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Music Review: Robert Paterson and American Modern Ensemble - The Four Seasons
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Jon Sobel, BLOGCRITICS.ORG
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As one of the most celebrated present-day American composers, Robert Paterson does not fear the shadow of a luminous predecessor like Antonio Vivaldi. Paterson s new album
The Four Seasons is the culmination of a 20-year project comprising four song cycles, one for each of our earthly seasons. The prolific composer set texts by well-known poets - Edna St. Vincent Millay, William Carlos Williams, Rita Dove, Billy Collins and others - all on seasonal themes.
A different voice gives life to each cycle, accompanied by the musicians of the composer s own American Modern Ensemble on flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion. Paterson is a master at composing and arranging for this lineup. Known as a Pierrot ensemble, it gives a composer a wide range of colors in a compact and economical form
TUPELO â¢Â Dozens of race fans, passersby and local Scouts crowded gathered inside the Mall at Barnes Crossing, Saturday morning, to laugh, gasp and cheer as area Cub Scouts sent handcrafted derby racers flying down the track as part of the Boy Scouts of America s annual Pinewood Derby.
The event, hosted by the Yocona Area Council, Boy Scouts of America (BSA), featured Cub Scouts from the Apilachi District pitting their tiny wooden racers against one another for a coveted spot in the Top 10 and a chance to compete at the councilwide derby in May.Â
Ann Stanford has been a volunteer for the Yocona Area Council BSA for almost 40 years. She said the derby has long been one of the most popular events for young Scouts.