Joel Phillip Friedman

Joel Phillip Friedman has always been drawn to a diverse range of musical activities, whether composing for the concert hall, theater or dance. He grew up playing trumpet and electric bass in jazz and rock bands, French horn and trumpet in orchestras, and performed in musicals. Described by Andrew Porter in The New Yorker as “beautiful and intelligent,” his music has been performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Joe’s Pub, and the 92nd St. Y (NYC), and by a range of artists including violist Paul Neubauer, cellist Fred Sherry, soprano Susan Narucki, pianist Alan Feinberg, cellist Joshua Roman, conductor Jorge Mester, Adorno Ensemble, New York Chamber Ensemble, Speculuum Musicae, actor Jason Alexander, choreographer Sally Hess, and productions by director John Greenleaf as part of the NEA Shakespeare in American Communities Program.