As a young free-lance player in New York in the early 80's, Peter came into contact with the renowned American composer John Corigliano who was writing his Pied Piper Fantasy flute concerto for the great Irish flutist James Galway. Corigliano used Bacchus to try out what he was writing for Galway. It was this contact with Corigliano that inspired him to become a composer. Shortly after, he started studying composition with Corigliano at CUNY Lehman College, where he received his master's degree. He also studied composition with Narcís Bonet and orchestration with John David Earnest.

The recent premiere of his orchestral work, The Wind in Tall Trees, which Peter conducted with the Colonial Symphony Orchestra in the U.S., was described by the Classical New Jersey Society Journal in the following manner: "[Bacchus] is the owner of a fine ear for orchestral color. The first movement, "Swept Away/Reverie", blew along like the wind toward an unknowable goal … His shimmering clusters in the strings and slides to new pitches captured the essence of tree limbs swaying, making the wind "visible". "Shifting Winds", the second movement, proved to be a driving and exciting dance. Meters changed and dynamic levels rose and fell effectively."

Peter’s compositions, arrangements and orchestrations are published by Dinsic Publications.

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Sound Bites
The Wind in Tall Trees for orchestra I	3:00
The Wind in Tall Trees for orchestra II	1:54
A Wish for Good Things for orchestra (Midi)	2:02
Fantasy after G. Giovanni for brass and perc.	1:34
Quartet for Diverse Flutes, Moto Perpetuo	1:43