THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST: A VISUAL ORATORIO
Collaborations
Deborah Patterson and composer, Robert Sirota, have collaborated on two occasions
TRIPTYCH a commemoration to the victims of 9/11
The collaboration consists of three oil on panel paintings (48" x 96" total dimensions) and accompanying music for string quartet by composer, Robert Sirota. The paintings/movements are entitled respectively, Desecration, Lamentation and Prayer.
TRIPTYCH was premiered by THE CHIARA STRING QUARTET at Trinity Church, Wall Street in New York City on September 26, 2002. Since then, it has been performed by the Chiara in numerous locations, including:
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, March 2010
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York City
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, Vermont
Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland
Second Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Maryland
THE AMERICAN STRING QUARTET performed TRIPTYCH in the following locations:
Bargemusic, Brooklyn, NY, April, 2009
Taipei, Taiwan, March, 2008
The Aspen Music Festival, August, 2007
Carnegie Hall, May, 2007
The Manhattan School of Music, April, 2006
THE BLAIR STRING QUARTET performed TRIPTYCH at Vanderbilt University in November, 2008
To hear excerpts of the music, go to www.chiaraquartet.net
CD is available through Amazon and CD Baby
“Does sacred music always have to be, well, sacred? In other words, must religious music always be handled with kid gloves? Does an oratorio always have to be mean-by-the-numbers Bach? Heavens no. This startling original new work intermingles eight original oil paintings of 'Christ's Passion on the Cross' by Baltimore artist Deborah Patterson with brand-new music by composer Robert Sirota (who should know a thing or two about composition, seeing as he's the director of the Peabody Institute). This ambitious project, featuring a 20-voice choir, soloists, organ, piano, and percussion has been three years in the making.
Think of it as MTV for the Almighty.”
Brennen Jensen
Baltimore City Paper
April 8-15, 1998
Eighth Panel: “Broken But Not Divided”, oil on canvas, 72” x 36”
Detail at top of page from fifth panel: “Eloi Eloi Lama Sabachthani”
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