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Featured
Cantori - Look To The Sky
Dec 20
Dec 20, 2022
Moynihan Train Hall NYC
Cantori - Look To The Sky
Dec 20, 2022
Moynihan Train Hall NYC

Performance of Look To The Sky for choir and piano by Cantori, Mark Shapiro, conductor.

Dec 20, 2022
Moynihan Train Hall NYC
spēro - Life is But a Dream
Dec 4
Dec 4, 2022
Sheslow Auditorium
spēro - Life is But a Dream
Dec 4, 2022
Sheslow Auditorium

Performance of Life is But a Dream by spēro Chamber Choir, Eric Barnum, conductor.

Dec 4, 2022
Sheslow Auditorium
Cornell Chamber Orchestra - Suite for String Orchestra
Nov 20
Nov 20, 2022
Cornell Chamber Orchestra - Suite for String Orchestra
Nov 20, 2022

Performance of Suite for String Orchestra with the Cornell Chamber Orchestra, Cornell University Visiting Lecturer Kirsten Marshall, conductor.

Nov 20, 2022
Rutgers University Sinfonia - Dark Mountains
Nov 18
Nov 18, 2022
Nicholas Music Center
Rutgers University Sinfonia - Dark Mountains
Nov 18, 2022
Nicholas Music Center

Performance of Dark Mountains by the Rutgers University Sinfonia, Ching-Chun Lai, conductor.

Nov 18, 2022
Nicholas Music Center
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Nov 17
Nov 17, 2022
Institute for Advanced Study
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Nov 17, 2022
Institute for Advanced Study

Exponential Ensemble performs Robert Paterson’s Relative Theory. The program also features performances of works by composers from Exponential’s Guest Artist residency at Mostly Modern Festival 2022, including Gilad Cohen, Oscar Pan, Phillipe Treuille, and Fritiof Palm.

Nov 17, 2022
Institute for Advanced Study
Oratorio Society of New York - Whitman's America (NYC Premiere)
Nov 15
Nov 15, 2022
Carnegie Hall: Sterm Auditorium, New York, NY
Oratorio Society of New York - Whitman's America (NYC Premiere)
Nov 15, 2022
Carnegie Hall: Sterm Auditorium, New York, NY

New York City Carnegie Hall premiere of Whitman’s America by the Oratorio Society of New York, Kent Tritle, conductor, featuring Susanna Phillips, soprano, and Steven Eddy, baritone.

Nov 15, 2022
Carnegie Hall: Sterm Auditorium, New York, NY
Rutgers University - Lecture/Work Presentation
Nov 7
Nov 7, 2022
Mason Gross School of The Arts
Rutgers University - Lecture/Work Presentation
Nov 7, 2022
Mason Gross School of The Arts

Lecture to the composers at Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, including a presentation of recent compositions and a discussion of music business-related topics.

Nov 7, 2022
Mason Gross School of The Arts
The Philharmonic Orchestra of The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra - Enlightened City
Nov 6
Nov 6, 2022
Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall
The Philharmonic Orchestra of The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra - Enlightened City
Nov 6, 2022
Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall

Performance of Enlightened City by the The Philharmonic Orchestra of The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras, Grant O’Brien, conductor.

Nov 6, 2022
Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall
Albany Pro Musica - Look To The Sky
Oct 23
Oct 23, 2022
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Albany Pro Musica - Look To The Sky
Oct 23, 2022
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

Performance of Look To The Sky by Albany Pro Musica, on this program entitled “I Dream A World,” José Daniel Flores-Caraballo, Opalka Family Artistic Director and Conductor.

Oct 23, 2022
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Sounds Choral Radio Show Spotlights Robert Paterson
Oct 23
Oct 23, 2022
WWFM 89.1 FM
Sounds Choral Radio Show Spotlights Robert Paterson
Oct 23, 2022
WWFM 89.1 FM
Oct 23, 2022
WWFM 89.1 FM
Look To The Sky – Ember Choral Arts and AME - Listen & Look To The Sky
Oct 8
Oct 8, 2022
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church
Look To The Sky – Ember Choral Arts and AME - Listen & Look To The Sky
Oct 8, 2022
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

Ember Choral Arts and American Modern Ensemble join forces to present an evening of music for choir and instrumentalists (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion). This concert features conductor Deborah Simpkin King and features Robert Paterson’s Listen, a new work about climate change, commissioned by Ember Choral Arts, and Look To The Sky, a new work commemorating 9/11, commissioned by the New York Choral Consortium.

Oct 8, 2022
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church
Look To The Sky – Ember Choral Arts and AME - Listen & Look To The Sky
Oct 7
Oct 7, 2022
The Actor's Chapel
Look To The Sky – Ember Choral Arts and AME - Listen & Look To The Sky
Oct 7, 2022
The Actor's Chapel

Ember Choral Arts and American Modern Ensemble join forces to present an evening of music for choir and instrumentalists (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion). This concert features conductor Deborah Simpkin King and features Robert Paterson’s Listen, a new work about climate change, commissioned by Ember Choral Arts, and Look To The Sky, a new work commemorating 9/11, commissioned by the New York Choral Consortium.

Oct 7, 2022
The Actor's Chapel
American Modern Orchestra - Dark Mountains
Jun 24
Jun 24, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Orchestra - Dark Mountains
Jun 24, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Mostly Modern Festival’s Season Three Finale, celebrating all New York State composers, featuring JoAnn Falletta of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Concert includes the stunning Rouse Flute Concerto, with Henrik Heide as soloist, and a brand-new world premiere for the Neave Trio and orchestra by Robert Paterson.

Jun 24, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Mostly Modern Festival Vocal Program – Autumn Songs (Selections)
Jun 23
Jun 23, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Mostly Modern Festival Vocal Program – Autumn Songs (Selections)
Jun 23, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

A spectacular line-up of 20th & 21st-century arias, art songs and song cycles, including selections from Robert Paterson’s Autumn Songs, featuring Sarah Stevenson, mezzo-soprano.

Jun 23, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Neave Trio - New Work TBA (World Premiere)
Jun 22
Jun 22, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Neave Trio - New Work TBA (World Premiere)
Jun 22, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Neave Trio performance of Moon Trio by Robert Paterson, as well as world premieres by composers at the Mostly Modern Festival.

Jun 22, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Orchestra: - I See You (String Orchestra Version)
Jun 19
Jun 19, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Orchestra: - I See You (String Orchestra Version)
Jun 19, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Performance of a I See You (version for string orchestra and fixed media) by the American Modern Orchestra at the Mostly Modern Festival, Scott Terrell, conductor.

Jun 19, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
The Companion & Mostly Modern Arias
Jun 18
Jun 18, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
The Companion & Mostly Modern Arias
Jun 18, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

The first half of the program opens with beloved modern arias of the 20th/21st century. After intermission, get ready for The Companion from the opera Three Way, a comic opera set in the future for soprano, baritone, and tenor.

Jun 18, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Ensemble - Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Jun 17
Jun 17, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Ensemble - Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Jun 17, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Performance of Sonata for Bassoon and Piano on this American Modern Ensemble program at Mostly Modern Festival.

Jun 17, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Atlantic Brass Quintet - Dash
Jun 16
Jun 16, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Atlantic Brass Quintet - Dash
Jun 16, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

This program features our Robert Paterson’s Dash and Mostly Modern composers, as well as a mix of Atlantic’s repertoire from the 20th century. World premieres abound at Mostly Modern and tonight is no exception!

Jun 16, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Orchestra: Concert I - Slightly Comic Overture (World Premiere)
Jun 12
Jun 12, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Orchestra: Concert I - Slightly Comic Overture (World Premiere)
Jun 12, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Join us for an afternoon concert, featuring the American Modern Orchestra, with the exquisite Peter Bay, conductor for the Austin Symphony. Composers include Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Paterson, and Einojuhani Rautavaara, as well as a brand-new work from one of our ‘Mostly Modern Composers’.

Jun 12, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Mostly Modern Festival - Extraordinary
Jun 11
Jun 11, 2022
Arthur Zankel Music Center
Mostly Modern Festival - Extraordinary
Jun 11, 2022
Arthur Zankel Music Center

A spectacular line-up of 20th & 21st-century arias, art songs and song cycles., including Robert Paterson’s Extraordinary for soprano, baritone, and piano. Featuring 10 top-vocalists from across the United States will be showcasing their talents, from the avant-garde to post-modern romance.

Jun 11, 2022
Arthur Zankel Music Center
American Modern Ensemble - Eating Variations
Jun 10
Jun 10, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Ensemble - Eating Variations
Jun 10, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad, come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres, including a performance of Robert Paterson’s Eating Variations. Featuring the beloved American Modern Ensemble.

Jun 10, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Jun 9
Jun 9, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Jun 9, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Exponential Ensemble performs Robert' Paterson’s Relative Theory. Program also features world premieres by composers from the Mostly Modern Festival, as well as a mix of repertoire from the 20th century.

Jun 9, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Mostly Modern Festival - Extraordinary
Jun 8
Jun 8, 2022
Caffè Lena
Mostly Modern Festival - Extraordinary
Jun 8, 2022
Caffè Lena

Monica Yunus & Christopher Herbert will sing Robert Paterson's Extraordinary, libretto by David Cote, with Amir Farid on piano.

Jun 8, 2022
Caffè Lena
Ember Choral Ensemble/American Modern Ensemble - Listen (World Premiere)
May 22
May 22, 2022
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, South Orange, NJ
Ember Choral Ensemble/American Modern Ensemble - Listen (World Premiere)
May 22, 2022
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, South Orange, NJ

Ember Choral Ensemble directed and conducted by Deborah Simpkin King is joined by American Modern Ensemble for the world premiere of Listen for choir and instrumental sextet.

May 22, 2022
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, South Orange, NJ
Ember Choral Ensemble/American Modern Ensemble - Listen (World Premiere)
May 21
May 21, 2022
St. John's in the Village, New York, NY
Ember Choral Ensemble/American Modern Ensemble - Listen (World Premiere)
May 21, 2022
St. John's in the Village, New York, NY

Ember Choral Ensemble directed and conducted by Deborah Simpkin King is joined by American Modern Ensemble for the world premiere of Listen for choir and instrumental sextet.

May 21, 2022
St. John's in the Village, New York, NY
American Modern Ensemble - The Companion (One-Act Opera)
May 13
May 13, 2022
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
American Modern Ensemble - The Companion (One-Act Opera)
May 13, 2022
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture

Mostly Modern Projects & Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival present American Modern Ensemble, with a performance ofThe Companion from Three Way, music by Robert Paterson, libretto by David Cote. Directed by John de los Santos, and conducted by Geoffrey Andrew McDonald. Featuring Ariadne Greif, soprano, Glen Seven Allen, tenor, and Robert Wesley Mason, baritone. Program also includes Victoria Bond’s How Gulliver Returned Home in a Manner that was Very Not Direct, and a new work by Hershel Garfein with words by Stanley Kunitz.

May 13, 2022
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
Indianapolis Quartet - String Quartet Nos. 1-3 (Album Pre-Release Concert)
May 3
May 3, 2022
University of Indianapolis, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Indianapolis Quartet - String Quartet Nos. 1-3 (Album Pre-Release Concert)
May 3, 2022
University of Indianapolis, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center

Performance of String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, and String Quartet No. 3 by the Indianapolis Quartet. This concert also serves as a pre-release concert for the album of these quartets that will be released on June 3rd.

May 3, 2022
University of Indianapolis, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands: Chamber Orchestra Matinee Concert - Closet Full of Demons, I See You
May 1
May 1, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal
Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands: Chamber Orchestra Matinee Concert - Closet Full of Demons, I See You
May 1, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal

European premieres of Closet Full of Demons and I See You (string orchestra version) at the inaugural season of Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands. Robert Paterson, Conductor. Program also includes works by Christian Blaha and Magnus Lindberg. All performances take place at Zeeuwse Concert Zaal.

May 1, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal
Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands: Percussion Ensemble Concert - Helter Skelter (European Premiere)
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal
Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands: Percussion Ensemble Concert - Helter Skelter (European Premiere)
Apr 30, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal

European premiere of Helter Skelter at the inaugural season of Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands, presented in partnership with Musiiekschool Zeeland. Performance also includes works by Stephen Cabell, John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, and a world premiere by David Roche. All performances take place at Zeeuwse Concert Zaal.

Apr 30, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal
Featured
Cantori - Look To The Sky
Dec 20
Dec 20, 2022
Moynihan Train Hall NYC
Cantori - Look To The Sky
Dec 20, 2022
Moynihan Train Hall NYC

Performance of Look To The Sky for choir and piano by Cantori, Mark Shapiro, conductor.

Dec 20, 2022
Moynihan Train Hall NYC
spēro - Life is But a Dream
Dec 4
Dec 4, 2022
Sheslow Auditorium
spēro - Life is But a Dream
Dec 4, 2022
Sheslow Auditorium

Performance of Life is But a Dream by spēro Chamber Choir, Eric Barnum, conductor.

Dec 4, 2022
Sheslow Auditorium
Rutgers University Sinfonia - Dark Mountains
Nov 18
Nov 18, 2022
Nicholas Music Center
Rutgers University Sinfonia - Dark Mountains
Nov 18, 2022
Nicholas Music Center

Performance of Dark Mountains by the Rutgers University Sinfonia, Ching-Chun Lai, conductor.

Nov 18, 2022
Nicholas Music Center
Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands: Chamber Orchestra Matinee Concert - Closet Full of Demons, I See You
May 1
May 1, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal
Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands: Chamber Orchestra Matinee Concert - Closet Full of Demons, I See You
May 1, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal

European premieres of Closet Full of Demons and I See You (string orchestra version) at the inaugural season of Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands. Robert Paterson, Conductor. Program also includes works by Christian Blaha and Magnus Lindberg. All performances take place at Zeeuwse Concert Zaal.

May 1, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal
Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands: Percussion Ensemble Concert - Helter Skelter (European Premiere)
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal
Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands: Percussion Ensemble Concert - Helter Skelter (European Premiere)
Apr 30, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal

European premiere of Helter Skelter at the inaugural season of Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands, presented in partnership with Musiiekschool Zeeland. Performance also includes works by Stephen Cabell, John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, and a world premiere by David Roche. All performances take place at Zeeuwse Concert Zaal.

Apr 30, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal
Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands: String Quartet Concert - String Quartet No. 2 (Selected Movements)
Apr 29
Apr 29, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal
Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands: String Quartet Concert - String Quartet No. 2 (Selected Movements)
Apr 29, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal

Performance of selected movements from String Quartet No. 2 at the inaugural season of Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands, presented in partnership with Musiiekschool Zeeland. Performance also includes works by Christian Blaha, Daan Manneke, and Martijn Padding, as well as a world premiere by Nathan Kelly. All performances take place at Zeeuwse Concert Zaal.

Apr 29, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal
Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands: Harp Ensemble Concert - Embracing The Wind
Apr 28
Apr 28, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal
Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands: Harp Ensemble Concert - Embracing The Wind
Apr 28, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal

Performance of Embracing The Wind at the inaugural season of Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands, presented in partnership with Musiiekschool Zeeland. Performance also includes works by Miguel del Aguila, and world premieres by David Carlton Adams and Elise Arancio. All performances take place at Zeeuwse Concert Zaal.

Apr 28, 2022
Zeeuwse Concert Zaal
Faculty Recital: Heather Haughn and Jay DeWire - Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano
Apr 24
Apr 24, 2022
Pealer Recital Hall, PAC
Faculty Recital: Heather Haughn and Jay DeWire - Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano
Apr 24, 2022
Pealer Recital Hall, PAC

Performance of Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano with Heather Haughn, violin and Jay DeWire, piano of the West Shore Piano Trio.

Apr 24, 2022
Pealer Recital Hall, PAC
Daniela Mars, Flute & Ryan Carlisle, Marimba - Stillness
Apr 23
Apr 23, 2022
James Madison University
Daniela Mars, Flute & Ryan Carlisle, Marimba - Stillness
Apr 23, 2022
James Madison University

Performance of Stillness for alto flute and marimba by Daniela Mars, alto flute, and Ryan Carlisle, marimba.

Apr 23, 2022
James Madison University
Eastman Wind Ensemble - The Winds of Time (World Premiere)
Apr 15
Apr 15, 2022
Eastman School of Music, Kodak Hall
Eastman Wind Ensemble - The Winds of Time (World Premiere)
Apr 15, 2022
Eastman School of Music, Kodak Hall

World premiere of The Winds of Time by the Eastman Wind Ensemble, Mark Davis Scatterday, Conductor. Commissioned by the Eastman Wind Ensemble, Mark Davis Scatterday, Conductor, and a consortium of wind ensembles, in honor of the Eastman School of Music’s Centennial Anniversary.

Apr 15, 2022
Eastman School of Music, Kodak Hall
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Apr 3
Apr 3, 2022
Beth Haverim Shir Shalom

Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Apr 3, 2022
Beth Haverim Shir Shalom


Performance of Relative Theory by the Exponential Ensemble. Pre-concert 30-minute talk at 1:30pm featuring Robert Paterson, Gilad Cohen, composers, and Pascal Archer and the of Exponential Ensemble. Free admission (Face masks required)

Apr 3, 2022
Beth Haverim Shir Shalom

Euclid Quartet - String Quartet No. 2
Mar 20
Mar 20, 2022
Sinnott Family Bank of Utica Auditorium
Euclid Quartet - String Quartet No. 2
Mar 20, 2022
Sinnott Family Bank of Utica Auditorium

Euclid Quartet performs String Quartet No. 2 on this Chamber Music Society of Utica, NY series, along with Franz Schubert: String Quintet with Adrian Daurov, cellist

Mar 20, 2022
Sinnott Family Bank of Utica Auditorium
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 19
Mar 19, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 19, 2022
Playhouse on the Square

Performance of “The Companion” from Three Way by Opera Memphis, on a double bill with Pygmalion, a lyric opera in one-act by famed bel canto composer, Gaetano Donizetti. Featuring Keely Futterer, soprano, Sergio F. Mandujano, tenor, and Marcus King, baritone.

Mar 19, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 18
Mar 18, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 18, 2022
Playhouse on the Square

Performance of “The Companion” from Three Way by Opera Memphis, libretto by David Cote, on a double bill with Pygmalion, a lyric opera in one-act by famed bel canto composer, Gaetano Donizetti. Featuring Keely Futterer, soprano, Sergio F. Mandujano, tenor, and Marcus King, baritone. Ned Canty, Director, Cris Frisco, Music Director and Conductor.

Mar 18, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Mar 18
Mar 18, 2022
Opera America's National Opera Center
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Mar 18, 2022
Opera America's National Opera Center

Performance of Relative Theory by the Exponential Ensemble at Opera America’s National Opera Center.

Mar 18, 2022
Opera America's National Opera Center
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 13
Mar 13, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 13, 2022
Playhouse on the Square

Performance of “The Companion” from Three Way by Opera Memphis, on a double bill with Pygmalion, a lyric opera in one-act by famed bel canto composer, Gaetano Donizetti. Featuring Keely Futterer, soprano, Sergio F. Mandujano, tenor, and Marcus King, baritone.

Mar 13, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 12
Mar 12, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 12, 2022
Playhouse on the Square

Performance of “The Companion” from Three Way by Opera Memphis, on a double bill with Pygmalion, a lyric opera in one-act by famed bel canto composer, Gaetano Donizetti. Featuring Keely Futterer, soprano, Sergio F. Mandujano, tenor, and Marcus King, baritone.

Mar 12, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Featured
Cornell Chamber Orchestra - Suite for String Orchestra
Nov 20
Nov 20, 2022
Cornell Chamber Orchestra - Suite for String Orchestra
Nov 20, 2022

Performance of Suite for String Orchestra with the Cornell Chamber Orchestra, Cornell University Visiting Lecturer Kirsten Marshall, conductor.

Nov 20, 2022
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Nov 17
Nov 17, 2022
Institute for Advanced Study
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Nov 17, 2022
Institute for Advanced Study

Exponential Ensemble performs Robert Paterson’s Relative Theory. The program also features performances of works by composers from Exponential’s Guest Artist residency at Mostly Modern Festival 2022, including Gilad Cohen, Oscar Pan, Phillipe Treuille, and Fritiof Palm.

Nov 17, 2022
Institute for Advanced Study
Oratorio Society of New York - Whitman's America (NYC Premiere)
Nov 15
Nov 15, 2022
Carnegie Hall: Sterm Auditorium, New York, NY
Oratorio Society of New York - Whitman's America (NYC Premiere)
Nov 15, 2022
Carnegie Hall: Sterm Auditorium, New York, NY

New York City Carnegie Hall premiere of Whitman’s America by the Oratorio Society of New York, Kent Tritle, conductor, featuring Susanna Phillips, soprano, and Steven Eddy, baritone.

Nov 15, 2022
Carnegie Hall: Sterm Auditorium, New York, NY
Rutgers University - Lecture/Work Presentation
Nov 7
Nov 7, 2022
Mason Gross School of The Arts
Rutgers University - Lecture/Work Presentation
Nov 7, 2022
Mason Gross School of The Arts

Lecture to the composers at Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, including a presentation of recent compositions and a discussion of music business-related topics.

Nov 7, 2022
Mason Gross School of The Arts
The Philharmonic Orchestra of The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra - Enlightened City
Nov 6
Nov 6, 2022
Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall
The Philharmonic Orchestra of The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra - Enlightened City
Nov 6, 2022
Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall

Performance of Enlightened City by the The Philharmonic Orchestra of The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras, Grant O’Brien, conductor.

Nov 6, 2022
Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall
Albany Pro Musica - Look To The Sky
Oct 23
Oct 23, 2022
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Albany Pro Musica - Look To The Sky
Oct 23, 2022
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

Performance of Look To The Sky by Albany Pro Musica, on this program entitled “I Dream A World,” José Daniel Flores-Caraballo, Opalka Family Artistic Director and Conductor.

Oct 23, 2022
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Sounds Choral Radio Show Spotlights Robert Paterson
Oct 23
Oct 23, 2022
WWFM 89.1 FM
Sounds Choral Radio Show Spotlights Robert Paterson
Oct 23, 2022
WWFM 89.1 FM
Oct 23, 2022
WWFM 89.1 FM
Look To The Sky – Ember Choral Arts and AME - Listen & Look To The Sky
Oct 8
Oct 8, 2022
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church
Look To The Sky – Ember Choral Arts and AME - Listen & Look To The Sky
Oct 8, 2022
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

Ember Choral Arts and American Modern Ensemble join forces to present an evening of music for choir and instrumentalists (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion). This concert features conductor Deborah Simpkin King and features Robert Paterson’s Listen, a new work about climate change, commissioned by Ember Choral Arts, and Look To The Sky, a new work commemorating 9/11, commissioned by the New York Choral Consortium.

Oct 8, 2022
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church
Look To The Sky – Ember Choral Arts and AME - Listen & Look To The Sky
Oct 7
Oct 7, 2022
The Actor's Chapel
Look To The Sky – Ember Choral Arts and AME - Listen & Look To The Sky
Oct 7, 2022
The Actor's Chapel

Ember Choral Arts and American Modern Ensemble join forces to present an evening of music for choir and instrumentalists (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion). This concert features conductor Deborah Simpkin King and features Robert Paterson’s Listen, a new work about climate change, commissioned by Ember Choral Arts, and Look To The Sky, a new work commemorating 9/11, commissioned by the New York Choral Consortium.

Oct 7, 2022
The Actor's Chapel
American Modern Orchestra - Dark Mountains
Jun 24
Jun 24, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Orchestra - Dark Mountains
Jun 24, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Mostly Modern Festival’s Season Three Finale, celebrating all New York State composers, featuring JoAnn Falletta of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Concert includes the stunning Rouse Flute Concerto, with Henrik Heide as soloist, and a brand-new world premiere for the Neave Trio and orchestra by Robert Paterson.

Jun 24, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Mostly Modern Festival Vocal Program – Autumn Songs (Selections)
Jun 23
Jun 23, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Mostly Modern Festival Vocal Program – Autumn Songs (Selections)
Jun 23, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

A spectacular line-up of 20th & 21st-century arias, art songs and song cycles, including selections from Robert Paterson’s Autumn Songs, featuring Sarah Stevenson, mezzo-soprano.

Jun 23, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Neave Trio - New Work TBA (World Premiere)
Jun 22
Jun 22, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Neave Trio - New Work TBA (World Premiere)
Jun 22, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Neave Trio performance of Moon Trio by Robert Paterson, as well as world premieres by composers at the Mostly Modern Festival.

Jun 22, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Orchestra: - I See You (String Orchestra Version)
Jun 19
Jun 19, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Orchestra: - I See You (String Orchestra Version)
Jun 19, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Performance of a I See You (version for string orchestra and fixed media) by the American Modern Orchestra at the Mostly Modern Festival, Scott Terrell, conductor.

Jun 19, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
The Companion & Mostly Modern Arias
Jun 18
Jun 18, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
The Companion & Mostly Modern Arias
Jun 18, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

The first half of the program opens with beloved modern arias of the 20th/21st century. After intermission, get ready for The Companion from the opera Three Way, a comic opera set in the future for soprano, baritone, and tenor.

Jun 18, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Ensemble - Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Jun 17
Jun 17, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Ensemble - Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Jun 17, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Performance of Sonata for Bassoon and Piano on this American Modern Ensemble program at Mostly Modern Festival.

Jun 17, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Atlantic Brass Quintet - Dash
Jun 16
Jun 16, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Atlantic Brass Quintet - Dash
Jun 16, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

This program features our Robert Paterson’s Dash and Mostly Modern composers, as well as a mix of Atlantic’s repertoire from the 20th century. World premieres abound at Mostly Modern and tonight is no exception!

Jun 16, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Orchestra: Concert I - Slightly Comic Overture (World Premiere)
Jun 12
Jun 12, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Orchestra: Concert I - Slightly Comic Overture (World Premiere)
Jun 12, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Join us for an afternoon concert, featuring the American Modern Orchestra, with the exquisite Peter Bay, conductor for the Austin Symphony. Composers include Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Paterson, and Einojuhani Rautavaara, as well as a brand-new work from one of our ‘Mostly Modern Composers’.

Jun 12, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Mostly Modern Festival - Extraordinary
Jun 11
Jun 11, 2022
Arthur Zankel Music Center
Mostly Modern Festival - Extraordinary
Jun 11, 2022
Arthur Zankel Music Center

A spectacular line-up of 20th & 21st-century arias, art songs and song cycles., including Robert Paterson’s Extraordinary for soprano, baritone, and piano. Featuring 10 top-vocalists from across the United States will be showcasing their talents, from the avant-garde to post-modern romance.

Jun 11, 2022
Arthur Zankel Music Center
American Modern Ensemble - Eating Variations
Jun 10
Jun 10, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
American Modern Ensemble - Eating Variations
Jun 10, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad, come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres, including a performance of Robert Paterson’s Eating Variations. Featuring the beloved American Modern Ensemble.

Jun 10, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Jun 9
Jun 9, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Jun 9, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY

Exponential Ensemble performs Robert' Paterson’s Relative Theory. Program also features world premieres by composers from the Mostly Modern Festival, as well as a mix of repertoire from the 20th century.

Jun 9, 2022
Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
Mostly Modern Festival - Extraordinary
Jun 8
Jun 8, 2022
Caffè Lena
Mostly Modern Festival - Extraordinary
Jun 8, 2022
Caffè Lena

Monica Yunus & Christopher Herbert will sing Robert Paterson's Extraordinary, libretto by David Cote, with Amir Farid on piano.

Jun 8, 2022
Caffè Lena
Ember Choral Ensemble/American Modern Ensemble - Listen (World Premiere)
May 22
May 22, 2022
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, South Orange, NJ
Ember Choral Ensemble/American Modern Ensemble - Listen (World Premiere)
May 22, 2022
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, South Orange, NJ

Ember Choral Ensemble directed and conducted by Deborah Simpkin King is joined by American Modern Ensemble for the world premiere of Listen for choir and instrumental sextet.

May 22, 2022
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, South Orange, NJ
Ember Choral Ensemble/American Modern Ensemble - Listen (World Premiere)
May 21
May 21, 2022
St. John's in the Village, New York, NY
Ember Choral Ensemble/American Modern Ensemble - Listen (World Premiere)
May 21, 2022
St. John's in the Village, New York, NY

Ember Choral Ensemble directed and conducted by Deborah Simpkin King is joined by American Modern Ensemble for the world premiere of Listen for choir and instrumental sextet.

May 21, 2022
St. John's in the Village, New York, NY
American Modern Ensemble - The Companion (One-Act Opera)
May 13
May 13, 2022
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
American Modern Ensemble - The Companion (One-Act Opera)
May 13, 2022
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture

Mostly Modern Projects & Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival present American Modern Ensemble, with a performance ofThe Companion from Three Way, music by Robert Paterson, libretto by David Cote. Directed by John de los Santos, and conducted by Geoffrey Andrew McDonald. Featuring Ariadne Greif, soprano, Glen Seven Allen, tenor, and Robert Wesley Mason, baritone. Program also includes Victoria Bond’s How Gulliver Returned Home in a Manner that was Very Not Direct, and a new work by Hershel Garfein with words by Stanley Kunitz.

May 13, 2022
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
Indianapolis Quartet - String Quartet Nos. 1-3 (Album Pre-Release Concert)
May 3
May 3, 2022
University of Indianapolis, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Indianapolis Quartet - String Quartet Nos. 1-3 (Album Pre-Release Concert)
May 3, 2022
University of Indianapolis, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center

Performance of String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, and String Quartet No. 3 by the Indianapolis Quartet. This concert also serves as a pre-release concert for the album of these quartets that will be released on June 3rd.

May 3, 2022
University of Indianapolis, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 19
Mar 19, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 19, 2022
Playhouse on the Square

Performance of “The Companion” from Three Way by Opera Memphis, on a double bill with Pygmalion, a lyric opera in one-act by famed bel canto composer, Gaetano Donizetti. Featuring Keely Futterer, soprano, Sergio F. Mandujano, tenor, and Marcus King, baritone.

Mar 19, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 18
Mar 18, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 18, 2022
Playhouse on the Square

Performance of “The Companion” from Three Way by Opera Memphis, libretto by David Cote, on a double bill with Pygmalion, a lyric opera in one-act by famed bel canto composer, Gaetano Donizetti. Featuring Keely Futterer, soprano, Sergio F. Mandujano, tenor, and Marcus King, baritone. Ned Canty, Director, Cris Frisco, Music Director and Conductor.

Mar 18, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Mar 18
Mar 18, 2022
Opera America's National Opera Center
Exponential Ensemble - Relative Theory
Mar 18, 2022
Opera America's National Opera Center

Performance of Relative Theory by the Exponential Ensemble at Opera America’s National Opera Center.

Mar 18, 2022
Opera America's National Opera Center
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 13
Mar 13, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 13, 2022
Playhouse on the Square

Performance of “The Companion” from Three Way by Opera Memphis, on a double bill with Pygmalion, a lyric opera in one-act by famed bel canto composer, Gaetano Donizetti. Featuring Keely Futterer, soprano, Sergio F. Mandujano, tenor, and Marcus King, baritone.

Mar 13, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 12
Mar 12, 2022
Playhouse on the Square
Opera Memphis - The Companion from Three Way Opera
Mar 12, 2022
Playhouse on the Square

Performance of “The Companion” from Three Way by Opera Memphis, on a double bill with Pygmalion, a lyric opera in one-act by famed bel canto composer, Gaetano Donizetti. Featuring Keely Futterer, soprano, Sergio F. Mandujano, tenor, and Marcus King, baritone.

Mar 12, 2022
Playhouse on the Square

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