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Articles by Fanfare Contributor Merlin Patterson

  A QUIRKY DREAM (Gabriel Beavers)

  MASLANKA: Alto Saxophone Concerto... (Stephen K. Steele)

  ADAMS, JOHN: Doctor Atomic Symphony. Short Ride... (Oundjian)

  MASLANKA: Morning Star. Unending Stream of... (Stephen K. Steele)

  ADAMS, JOHN: Doctor Atomic Symphony... (Peter Oundjian)

  MASLANKA: Trombone Concerto. Symphony No.... (Stephen K. Steele)

  ADAMS, JOHN: Harmonielehre. Short Ride in a... (Michael Tilson Thomas)

  MASLANKA; ARCHER, KIMBERLY (Stephen Steele)

  ADAMS, JOHN: Harmonielehre. Short Ride in a... (Tilson Thomas)

  MASLANKA; FRANZETTI, CARLOS (Stephen K. Steele)

  AFTER SUNSET (Dennis W. Fisher)

  MOORES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Franz Anton Krager)

  ALDRIDGE, ROBERT: Elmer Gantry (Boggs)

  MOZART: Serenade in B♭, K 381 “Gran Partita”... (Stuttgart Winds)

  ALDRIDGE, ROBERT: Elmer Gantry (William Boggs)

  MUSIC FOR BATTLE CREEK (Mark Gould)

  AMERICAN MAVERICKS (Tilson Thomas)

  MUSIC FROM PARIS (Robert J. Ambrose)

  BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: THE BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS (Die Freitagsacademie)

  OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLES (Stephen L. Gage)

  BECKEL; MCALLISTER, SCOTT; MASLANKA (Randall Coleman)

  PANN; KELLOGG (Allan McMurray)

  BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique (Seiji Ozawa)

  PETTERSSON, ALLAN: Symphony No. 6 (Christian Lindberg)

  BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique (Seiji Ozawa)

  PETTERSSON, ALLAN: Symphony No. 6 (Lindberg)

  BERNSTEIN, LEONARD: Fanfare for the Inauguration of... (Scott Weiss)

  PETTERSSON, ALLAN: Symphony No. 9 (Christian Lindberg)

  BERNSTEIN, LEONARD: Symphonies (Marin Alsop)

  PETTERSSON, ALLAN: Symphony No. 9 (Lindberg)

  BERNSTEIN, LEONARD: West Side Story (Michael Tilson Thomas)

  PICKARD: Eden... (Andreas Hanson)

  CARNIVAL & CONCERTOS (Frédéric Demers)

  PICKARD: Symphony No. 4 “Gaia”... (Hanson)

  CELEBRATION (Lowell Graham)

  PROCLAMATIONS (Lowell Graham)

  COMMISSION AND CONCERTOS (Paula Holcomb)

  PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Symphony No. 5... (Andrew Litton)

  COPLAND, AARON: Billy the Kid (complete)... (Andrew Litton)

  PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Symphony No. 5... (Litton)

  COPLAND, AARON: Symphony No. 3... (Leonard Slatkin)

  RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 1... (Leonard Slatkin)

  COPLAND, AARON; BARBER, SAMUEL; GERSHWIN (David Curtis)

  RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2 in e... (Leonard Slatkin)

  DAUGHERTY, MICHAEL; SHOSTAKOVICH (Luis Biava)

  RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3... (Leonard Slatkin)

  DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN: Symphony No. 8 in G... (Claus Peter Flor)

  RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3... (Leonard Slatkin)

  DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN: Symphony No. 8, op. 88... (Flor)

  RACHMANINOFF: The Isle of the Dead... (Leonard Slatkin)

  DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN; JANÁČEK, LEOŠ (Honeck)

  REDSHIFT (Brian Shaw)

  ELGAR; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (Michael Stern)

  REDSHIFT (Shaw)

  ELGAR; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (Stern)

  RESPIGHI, OTTORINO: Fountains of Rome. Pines of Rome.... (Nesching)

  ERUPTION: Orchestral Excerpts for Low Brass (Jessica Buzbee)

  ROSNER, ARNOLD: Piano Concerto No. 2... (David Amos)

  FANFARES AND OVERTURES (William Berz)

  ROSNER, ARNOLD: Violin Sonata No. 1... (Macomber)

  FANFARES, FANCIES AND FUGUES (Robin Browning)

  SAXSPECTRUM (Glen Gillis)

  FAURÉ, GABRIEL; GLAZUNOV; GLASS, PHILIP (Amstel Qrt)

  SCHUMAN, WILLIAM: Symphony No. 6... (Gerard Schwarz)

  FAURÉ, GABRIEL; GLAZUNOV; GLASS, PHILIP (Amstel Qrt)

  SCHUMAN, WILLIAM; COPLAND, AARON; SOWERBY (Kalmar)

  GALLAGHER, JACK: Symphony No. 2 “Ascendant”... (Falletta)

  SCHUMAN, WILLIAM; IVES/SCHUMAN (Gerard Schwarz)

  GALLAGHER, JACK: Symphony No. 2, “Ascendant”... (JoAnn Falletta)

  SCHWANTNER: Percussion Concerto. Morning’s... (Giancarlo Guerrero)

  GIANNINI: Piano Quintet. Piano Trio (Musicians of the Manchester Music Festival)

  SCHWANTNER: Percussion Concerto... (Guerrero)

  GORDON, MICHAEL: Timber (Slagwerk Den Haag)

  SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphonies Nos. 5, 8, 9... (Andris Nelsons)

  GOULD, MORTON; TCHAIKOVSKY (Morton Gould)

  SOUTHERN HARMONY (Russell C. Mikkelson)

  GUSTAV MAHLER AND MILITARY MUSIC IN JIHLAVA 1875 (Václav Blahunek)

  STILL, WILLIAM GRANT: Symphonies... (John Jeter)

  HEARSHEN; GERSHWIN/HEARSHEN; BERLIN/HEARSHEN (Lowell Graham)

  STILL, WILLIAM GRANT: Symphony No. 4. Symphony No. 5... (John Jeter)

  HIGDON, JENNIFER: Viola Concerto. Oboe Concerto... (Guerrero)

  STRANDBERG, NEWTON: Essay for Strings... (Various)

  HIGDON, JENNIFER: Viola Concerto. Oboe Concerto.... (Giancarlo Guerrero)

  STRAUSS, RICHARD: Elektra... (Honeck)

  HIGDON, JENNIFER; WEILL, KURT; CHEN YI (Glen Adsit)

  TALES OF IMAGINATION (J. D. Shaw)

  HINDEMITH, PAUL: Symphony, “Mathis der Maler”... (Nesching)

  TCHAIKOVSKY; DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN (Honeck)

  HOLST, GUSTAV: The Planets (Mélanie Barney)

  TEMPO DI BOURGEOIS (Col. John R. Bourgeois)

  HOLST, GUSTAV: The Planets (Oundjian)

  THOMSON, VIRGIL: Complete Songs (Pelletier)

  HOLST, GUSTAV: The Planets (Peter Oundjian)

  TICHELI; BASSETT, LESLIE; BOLCOM, WILLIAM (Reed Thomas)

  HOLST, GUSTAV: The Planets (Vladimir Jurowski)

  TRENDSETTERS (Harlan D. Parker)

  HOLST, GUSTAV: The Planets... (Andrew Davis)

  TULL, FISHER: Terpsichore. Prelude and Double... (Jack Stamp)

  HOLST, GUSTAV: Walt Whitman Overture. Symphony... (Falletta)

  TULL, FISHER: Terpsichore... (Stamp)

  HUSA: Divertimento for Brass and Percussion... (Eugene Migliaro Corporon)

  VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphonies (Oundjian)

  MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 1 (Manfred Honeck)

  WASHBURN: Partita. Brass Quintet... (Jack Stamp)

  MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 1 (Marin Alsop)

  WOLF ROUNDS (Gary Green)

  MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 1, “Titan” (Manfred Honeck)

  WOLF-FERRARI, ERMANNO: Idillio-concertino for Oboe and... (Francesco La Vecchia)

  MARQUEE MOJO (Thomas G. Leslie)

 

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