Composer
Since 2009, Dr. Everett has commissioned Joe to compose 5 works totaling nearly 20 performances. This includes “Quiet Landscape”, written in honor of former North Dakota governor Art Link, and “Hero’s Overture”, which opened the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony’s 150th season in 2022.
Cobus Du Toit invited Joe to participate in his #WeBringFlowers concert series, featuring composers reacting to the violence in today’s society. The result was “Misinterpreted Cries”, for bass flute and piano, to express his feelings on illegal shark finning. “Misinterpreted Cries” was performed at the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention in Weston Virginia and received additional performances in NYC and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music at the Australian Flute Festival.
2024 marked his film debut, with his score to “Despondent” – a short film premiering at Minnesota’s Z-Fest Film Festival. He will be scoring 3 films for Z-Fest 2025. 2025 will also bring the premiere of a commission from the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra and a song cycle for soprano Dr. Melissa McCann.
In addition to his collaborations with Beverly Everett, Joe’s work has been performed by members of the NY Philharmonic Orchestra at the Buddy Baker Film Scoring Workshop, the Hartt School Double Bass Ensemble, The JACK String Quartet, and Bent Frequency. He earned his B.M from New York University, his M.M. from the Hartt School of Music, and did post graduate work at the University of Iowa. His primary instructors were Mary Inwood, Steven Gryc, and David Gompper.
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