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Robert Paterson
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Hailed by the press as "highly gifted," having "creative powers working on a higher plane" and writing "exuberant and rhythmically vital music marked by energy and a wonderful sense of color," Composer Robert Paterson's richly colorful, wildly eclectic and intensely rhythmic music is increasingly in demand by musicians and audiences alike. Influenced by the past and present as well as visual art, nature, and machines, Paterson's recent compositions are inspired by everything from the changing seasons, crashing waves and Dali's melting clocks to animated cartoons and the life of New York Mets Baseball catcher Mike Piazza.
A Copland Award recipient, recent performances included the European premiere and sixteen additional performances of Dancing Games by the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire (France), Jonathan Schiffman, conducting, Wind Quintet by the Philharmonia Quintet (Poland), Embracing the Wind by the Aureole Trio and New York Harp Trio, Bright Horizons, commissioned for the 100th anniversary of the IHS Orchestra and the world premiere of Crimson Earth by the University of Connecticut Wind Ensemble under Jeffrey Renshaw.
Recent premieres include the Louisville Orchestra world premiere of Electric Lines, a work previously selected for the Minnesota Orchestra and American Composers Orchestra's Whitaker New Music Readings, a new song cycle for baritone and chamber ensemble called Winter Songs for baritone-bass David Neal and the Society for New Music, commissioned through the New Yok State Music Fund, and a new work for the American Modern Ensemble called Eating Variations, for baritone and chamber ensemble.
Other ensembles that have performed Paterson's works include The New York New Music Ensemble, Fireworks Ensemble, Da Capo Chamber Players, California EAR Unit, Cygnus, Ensemble Aleph (Paris), Ensemble Nouvelles Consonances (Belgium), the Kairos String Quartet, the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, the Russian Chamber Orchestra, the MANCA Festival presented by the Centre National de Creation Musicale (CIRM) and the June in Buffalo new music festival.
Upcoming and recent commissions through the 2009-10 season include Eternal Reflections for the Volti choir of San Francisco, Tongue and Groove alto sax and marimba played with six mallets for Jeremy Justeson and a consortium of saxophonists and a new work entitled The Book of Goddesses for the MAYA trio and choreographed dancers. Paterson is also working on a new, feature-length, two-act opera entitled A Child Possessed, based on the award-winning book by R.C. Hutchinson, with writer and librettist David Cote.
Paterson has received fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, the Aspen Music Festival, Cornell University and the Atlantic Center for the Arts, in addition to grants and awards from Meet The Composer, the American Music Center, ASCAP, the American Composers Forum, the Jerome Composers Commissioning Program, the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts, the Copland Award and the Society for New Music's Brian M. Israel Prize. Paterson appears on recordings for Mode Records, Bridge Records, Centaur Records, Capstone, and Riax.
Born in 1970, Paterson was raised in Buffalo, New York, the son of a sculptor and a painter. Although his first love was percussion, he soon discovered a passion for composition, writing his first piece at age thirteen. Paterson is active as a professional percussionist and pioneered the development of a six-mallet marimba technique, presenting the world's first all six-mallet marimba recital at the Eastman School of Music in 1993. Paterson has received degrees from Eastman (BM), Indiana University (MM), and Cornell University (DMA), and his composition teachers include Frederick Fox, Aaron Jay Kernis, Christopher Rouse, Joseph Schwantner, Roberto Sierra, and Steven Stucky. He resides in New York City with his wife, Victoria, a violinist with whom he formed the American Modern Ensemble, and their two-year-old son Dylan.
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Sun Trio
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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2008
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00:40:00
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Winter Songs
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Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble
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2008
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00:20:00
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Eating Variations
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Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble
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2006
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00:08:30
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The Essence of Gravity
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Chorus, with or without Solo Voices
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2005
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00:15:00
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Enlightened City
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Orchestra
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2005
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00:08:00
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Stepping Into The Batter's Box
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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2005
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00:18:00
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Komodo
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Solo instrument, non-keyboard
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2004
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00:04:00
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Electric Lines
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Orchestra
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2004
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00:08:30
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The Thin Ice of Your Fragile Mind
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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2004
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00:08:30
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Wind Quintet
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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2004
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00:18:00
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Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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2003
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00:20:00
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Skylights
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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2002
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00:09:15
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Symphony in Three Movements
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Orchestra
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2002
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00:19:00
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Suite for String Orchestra
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Orchestra
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2001
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00:15:00
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Closet Full of Demons
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Orchestra
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2001
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00:06:30
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Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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2001
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00:15:00
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Braids
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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2000
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00:07:30
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Links & Chains
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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2000
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00:05:15
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Stealing Thunder
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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2000
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00:09:00
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Thursday
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1999
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00:12:00
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Four Walden Canons
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Chorus, with or without Solo Voices
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1999
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00:05:00
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Crimson Earth
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Band
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1999
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00:15:00
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Embracing the Wind
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1999
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00:10:00
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Star Crossing
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1999
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00:08:15
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Sextet
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1999
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00:08:15
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String Quartet No. 1
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1997
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00:22:00
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Fanfare
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1997
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00:05:00
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Meditation
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Keyboard
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1997
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00:04:00
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Quintus
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1996
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00:06:30
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Variations & Fantasies on an Accordion Song
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Keyboard
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1995
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00:08:30
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Journey Into Courage Suite
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1995
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00:13:00
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Up North
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1994
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00:14:30
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Postludes Nos. 1-3
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Solo instrument, non-keyboard
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1993
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00:09:00
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That's Amore
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1992
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00:06:00
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Fantasia for Tuba and Marimba
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1992
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00:06:00
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Excerptia Overture
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1991
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00:00:00
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Christmas Time
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1990
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00:10:00
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Merry Go Round
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Solo instrument, non-keyboard
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1990
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00:02:45
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The Biographies of Solitude
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Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble
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1990
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00:08:00
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Overture for Brass Quintet
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1990
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00:05:15
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Expressions
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1989
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00:05:00
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Duo for Flute and Marimba
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1989
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00:15:00
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Prison Cell
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1989
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00:10:00
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Humanus Ex Machina
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1989
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00:15:00
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Voices
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1988
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00:05:30
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Sabulum Reptilia
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1985
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00:15:00
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Helter Skelter
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Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
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1984
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00:08:30
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American Modern Ensemble: Powerhouse Pianists II
The American Modern Ensemble's final concerts of the season will feature our pianists Stephen Gosling and Blair McMillen performing works for two pianos, including Hallelujah Junction by John Adams, Chiaroscuro by John Corigliano, Kilter by Mary Ellen Chi
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6/25/2010 08:00 PM
Faust Harrison Pianos
205 West 58th Street New York NY 10019 us
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Phone:(212) 489-0666
Email:info@americanmodernensemble.org
Web:www.americanmodernensemble.org
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American Modern Ensemble: Powerhouse Pianists II
The American Modern Ensemble's final concerts of the season will feature our pianists Stephen Gosling and Blair McMillen performing works for two pianos, including Hallelujah Junction by John Adams, Chiaroscuro by John Corigliano, Kilter by Mary Ellen Chi
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6/24/2010 08:00 PM
Faust Harrison Pianos
205 West 58th Street New York NY 10019 us
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Phone:(212) 489-0666
Email:info@americanmodernensemble.org
Web:www.americanmodernensemble.org
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MAYA Commissions Concert
Program of premieres, including the world premiere of The Book of Goddesses for flute, harp and percussion. Other works on the program by Yotam Haber and Gabriel Erkoreka.
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6/8/2010 08:00 PM
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South New York NY 10012-1018 us
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Phone:(212) 477-0351
Email:
Web:http://www.judson.org/
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Volti Choir of San Francisco
World premiere of On The Day The World Ends by Robert Paterson, a new choral work commissioned by Volti. This work consists of settings of poems by Czeslaw Milosz, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Mary E. Frye. Tickets available online or at the door.
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5/15/2009 08:00 PM
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
2300 Bancroft Way Berkeley CA 94704 us
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Phone:(510) 848-5107
Email: info@voltisf.org
Web:www.voltisf.org
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American Modern Ensemble concert: What's So Funny?
Performance of Stepping Into The Batter's Box, He Hears His Father's Voice for tenor and piano, Paul Sperry, tenor. I will also be conducting at least one other work. Tickets $35, $30 (Students & Seniors).
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4/27/2009 07:30 PM
The Times Center
242 West 41st Street New York NY 10018 us
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Phone:800-272-9533
Email:timescenter@nytimes.com
Web:www.americanmodernensemble.org
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Volti Choir of San Francisco
World premiere of On The Day The World Ends by Robert Paterson, a new choral work commissioned by Volti. This work consists of settings of poems by Czeslaw Milosz, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Mary E. Frye. Tickets available online or at the door.
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4/16/2009 08:00 PM
St. Gregory of Nyssa Church
500 De Haro Stree San Francisco CA 94107 us
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Phone:415. 771. 3352
Email:iinfo@voltisf.org
Web:www.voltisf.org
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Kimberly Rowe Faculty Recital
Performance of Embracing the Wind by harpist Kimberly Rowe. She will be accompanied by flutist Heather Fortune, violist Scott Wagner and others. Free Admission.
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11/5/2008 08:00 PM
Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University
85 Girard Rd. Glassboro NJ 08028 us
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Phone:856.256.4000
Email:music@rowan.edu
Web:www.rowan.edu/colleges/fpa/music/
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New York Harp Trio concert
Performance of Embracing the Wind by Robert Paterson by the New York Harp Trio. Tickets Online: AU $25.
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10/21/2008 07:00 PM
Australian National Academy Of Music
South Melbourne Town Hall Main Hall, 210 Bank St. South Melbourne 3205 au
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Phone:61 3 9645 7911
Email:info@anam.com.au
Web:www.robpaterson.com/pages/performances/upcoming.html
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Ming Tsu and Friends, Music at the Court concert
World Premiere of Sun Trio for violin, cello and piano. This work will be premiered by a new trio, consisting of Ming Tsu, piano, Lorenz Gamma, violin and Joon Sung Jun, cello. I will be at this concert.
Tickets Online or at the Door (General Admission): $25; student/senior discounts available.
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10/19/2008 07:00 PM
Boston Court Theater
70 North Mentor Avenue Pasadena CA 91116 us
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Phone:626-683-6883
Email:
Web:http://www.bostoncourt.com/zeb_show.htm
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New York Harp Trio concert
Performance of Embracing the Wind by the New York Harp Trio. Free admission.
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10/13/2008 01:10 PM
The University of Melbourne
Conservatorium Building (near Gate 12) Victoria au
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Phone:84 002 705 224
Email:music-webmaster@unimelb.edu.au
Web:www.robpaterson.com/pages/performances/upcoming.html
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New York Harp Trio concert
Performance of Embracing the Wind by Robert Paterson, performed by the New York Harp Trio. THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT.
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10/11/2008 11:30 AM
Port Ferry Spring Music Festival
Port Ferry Victoria au
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Phone:
Email:
Web:http://www.portfairyspringfest.com.au/
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Charles McCracken Recital: Works for Bassoon
World premiere of Elegy for two bassoons and piano by Robert Paterson. This work was commissioned by Charles McCracken and Gordon Harris through the American Composers Forum.
The program will include two other 20th century works, a transcription of Debutante by Herbert L. Clarke and the rarely heard Sonata for Bassoon and Piano by Alvin Etler, as well as Baroque works by Zelenka and Corrette. Charles will be joined by Gilbert Dejean, bassoon and Elizabeth DiFelice, piano. Gilbert and Charles are both members of the American Symphony Orchestra's bassoon section.
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10/5/2008 07:00 PM
Christ & St. Steven's Episcopal Church
120 West 69th Street (between Broadway & Columbus) New York NY 10023 us
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Phone:212-787-2755
Email:admin@csschurch.org
Web:www.robpaterson.com/pages/performances/upcoming.html
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American Modern Ensemble concert: Women Who Rock
Entitled Women Who Rock, this program features music by eight of America's most exciting composers, including American Academy Award-winner Augusta Read Thomas, New York's own Missy Mazzoli, Vivian Fung and Alexandra du Bois. We will also perform music by Gabriella Frank, Hannah Lash, Roshanne Etezady and Laura Schwendinger. AME's Artistic Director Rob Paterson will interview the composers, and the concert will be followed by a reception where audience members can meet all of the artists and composers.
PROGRAM
Lies You Can Believe In - Missy Mazzoli
Stalk* - Hannah Lash
Dopo il duol, Dopo il mal (After Sorrow, After Woe) -Alexandra du Bois
Adagio para Amantani - Gabriela Frank
Miniatures - Vivian Fung
Mother-of-Pearl* - Roshanne Etezady
High Wire Act* - Laura Schwendinger
Passion Prayers* -Augusta Read Thomas
ARTISTS
Sato Moughalian, flute
Meighan Stoops, clarinet
Robin Zeh, violin
Victoria Paterson, violin
Danielle Farina, viola
Arash Amini, cello
Robert Burkhart, cello
Jacqueline Kerrod, harp
Pablo Rieppi, percussion
Matt Ward, percussion
Stephen Gosling, piano
Blair McMillen, piano
Robert Paterson, conductor
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9/29/2008 07:30 PM
The Times Center
242 W. 41st St. New York NY 10018 us
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Phone:800-272-9533
Email:timescenter@nytimes.com
Web:www.americanmodernensemble.org
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American Modern Ensemble concert: North Country
Purchase tickets online: $25, $20 (Students/Seniors)
Or call 800-272-9533 to order by phone.
New York premiere of Winter Songs for bass-baritone and chamber ensemble by Robert Paterson, David Neal, bass-baritone. Tickets $25, $20 (Students & Seniors).
PROGRAM:
Four on the Floor - Libby Larsen
Into the Morning Rain* - Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
A Garden for RKB - Elliot Schwartz
Dark Wind* - John Luther Adams
Winter Songs* - Robert Paterson
Courtship Songs - Stephen Paulus
Artists
David Neal, bass-baritone
Sato Moughalian, flute
Sarah Schram, oboe
Benjamin Fingland, clarinet
Meighan Stoops, clarinet
Robin Zeh, violin
Victoria Paterson, violin
Danielle Farina, viola
Robert Burkhart, cello
Eric Jacobsen, cello
Sean McClowry, double bass
Stephen Gosling, piano
Blair McMillen, piano
Robert Paterson, conductor
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1/25/2008 07:30 PM
The Times Center
242 West 41st Street New York NY 10018 us
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Phone:800-272-9533
Email:timescenter@nytimes.com
Web:www.americanmodernensemble.org
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| Artist: Derek Bermel |
| Title: Coming Together |
| Album: Soul Garden: Derek Bermel Chamber Works |
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