In memory of F

Back in time

Time is not on your side
and still so much further to ride
to a place that for now you call home;
your temporary shelter from the unknown

(For what, for whom) driving blind through the gloom.
The night stretches on, yet still comes the dawn.

All the people you've know
in their own ways have grown
while you look in vain for your place,
some elusive comfort, some friendly face.

Old friends now gone (one backwards glance on),
now travel beyond...and still comes the dawn.

Days pass by in a rush,
you feel numb and strangely untouched.
Sometimes you want to run away
to some far off anonymous place.

Abandon your name and stake a new claim...
yet you carry on and still comes the dawn.

Rise Above or Fall Below

Still Comes the Dawn

Still Comes The Dawn

No more.
Dessert.
Dessert. 
(Hoo-hoo!)

You know you are my everything.
You'll be in every picture frame. (win every game)
But if I don't call my boss back
you may never again be on horseback.

And we know how much you love bacon. (mmm, bacon)
That costs every penny that we rake in.
Your mom and I, we work from home
but you decide if anything will get done.

You know I love you but now I 
really have to work.
And no, you can't have another
sugary dessert.

Yeah, of course, you'll be hungry
minutes after lunch
cause if I go to the table
I'll find your plate untouched.

Sometimes we're too close
to those we most love...
Let go of my mouse arm
don't turn my monitor off...

If I lose my job—
no more dessert to worry about!
No more dessert...
No more dessert....

You know I'd go to war for you.
You're in everything I do.
But do you have to be
between me and my keyboard?
They're going crazy
on the Eastern Seaboard!

Adults are hard to explain.
Making money is their favorite game.
But if they take good care of you,
you should let 'em.
Use your childhood to build momentum.

I cooked mountains for you,
now I really need to work.
And yes, I adore you,
doesn't mean I vend dessert.

Of course you'd be bored when
you haven't checked off any chores
cause if you only go for pleasure
you'll find that pleasure bores.

Sometimes we're too close
to those we most love...
Step out of my Zoom call
before my clients shimmy off...

If I were to lose my job—
no more dessert to worry about.
No more dessert...
No more dessert...
Ow. Ow, that hurt!

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No More Dessert

On the edge of Epic. All is found in the twilight. Between neither here or now. Keeping the Epic balance.

On the Edge of Epic

HighLife

Just a quick orchestral arrangement I made experimenting with Komplete, specifically Session Strings 2, Session Horns, and a bass part provided by the Una Corda Piano.

Bouncing Strings

Mi Marjilla

Troubadours' Dancers

ABOUT THE OPERA
An Il trittico for the Tinder generation, Three Way is a new opera about the present and future of sex and love with music by Robert Paterson (The Whole Truth) and a libretto by David Cote (Blind Injustice). In three playful acts, average heroes explore the worlds of android lovers, BDSM and polyamory in a quest for “more” in today’s hyperconnected and gender-fluid world. Featuring Nashville Opera, conducted by Dean Williamson. Original cast recording.

CREATIVE TEAM
Robert Paterson, Composer: http://www.robertpaterson.com | http://www.robertpaterson.com/three-way
David Cote, Librettist: http://www.davidcote.com

THREE WAY SITES
Three Way Site: http://www.threewayopera.com/
Nashville Opera: http://www.nashvilleopera.org/three-way/
American Opera Projects (AOP): http://www.aopopera.org/threeway/

Materials available from Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/threeway/
Three Way Arias - Male: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...
Three Way Arias - Female: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...
Three Way Piano/vocal score: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...

ORIGINAL CAST
Danielle Pastin, Soprano: http://www.daniellepastin.com
Courtney Ruckman, Soprano: http://www.courtneyruckman.com
Eliza Bonet, Mezzo-Soprano: http://www.elizabonet.com
Melisa Bonetti, Mezzo-Soprano: http://www.melisabonettimezzo.com
Jordan Rutter, Countertenor: http://www.jordanrutter.com
Samuel Levine, Tenor: http://www.samuellevinetenor.com
Wes Mason, Baritone: http://www.wesmasonstage.com
Matthew Treviño, Bass: http://www.matthewtrevino.com

Three Way

Three Way - Act II. Safe Word: You Keep Singing, You Get The Ball Gag

Three Way - Act I. The Companion - Scene 3: That’s It? He’s Gone?

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American composer Robert Paterson is a true New Yorker—born and bred in Buffalo, he lived in Rochester and Ithaca for over ten years, in New York City for over twenty years, and now lives in Saratoga Springs, near the Adirondacks. Paterson’s colorful music embraces a wide variety of themes, everything from goddesses and online dating to mathematics and the environment. His music is filled with emotion and fierce rhythmic energy, marked by elegance, wit, and meticulous craftsmanship. Named Composer of The Year by the Classical Recording Foundation at Carnegie Hall, Paterson is the winner of the Alfred I. DuPont Award, and his opera Three Way won the Grammy® under Best Classical Producer of the Year. His music is often a Best of the Year pick on National Public Radio. His orchestral tone poem, Dark Mountains, regularly airs on NPR’s Performance Today. Three Way premiered with Nashville Opera, then BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), and across the United States. Minnesota Orchestra, Louisville Orchestra, The Oratorio Society of New York, Buffalo Philharmonic, Albany Pro Musica, Albany Symphony, Musica Sacra, Austin Symphony, Vermont Symphony, and ensembles worldwide perform his works. Paterson gives masterclasses at the Curtis Institute of Music, New York University, the Aspen Music Festival, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and more. He is the Artistic Director and house composer for Mostly Modern Projects. Robert is a lifelong vegan and advocates for animals and the environment, celebrating the natural world with ground-breaking works such as his Triple Concerto, A New Eaarth, Listen, and I Go Among Trees.

Three Way - Act II. Safe Word: You Keep Singing, You Get The Ball Gag

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