Mr. Peters has had a varied career that includes teaching and conducting concert bands, marching bands, orchestras, and jazz ensembles. His ensembles have taken first place honors at festivals in New York, Pennsylvania, and New England. He has twice had marching bands place in the top five at the Bands of America National Championships. His bands at

Canadaigua and Union-Endicott consistantly earned 6A+ or 6 Gold ratings. He has taught at the New England Music Camp, the Mansfield University Summer Camp, and the Eastern U.S. Music Camp.

After recieving his B.S. in Music Education from Mansfield University in 1970, he attended Ithaca College where he earned an M.M. in Music Education. Before his retirement in 2002, Mr. Peters taught in Troy Area Schools (PA) Hammondsport Central Schools, Canandaigua Academy, Liverpool Central Schools and Union-Endicott Central Schools. During that span of 31 years, he taught at both the elementary and secondary levels.

In addition to conducting many county, district, and all-state ensembles, Mr. Peters is an active NYSSMA adjudicator for solo and major organization festivals. He served on the board of directors of the New York State Band Directors' Association for 10 years and was awarded their Outstanding Retired Band Director Award in 2005.

Since 2002, Mr. Peters has served as an adjunct faculty member in the department of music education, Ithaca College School of Music. His duties include supervision of junior and senior student teachers.

In addition to being an active performer in the Binghamton area, he has conducted the Binghamton Youth Symphony since 1997. Under his direction, the orchestra has twice performed at the NYSSMAconvention in Rochester, NY.