Joshua Morris 392 E 4th street Apt. C6 Brooklyn NY 11218 Cell (502) 338 7533 Email joshuacharlesmorris@gmail.com Education Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio Graduated with B. Mus. in Music Composition in 2007. Butler University, Jordan College of Fine Arts, Indianapolis, Indiana Graduation with MM in Music Composition and Theory in 2009 Artistic Associations American Festival of Microtonal Music, Composer and Bassist, 2012present Ghost Ensemble, Composer and Bassist, 2013present Ensemble 48, Composer, Bassist and artistic director, 20072010 Sinking Ship Production, Sound Designer and Composer, 2008present Open Music Ensemble, bassist, 2010present Indy Convergence,Director/Composer/Collaborator/Performer, 2008present Domaine Forget New Music Session, Guest Composer, 2004 Cleveland Institute of Music, Guest Composer, 2003 Other Honors And Awards Eagle Scout of Troop 30, Louisville KY earned in 2001 Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels received in 2001 BIO Joshua Morris is originally from Louisville, Kentucky. An Oberlin alum, he studied with Dr. Randolph Coleman and Dr. Lewis Nielson, and recently was awarded an MM from Butler University where he studied with Dr. Michael Schelle. His compositions are often intermingled with other disciplines in order to make a music that must be seen and theatre that must be heard. These compositions have been performed in dozens of New York venues, in several nations and by various performing ensembles, from the Nouvelle Ensemble Musique in Canada to the Oberlin Orchestra to an Irish folk group in Dublin. He is a founding member of Ensemble 48 and the Ghost Ensemble, both of which are contemporary music ensembles. Morris has received awards and honors, including membership with the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. Artist Statement When a musician walks on stage to make music he doesn’t just make music, he also walks on stage, he moves his arms, mouth, and hands. Likewise when a dancer goes on stage, no matter how graceful every footfall, every motion disturbs the air and makes sound. The core of much of my work is to bring out the intrinsic motion of playing an instrument and the sonic possibilities of dance to create a music that must be seen and a dance that must be heard.
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