Peter Richard Conte

Peter Richard Conte - American organist

Person from United States

Genres: organ, baroque, romanticism, american, late romantic

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About Peter Richard Conte

Peter Richard Conte (b. 1962) is Grand Court Organist of the world famous Wanamaker Organ at the Macy's Philadelphia department store. When not touring, he performs on the six-manual, 28,000-pipe instrument twice daily, six days per week. The Wanamaker Organ is the largest fully functioning musical instrument in the world; Mr. Conte was appointed Grand Court Organist in 1989, and is the fourth person to hold that title since the organ first played in 1911. Mr. Conte is highly regarded as a skillful performer and arranger of organ transcriptions which have also been released on several albums. He has been featured several times on National Public Radio and on ABC television's "Good Morning America" and "World News Tonight."

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