Mark C., Mark B., and Jim R. sharing a musical story.  Interpret this one as you will.

The Fall of An Empire

A TEMPLE FAVORITE. TOOK ME 5 YEARS TO STUDY AND LEARN THE SHEET MUSIC ARRANGEMENT FROM THE BROOKLYN TABERNACLE ORCHESTRATED VERSION, ARRANGED BY CAROL CYMBALA. IT WAS WELL WORTH THE TIME AND EFFORT. ALL OF MY HELP CAME FROM THE LORD!

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Pandora

Pandora (Cinematic)

Duration: ca. 20'
Music by Robert Paterson • Lyrics by David Cote

Instrumentation: baritone and chamber ensemble (wind doubler [flute, B-flat clarinet, oboe], violin, cello, percussion, piano)
Performed by American Modern Ensemble, Jorell Williams, Baritone

Purchase Sheet Music: (Version for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble): http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=2778

Purchase Sheet Music: (Version for Baritone and Chamber Ensemble): http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=2777

For more information:
Version for Baritone and Chamber Ensemble: https://robertpaterson.com/in-real-life-ii-version-for-baritone-and-chamber-ensemble
Version for Baritone and Piano: https://robertpaterson.com/in-real-life-ii-version-for-baritone-and-piano

In Real Life I for soprano and chamber ensemble and soprano and piano also available. (In Real Life I consists of different songs than In Real Life II.)

PROGRAM NOTE
As a follow-up to our song cycle for soprano and chamber ensemble (or piano), Robert and I  agreed the concept of five characters looking for love online should have a male counterpart. Written for baritone and chamber ensemble, In Real Life II looks at five contemporary men clicking their way to second chances and romance. In “No Frog” we meet a prototypical player, a guy who fluffs his profile, but the truth keeps slipping out. The tone shifts with “Sola Fide,” in which a U.S. veteran of the war in Afghanistan explains the tattoo on his chest and the wounds inside. An older gentleman envisions one last fling in the irreverent “Die with Me.” In “Still Vamping,” a gay man muses on his start-and-stop romantic history. Finally, in “Nice-Plus,” an everyday guy reveals a hidden passion. In Real Life II was commissioned by American Modern Ensemble with funding from the Doctorow Family Foundation.

American Modern Ensemble: In Real Life

In Real Life II - IV. Still Vamping


Move over, honey. I'm working to feeling fine.
I've done messing around. It's my time to shine.

Cos you won't stop me moving on down the line.
And I'm not planning on wasting any more time.

So come here, honey, turn the lights down low.
I've already missed out the first half of the show. 

A cadillacs just fantasy.
And i'm not getting what I need.
Find it hard, to remember.
I'm not waiting, till November.

My mental health anxiety.
Ain't getting  me what I might need.
I'm hungry, and there's other mouths to feed.

So come over, honey, you know it's all for show.
I'm lonely, and I've got nowhere else to go. 

A place to sleep some food to eat.
But I'm not getting what I need.
Find it hard to remember.
I'm not waiting till November.

At the end of the night, we're all living in fantasies.
Created to fulfil one of our many needs.
We're out of step.
But it's just fine.
It might get better down the line.
We're out of steam
And out of time.

Moveover

Just some uplifting and relaxing piano music for you... 😺

Soaring

LUXURY DRIVE

(dadam dada...)
wenn jetzt der himmel brennt, 
die ganze welt zusammenfällt,
dann sind wir da. 
wenn diese zeit sich aus dem boden hebt 
und jeder noch was drauflegt ja, 
dann sind wir da. 

und wenn raketen über dächer fliegen, 
wär das schlecht für jeden, 
doch dann sind wir da. 
wenn sich die strassen biegen 
und sie sich in armen liegen (oh oh)
dann sind wir da.   

what u mean time, 
itz like nothing new but fine. 
we got to go. heaven knows. 
and the stars just shine shine 
shine (oh oh)
after the long time of luxury drive. 
wo lang fahr ma denn?
woher kam er denn? (ah)
get the party early enough to get it before. 
guess we can get it anymore. 
last gram of the time. 
so get it on get it on. get it on (oh ho)

wenn dieser horizont ein spiegel ist, 
der einfach bricht dann sind wir da. 
und wenn dann immernoch 
der eine oder andere von wachstum spricht 
ja dann sind wir da. 
wenn sich die klugen leute umdrehn' 
und das gestern heute unsinn ist 
dann sind wir da. 

lay the ball on the line. 
the last gram of the time. 
after a long long luxury drive. 
we reach the party early to get it right

(ahahaha ha. ahahaha ha
thatz right come on)

what you mean time?
itz like nothing new but fine.
(oh oh)
we got to go
heaven knows and the stars just shine
last gram of the time,
after a long long luxury drive.
after a long drive

(dadam dada...)

musik: kolkhorst
text: kolkhorst



UWE 2022

LUXURY DRIVE

Above Dirt - Robert Grigg & Combstead

This is the instrumental version of the original Choral work by the same name.
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Revive My Soul

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Prog/Rock Instrumental Guitar Cover)
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A progressive rock reimagining of the traditional Christmas carol God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, transformed into a high-energy instrumental driven by electric guitar. Blending melodic themes with dynamic rhythms, layered harmonies, and modern rock textures, this version takes the familiar melody into a cinematic, riff-based journey.

🎸 Style: Progressive Rock / Instrumental Guitar
🎄 Theme: Traditional Christmas Carol (Reworked)
🎧 Mood: Epic, melodic, and atmospheric

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Love Is The Word

My father, Bishop Milton E. Rochford taught me to play my first jingle on the piano at 7 years old. After a little schooling I developed my ear by sitting under some of my mentor's; professor Benny Cummings, Willard Meek’s (aka: golden fingers) and my good friend Pastor Donnie McClurkin, just to name a few. Pastor Mark Reddick taught me my first song, "God has smiled on me" by James Cleveland. Music is my obsession, second only to my joy of studying God’s word. The Word, undergirding my music provides heavenly melodic medicine. Take your daily medication! To God be all the glory!

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The Lord&E on keys Heavenly Harmonies.