Pete Deshler is a composer, music educator and conductor living in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. Pete’s music often combines folk and Renaissance melodies with contemporary compositional practices. He has completed commissions for the Lafayette College Concert Band, Allentown Municipal Band, Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church, St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bethlehem and the Easton Area School District. Pete has music published by Colla Voce Music and Imagine Music Publishing. 

Pete earned his Bachelor of Science in Music Education from West Chester University in 1997 where he performed in the W.C.U. Concert Choir under the direction of both Dr. Donald Nally and Dr. David DeVenney.  He began teaching music at Easton Area High School in 1998.  Mr. Deshler’s duties have included conducting the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Camerata, Sophomore Women’s Choir, teaching Music Theory, Music Theory 2, Advanced Placement Music Theory, Voice Lab and instrumental lessons.  Pete earned his Master of Music Education from West Chester University in 2003, where he studied voice under Alan Wagner.  He has privately studied music composition under Dr. Larry Lipkis, Dr. Tae Sakamoto and Dr. Kirk O’Riordan.

            Since graduating Pete has performed with Lehigh Choral Union, Twin Rivers Choral Society and as a soloist with his wife Marisa.  Mr. Deshler has also been the director of the Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Men’s Choir, the Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Summer Concert Series, the assistant conductor of the Twin Rivers Choral Society and is a founding member of the Wandering Singers.  Pete is the director of the Jerusalem Singers, which he founded in 1996.