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RAPTURE
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"Harlin's Rapture is arresting"
–– BBC Music
"Rapture is a no less adventurous journey that leads from a series of beguiling, unconventional tunes to a final exhilarating sweep of events."
–– Gramophone Magazine
Harlin's "aesthetics capture a sense of tradition and innovation."
–– New York Times
"Rapture is imaginative, intense, dazzling and, dare I say absolutely beautiful."
–– I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
"Rapture demonstrated both imagination and skill, qualities that are self-recommending. One can only hope for more performances and a bright future for the talented young composer.
–– Calgary Herald
"Harlin utilizes a dazzling, diverse set of orchestral colors, which made for a vivid, "high-definition" experience...I was left wanting more of Harlin's music -- about 20 minutes or so, actually...here's hoping that a more long-form symphonic piece will appear in a future season."
–– Daniel J. Kushner,
CITY Newspaper, Rochester
At its conclusion, Rapture surveys the brink of sanity and, with a big ending, magically lifts us above the conflict. Harlin set out to create music about being overwhelmed and overcome by emotion, and he succeeds with Rapture.
––Jann Nyffeler
Democrat and Chronicle
April 13th, 2020
Ensemble NEW SRQ performs
DIGITAL
Sarasota, FL (info here)
April 14th, 2020
Ensemble NEW SRQ performs
DIGITAL
St. Petersburg, FL (info here)
May 8th, 2020
Lansing Symphony performs
River of Doubt
7:30 PM-- Wharton Center
September 29th, 2019
#TBT
Lansing Symphony Chamber Concert
(info)
October 11th, 2019
The Lansing Symphony performs
Shadow Dancer
7:30 PM-- Wharton Center
January 26th 2020
Kinetic Ensemble performs
Houston, TX (info here)
Biography
The New York Times writes that Patrick Harlin's “aesthetics capture a sense of tradition and innovation…”
Patrick Harlin's music has been performed by the St. Louis Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Alarm Will Sound, Rochester Philharmonic, Calidore String Quartet, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and many more. His work Rapture opened the 2016-17 Kansas City Symphony concert season. Ward Stare and the Rochester Philharmonic will recorded Rapture in 2018 on an all American CD featuring the world premiere recording of Jennifer Higdon's Harp Concerto.
In 2019, Patrick was selected as the first Composer-in-Residence with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra through 2022.
Patrick grew up in the Pacific Northwest and holds degrees from Western Washington University and the University of Michigan. His work spans both music composition and sustainability with research in soundscape ecology on location in the Amazon rainforest and Bookcliffs, Utah. He was awarded a 2013 Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Presser Award from the Theodore Presser Foundation. He is the inaugural winner of the Aspen/Hermitage residency, and the final awardee of the Rappaport Prize in Composition. At the University of Michigan he was awarded the Predoctoral Fellowship and is to date the only artist ever awarded the prestigious Graham Sustainability Fellowship.
A recent Calgary Herald review notes "Rapture demonstrated both imagination and skill, qualities that are self-recommending. One can only hope for more performances and a bright future for the talented young composer."
Fresh Content
Sneak preview of my work #tbt on Liz Lee's debut recording on George Gershwin's original Steinway.
Eugene Milagro Corporon and the University of North Texas Wind Symphony's recording of Rapture is released on CD and Spotify
Calgary Herald Review: "Rapture demonstrated both imagination and skill, qualities that are self-recommending. One can only hope for more performances and a bright future for the talented young composer." Full Review
Blog Post with the Calgary Philharmonic
Hermitage Artist Retreat Video
River of Doubt score and program note.
Rackham Graduate School writeup
Archive...
Upcoming
September 29th, 2019
#TBT
Lansing Symphony Chamber Concert
(info)
October 11th, 2019
The Lansing Symphony performs
Shadow Dancer
7:30 PM-- Wharton Center
January 26th 2020
Kinetic Ensemble performs
Houston, TX (info here)
April 13th 2020
UofM Concert Band performs
Hill Auditorium
Ann Arbor, MI
April 13th, 2020
Ensemble NEW SRQ performs
DIGITAL
Sarasota, FL (info here)
April 14th, 2020
Ensemble NEW SRQ performs
DIGITAL
St. Petersburg, FL (info here)
May 8th, 2020
Lansing Symphony performs
River of Doubt
RECENT
February 24th, 2019
CBDNA 2019 Performance
Dustin Barr leads
CAL Fullerton Symphony Band
Rapture
February 23rd 2019
Dustin Barr leads
CAL Fullerton Symphony Band
Rapture
February 21st 2019
Dustin Barr leads
CAL Fullerton Symphony Band
Rapture
News
RPO recording
MAY 2019
Ward Stare led the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in the first CD recording of Rapture released May, 2019. The all-American composers compendium, "AMERICAN RAPTURE" features Yolanda Kondonassis performing Jennifer Higdon's Harp Concerto.
REVIEW:
"Harlin’s Rapture is the heart of a concert
that highlights music’s unique power to carry us away..." MORE
Trevco Varner Consortium
2019
The largest double reed music publisher in the United States leads a commission for Bassoon and Piano. For details or to join the consortium click here
Atlantic Classical CD release
February 1st, 2019
The Atlantic Classical Orchestra will release The River of Doubt on CD later this month! Inspired by the deadly Teddy Roosevelt expedition into the uncharted waters of one of the Amazon's largest tributaries.
Review:
"Harlin utilizes a dazzling, diverse set of orchestral colors, which made for a vivid, "high-definition" experience...I was left wanting more of Harlin's music -- about 20 minutes or so, actually. While this was the first time a work by the 31-year-old composer has been played by the RPO, here's hoping that a more long-form symphonic piece will appear in a future season."
–– Daniel J. Kushner,
CITY Newspaper, Rochester
Review:
At its conclusion, Rapture surveys the brink of sanity and, with a big ending, magically lifts us above the conflict.
Harlin set out to create music about being overwhelmed and overcome by emotion, and he succeeds with Rapture.
––Jann Nyffeler
Democrat and Chronicle
RECENT AUDIO
TWEETS
BLURBS
LISTEN TO NPR interview with Patrick preceding the performances of Rapture by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra this season. The work was inspired by the concept of "The Rapture," an overwhelming emotional response to spending weeks underground by ultra cavers on extreme expeditions.
PHOTO JOURNAL: Unbeknownst to most, the Book Cliffs in Utah/Colorado remains one of the most important areas for wildlife in the contiguous United States. It is also the site of current and future oil development, with modest returns for irreversible change to the ecosystem, ecosystem services and future uses. As part of my dissertation I am documenting the baseline acoustic profile of this region, and arguing for the continued preservation of this landscape.
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LATEST PHOTOS
WIND CAVE: released in 2020, commissioned and performed by GVSU New Music Ensemble in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the US National Parks System and 50th anniversary of the National Endowment for the arts. More HERE