Composer Zack Patten

Composer Zachary (Zack) P. Patten (b. 1979, Georgia)
On completion of a dietetics degree from FSU and after returning to a music focus in 2003, aspiring composer Zack Patten has accomplished much in his young musical life. Patten finds passion both as a performer and composer. Classical guitar is his primary instrument of personal expression, but it is the unrestricted orchestral score that sets his imagination in motion. Zack's soft-spoken, quiet demeanor is juxtaposed with a physical statue clearly communicating a leader in confident control. Patten is on track to complete his Creative Music Technologies degree from LaGrange College spring 2006 and plans to attend a marquee northeast graduate/doctoral composition program in the fall. While at LC, Zack studies with Warner Vision Germany composer/artist Lee Johnson. Patten also maintains memberships in numerous composer organizations, collaborates with fellow music and art majors, and performs regularly with Morning Glory Ensemble, Patten-Godfrey Guitar Duo, and the Sons of Lafayette. With recent recognition for his composition and digital short films combined with drive, discipline and dedication to discover deeper meaning in the universal language, Zack Patten is poised for a very promising composer career.

Awards / Honors / Recognitions / Recordings
07/05… Copyist / Score Editor / Assistant: Dead Symphony, Lee Johnson, Composer, RNO - Mosfilm, Moscow
04/05… John R. Hines, Jr. Undergraduate Research Award (Arts Division)
04/05… George Edwin Morrison, Jr. Music Award
03/05… Best of Show: Comperio Veritas Winthrop University, EMFest
02/05… 2nd Place and World Premiere: Kierkegaard - Goliard Ensemble
01/05… Copyist / Score Editor / Assistant: The Good Earth Lee Johnson, Composer, RNO - Mosfilm, Moscow
01/05… Recording: Oeuvre Brisures (for orchestra) - Russian National Orchestra, Mosfilm, Moscow
11/04… Copyist / Score Editor / Assistant: Every Matter Under Heaven Lee Johnson, Composer, RNO - DZZ, Moscow
04/04… Certificate: LaGrange College Research Scholar
04/04… Shadow - Z.Patten / L.Smith
02/04… 2nd Place and World Premiere: The Woman Who Disapproved of Music at the Bar - Goliard Ensemble

Works
Freedom Is A Light [2005]
Duration: 4:40
Digital Short Film (Oeuve Brisures - Russian National Orchestra)

Comperio Veritas [2005]
Duration: 6:00
Digital Short Film (electronic samples)

Oeuvre Brisures [2005]
Duration: 4:40
(Orchestra)

Kierkegaard [2004]
Duration: 4:30
(pno. trio + ten.)

Shadow [2004]
Duration: 3:00
(gtr. + sop.)

Fuga no.1 [2004]
Duration: 2:30
(pno.)

Cantabile [2004]
Duration: 4:00
(pno. + gtr. + perc.)

Another Grace for a Child [2004]
Duration: 3:30
(pno. + sop.)

The Recurring Dream [2004]
Duration: 3:00
Digital Short Film (electronic samples)

The Woman Who Disapproved of Music at the Bar [2004]
Duration: 3:30
(gtr. + bsn. + ten.)

Professional Memberships
… American Composer Forum
… American Music Center
… Chamber Music America

… National Association of Composers USA
… Society of Composers
… Guitar Atlanta