Peter J Storms
Collaborative Keyboardist, Composer, Arranger,
Transcriber, Vocalist, Sound Designer

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   Member Chicago Federation of Musicians
Music
Sight-reading and Sight-singing - vocal range: tenor
Vocal Coaching

Vocal and Instrumental accompaniment

Background music for special events

Transcription and Transposition - contact me for rates

 

Accompaniment for ballet and music theatre classes

 

 

Ballet Chicago, Lou Conte Dance Studio, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

 

Instruments:

 

 

 

Piano (40+ years experience)

 Bombarde

 

 

Organ

 Conch Shell

 

 

French Horn

 Percussion

 

 

Bass Guitar

 Theremin

 

Sound Design/Original Music

The Hundred Flowers Project

d. Joanie Schultz

2014, Silk Road Rising

Thinner Than Water

d. John Gawlik

2014, Gift Theatre

Paulus (World Premier)

d. Jimmy McDermott

2013, Silk Road Rising

Invasion! (Midwest Premier)

d. Anna Bahow

2013, Silk Road Rising

Night Over Erzinga (World Premier)

d. Lisa Portes

2012, Silk Road Rising

Assassins

d. Billy Pacholski

2012, Viaduct Theatre

Bang the Drum Slowly

d. Michael Menendian

2012, Raven Theatre

When the Rain Stops Falling

d. John Gawlik

2012, Circle Theatre (remounted in 2013)

The Man Who Came to Dinner

d. Mary Redmon

2011, Circle Theatre

The Women

d. Jim Schneider

2011, Circle Theatre

Yellow Face

d. Steve Scott

2011, Silk Road Rising

Kiss Me Kate

d. Bob Knuth

2010, Circle Theatre

Scorched (Jeff Award Winner)

d. Dale Heinen

2010, Silk Road Rising

The Wedding Singer

d. Kevin Bellie

2010, Circle Theatre

Lady X

d. Derek Czaplewski

2010, Hell in a Handbag Productions

The Philadelphia Story

d. Jim Schneider

2010, Circle Theatre

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

d. Kevin Bellie

2010, Circle Theatre

The Analytical Engine

d. Bob Knuth

2010, Circle Theatre

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

d. Jim Schneider

2009, Circle Theatre

Tommy

d. Jeff Cass

2009, Circle Theatre

Hay Fever

d. Jim Schneider

2008, Circle Theatre

Enchanted April

d. Bob Knuth

2008, Circle Theatre

Can-Can

d. Kevin Bellie

2008, Circle Theatre

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

d. Kevin Bellie

2007, Circle Theatre

The Night of the Iguana (Jeff Nomination)

d. Michael Menendian

2007, Raven Theatre

Up "N' Under

d. Rob Chambers

2007, Circle Theatre

Envoy

d. Carin Silkaitis

2007, Echo Theatre Co.

An Ideal Husband

d. Jim Schneider

2007, Circle Theatre

Raised (World Premiere)

d. Stephen Cone

2007, The Side Project

Tent Meeting

d. Chris Arnold

2007, Circle Theatre

Mack & Mabel

d. Kevin Bellie

2007, Circle Theatre

The Seagull

d. Michael Menendian

2007, Raven Theatre

Stone Cold Dead Serious (Chicago Premiere)

d. Joanie Schultz

2007, Circle Theatre

The Exonerated

d. Greg Kolack

2006, Raven Theatre

Escanaba in Da Moonlight (Chicago Premiere)

d. Rob Chambers

2006, Circle Theatre

Tales of the Lost Formicans

d. Kristin Gehring

2006, Circle Theatre

Sweet Smell of Success (Post-Broadway Premiere)

d. Kevin Bellie

2006, Circle Theatre

Just Wanderer (World Premiere)

d. David Zak

2006, Bailiwick Productions

The House of Bernarda Alba

d. Kristin Gehring

2005, Circle Theatre

The Distance From Here

d. Jeff Cass

2005, Circle Theatre

Design For Living

d. Jim Schneider

2005, Circle Theatre

What's Wrong With Angry?

d. Michael Matthews

2005, Circle Theatre

The Shape of Things

d. Kristin Gehring

2005, Circle Theatre

Golf (World Premiere)

d. Ann Filmer

2005, Circle Theatre

Credeaux Canvas

d. Greg Kolack

2004, Circle Theatre

Bash

d. Jeff Cass

2004, Circle Theatre

The Judas Kiss

d. Michael Matthews

2004, Circle Theatre

Fool For Love (Jeff Nomination)

d. Kristin Gehring

2004, Circle Theatre

West Side Story

d. Siobhan Sullivan

2003, Renegade Theatre Company

Never In My Lifetime

d. Greg Kolack

2003, Circle Theatre

The Secret Garden

d. Bob Knuth

2003, Circle Theatre

Burning Blue

d. Jeff Cass

2003, Circle Theatre

On The Verge

d. Greg Kolack

2002, Circle Theatre

Murder Americana: The People vs. Lizzie Borden (World Premiere)

d. Ty Perry

2002, Circle Theatre

Stripped (World Premiere)

d. Lynn Bernatowicz

2002, Circle Theatre

The House of Yes

d. Greg Kolack

2001, Circle Theatre

The Seagull

d. Lynn Bernatowicz

2001, TimeLine Theatre

Hedda Gabler

d. Lynn Bernatowicz

2001, Circle Theatre

Music Direction/Orchestration/Arranging

101 Dalmatians (arrangements, transcription, and additional composition)

d. Barry Dougherty

2018, Harmony Theater, Inc., Blue Bell, PA

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (arrangements, transcription, additional composition, and accompaniment recordings)

d. Barry Dougherty

2017, Keith Valley Middle School

Meet Me In St. Louis (arrangements, transcription)

d. Barry Dougherty

2015, Lower Moreland High School

Pippin: A Bollywood Spectacular (arranger)

d. Kevin Bellie

2012, Circle Theatre

City on the Make Remount (co-arranger and pianist)

d. Sheldon Patinkin

2012, Columbia College

The Ritz, finale medley

d. Kevin Bellie

2012, Circle Theatre

Urinetown

d. Kevin Bellie

2011, Circle Theatre

String Arrangements

d. An Dochas and Michael Londra

2011, Coeur d'Alene Symphony

Threads of Silk Gala Benefit

d. Jerry O'Boyle

2010, Silk Road Theatre Project

bare, a Pop Opera

d. Don Smith and Paula Taylor

2010, Stage Door Fine Arts

Star Spangled Banner

d. Jamil Khoury

2010, Silk Road Theatre Project for July 28 White Sox game

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

d. Kevin Bellie

2010, Noble Fool Pheasant Run

Little Women

d. Bob Knuth

2009, Circle Theatre

Fall 2009 Music Theatre Showcase

d. Luis Perez

2009, Roosevelt University

Big River (String Arrangements)

d. Page McCloud

2009, Batavia High School

Opening Day (World Premiere)

d. Elizabeth Margolius

2009, Theatre Building Chicago

The Taffetas

d. Kevin Bellie

2009, Noble Fool Pheasant Run

Old Time Radio Recreations

d. Ben Dooley and Pam Turlow

2008-Present

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

d. Kevin Bellie

2008, Noble Fool Pheasant Run

Peter Pan

d. Jeff Cass

2007, Circle Theatre

Robinson Crusoe (Musical Arrangements)

d. John Szostek

2007, Piccolo Theatre

All Shook Up

d. Catherine Ferraro, Jeremy Myers, Bridget Schreiber

2007, Circle Theatre

Wedding Dance from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

d. Kevin Bellie

2007 WGN Thanksgiving Day Parade

Urinetown

d. Jeff Cass

2007, Circle Theatre

The Showgirl of 52nd Street

d. Brian Bentlin

2007, Theatre Building Chicago

Blood Brothers

d. Kelly Schumann and Darci Nalepa

2007, Circle Theatre

Mack & Mabel

d. Kevin Bellie

2007, Circle Theatre

Meet Me In St. Louis

d. Bob Knuth

2006, Circle Theatre

Roasting Chestnuts

d. Kevin Bellie

2006, Noble Fool Pheasant Run

Into the Woods

d. Kelly Schumann and Catherine Ferraro

2006, Circle Theatre

Sweet Smell of Success, (post-Broadway Premiere)

d. Kevin Bellie

2006, Circle Theatre

Beauty and the Beast

d. Jeff Cass

2006, Circle Theatre

Femme Fatales

d. Tiffany Joy Ross

2006, Bruised Orange

Judy's Scary Little Xmas

d. Tim Howard

2005, Handbag Productions

A Nutcracker Christmas

d. Dado Rothenberg

2005, Emerald City

The Devil and Dexter Webster

d. Alex Levy

2005, Theatre Building Chicago

Crazy for You

d. Jeff Cass

2005, Circle Theatre

Fiddler On The Roof

d. Kelly Schumann and Catherine Ferraro

2005, Circle Theatre

St. Peter's Umbrella (World Premiere)

d. Diana Basmajian

2005, Theatre Building Chicago

The Wizard of Oz

d. Dado Rothenberg

2004, Emerald City

Oliver

d. Erika Goodman and Ryan Russ

2004, Circle Theatre

Scarrie (workshop production)

d. David Cerda

2004, Handbag Productions

Footloose

d. Kelly Schumann and Catherine Ferraro

2003, Circle Theatre

The Music Man

d. Kelly Schumann and Catherine Ferraro

2003, Circle Theatre

Pinafore!

d. Mark Savage

2003, Bailiwick Repertory and Ford Ampitheatre, Los Angeles

Damn Yankees

d. Kelly Schumann and Catherine Ferraro

2003, Circle Theatre

Guys and Dolls

d. Kelly Schumann and Catherine Ferraro

2002, Circle Theatre

Cannibal!, the Musical

d. Talon Beeson

2002, The Great Beast Theater

Cyrano the Musical

d. Kevin Bellie

1998, Circle Theatre

TV/Film

Composer and Sound Recorder, The Four Hijabs, video play

d. Elizabeth Wuerffel

2016, Silk Road Rising

Composer, Multi Meets Poly: Multiculturalism and Polyculturalism Go on a First Date, video play

d. A. George Bajalia

2015, Silk Road Rising

Composer, Sacred Stages: A Church, a Theatre, and a Story, documentary

d. Mailk Gillani and Jamil Khoury

2014, Silk Road Rising

Composer, The Balancing Arab, video play

d. Anne Jacques

2012, Silk Road Rising

Composer, Not Quite White, video play

d. Jamil Khoury and Stephen Combs

2012, Silk Road Rising

Conductor and Keyboards, Beyond Celtic PBS Special (Emmy Nominated)

featuring An Dochas, Michael Londra, De Dannan, and Sephira

2011, Mindfox Productions, San Bernardino, CA

Performance

Keyboardist

21st Century Chorale

2017-present

Six Paintings for Piano and Violin

by John Huenemann

2012, Access Contemporary Music Weekly Readings

Conductor/Pianist City on the Make

d. Sheldon Patinkin

2012, Columbia College

Pianist and Organist for Sunday Services

Unity Temple, Oak Park

2009-present

Keyboardist for Michael Londra and Celtic Fire

d. Michael Londra and Mellad Abeid

2009-2014

Member of The Caroling Party

d. Paul Iams and Patti Lupo

2006-2008

Oliver, Thou Shalt Not (post-Broadway Premiere)

d. Kevin Bellie

2005, Circle Theatre

Durdles, The Mystery of Edwin Drood

d. Kevin Bellie

2004, Circle Theatre

Gold, The Wild Party

d. Kevin Bellie

2002, Circle Theatre

Various characters, Shindig

d. Kevin Bellie

2000 and 2002, Circle Theatre

Ensemble, Rags

d. Kevin Bellie

1997, Circle Theatre

Honors

Joseph Jefferson Equity Award Recipient

Outstanding Sound Design

Scorched, 2010, Silk Road Theatre Project

Joseph Jefferson Non-Equity Award Nomination

Outstanding Sound Design

Night of the Iguana, 2007, Raven Theatre

Joseph Jefferson Non-Equity Award Nomination

Outstanding Sound Design

Fool For Love, 2004, Circle Theatre

 

 

 

Technical/Software

Cool Edit Pro/Adobe Audition

 

 

Cakewalk SONAR XI Producer

 

 

Garritan Personal Orchestra

 

 

Sibelius

 

 

SFX

 

 

QLab

 

 

Foley/Field Recordings

 

 

Sound Design - initial concept through full realization

Other Skills

Set Construction/Advanced Carpentry

 

 

Experienced Motorcylist

 

 

Basic website and advanced database development and maintenance

 

Voiceover work