Sophia's Dance (July 22, 2017)

Sophia's Dance IV

Sophia's Dance III (for my Mother)

Sophia's Dance II

Sophia's Dance I

Although his first year of piano lessons at the age of four consisted largely of being stuffed with sugary treats by his elderly piano teacher, Patrick nevertheless was writing little tunes at the piano a few years later. At the age of six Patrick received the soundtrack to Star Wars on LP and as it was a long wait until The Empire Strikes Back came out, he played the record so many times he practically wore it out. This was the beginning of a lifelong passion for orchestral music. When he was nine, visiting uncles from Hendersonville N.C. taught him his first Appalachian bluegrass tunes on guitar and by 12 he was performing in restaurants and art galleries. A year later, Patrick played in his first rock band and fell in love with the electric guitar. 
Patrick's summers during high school were spent participating in programs at Boston’s Berklee College of Music and at the age of 18, Berkee awarded Patrick a scholarship that enabled him to attend full-time. Completing the four-year program, Patrick graduated with the distinction, “Magna Cum Laude”. 

After music and language studies in Europe, film-scoring projects, and stints as as a solo performer in Boston, Patrick begin teaching guitar, bass, music-theory and song-writing full-time in 2003, specializing in shred/metal/rock, blues, jazz and acoustic styles. He has also been active for the past 12 years as a rock and jazz ensemble director, classical composer, and recording artist. Guitar Player magazine has called his music “elegantly beautiful” and featured him in the instructional column “Quick Licks”. In 2013, Adagio FM, a classical music radio station based in Virginia, playlisted Patrick’s album, “Colors of the Deep: Orchestral and Chamber Music, 2011 to 2013″.

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