Unbelievable track Klaas. Probably my favourite of yours. It’s going straight in my top 10 playlist.

Beautiful music with real instruments. :)

waiting for what can't be ..a raw heartfelt song ..hope you enjoy BIG LOVE AND RESPECT always 👍

original song.. waiting.. a raw powerful and emotional acoustic DEMO

Suite of choral movements from A New Eaarth for orchestra, chorus and narrator. This version for chorus and piano.

Publisher: Bill Holab Music:
http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=1837

View Score:
https://issuu.com/robertpaterson/docs/paterson_choral_suite_from_a_new_ea

For more information:
https://robertpaterson.com/choral-suite-from-a-new-eaarthh
http://robertpaterson.com/a-new-eaarth

PROGRAM NOTE
Although I have lived in cities most of my life, I do not think of myself as a city person and have always felt more connected to the outdoors rather than to asphalt and tall buildings. Many of my works are inspired by nature, and I am deeply concerned about environmental issues, particularly climate change.

Of the many excellent books on the environment, one of the best and the one that moves me most is Eaarth by Bill McKibben, a famed author, educator and environmentalist. McKibben’s assertion is that we have waited too long, and that massive climate change is not only unavoidable, but already underway. He states that we may as well call this new planet Eaarth, because it is still recognizable, but fundamentally different. I feel strongly that he is correct, and wanted to express this in a musical way. A work for orchestra, chorus and narrator seemed like the ideal vehicle for reflecting on this critical issue.

Choral Suite from A New Eaarth consists of the four choral movements from A New Eaarth for orchestra, but with piano rather than orchestra. I designed these movements so they could be performed as a stand-alone suite, and in fact, for the purpose of rehearsals, I composed the choir and piano versions first, and then orchestrated them so they could be integrated into the whole orchestral work.

The suite includes texts by Wendell Berry, James Joyce, Percy Bysshe Shelley and William Wordsworth. The poems, at least as part of the entire orchestral version, allude to the four ancient classical elements—earth, air, fire and water—a theme that permeates many of my other works.

A New Eaarth was commissioned by the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association through a Music Alive! residency grant from New Music USA and the League of American Orchestras.

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Choral Suite from A New Eaarth - IV. There Was A Time (William Wordsworth)

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Links to Apple Music and Spotify here: gate.fm/6idVr6dQu

music to video montage from the documentary  "Oceans" 
https://vimeo.com/361866432

Composer/Producer - Dika Chartoff
Guitar - Chris Westfall

La Mer

Lyrics:
So, what’s the news?
Don’t confuse, violence and rage
What you see, is ANARCHY.
The virtue of lady liberty’s Eye’s in DEEP disguise
   
LET'S GO!
Back to the time when 
There was competence
If there’s way to go back tonight 
Let’s head back into the light

This is what, it’s what you get
Now you know, you’ll never forget
There it goes, I told you so
Souls are sold, swept into the fold
Shy and stirring, moldy pots of gold

Now, it’s time to live 
Without bending to disgrace
Stand up for your rights
History, and good faith
Stop using a mask to conceal, your false crook base

LET'S GO!
Back to the time when 
There was competence
There’s no mistaking crime or violence
Stop acting like there’s no consequence 
Ten Years, for those to remember when 
History is still significant
If there’s way to go back tonight 
I’d do it, LET’s Go!, Get Back ALL RIGHT

LET'S GO!
Reverse to the time when
There’s was still innocence 
History and truth will always
Outweigh this short disobedience

LET'S GO!

Let’s Go!

Bobby Dog (That's Life!)

Where Light Lies

Quand J’Etais Chez Mon Pere

Walking in the snow in midwinter 2021.
Recorded in 432 Hz for a more relaxing vibe.

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I am a pro musician and multi-instrumentalist and singer. 
My main instrument is the tenor sax though. 
I was a member of a famous Dutch band, the Dizzy Man's Band. 
I played in big theatre shows and musicals and later on had a solo career as Nick McAlley.
 I still feel the urge to write and record my own music.  
 I thank you for taking the time to listen!  Especially if you're an old soul with a young heart.

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