Pēteris Butāns (22/08/1942), a Latvian composer; born in Daugavpils. He has gained diplomas in two music specialties. In 1960, after finishing the Daugavpils College of Music, he enrolled in the Latvian State Conservatory’s Choir Conductor program, where, under the tutelage of Imants Kokars, he completed his studies in 1965. Many years later, he enrolled in the Latvian Academy of Music’s Composition program, and he graduated in 1990 (studying with Pēteris Plakidis).