Patrick Zimmerli (born July 23, 1968) is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, and record producer. His work has been performed at

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and

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in New York,

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in London and

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in Paris, as well as at the

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and the

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. His pieces have been featured in the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, the Colorado Music Festival, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival and Festival Mozaic in

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, California. Notable musicians and ensembles who have commissioned or performed Zimmerli's music include Brooklyn Rider, the Knights Chamber Orchestra, the New York Classical Players, flutist

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, violinist

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, pianist

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, cellists Kristina Reiko Cooper and Brian Thornton, the

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and Escher string quartets and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. In addition to his work in the classical realm, Zimmerli has collaborated with dozens of

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musicians over the course of his career, including

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, Satoshi Takeishi, John Hollenbeck, Jeff Williams and

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, as well as

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and

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. In 1993, he won first prize in the first annual BMI/

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Composer's Competition,

Selected works

Source: * ''Concerto No. 1'' for piano, strings and percussion (1998–99) * ''Suite'' for solo saxophone (1999) * ''Piano Trio No. 1'' for violin, cello and piano (2001–02) * ''Piano Trio No. 2'' for violin, cello and piano (2003) * ''New York Overture'' for chamber orchestra (2003) * ''The Chase'' for soprano saxophone, string quartet, piano, bass and jazz percussion (2005) * ''The Call'' for viola, two violins, cello, piano, bass and jazz percussion (2005–06) * ''American Spiritual'' for string quartet (2005–06) * ''The Light Guitar'' for solo violin (2006) * ''Narratives'' for solo piano (2004–07) * ''Stone and Steel'' for cello, piano and jazz percussion (2007) * ''Three Romances'' for violin and piano (2008) * ''Spectres'' for solo viola (2008) * ''Chamber Symphony'' for chamber orchestra (2008) * ''Light, Color, Line, Symbol'' for orchestra and video (2009) * ''Trio'' for flute, viola and harp (2009) * ''Introduction and Allegro'' for piano four-hands (2010) * ''Festival Overture'' for orchestra (2011) * ''Quintet'' for violin, viola, cello, piano and jazz percussion (2011) * ''Sonata'' for solo cello (2012) * ''Parisian Memories/Parisian Dreams'' for saxophone, viola, violin, cello and piano (2012) * ''Aspects of Darkness and Light Part I'' for tenor saxophone, string quartet, bass and percussion (2012) *''Aspects of Darkness and Light Part II'' for tenor saxophone, string quartet, bass and percussion (2013) *''Signs of Life'' for marimba and jazz piano (2014) *''Three Shakespeare Sonnets'' for bass voice and piano (2014) *''Twelve Preludes'' for solo organ (2010–14) *''Concerto No 2.'' for piano, jazz percussion and orchestra (revised) (2001–02, 2004, 2014) *''Sonata'' for Clarinet and Piano “Tempting Fates” (2015) *''Clockworks'' for tenor saxophone, piano, bass and drums (2016) *''Gathering Pools'' for 12 percussion soloists (2016) *''Waterfalls'' for 12 percussion soloists (2016) *''This Comforting Earth'' for soprano saxophone, piano, fender rhodes and 2 percussionists (2016) *''Anthems'' for full choir (SSAATTBB) (2017) *''Alan Seeger: Instrument of Destiny'' for men's choir, tenor soloist, jazz piano and percussion (revised) (2017, 2019) *''Piano Trio No. 3'' (2019) *''Nonet for Saxophones, brass, and rhythm'' (2019) *''Messages'' for piano, classical saxophone quartet, bass and percussion (2019) *''Concerto'' for flute, percussion and orchestra (2020)

Discography

* ''Jazz Ambassadors,'' (Jazz City, 1995) * ''Explosion,'' (Songlines, 1995) * ''Twelve Sacred Dances,'' (

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, 1998) * ''Expansion,'' (Songlines, 2000) * ''Book of Hours,'' Octurn (Songlines, 2002) * ''Phoenix,'' (Songlines, 2003) * ''Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2,'' (

, 2004) * ''Stone and Steel,'' Kristina Reiko Cooper (

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, 2008) * '' Modern Music,''

and

( Nonesuch, 2011) * ''River of Light,''

Tim Fain Tim Fain is an American violinist and composer, best known for his performances in the feature film soundtracks to ''Black Swan, 12 Years a Slave, and Moonlight,'' and his work with American composer Philip Glass. Early life and education A na ...

(

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, 2011) * '' Walking Shadows'',

(arranger) ( Nonesuch, 2013) * ''Shores Against Silence'' (2016) *''Clockworks,'' (Songlines, 2018) *'' Sun on Sand'',

and Brooklyn Rider ''( Nonesuch, 2019)''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zimmerli, Patrick Living people American male saxophonists American male composers 21st-century American composers 1968 births 21st-century American saxophonists 21st-century American male musicians Octurn members