"And this shall be for music, when no one else is near, the fine song for singing, the rare song to hear." Any song about music should have a strong melody, and Mark Patterson displays an extraordinary melodic gift in his offering on the well-known Robert Louis Stevenson text. Sweeping piano lines and key modulations add to the emotion as this evocative work ebbs and flows, finally coming to a quiet rest. A choral work of grace and maturity, this receives our highest recommendation.