Promises Made

Peter Baron (Music, Lyrics and Book). Promises Made marks Peter's debut in musical theater. Touring the East Coast for two years as a back up band to larger rock acts, he used the experience to enhance his musical and vocal skills as he continued to write and play originals. All this culminated in an album of originals at Columbia Records. It was years later that he realized that his song, "No more football", a major production number on the album was really the premise for an epic generational musical. Since that revelation, the urgent message of Promises Made has been a driving force.

Having completed a world class run at the prestigious Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale, Peter and the team are exploring venues in Philadelphia for a two week run in fall.

Peter is also concentrating on the development of his newest musical piece, Brother's Keeper. "Keeper is a music and story driven, four character show. Being a time convoluted mystery- morality play, it is a bit quirky. It shows a ton of respect for an audience's instinct." says Peter. Mark Miville, one of the creative team members, sums up Brother's Keeper as "a great Les Mis episode of Law and Order".

Mark Sensinger (Arranger/ Orchestrator) earned his BM in Jazz Composition at Berklee College of Music. His theater arranging and orchestration credits include Network Effect (2003), Terms of Endowment (2004), The Wizard of Hawes (2005), Indecent Disclosure (2006), The Phantom of Baker Library (2007), The Devil Wears Crimson (2010), and Somewhere Over the Footbridge (2011) produced by the Harvard Business School. In 2010, Mark orchestrated The Rat Pack: A Swinging’ Celebration and The Rat Pack: A Symphonic Celebration for Broadway Pops International.

In 2009, Mr. Sensinger’s orchestral suite The Taiwan Sketches had its premier performance by the Northeast Symphony Orchestra. The same year, he also composed A Wentworth Celebration! for the New England Society Orchestra and The Merrimack Holiday Pops March for the New England Wind Symphony. In 2010, his composition A Christmas Concerto debuted in a concert featuring virtuoso violinist (and former Jascha Heifitz student) Elliott Markow performing with the New England Wind Symphony. As a contributing composer to Smash Haus music, his input has been sought on TV Shows including Let’s Make a Deal and Sarah Palin’s Alaska. The year 2010 also marked Mr. Sensinger’s radio debut with his pieces Summer Snow of Tong Hua Blossoms (from The Taiwan Sketches) and Table for One receiving airplay in Asia and Europe respectively.

Mark has been part of the Promises Made team since 2002. His other current projects include This Excellent Desolation, an orchestral suite inspired by the works of American painter Edward Hopper. He lives in the Boston area with his wife and daughter. For more information, visit www.marksensinger.com.