Called a “Modern Master” by The Strad, Dr. Peter Askim is a composer, conductor, bassist, and educator. He is the Artistic Director of the Next Festival of Emerging Artists, the conductor of the Raleigh Civic Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Director of Orchestral Activities at North Carolina State University. Previously Music Director and Composer-in-Residence of the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra, he has had commissions and performances from the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Honolulu Symphony, and the International Society of Bassists, just to name a few.