"Benzos" is an original song about the antidepressant family know as "Benzodiazepines."  They are commonly prescribed, but as a narcotic, they are easy to abuse and very difficult to stop.  Although I've taken a "Benzo" for years, by the grace of God I haven't abused them beyond my prescribed amount.  This song goes out to many that I've met in my journey who have benefited and been frustrated by Benzodiazepines.  #creatorsdesignmusic

Benzos

ambient electro instrumental soundscape with guitar(on blues minor scale)

rockon2018

a blue minor

Magic Park

A music illustration of the Summer of 2021.
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Photo by Anna Demianenko on Unsplash

Summer 2021

Push Flow

I try to avoid the 'hurt guy' theme and so tried to go for the guy who says he's remorseful and confused instead...



If it was up to me
We’d always be together
It all would last forever
If it was up to me
In all this pushing and shoving
In every kind of weather
I’d always be your tether
If it was up to me
True there are days
I know I’ve been insufferable
And true there are ways
I know I’ve been corruptible
But it’s always run so deep
run so deep

if it was up to me
There’d be no confrontation 
No cause for consolation 
If it was up to me
When all the lines were crossed
And all was blind and shuttered
I’d always find another
Way for us to see
True there are ways
I’ve always been susceptible 
To the things that you say
I’ve never stood corrected for
but it’s always run so deep
Always run so deep 
Run so deep 

But it’s always the same
There’s some kind of game
And it’s never been explained 
It’s always the same
and it’s always in vain,
There’s some elevated plane
That can never be attained…

True I’ve had my days
I know I know it’s true
I’ve got my ways

But it’s always been so deep
Always run so deep 
Run so deep 

If it was up to me
We’d always be together
This song would last for…

Up To Me

Beyond Ambitionzz

Dance Bass Doounce

Dance Bass

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 III. Masquerade: Cis—Spelled C-I-S

Three Way - Act III. Masquerade: Children! Time To Go Over The Rules

Three Way - Act III. Masquerade: Transition: Moderato

Three Way - Act III. Masquerade: Go Off Alone, Find A Room, And Change

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 III. Masquerade: Go Off Alone, Find A Room, And Change

Robert Paterson Composer