Concertos, Programme Notes, Soloist & String Orchestra, Strings Concerto
The Double Bass Concerto was commissioned by Leon Bosch who gave the first performance at the Minehead Festival in July 2018 with the Festival Orchestra conducted by Richard Dickins. 1. Allegro deciso After a short, bustling, rhythmically complex and unison orchestral...
Concertos, Piano Reduction, Programme Notes, Strings, Strings Concerto
Recitative; Aria; Intermezzo; Tarantella Paul Patterson has had a long relationship with the world of the string instrument. Works like the Sinfonia for Strings, Tides of Mananan and the often performed Violin and Cello concertos are central to his instrumental...
Concertos, Piano Reduction, Programme Notes, Wind & Brass, Wind Concerto
I. Allegro vivace; II. Tranquillo; III. Allegro molto The “Phoenix Concerto” is the latest in a string of concertos which has occupied Patterson in the last decade; it was commissioned by David Bowerman for Emily Pailthorpe, who premiered it with the...
Concertos, Harp, Harp Concerto, Soloist & Orchestra
Video: Please click here to see a performance of the Fantasia by Juliana Mystov at the Dutch Harp Competition 2014 Details Written 2014 Orchestra + Solo Instrument Solo Harp and Orchestra. 2.1.2.1/2Hn.1Tr/Timp/Strings Length 11′ Commission: Dutch International...
Concertos, Harp, Harp Concerto, Programme Notes, Soloist & String Orchestra
The “Spider’s Web” takes the form of a mini concerto in 4 movements for solo harp and string orchestra. It is based on “Spiders” for solo harp written in 1985 which has since become popular amongst harpists internationally. The solo harp...
Concertos, Programme Notes, Soloist & Orchestra, Strings, Strings Concerto
I. Toccata II. Barcarolle III. Valse-Scherzo Patterson has written a number of concertos featuring stringed instruments, and this work is his second for solo violin. It was commissioned by the Kingston Philharmonia in memory of Sylvia Green and specially written for...