Pete Calandra

Pete Calandra is a New York City-based Composer, Keyboard Player and Guitarist. He has scored over 100 films and written over 2500 compositions for TV broadcast. His music is heard worldwide on television hundreds of times daily. He has composed over 40 theme songs for network television including the FIFA World Cup Theme for Fox Sports, The Special Olympics World Games Theme for ESPN and the Invictus Games Theme for ESPN. He has released 15 albums of original music. He has performed as keyboard player with the original Little Shop Of Horrors, Phantom Of The Opera, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, The Lion King and has been in the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra. Live performances with NY Pops, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Don Cherry, Aretha Franklin, Allen Ginsberg, Annie Golden and Larry River's Climax Band. He currently teaches at the Aaron Copland School Of Music @Queens College, CUNY in New York City.