Press

Composition

“It has been a minute since I needed to contract an orchestra for a recording session. Good thing it's Cleveland, where some of the country's best independent professionals MAKE. IT. HAPPEN. It was all so enjoyable and Patrick Wickliffe’s music is gorgeous.”

— Ariel Clayton-Karas, OPUS 216

“It was a pleasure to play some incredible music by Patrick Wickliffe. I so thoroughly enjoy Patrick’s treatment of color and texture in his works, whether he creates distinct timbres, utilizes craftsmanship of the highest caliber, or tips his hat to great twentieth and twenty-first century composers.”

— Michael Delfín, Seven Hills Ensemble

“Upon examination of Patrick's work, I am impressed with his technical skill and am interested in the continued expansion of his technique and aesthetic.”

— Carl Vine AO, Sydney Conservatorium

Collaboration

“What made this resilient and highly successful production (of Andrew Lippa’s The Addams Family) wasn’t just acting, but the whole of the production. Director Eric Love, with Taryn Noelle as choreographer and Patrick Wickliffe as music director, created a nearly seamless production where one moment merged into another and everything belonged, creating a dramatic and spectacular whole.”

— Jim Lowe, The Barre Montpelier Times Argus

“Patrick Wickliffe’s dynamic interpretation of Jake Heggie’s 2019 opera (If I Were You) moves with methodical pace and is filled with the characters’ hopes and aspirations. He gives the right amount of information to allow one’s imagination to fill the rest of the scene, providing a canvas for the performers to express themselves purely.”

— Jacob Strauss, Clevelandclassical.com

“[Late] Artistic director Karen Weaver conducted Good Company [A Vocal Ensemble] with the assistance of the Amethyst String Trio and Patrick Wickliffe. [David Conte's Elegy for Matthew] is dramatic and dissonant at the beginning and goes on to underline the text with rather abstract music. The piece was executed with precision and commitment and Wickliffe was in full possession of the tricky score.”

— Daniel Hathaway, Clevelandclassical.com