Bios

Timothy Peterson, after receiving his Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance and education from the University of New York at Fredonia, graduated from Syracuse University with a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance with a concentration in accompaniment. He most recently lived in Boca Raton, Florida, where he sang with the Master Chorale of South Florida, serving on its board for nearly 7 years. He was the director of music/organist at Christ Lutheran Church in Ft. Lauderdale, as well as serving as a staff accompanist in the music department at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Mr Peterson has been a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and served as the secretary and treasurer of the Intracoastal chapter of NATS, now known as the Florida Gold Coast Chapter. He has served in many churches including Presbyterian, Episcopal, Methodist, United Church of Christ, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

Mr. Peterson moved to Key West in August 2015, with his husband, Brian Wagstaff, who is the doctor at Key West Urgent Care, on Flagler at Government Road. You may remember Tim as the music director for “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” which played at the Key West Theater, and a few years ago for the production of “Oklahoma Smith”. He also was one of the directors for “Free Beer Tomorrow”, as well as the music director for “Silence, the musical”, in 2016. Since moving to Key West, he has been active in the music scene. He was the accompanist for the Keys Chorale for nearly two years, shared in the accompanying duties for the Key West Master Work Chorale under the baton of Dean Walters, and has been the accompanist for the Key West High School chorus. He was also instrumental in starting the Southernmost Chamber Music Society , which features local, classically trained musicians. Mr. Peterson has been a collaborative artist and a church musician for more than 40 years, and is the organist/director of Music at St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Key West.