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, Harp, Harp Concerto, Programme Notes, Soloist & String Orchestra
I. The Dancing White Lady; II. The Red-backed Spider; III. The Black Widow; IV. Tarantula 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...
Chamber Orchestra, Concertos, Programme Notes, Soloist & String Orchestra, String Orchestra, 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 output....
Chamber Orchestra, Concertos, Soloist & String Orchestra, String Orchestra, Wind, 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...
Chamber Orchestra, Soloist & String Orchestra, Song/Solo Voice, String Orchestra
From the Te Deum Details Written 1988 String Orchestra + Solo Instrument Soprano and Strings Length 6 Commission: Docklands Sinfonia Publisher: Josef Weinberger First Performance Blackheath Concert Halls, London, 6th June 1992 Amanda Roocroft, soprano / Docklands...
Chamber Orchestra, Concertos, Programme Notes, Soloist & String Orchestra, String Orchestra, Strings, Strings Concerto
Commissioned by the Goldberg Ensemble and Malcolm Layfield, and first performed at the Cheltenham International Festival of Music in 1992. Patterson’s Violin Concerto has become one of the most widely-travelled of all his works, with performances as far a field...
