Chamber Music, Harp, Harp Duo, Programme Notes, Wind, Wind Duo
The flute and harp version of the Canonic Lullaby was first performed by Heather Wrighton, harp and Emma Halman, flute at the Octagon Music, Watford in March 2017 As the title suggests it is a calm lyrical piece and has the feel of Italian barcarolle with flowing...
Chamber Music, Harp, Harp Duo, Programme Notes, Wind, Wind Duo
The Canonic Lullaby was first performed in Germany in 2016 with Andreas Wehrenfennig Harp and Bernhard Forster Oboe. As the title suggests it is a calm lyrical piece and has the feel of Italian barcarolle with flowing melodies and gently rocking rhythms that float...
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...
Chamber Music, Oboe & String Trio, Wind
In 2012, Patterson added a third movement to his successful Two Grooves, creating a new work: Three Grooves. The piece can now be performed with either the just the 1st two or all three of the movements. Details Written 2012 Oboe Quartet Oboe and String Trio Length 0...
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 Music, Oboe & String Trio, Programme Notes, Wind
I. Blues; II. Romp A revisiting on Patterson’s part to a much earlier work, Two Grooves appropriates material from the saxophone quartet Diversions (1976) and reworks it in wholly new ways. The first part of this diptych, Blues, takes on a languidly nostalgic...
