Peter Scott Lewis is an American composer based in San Francisco. We were undergrads together at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Peter has a new album out, Pacific Triptych (24/96 download and CD, Sono Luminus SLE-70040). This album holds three works for solo piano. Motion seems to be a theme: the title piece includes the sections “Following the Sunrise” and “Travelling Music.” (The third is “Toccata.”) Another work is AnAmerican Travelogue, Book 1, in four movements. My favorite is SevenNuggets. The title refers to “a group of uncut, yet brilliant gemstones.”Most nuggets run less than three minutes. I particularly like the sixth,“Emerald, Uncut.” This is a great, focused musical program. I wish I’d thought it up!

Lewis’s music is tight and concise, with active, forward-driving rhythms to the front; it is not spacey trance music. Pacific Triptych was originally scored for orchestra; a solo piano version was completed later. Pianist Blair McMillen performs with strength and conviction on a Hamburg Steinway D, from 1987, at Oktaven Audio in MountVernon, New York. Owned by engineer Ryan Streber, Oktaven has one of the larger studio spaces in the New York metro region. The studio has two SteinwayDs, a New York version and the Hamburg. Variation exists from one instrument to the next, but in general the Hamburg-built pianos are known for a more burnished, less forward-sounding tone than their New York cousins—perfect for solo or chamber music recordings. Sasha Matson: Stereophile Magazine, January 2026 (Reference: Wilson: Sabrina V review)

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Peter Scott Lewis is an American composer based in San Francisco. We were undergrads together at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Peter has a new album out, Pacific Triptych (24/96 download and CD, Sono Luminus SLE-70040). This album holds three works for solo piano. Motion seems to be a theme: the title piece includes the sections “Following the Sunrise” and “Travelling Music.” (The third is “Toccata.”) Another work is AnAmerican Travelogue, Book 1, in four movements. My favorite is SevenNuggets. The title refers to “a group of uncut, yet brilliant gemstones.”Most nuggets run less than three minutes. I particularly like the sixth,“Emerald, Uncut.” This is a great, focused musical program. I wish I’d thought it up!

Lewis’s music is tight and concise, with active, forward-driving rhythms to the front; it is not spacey trance music. Pacific Triptych was originally scored for orchestra; a solo piano version was completed later. Pianist Blair McMillen performs with strength and conviction on a Hamburg Steinway D, from 1987, at Oktaven Audio in MountVernon, New York. Owned by engineer Ryan Streber, Oktaven has one of the larger studio spaces in the New York metro region. The studio has two SteinwayDs, a New York version and the Hamburg. Variation exists from one instrument to the next, but in general the Hamburg-built pianos are known for a more burnished, less forward-sounding tone than their New York cousins—perfect for solo or chamber music recordings. Sasha Matson: Stereophile Magazine, January 2026 (Reference: Wilson: Sabrina V review)

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Peter Scott Lewis is an American composer based in San Francisco. We were undergrads together at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Peter has a new album out, Pacific Triptych (24/96 download and CD, Sono Luminus SLE-70040). This album holds three works for solo piano. Motion seems to be a theme: the title piece includes the sections “Following the Sunrise” and “Travelling Music.” (The third is “Toccata.”) Another work is AnAmerican Travelogue, Book 1, in four movements. My favorite is SevenNuggets. The title refers to “a group of uncut, yet brilliant gemstones.”Most nuggets run less than three minutes. I particularly like the sixth,“Emerald, Uncut.” This is a great, focused musical program. I wish I’d thought it up!

Lewis’s music is tight and concise, with active, forward-driving rhythms to the front; it is not spacey trance music. Pacific Triptych was originally scored for orchestra; a solo piano version was completed later. Pianist Blair McMillen performs with strength and conviction on a Hamburg Steinway D, from 1987, at Oktaven Audio in MountVernon, New York. Owned by engineer Ryan Streber, Oktaven has one of the larger studio spaces in the New York metro region. The studio has two SteinwayDs, a New York version and the Hamburg. Variation exists from one instrument to the next, but in general the Hamburg-built pianos are known for a more burnished, less forward-sounding tone than their New York cousins—perfect for solo or chamber music recordings. Sasha Matson: Stereophile Magazine, January 2026 (Reference: Wilson: Sabrina V review)

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Peter Scott Lewis is an American composer based in San Francisco. We were undergrads together at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Peter has a new album out, Pacific Triptych (24/96 download and CD, Sono Luminus SLE-70040). This album holds three works for solo piano. Motion seems to be a theme: the title piece includes the sections “Following the Sunrise” and “Travelling Music.” (The third is “Toccata.”) Another work is AnAmerican Travelogue, Book 1, in four movements. My favorite is SevenNuggets. The title refers to “a group of uncut, yet brilliant gemstones.”Most nuggets run less than three minutes. I particularly like the sixth,“Emerald, Uncut.” This is a great, focused musical program. I wish I’d thought it up!

Lewis’s music is tight and concise, with active, forward-driving rhythms to the front; it is not spacey trance music. Pacific Triptych was originally scored for orchestra; a solo piano version was completed later. Pianist Blair McMillen performs with strength and conviction on a Hamburg Steinway D, from 1987, at Oktaven Audio in MountVernon, New York. Owned by engineer Ryan Streber, Oktaven has one of the larger studio spaces in the New York metro region. The studio has two SteinwayDs, a New York version and the Hamburg. Variation exists from one instrument to the next, but in general the Hamburg-built pianos are known for a more burnished, less forward-sounding tone than their New York cousins—perfect for solo or chamber music recordings. Sasha Matson: Stereophile Magazine, January 2026 (Reference: Wilson: Sabrina V review)

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Peter Scott Lewis is an American composer based in San Francisco. We were undergrads together at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Peter has a new album out, Pacific Triptych (24/96 download and CD, Sono Luminus SLE-70040). This album holds three works for solo piano. Motion seems to be a theme: the title piece includes the sections “Following the Sunrise” and “Travelling Music.” (The third is “Toccata.”) Another work is AnAmerican Travelogue, Book 1, in four movements. My favorite is SevenNuggets. The title refers to “a group of uncut, yet brilliant gemstones.”Most nuggets run less than three minutes. I particularly like the sixth,“Emerald, Uncut.” This is a great, focused musical program. I wish I’d thought it up!

Lewis’s music is tight and concise, with active, forward-driving rhythms to the front; it is not spacey trance music. Pacific Triptych was originally scored for orchestra; a solo piano version was completed later. Pianist Blair McMillen performs with strength and conviction on a Hamburg Steinway D, from 1987, at Oktaven Audio in MountVernon, New York. Owned by engineer Ryan Streber, Oktaven has one of the larger studio spaces in the New York metro region. The studio has two SteinwayDs, a New York version and the Hamburg. Variation exists from one instrument to the next, but in general the Hamburg-built pianos are known for a more burnished, less forward-sounding tone than their New York cousins—perfect for solo or chamber music recordings. Sasha Matson: Stereophile Magazine, January 2026 (Reference: Wilson: Sabrina V review)

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Peter Scott Lewis is an American composer based in San Francisco. We were undergrads together at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Peter has a new album out, Pacific Triptych (24/96 download and CD, Sono Luminus SLE-70040). This album holds three works for solo piano. Motion seems to be a theme: the title piece includes the sections “Following the Sunrise” and “Travelling Music.” (The third is “Toccata.”) Another work is AnAmerican Travelogue, Book 1, in four movements. My favorite is SevenNuggets. The title refers to “a group of uncut, yet brilliant gemstones.”Most nuggets run less than three minutes. I particularly like the sixth,“Emerald, Uncut.” This is a great, focused musical program. I wish I’d thought it up!

Lewis’s music is tight and concise, with active, forward-driving rhythms to the front; it is not spacey trance music. Pacific Triptych was originally scored for orchestra; a solo piano version was completed later. Pianist Blair McMillen performs with strength and conviction on a Hamburg Steinway D, from 1987, at Oktaven Audio in MountVernon, New York. Owned by engineer Ryan Streber, Oktaven has one of the larger studio spaces in the New York metro region. The studio has two SteinwayDs, a New York version and the Hamburg. Variation exists from one instrument to the next, but in general the Hamburg-built pianos are known for a more burnished, less forward-sounding tone than their New York cousins—perfect for solo or chamber music recordings. Sasha Matson: Stereophile Magazine, January 2026 (Reference: Wilson: Sabrina V review)

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Peter Scott Lewis is an American composer based in San Francisco. We were undergrads together at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Peter has a new album out, Pacific Triptych (24/96 download and CD, Sono Luminus SLE-70040). This album holds three works for solo piano. Motion seems to be a theme: the title piece includes the sections “Following the Sunrise” and “Travelling Music.” (The third is “Toccata.”) Another work is AnAmerican Travelogue, Book 1, in four movements. My favorite is SevenNuggets. The title refers to “a group of uncut, yet brilliant gemstones.”Most nuggets run less than three minutes. I particularly like the sixth,“Emerald, Uncut.” This is a great, focused musical program. I wish I’d thought it up!

Lewis’s music is tight and concise, with active, forward-driving rhythms to the front; it is not spacey trance music. Pacific Triptych was originally scored for orchestra; a solo piano version was completed later. Pianist Blair McMillen performs with strength and conviction on a Hamburg Steinway D, from 1987, at Oktaven Audio in MountVernon, New York. Owned by engineer Ryan Streber, Oktaven has one of the larger studio spaces in the New York metro region. The studio has two SteinwayDs, a New York version and the Hamburg. Variation exists from one instrument to the next, but in general the Hamburg-built pianos are known for a more burnished, less forward-sounding tone than their New York cousins—perfect for solo or chamber music recordings. Sasha Matson: Stereophile Magazine, January 2026 (Reference: Wilson: Sabrina V review)

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Peter Scott Lewis is an American composer based in San Francisco. We were undergrads together at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Peter has a new album out, Pacific Triptych (24/96 download and CD, Sono Luminus SLE-70040). This album holds three works for solo piano. Motion seems to be a theme: the title piece includes the sections “Following the Sunrise” and “Travelling Music.” (The third is “Toccata.”) Another work is AnAmerican Travelogue, Book 1, in four movements. My favorite is SevenNuggets. The title refers to “a group of uncut, yet brilliant gemstones.”Most nuggets run less than three minutes. I particularly like the sixth,“Emerald, Uncut.” This is a great, focused musical program. I wish I’d thought it up!

Lewis’s music is tight and concise, with active, forward-driving rhythms to the front; it is not spacey trance music. Pacific Triptych was originally scored for orchestra; a solo piano version was completed later. Pianist Blair McMillen performs with strength and conviction on a Hamburg Steinway D, from 1987, at Oktaven Audio in MountVernon, New York. Owned by engineer Ryan Streber, Oktaven has one of the larger studio spaces in the New York metro region. The studio has two SteinwayDs, a New York version and the Hamburg. Variation exists from one instrument to the next, but in general the Hamburg-built pianos are known for a more burnished, less forward-sounding tone than their New York cousins—perfect for solo or chamber music recordings. Sasha Matson: Stereophile Magazine, January 2026 (Reference: Wilson: Sabrina V review)

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Peter Scott Lewis is an American composer based in San Francisco. We were undergrads together at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Peter has a new album out, Pacific Triptych (24/96 download and CD, Sono Luminus SLE-70040). This album holds three works for solo piano. Motion seems to be a theme: the title piece includes the sections “Following the Sunrise” and “Travelling Music.” (The third is “Toccata.”) Another work is AnAmerican Travelogue, Book 1, in four movements. My favorite is SevenNuggets. The title refers to “a group of uncut, yet brilliant gemstones.”Most nuggets run less than three minutes. I particularly like the sixth,“Emerald, Uncut.” This is a great, focused musical program. I wish I’d thought it up!

Lewis’s music is tight and concise, with active, forward-driving rhythms to the front; it is not spacey trance music. Pacific Triptych was originally scored for orchestra; a solo piano version was completed later. Pianist Blair McMillen performs with strength and conviction on a Hamburg Steinway D, from 1987, at Oktaven Audio in MountVernon, New York. Owned by engineer Ryan Streber, Oktaven has one of the larger studio spaces in the New York metro region. The studio has two SteinwayDs, a New York version and the Hamburg. Variation exists from one instrument to the next, but in general the Hamburg-built pianos are known for a more burnished, less forward-sounding tone than their New York cousins—perfect for solo or chamber music recordings. Sasha Matson: Stereophile Magazine, January 2026 (Reference: Wilson: Sabrina V review)

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