UK
Presenting the Music For Youth Proms - https://vimeo.com/329310454
2016 - Workshop leader
Southwark Music Hub - Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre, UK
Mohammad Ali - a creative music project exploring the legacy of Mohammad Ali with 250 primary schools from across London.
2015 - Presenter
Music For Youth - Royal Albert Hall, UK
Presenting the Music For Youth Proms - https://vimeo.com/329308981
2015 - Composer/Arranger
Merton Music Foundation - Royal Albert Hall, UK
A commission for the Merton Youth Jazz Orchestra - https://vimeo.com/327949528
2015 - Composer/Arranger
Royal Opera House - Schools across the UK
Presenting the Music For Youth Proms - https://vimeo.com/328661649
2015 - Workshop Leader
English National Opera - Brixton Community Centre, UK
Working with director Freya Wynn-Jones and a group of young people to create a piece inspired by the ENO’s production of “The Indian Queen”, directed by Peter Sellers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVmAO7liRhA
2015 - Workshop Leader
CREATE - HM Prison Service, UK
“Inside Stories” - Multi-artform project for offenders aged 18-25 in prisons across England.
2014 - Workshop Leader
Songbound - Mumbai, India
Guest artist for a creative music project with children in Mumbai, India - https://vimeo.com/327903965
2014 - Workshop Leader
Mayor’s Music Fund - City Hall, London, UK
Pete Letanka is given an hour to compose a new piece with 70 children. before performing to the then Mayor of London, Boris Johnson - https://vimeo.com/330524765
2013 - Composer/Presenter
Aldeburgh Music - Snape Maltings Concert Hall, UK
Pete Letanka composes and presents his composition “B.R.I.T.T.E.N” - https://vimeo.com/330526936
2013 - Presenter
Aldeburgh Music - Snape Maltings Concert Hall, UK
Pete Letanka presents the launch of Aldeburgh Music’s “Friday Afternoons” project - https://vimeo.com/330304491
2013 - Workshop Leader
National Youth Jazz Orchestra - Apex Theatre, Bury St. Edmunds, UK
Composing and performing with two primary schools - https://vimeo.com/329251757
2013 - Presenter
Aldeburgh Music - Snape Maltings Concert Hall, UK
Pete Letanka invites audience members to improvise with him on his arrangement of a Britten composition - https://vimeo.com/330307756
2013 - Composer/Arranger
Aldeburgh Music - Snape Maltings Concert Hall, UK
Cuckoo’s Migration: Pete Letanka is commissioned to compose a response piece to Britten’s “Cuckoo” - https://vimeo.com/327914710
2013 - Workshop Leader
Aldeburgh Music - Primary Schools, UK
Creating “Cuckoo’s Migration”: Pete Letanka teaches his composition in two schools - https://vimeo.com/330307318
2013 - Workshop Leader
English Touring Opera - Dulwich Picture Gallery, UK
Musical Masterpiece: creating a response piece to paintings in the gallery.
2012 - Workshop Leader
Creative Arts School Trust - Finetown, South Africa
Creative Arts School Trust (CAST) invited Pete Letanka to work with poet Lemn Sissay and actor David Morrissey in a township in South Africa - https://vimeo.com/324166255
2012 - Performer
B-Side 45 - Various London clubs, UK
Pete Letanka joins an 8tet playing late 70s funk - https://vimeo.com/328652354 (Chain Reaction) | https://vimeo.com/329832634 (Road Island Red) | https://vimeo.com/329837360 (Hard to face the music) | https://vimeo.com/329834919 (TBC) | https://vimeo.com/329829355 (Sweetie Pie)
2012 - Workshop Leader
“Sculpting Music” – A musical response to art - Saatchi Gallery, UK
Creating a response piece to various sculptures with a secondary school.
2011 - Workshop Leader
Casa da Musica - Casa da Musica, Portugal
Pete Letanka brings together various musical ensembles from across the city of Porto - https://vimeo.com/330013460 (Groove for the common man) | https://vimeo.com/330013705 (Dance of the Appalachians) | https://vimeo.com/328653557 (Cosmic States) | https://vimeo.com/329242394 (The Wild West)
2011 - Workshop Leader
Aldeburgh Music - Snape Maltings Concert Hall, UK
Group A - Pete Letanka composes an opera with members of Group A - a performance group of young people aged 8-18 - https://vimeo.com/330528342
2011 - Workshop Leader
Royal Opera House - Two-Tree Island at Leigh-on-Seigh in the Thames Estuary, UK
Pete Letanka to works with librettist Tamsin Collison and director Thomas Guthrie on a creative music project inspired by “The Snow Goose” by Paul Gallico - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgAQw5DiYFQ
2011 - Workshop Leader
Creative Arts School Trust - Tyre, Lebanon
A cross-arts project with actor David Morrissey.
2005-2010 - Workshop Leader
Glyndebourne Opera House - Glyndebourne Opera, UK
Pete Letanka enjoyed five years as the music director of Glyndebourne Youth Opera Company 2.
2008 - Workshop Leader
English Touring Opera - National Portrait Gallery, UK
Creating a response piece to a portrait
2007 - Performer
BBC Radio 2 - BBC Radio 2, UK
Pete Letanka’s album is featured on Humphrey Lyttleton’s show on BBC Radio 2 - https://vimeo.com/324147291
2006 - Composer/Arranger
Roughwinds Production - Rosemary Branch Theatre, London, UK
Pete Letanka was commissioned by poet Jehane Markham and actor Roger Lloyd-Pack to compose a musical based on the Greek god Hermes - https://vimeo.com/327928761 (Listen to the sea) | https://vimeo.com/327932337 (Zeus and Hera) | https://vimeo.com/329241261 (Power and Glory)
2005 - Performer
Zephyr Records - The Pete Letanka Trio, UK
Zephyr Records releases Pete Letanka’s debut album, “Afrostocracy” - https://vimeo.com/328644144 (Round 1: Comes out swinging) | https://vimeo.com/330130463 (After you’ve gone) | https://vimeo.com/330132024 (God only knows)
2005 - Performer
Zephyr Records - BBC Radio Ulster, Ireland
Pete Letanka’s debut album “Afrostocracy” was the featured album of the week on BBC Radio Ulster. Here the founder of Zephyr Records discusses the album with BBC Radio Ulster presenter, Walter Love - https://vimeo.com/321259529
2004 - Composer/Arranger
Glyndebourne Opera House - Mains stage, Glyndebourne Opera House, UK
“The Fifth Element” - Pete Letanka is commissioned to compose a vocal piece with Glyndebourne Youth Opera company and arrange for orchestra.
2003 - Performer
Zephyr Records - Mike McKoy swings to the Bossa Nova, UK
Mike Mckoy invites Pete Letanka to perform on his debut album, “Mike McKoy swings to the Bossa Nova” alongside Bobby Wellins and Anthony Kerr - https://vimeo.com/330133462
2003 - Performer
La Caixa - The Balearic Islands, Spain
Silent movie accompaniment tour of Barcelona, Mallorca and Menorca.
2001 - Workshop Leader
Warner Bros - The Stanley Kubrick Film Collection
Stanley Kubrick - A life in pictures. Pete Letanka and Ben Harlan compose music for the documentary film - https://vimeo.com/328461160