A dedicated student of historical performance, Peter has performed with groups such as the Handel and Haydn Society, Smithsonian Academy Orchestra, Connecticut Early Music Festival, and Bach Virtuosi Festival. As a chamber musician he has appeared with A Far Cry, members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Juventas New Music Ensemble, and many local ensembles.

Peter received both his B.M. and M.M. at Boston University, studying with Benjamin Levy and Edwin Barker, respectively, of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. While a student, he attended the Tanglewood Music Center, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, National Orchestral Institute, and spent three summers at the Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival. He additionally studied historical performance with Heather Miller-Lardin of the Handel and Haydn Society.