Reviews

Reviews are formatted as follows:
Album [with link to album if available] or Performance | Featured Work(s): Title of Review [with link to review] (Publication or Site), Month Day, Year

• Album | Relative Theory: Matters of Time - Exponential Ensemble (The Whole Note), June 23, 2024.

• Album | Deep Blue Ocean: Globe Travel Homeland (Take Effect Reviews), May 27, 2023.

• Album | In Real Life I, In Real Life II, Extraordinary: Review: In Real Life (Take Effect Reviews), December 21, 2022.

• Album | String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, String Quartet No. 3: Robert Paterson / The Indianapolis Quartet (Take Effect Reviews), November 29, 2022.

• Album | In Real Life I, In Real Life II, Extraordinary: Review (Opera News), 2022.

• Performance | Whitman’s America: Through Paired Prisms, 2 Choral Works Reflect On The American Dream (NYC Premiere) (Classical Voice North America), November 22, 2022.

• Performance | Whitman’s America: Whitman’s America with Oratorio Society of New York (Broadway World), November 18. 2022.

• Album | String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, String Quartet No. 3: Robert Paterson, String Quartets 1-3, The Indianapolis Quartet (Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review), October 26, 2022.

• Album | String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, String Quartet No. 3: Robert Paterson, String Quartets 1-3, The Indianapolis Quartet (The WholeNote Listening Room), September 26, 2022.

• Album | String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, String Quartet No. 3: The Indianapolis Quartet: Robert Paterson: String Quartets 1-3, American Modern Recordings (Textura), September 1, 2022.

• Album | String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, String Quartet No. 3: American Recordings by Americans: The Indianapolis Quartet: String Quartets 1-3 (Musical America), July 25, 2022.

• Album | String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, String Quartet No. 3: Unexpected Adventures in Music: The Indianapolis Quartet: String Quartets 1-3 (Jan Bibel, Amazon.com), July 23, 2022.

• Album | String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, String Quartet No. 3: The Indianapolis Quartet: String Quartets 1-3 (panm360.com), July 22, 2022.

• Album | String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, String Quartet No. 3: Robert Paterson – String Quartets 1-3: The Indianapolis Quartet (Violinist.com), July 13, 2022.

• Album | String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, String Quartet No. 3: Paterson’s Whimsical String Quartets (The Art Music Lounge), June 28, 2022.

• Performance | The Companion from Three Way: Kings, Giants & Robots – Works by Victoria Bond, Herschel Garfein, Robert Paterson (BlogCritics.org), May 13, 2022.

• Album | Summer Songs, Autumn Songs, Winter Songs, Spring Songs: The Four Seasons Review (Jon Sobel, BlogCritics), May 7, 2021.

• Performance | Suite for String Orchestra: American Modern Ensemble Review (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.