Peter Reit

Peter Reit also plays principal horn with the Westchester Philharmonic and Scandia Symphony Orchestras. He has performed with such illustrious ensembles as the New York Philharmonic, Orpheus Chamber Ensemble, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the American Ballet Theater, and the New York City Opera and Ballet Orchestras. Mr. Reit has also toured worldwide with the American Symphony and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestras. He performs frequently in a duo with his wife, harpist Alyssa Reit, and plays regularly with the Greenwich Chamber Players. Mr. Reit is featured on CDs of all musical genres, and has been heard on television, radio, and movie soundtracks. His jazz experience includes performing as a member of the Mel Lewis Big Band at the Village Vanguard, plus recordings and worldwide tours with the Bob Belden Ensemble. He has played in the orchestras for many Broadway shows, and is currently in his thirty-second year with the Broadway hit The Phantom of the Opera. Mr. Reit is on the horn faculty at SUNY Purchase College and Vassar College.