Pete Stollery
Creator, Educator, Technical
Technical Specialisms sound mapping
Biography
Pete Stollery (born 1960) studied composition with Jonty Harrison at the University of Birmingham, where he was one of the first members of BEAST in the early ’80s. He composes music for concert hall performance, particularly electroacoustic music and more recently has created work for outside the concert hall, including sound installations and internet projects.
He has collaborated with practitioners from other artistic disciplines, particularly dance and sculpture and has produced music and sound design for a number of UK visitor attractions including Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, Magna in Rotherham and St Patrick’s World in Downpatrick (Northern Ireland).
He is Professor of Composition and Electroacoustic Music and Director of the Electroacoustic Music Studio at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland), delivering courses on the creative applications of technology in music to students and the general public.
In 1996, along with Alistair MacDonald, Robert Dow and Simon Atkinson, he established the group invisiblEARts whose aim is to perform acousmatic music throughout Scotland and to promote Scottish acousmatic music to a wider audience, both within Scotland and abroad.
He is also Chair of sound, a new music incubator in NE Scotland, a position he has held since 2012.
His music is published by the Canadian label empreintes DIGITALes.
publisher - empreintes DIGITALes
research group - SERG
work - University of Aberdeen
News and New Projects Composers' Conversations - Pete and Joe Stollery, On a Wing and a Prayer - presentation, Aides... mémoires... Project album launch, Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
Residence/Main Office Monymusk, Aberdeen
Year of birth 1960
Contact email
Works
| Title | Year composed | Instrumentation Genre |
|---|---|---|
| Close... | 2024 | Sound Art |
Events
| Date | Title | Venue |
| 8 Feb 2025, 6 p.m. | On a Wing and A Prayer – Musical Performance | Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, None |
Upcoming events
- 08 Feb 2026, 15:00
[The Pilgrim's Path] - 09 Feb 2026, 12:30
[Covfefe: online monthly coffee chat for composers & musicians] - 11 Feb 2026, 13:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 12 Feb 2026, 19:30
[BRUCKNER'S SKULL (Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Digital Season)] - 18 Feb 2026, 13:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls]
Recent updates
Works
- Quartet no 6 (Ma), by Matthew Whiteside
- Perihelion, by Neil Tòmas Smith
- Above the Stars, by Aileen Sweeney
Events
- opensound: Writing for Violin with Darragh Morgan
- Between Light and Shadow
- Nordic Resonance, Spazju Kreattiv Malta | Renzo Spiteri & Richard Craig
Projects
- Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Apply For Red Note FACTORY (DEVISING) WEEKEND
- Noisy Nights in Glasgow – Call for Scores
- Red Note is looking for a new Chair of the Board
