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...
Harp, Harp Duo, Programme Notes
“Scorpions” was commissioned by the American Harp Society for Duo Scorpio. The name of the group Duo Scorpio and particularly the simultaneous date of the birthdays of Katie and Kristi, both born on the 5th November 1982 inspired Paul Patterson to base the main...
Chamber Music, Harp, Programme Notes, String Ensemble, Strings
I. The Dancing White Lady; II. The Red-backed Spider; III. The Black Widow; IV. Tarantula The “Spider’s Web” for harp and string quartet is a reworking of the version originally scored for string orchestra which had its premiere in 2013 at the...
Children's Music, Programme Notes, Suitable for Youth Orchestras, Symphony Orchestra
I. Intrada; II. Pastoral; III. Dance Variations The “Three Shire Songs for Orchestra” is essentially a sequence of three short fantasias based on legendary folk songs from Derbyshire. The composer uses the folk song melodies as a starting point to create a new musical...
Chamber Music, Programme Notes, String & Piano Duo
As the title suggests it is a calm lyrical Italian barcarolle with flowing melodies and gently rocking rhythms that float between the violin and piano. It starts with a graceful statement of the theme in cannon on the piano; it is then taken by the violin in its high...
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...
