Steve Perillo – The Composer

Steven Perillo heads Perillo Tours, a tourismSince then, Steve Perillo has composed several
agency specializing in arranging tours and vacationsorchestral pieces. He has composed chamber
to Italy, Hawaii, and Israel since 1945. It is hismusic using several musical instruments, including
family owned business and he has been the Chiefthe flute, violin, and cello. He particularly enjoys
Executive Officer of this business for a long timecomposing piano works and is a self-confessed
now. He started the Steve Perillo Travel Showadmirer of the renowned musician, Bach, and
where he invites travel experts and they chatother legends of early classical music.
about interesting stuff related to travel andSteve Perillo’s many compositions include
exploring new places. It is a refreshing change toRequiem for a Goldfish, which was his first
talk about Steve Perillo – the composer, ascommercial soundtrack, released in 1999. This
most of the time, he makes headlines for beingcomposition received much appreciation from
the capable head of Perillo Tours and a wonderfulcritics and very soon Steve Perillo released two
host on his travel chat television show. Stevemore soundtracks - Perillo’s Magnificat and
Perillo has nurtured his interest in music since hisother Choral Masterpieces and Napoli. Steve
early childhood. He later showed a special liking forPerillo’s works range from pop music to
classical music and learnt to play the piano.contemporary classical music. He has received
In his college days, he was privileged to be aplenty of positive reviews for Napoli – a
music student of David Del Tredici, a famouscompilation of his orchestral Neapolitan melodies
American composer. After attaining a degreeand old classic favorites, such as ‘O Sole
from the Boston University, Steve Perillo workedMio’.
on music soundtracks for some time beforeIt is evident from his work that Steve Perillo is as
shouldering the responsibility of his family business,competent and skilled a musician as a CEO of a
Perillo Tours.high-profile travel agency.