Joshua Feltman

Please visit the recordings page to hear samples of Joshua Feltman’s original works.

Joshua Feltman’s recent commissions include The Ties that Bind for the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra performed at Symphony Space in 2006, his second New York area orchestral performance.  ASCAP awarded Mr. Feltman a fellowship to the Aspen Film Scoring as well as the Leonard Bernstein fellowship for Tanglewood in 2004.  His Marimba Sonata is published by Mostly Marimba and his wind ensemble work Kubla Khan was recorded by conductor William Drury for Albany Records.

Reviews of Mr. Feltman’s work have been very positive. His music to accompany a collaborative project there with experimental filmmakers was described as “elegant crossover style” by the Boston Globe.  Acclaimed as a work of “real emotional power” by San Francisco Classical Review, Feltman’s orchestral work Commute was a commission from the Oakland East-Bay Symphony.

Mr. Feltman is currently working on both an orchestral work and a piano concerto, the latter of which he intends to perform himself with his own ensemble.  He has led this group (CME) since 2005 in over 10 performances of important contemporary repertoire, many premieres among them.

At the Tanglewood Music Center, Mr. Feltman studied with composers Michael Gandolfi, Steve Mackey and Augusta Read Thomas and participated in Master Classes with Bright Sheng, Bernard Rands and Osvaldo Golijov. A graduate of SUNY Stony Brook (composition studies with Peter Winkler, Sheila Silver and Dan Weymouth), he received his undergraduate degree from the New England Conservatory (composition studies with Lee Hyla), from which he received the George Chadwick medal for outstanding undergraduate work. His chamber orchestra work An Old American Dream was selected as the only student work performed on the 1996 NEC festival of 20th century American music and also received an ASCAP YoungComposers award.

Complete List of Works and Performances

Shifty
Orchestra, 2008

Narcoleptic Fantasy
Chamber Orchestra, 2007
CUNY Contemporary Ensemble, December 2007, New York, NY

Ricci
Flute, Oboe, Violin, Cello, Two Guitars
Cygnus Ensemble, March 2007, New York, NY

Arrhythmia
Piano, 2006

The Ties that Bind
Orchestra, 2005
New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, 2006

Flight of Discovery
Chamber Orchestra, music for film
ASCAP / NYU Film Scoring Program, 2005

A Larger Stage
Music for a film by New Catalogue, 2004
Tanglewood Film Project, 2004

Animal Tracks
Music for a film by Pamela Larsen, 2004
Tanglewood Film Project, 2004

Duetti Staccati (Prima che Spunta’il Sole)
Mixed Chamber Ensemble, 2004
Tanglewood Composer’s House Band, 2004

Furbo
Concert Band, 2004
BUTI Wind Ensemble, Tanglewood, 2004

V is for Variations
Violin and Piano, 2004
Daniel Lee, Yale University, 2005
New Fromm Players (Marc Rovetti), Tanglewood, 2004
Joanna Kaczorowska and Pablo Lavandera, SUNY Stony Brook, 2004

Blue Light, Green Light
Piano Solo, 2003
Pablo Lavandera, SUNY Stony Brook, 2004

Shalom Alechem
SATB Choir, 2003
Greensleaves Vocal Ensemble, Eglise St. Severin, Paris, France, 2003

Commute, An Orchestral Traffic Report
Orchestra, 2003
Oakland – East Bay Symphony, Oakland, CA, 2003

Latin Jazz Trilogy
Arranged for Jazz Combo, 1999-2001
Partial Performance: Stony Brook Jazz Combo, Stony Brook, NY, 2002

Mussel Removal Service
Percussion Solo, 1997
Brad Chase, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, 1997

Viva
Soprano and Piano, 1996
Aileen Bramhall and Josh Feltman, Eastman Conservatory, Rochester, NY, 1997

Sleuth
Brass Quintet, 1996
Students of New England Conservatory, NEC, 1997

Marimba Sonata
Marimba and Piano, 1995
Published by Mostly Marimba, 2003
Eric Millstein, NEC, 1996, 1997

…they dream their sleep
Song Cycle for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Marimba and Oboe, 1995
Students of New England Conservatory, NEC, 1995, 1997

An Old American Dream
Chamber Orchestra, 1994
Students of New England Conservatory, Festival Week, NEC, 1996

Kubla Khan
Wind Ensemble, 1994
Jordan Winds, Conducted by Bill Drury, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, 1997
Published by Southern Music Company, 2004

Tinnitus
String Quartet, 1994
Ceresio String Quartet, Lugano Switzerland, 2002
Students of New England Conservatory, 1995
Members of Symphony Nova Scotia, Halifax, 1994

Prelude
Bassoon and Piano, 1993
Robin Leech and Sharon Kuo, New England Conservatory, 1994

Vertigo
String Quartet, 1992
Partial Performance: Students of New England Conservatory, NEC, 1994

Feedback Loop
Orchestra, 1992
Students of The College Preparatory School, CPS, 1992

Firestorm
Clarinet, Horn and String Quartet, 1991
Members of the San Francisco Youth Symphony Orchestra, 1991