In case you missed it: STEEL SYMPHONY was reviewed (and enjoyed!) by the New York Times

I wish I could say this was, you know, a regular occurrence for me, but seeing my name in the New York Times for the first time ever back in September was an immense - and, for me, unprecedented - thrill. When they mentioned me again in the paper, with a glowing review, I nearly crapped my pants.

Thanks to Christopher Houlihan for giving me some astonishing coat-tails to grab onto.

Steel Symphony has since been purchased by a number of other performers from around the United States. Hopefully this crazy little piece will continue to blow eardrums off all across the world for years to come.

If you'd like to purchase a bound copy of the score, by the way, you can do so on my store. It's $14, it's vermilion, and it's CRAZY.

But fun.

Thanks!

STEEL SYMPHONY in Brooklyn - this Sunday, for free, played by the brilliant Christopher Houlihan

Michael Falco for the New York Times

In case you missed it in the New York Times, the New Yorker, I Care If You Listen, or Time Out New York, Christopher Houlihan - dear friend of mine, and world-class musician - will be performing Steel Symphony at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn on Sunday, September 20. 

I wrote this piece for him back in 2013; since then it's been performed numerous times, always to thunderous applause. He's a magnificent interpreter of my music, and a thoughtful, helpful collaborator.

For more on Steel Symphony, check out this blog post from way back when I'd just started composing the thing. Live recordings of the premiere performance (at the Trinity College Chapel in Hartford) are available on the Music page, too.

But I wholeheartedly recommend you make the trip over to Prospect Heights if you're in the area and available. Watching Christopher play is a transformative experience, and hearing those thunderous pipes filling a richly acoustic, beautiful space is unlike any other live-music experience I can think of.

Hope to see you there!

Still two more weekends to see RADIUM GIRLS!

Opening weekend was a hit - head over to Flat Earth's website to pick up tickets and come see what the fuss is all about!

Video from Come soon, you feral cats

Have a listen to loadbang's wonderful rendition of Come soon, you feral cats! 

Mvt. II of COME SOON, YOU FERAL CATS (2015) by Patrick Greene (b. 1985) - a two-movement cycle on the poetry of W.S. Di Piero, composed for and premiered by loadbang ensemble. - Recorded during the premiere performance: April 28, 2015 at the Davis Square Theater in Somerville, MA, during AFTER THE THAW - the fourth concert of the Fifth Floor Collective's fifth season.