We'll Be Better After The Rain

Καλυψώ

Preview of my upcoming album's intro track. Stay tuned for more.

*not the actual album cover, this is just a working-image.*

Darjeeling (Preview)

Jericho

A song about oppressive forces attempting to take what isn't theirs

LYRICS:

A pawn in a game of impossible pain
You're collateral
You shouted your name
in the face of the wild, raging animal
as it crawled down your chimney

We're born in the shade of a fragile arrangement
It's in our blood
He called in his planes and his armies to tame us
and bring the flood
but we will never be broken now

It tore at your shirt in an attempt to bring hurt
to your iron soul
You crawled in the dirt to another uncertain, hidden rabbit hole
and you gathered resistance
to fight off the evil imposed on your people
and on your land
The night is a demon
it comes in the evening to raise a hand

You gotta know,
you're not alone
No, you're not alone

You gotta know,
you're not alone
No, you're not alone

Demon

A tensely dramatic, big, complex song of unease, love and compassion for all.

Gibson The Paul guitar at the foundation of the song.

Russia

Original composition.... Alejandro Gonzalez M.

Mysticum

Summer Songs (for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble)
Duration: ca. 24'

MOVEMENTS:
I. Summer Music (May Sarton)
II. The KIte (Anne Sexton)
III. Childhood (Sharan Strange)
IV. Moths (Jennifer O'Grady)
V. Summer Night, Riverside (Sara Teasdale)

Performers: American Modern Ensemble; Marnie Breckenridge, Soprano
For More Information: https://robertpaterson.com/summer-songs
Publisher: Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=2333
Online Perusal Score: https://issuu.com/robertpaterson/docs/paterson_summer_songs__score-chambe
Also available as a version for soprano and piano: https://robertpaterson.com/summer-songs-piano-vocal-version

PROGRAM NOTE
There is a seemingly endless supply of poems about summer. After writing Winter Songs for bass-baritone and chamber ensemble or piano, I realized that I had inadvertently only set poems by male poets, so I decided to restrict myself to female poets for this cycle. I am well-aware that this could emphasize a potential cliché: woman can be viewed as more "summery" and men more "wintery,” but more than anything, this is merely a way to offer a course correction, so to speak, or even a yin and yang, as well as a way to create a balance between these two works.

Summer Songs begins with a setting of Summer Music by May Sarton, a light, happy, playfully musical poem filled with allusions to nature. The second movement is a setting of The Kite by Anne Sexton, a poem about honoring and enjoying the moment, and the simple things in life such as flying kites with children. Childhood, the third movement, is a setting of a poem by Sharan Strange about children capturing fireflies. The fourth movement, Moths, is a setting of a poem by Jennifer O’Grady about moths, but relating to late night conversation on a front porch. The cycle ends with a setting of Summer Night, Riverside, by Sara Teasdale, a passionate, warm, optimistic poem that muses on the timelessness of summer.

Summer Songs was commissioned by The ASCAP Foundation via the Charles Kingsford Fund, for Marnie Breckenridge and the American Modern Ensemble. Special thanks to Marnie Breckenridge for her assistance in selecting the poems for this cycle.

Commissioned by The ASCAP Foundation via the Charles Kingsford Fund, for Marnie Breckenridge and the American Modern Ensemble

ARTISTS
Robert Paterson, Conductor
Marnie Breckenridge, soprano
Sato Moughalian, flute
Pascal Archer, clarinet
Matthew Ward, percussion
Geoffrey Burleson, piano
Esther Noh, violin
Dave Eggar, cello

The Four Seasons

Summer Songs - II. The Kite (Text: Anne Sexton)

Covid Patch

Alternative Rock

Indie rock track Breakout No.2 is from the '4 Good Measure' album. (Don't ask where Breakout No. 1 is.)

4 Good Measure

Breakout No.2

Story-driven alternative rock — a new sound for dreamers and seekers.
Dizzy O’Brian’s Dizzy Rock blends emotional storytelling, cinematic soundscapes, and experimental edge. Each track explores the line between reality and imagination, inviting you to step into a sonic world like no other.
🎶 Highlights: Tea With The Alien, A Night in Appalachia, Secrets of the Heart, The One True God
#AlternativeRock #NarrativeMusic #DizzyRock

Breakout No.2

Dizzy O'Brian