Robert Paterson Composer Robert Paterson New York 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. Robert Paterson Composer’s popular tracks Choral Suite from A New Eaarth - I. Rough Wind (Text by James Joyce) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2015-03-25T22:25:15Z Choral Suite from A New Eaarth - II. The Noise of Waters by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2015-03-25T22:25:17Z Choral Suite from A New Eaarth - III. A Timbered Choir by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2015-03-25T22:25:19Z Choral Suite from A New Eaarth - IV. There Was A Time by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2015-03-25T22:25:21Z A New Eaarth for Orchestra, Chorus and Narrator by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2018-07-15T15:45:31Z Triple Concerto, "Summit" for Piano Trio and Orchestra (World Premiere) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2023-07-11T14:04:17Z Spring Songs (Piano/vocal) - IV. The Widow’s Lament in Springtime (William Carlos Williams) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-05-15T19:47:13Z The Winds Of Time for Wind Ensemble (World Premiere) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-05-18T16:19:32Z Summit Trio (World Premiere) - I. Chorale Prelude by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2023-09-03T23:35:40Z Dark Mountains (for Orchestra) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2013-06-12T20:52:29Z Symphony in Three Movements - I. Bright and Jubilant by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2013-06-12T21:03:20Z Autumn Songs - IV. November For Beginners (Text by Rita Dove) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2020-11-13T23:07:48Z Fanfare for Trumpet Sextet by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2013-06-12T20:54:08Z Voices for 12 Clappers (12 Pairs of Hands) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2019-08-18T23:57:55Z Stillness (Oboe and Marimba) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2013-06-12T21:02:45Z Soar for Trumpet and Piano by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2023-09-04T19:35:51Z I Go Among Trees - I. I Go Among Trees (Wendell Berry) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-01-16T23:44:51Z Adagio for Solo Violin (Pre-Premiere Version) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-12-14T15:02:14Z Summit Trio (World Premiere) - II. Interlude by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2023-09-03T23:35:38Z Suite For String Orchestra - IV. Balinese scherzo by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2019-08-28T00:39:13Z Pegasus for Flute and Harp by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2015-11-19T16:23:20Z Braids (Violin and Marimba) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2013-06-12T20:51:57Z Dash (for Brass Quintet) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-08-17T17:09:50Z In Real Life II - II. Sola Vide by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-07-29T19:28:59Z Three Way - Act III. Masquerade: Introduction: Hi! I’m Jessie And This Is Marcus by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2017-11-09T20:19:36Z String Quartet No. 2 - III. Dolente by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2019-08-26T21:53:37Z String Quartet No. 3 - III. Auction Chant by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2020-11-27T20:38:35Z In Real Life II - I. Ain't No Frog by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-07-29T19:29:02Z Extraordinary (Version for Soprano, Baritone, and Chamber Ensemble) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-07-29T20:14:12Z In Real Life I - V. Rewind by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2017-05-10T20:28:50Z
Choral Suite from A New Eaarth - I. Rough Wind (Text by James Joyce) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2015-03-25T22:25:15Z
Choral Suite from A New Eaarth - II. The Noise of Waters by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2015-03-25T22:25:17Z
Choral Suite from A New Eaarth - III. A Timbered Choir by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2015-03-25T22:25:19Z
Choral Suite from A New Eaarth - IV. There Was A Time by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2015-03-25T22:25:21Z
A New Eaarth for Orchestra, Chorus and Narrator by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2018-07-15T15:45:31Z
Triple Concerto, "Summit" for Piano Trio and Orchestra (World Premiere) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2023-07-11T14:04:17Z
Spring Songs (Piano/vocal) - IV. The Widow’s Lament in Springtime (William Carlos Williams) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-05-15T19:47:13Z
The Winds Of Time for Wind Ensemble (World Premiere) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-05-18T16:19:32Z
Summit Trio (World Premiere) - I. Chorale Prelude by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2023-09-03T23:35:40Z
Symphony in Three Movements - I. Bright and Jubilant by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2013-06-12T21:03:20Z
Autumn Songs - IV. November For Beginners (Text by Rita Dove) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2020-11-13T23:07:48Z
Voices for 12 Clappers (12 Pairs of Hands) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2019-08-18T23:57:55Z
I Go Among Trees - I. I Go Among Trees (Wendell Berry) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-01-16T23:44:51Z
Adagio for Solo Violin (Pre-Premiere Version) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-12-14T15:02:14Z
Summit Trio (World Premiere) - II. Interlude by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2023-09-03T23:35:38Z
Suite For String Orchestra - IV. Balinese scherzo by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2019-08-28T00:39:13Z
Three Way - Act III. Masquerade: Introduction: Hi! I’m Jessie And This Is Marcus by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2017-11-09T20:19:36Z
String Quartet No. 3 - III. Auction Chant by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2020-11-27T20:38:35Z
Extraordinary (Version for Soprano, Baritone, and Chamber Ensemble) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2022-07-29T20:14:12Z