Reviews
Review: Globe Travel Homeland (with Deep Blue Ocean) (Album) (Take Effect Reviews), May 27, 2023.
Review: In Real Life (Album) (Take Effect Reviews), December 21, 2022.
Robert Paterson / The Indianapolis Quartet (Album) (Take Effect Reviews), November 29, 2022.
Review: In Real Life (Album) (Opera News), 2022.
Whitman’s America: Through Paired Prisms, 2 Choral Works Reflect On The American Dream (Review of NYC Premiere of ) (Classical Voice North America), November 22, 2022.
Review: Whitman’s America with Oratorio Society of New York (Broadway World), November 18. 2022.
Robert Paterson, String Quartets 1-3, The Indianapolis Quartet (Album) (Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review), October 26, 2022.
Robert Paterson, String Quartets 1-3, The Indianapolis Quartet (Album) (The WholeNote Listening Room), September 26, 2022.
The Indianapolis Quartet: Robert Paterson: String Quartets 1-3, American Modern Recordings (Album) (Textura), September 1, 2022.
American Recordings by Americans: The Indianapolis Quartet: String Quartets 1-3 (Album) (Musical America), July 25, 2022.
Unexpected Adventures in Music: String Quartets 1-3 (Album) The Indianapolis Quartet: String Quartets 1-3 (Album) (Jan Bibel, Amazon.com), July 23, 2022.
The Indianapolis Quartet: String Quartets 1-3 (Album) (panm360.com), July 22, 2022.
Robert Paterson – String Quartets 1-3: The Indianapolis Quartet (Album) (Violinist.com), July 13, 2022.
The Indianapolis Quartet: String Quartets 1-3 (Album) Paterson’s Whimsical String Quartets (Album) (The Art Music Lounge), June 28, 2022.
Opera Review [NYC]: Kings, Giants & Robots – Works by Victoria Bond, Herschel Garfein, Robert Paterson (BlogCritics.org), May 13, 2022.
The Four Seasons (Album) The Four Seasons Review (Jon Sobel, BlogCritics), May 7, 2021.
American Modern Ensemble Review (including the performance of Suite for String Orchestra) (WQXR Editorial), October 13, 2020.
String Quartet No. 3: Concert Review: The Indianapolis Quartet and Pianist Drew Petersen (BlogCritics.org), March 10, 2020.
String Quartet No. 3: University of Indianapolis Presents The Indianapolis Quartet (New York Concert Review), March 10, 2020.
String Quartet No. 3: Paterson Premiere and Schumann Shine in The Indianapolis Quartet Carnegie Debut (New York Classical Review), March 6, 2020.
Dark Mountains: Atlantic Classical Orchestra performs 'Dark Mountains' at Eissey Campus Theatre at Palm Beach State College (MaryAnn Ketchum, TCPalm), January 28, 2019.
Shine: Atlantic Brass Extravaganza (Kevin T. McEneaney, The Millbrook Independent), January 26, 2019.
Moon trio: Concert Review: Neave Trio - 'From America to the Moon,' (BlogCritics.org), January 7, 2018.
Dark Mountains: Crystal clear sounds at stunning BPO “Twentieth Century Classical” concert at Kleinhans, repeats Saturday (Peter Hall, Buffalo Rising), October 13, 2018.
Dark Mountains: Historic violin, intense virtuoso add fire to BPO concert (Mary Kunz Goldman, The Buffalo News, Gusto), October 12, 2018.
Shine: Emily Amused (Jay Mackenzie, The Laurentian), October 12, 2018.
Dark Mountains: DSO Opens Season with Tribute to Leonard Bernstein (Christine Facciolo, Delaware Arts Info), October 8, 2018.
String Quartet No. 2 World Premiere Review: String Quartets: Concepts and Concerts (Elizabeth Lyon, The Hudson Review), July 2018.
Three Way: Fringe 2018 review: Mini-operas 'Companion' and 'Safe Word' are by turns steamy and silly (Seth Kubersky, Orlando Weekly), May 17, 2018.
Three Way: 'The Companion and Safe Word' - Orlando Fringe 2018 (Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel), May 14, 2018
Three Way: CD Review: Paterson and Cote’s ‘Three Way’ Not Your Usual Sex Opera (Santosh Venkataraman, OperaWire), December 15, 2017.
I See You (Quintet Version): Eight Semi-Precious Jewels (Harry Rolnick, ConcertoNet.com), November 2, 2017.
Three Way: Nashville Scene: Best New Opera for 2017 (John Pitcher, Nashville Scene), November 1, 2017.
Perspectives: Classical CDs Weekly: Falla, Ravel, Antoine Tamestit, The American Brass Quintet (Graham Rickson, Classical CDs Weekly), June 24, 2017.
Three Way: Three Way, an Opera About Sex in Three Acts (Bruce Hodges, Musical America), June 19. 2017.
Three Way: "Three Way," a Trio of One-Act Operas about Sex and Love, at BAM (Steven Pisano, Feast of Music), June 16, 2017.
Deep Blue Ocean: Powerhouse Pianists II: Stephen Gosling and Blair McMillen (Kathy Parsons, Mainly Piano), June 12, 2017.
Komodo: Mavericks: American Modern Ensemble (Kathy Parsons, Mainly Piano), June 10, 2017.
Violin Sonata No. 1: Joy: Linya Su, Violin; Blair McMillen, piano (Kathy Parsons, Mainly Piano), May 13, 2017.
The Book of Goddesses, Freya’s Tears, Embracing the Wind: Album Review: The Book of Goddesses (Kathy Parsons, Mainly Piano), May 1, 2017.
Shine: Album Review: Perspectives, American Brass Quintet (Kathy Parsons, Mainly Piano), April 25, 2017.
Spheres (Album): Album Review: Spheres: The Music of Robert Paterson, Claremont Trio (Kathy Parsons, Mainly Piano), April 24, 2017.
Shine: “Perspectives”: American Brass Quintet – Music by Patterson, Greenburg, Currier and Ewazen (Audiophile Audition), February 9, 2017.
Dark Mountains: Austin Symphony Orchestra with Gabriela Montero (austin360), February 7, 2017
Three Way: In Review: Three Way (Tracy Monaghan, Schmopera), January 28, 2017.
Three Way: Nashville Opera premieres intriguing 'Three Way' (Amy Stumphfl, The Tennessean), January 27, 2017.
Spheres (Album): Paterson’s Music Atmospheric, Quirky (Lynn René Bayley, The Art Music Lounge), February 1, 2017.
In Real Life: Austin Chamber Ensemble premieres Paterson’s “In Real Life” (Luke Quinton, Austin American-Statesman), February 16, 2016.
Komodo and Piranha: AMN Reviews: American Modern Ensemble – Mavericks (Daniel Barbiero, AvantMusicNews.com), January 11, 2016.
Eternal Reflections (Album): Review of Eternal Reflections Album (Donald Rosenburg, Gramophone), July, 2015.
Deep Blue Ocean: Review of Powerhouse Pianists II Album, Deep Blue Ocean (Gramophone), July, 2015.
Scorpion Tales: Harpist shared spotlight during doctoral recital (John Frayne, The News-Gazette), June 21, 2015.
Deep Blue Ocean: ‘POWERHOUSE PIANISTS II': Works for Two Pianos (Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times), June 3, 2015.
Eternal Reflections (Album): Review of Eternal Reflections Album (John Sunier, Audiophile Audition), April 17, 2015.
Star Crossing: NeoSonicFest concert by Ars Futura (Mike Telin, Cleveland Classical), April 7, 2015.
Eternal Reflections (Album): Old, New, and Both (infodad.com), March 19, 2015.
Eternal Reflections (Album): Musica Sacra Performs Works by Robert Paterson on Eternal Reflections (Paula Edelstein, AXS.com), March 15, 2015.
World Premiere of Lux Aeterna: Musica Sacra Highlights Living Composers (Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times), March 5, 2015.
The Whole Truth: The Whole Truth at Urban Arias (Michael Poandl, DC Metro Arts), March 2, 2015.
Deep Blue Ocean: on Powerhouse Pianists II Album (LA Music Examiner.com), March, 2015.
I See You: Put Them Together, and What Have You Got? The American Modern Ensemble plays SubCulture (Paul J. Pelkonen, SuperConductor), January 16, 2015.
Hell’s Kitchen, Closet Full of Demons, and Ghost Theater: ChamberMusicNY presents AME at Merkin Hall (New York Music Daily), October 31, 2014
Elegy for Two bassoons and Piano: Mazzini Dance Collective @ Ailey Citigroup (Oberon's Groove), September 7, 2014.
Dark Mountains: The Austin Symphony (American Statesman, Austin 360.com), May, 2014.
Three Way: Roulette offers a glimpse at the now and future of opera (Christian Kriegeskotte, I Care if You Listen), May, 2014.
Three Way, The Companion: Short Operas Show Soul in Brevity (Daniele Shar, Seen and Heard International), May 28, 2014.
Three Way: Bright, Shining Frontiers (Gregory Sullivan Isaacs, TheaterJones.com), May 18, 2014.
Three Way: The Classical Note: The Speech That JFK Never Gave Gets its Own Score; DSO’s Beethoven Fest (Wayne Lee Gay, D Magazine), May 16, 2014.
Three Way, The Companion: Double the Pleasure: Ear Heart Music Makes Sweet Sounds at Roulette (Doug Strassler, Garden State Journal), April 30, 2014.
Three Way, The Companion: The Wanton Sublime and The Companion (Roark Littlefield, StageBuddy), April 24, 2014.
Three Way, The Companion: The Wanton Sublime & The Companion (Isabelle, Classical Music Rocks), April 22, 2014.
Star Crossing: An engaging modern-music sampler from Voices of Change (Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News), February, 2014.
Winter Songs (Album): “Winter Songs and other vocal works” (John Sunier, Audiophile Audition), January 1, 2014.
Winter Songs (Album): Chilly Scenes of Winter (George Grella, Sequenza21), December, 2013.
Winter Songs (Album): Album Review (New Jersey Star Ledger), December, 2013.
Winter Songs (Album): Anne-Sophie Mutter, Christian Tetzlaff, Richard Egarr and More (Fonseca-Wollheim, The New York Times), December 11, 2013.
Winter Songs (Album): Album Review: Robert Paterson - Winter Songs & Other Works (Buffablog), December 4, 2013.
Winter Songs (Album): Robert Paterson's WINTER SONGS out 12/3 on American Modern Recordings (BBW News Desk, Broadway World), November 8, 2013.
Looney Tunes: A Fun Party, with New Music as Guest of Honor (Daniele Shar, Seen and Heard International), April 13, 2013.
Looney Tunes: Composers Explain Whys and Wherefores (Steve Smith, The New York Times), March 26, 2013.
Scorpion Tales: Exciting New Harp Music for Duo Scorpio (Delarue, Lucid Culture), March 10, 2013.
The Book of Goddesses: Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Top Songs Of 2012 (NPR, Classical New England, Boston), December 5, 2012.
Six Mallet Marimba and Wood and Forest (Albums): Mallets For All + Drummers Shine (Richard B. Kamins, Step Tempest), December 4, 2012.
Six Mallet Marimba and Wood and Forest (Albums): 2012-11-30: Makoto Nakura, Robert Paterson (Monsieur Délire), December 5, 2012.
Six Mallet Marimba and Wood and Forest (Albums): Dreamy, Woodsy Sounds from Makoto Nakura (Delarue, Lucid Culture), November 13, 2012.
Scorpion Tales: Sounds Heard: Duo Scorpio—Scorpion Tales (Molly Sheridan, NewMusicBox), October 16, 2012.
Scorpion Tales: Duo Scorpio—Scorpion Tales (Jay Batzner, Sequenza21), October 26, 2012.
Sextet: American Modern Ensemble, Clever Marketing Hook, Mixed Musical Result (Christian B. Carey, Musical America), June 11, 2012.
A New Eaarth: Vermont Youth Orchestra Aces Premiere (Burlington Free Press), May 9, 2012.
The Book of Goddesses: Two Contrasting Albums of High Notes (Delarue, Lucid Culture), February 24, 2012.
The Book of Goddesses, Freya’s Tears, Embracing the Wind: The Book of Goddesses Album (Daniel Coombs, Audiophile Audition), December 30, 2011.
The Book of Goddesses, Freya’s Tears, Embracing the Wind: The Book of Goddesses Album (Gramophone), December, 2011.
Star Crossing (Album): The AME’s Star Crossing – Film Noir for the Ears (Delarue, Lucid Culture), July 11, 2011.
Looney Tunes: In performance: Great Noise Ensemble (Joan Reinthaler, Washington Post), May 2, 2010.