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Hailed by the press as having "creative powers working on a high plane" and writing "exuberant and rhythmically vital music marked by energy and a wonderful sense of color," Robert Paterson's music is increasingly in demand by audiences and musicians alike. Paterson has received performances in the United States and Internationally by many outstanding ensembles, including the Louisville Orchestra, Russian Chamber Orchestra, New York New Music Ensemble, Da Capo Chamber Players, California EAR Unit, Ensemble Aleph, Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble and at the June in Buffalo festival. His many awards include winning the Brian Israel Prize, Louisville Orchestra Composition Competition and twice winning the ASCAP Young Composer's Award. He has received grants from Meet the Composer, ASCAP and the American Music Center, as well as fellowships at the MacDowell Colony, Aspen Music Festival and Atlantic Center for the Arts. He received degrees from Cornell University (DMA), Indiana University (MM) and the Eastman School of Music (BM) and is currently on the composition faculty at Sarah Lawrence College, as well as Artistic Director of the American Modern Ensemble. He resides in New York City with his wife, Victoria, a violinist, and their son Dylan.

[November, 2007]