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The music of composer and conductor JOSH TRENTADUE (b. 1994) explores philosophical and spiritual views on humanity, nature, and life itself, balancing contemporary and evocative textures with unconventional and experimental soundscapes. An advocate of new music, he seeks to provide immersive and engaging experiences for performers and audiences everywhere, whether through the collaborative process or within concert and moviegoing settings.
Trentadue’s concert works and arrangements are regularly programmed by artists around the world, receiving performances from groups including Sputter Box, Zenith Saxophone Quartet, and The _____ Experiment. His music has been performed at the Cortona Sessions for New Music, the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference, The Midwest Clinic New Music Reading Sessions, and the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. His works have received awards and recognition by the Columbia Summer Winds Outdoor Composition Contest, the Dallas Winds Brass Fanfare Competition, the New York University Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble Calls for Scores, and the Michigan State University Jere Hutcheson Large Ensemble Composition Competition. Recent commissions include a jazz suite written for Kevin Day and the Holland Concert Jazz Orchestra; a soprano saxophone concerto for Dr. Jordan VanHemert (Assistant Professor of Music Instruction, Saxophone, and Jazz Studies at Hope College) and the Hope College Wind Ensemble, additionally commissioned by a consortium of ensembles and saxophonists; and various works commissioned by consortiums of middle school, high school, and collegiate groups across the United States. |
Films that Trentadue has scored have garnered critical acclaim domestically and internationally, receiving screenings at the British Film Institute Future Film Festival, the TIDE Film Festival, the National Film Festival for Talented Youth, and the Asian Film Festival - Los Angeles. His multimedia work extends to fixed-media electroacoustic compositions, two EPs, and a forthcoming multimedia, interdisciplinary symphony (commissioned by the Three Rivers Wind Symphony and seven additional guest artists) combining fixed media and poetry with acoustic music.
Trentadue holds a Master's Degree in Music Composition with a concentration in Screen Scoring from New York University, where he studied with John Kaefer, Irwin Fisch, and Ira Newborn. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Composition from Michigan State University, where he studied composition with David Biedenbender and Jere Hutcheson as well as screen scoring with Zhou Tian.
Trentadue’s compositions, transcriptions, and arrangements are published through M.O.T.I.F. - Music of the Introspective Fields (his self-publishing company), Kevin Day Music, and Murphy Music Press. He is a member of ASCAP, the American Composers Forum, the Society of Composers and Lyricists, and the Percussive Arts Society.
Trentadue holds a Master's Degree in Music Composition with a concentration in Screen Scoring from New York University, where he studied with John Kaefer, Irwin Fisch, and Ira Newborn. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Composition from Michigan State University, where he studied composition with David Biedenbender and Jere Hutcheson as well as screen scoring with Zhou Tian.
Trentadue’s compositions, transcriptions, and arrangements are published through M.O.T.I.F. - Music of the Introspective Fields (his self-publishing company), Kevin Day Music, and Murphy Music Press. He is a member of ASCAP, the American Composers Forum, the Society of Composers and Lyricists, and the Percussive Arts Society.
CURRENT AND UPCOMING PROJECTS
A Jovial Whim - unaccompanied solo; commissioned by AJ Pratt
(available for alto saxophone, flute, Bb clarinet, bassoon, and euphonium; additional versions available upon request)
Hymn to Nature - 3-part adaptable chamber trio and optional accompaniment; commissioned by The _____ Experiment
Isolation Improvisations, Volume II - electronic music
SYMPHONY NO. 1 - poetry, fixed media, jazz combo, solo flute, large ensemble; commissioned by Jeff Herwig and the Three Rivers Wind Symphony; written for, and in collaboration with, Dr. Emily Dierickx, Dr. Jordan VanHemert, Lillie Christie, Kevin Day, Amanda Ruzza, Kevin Keith, and Amy Rosendall
Untitled Chamber Concerto for Tenor Saxophone
(available for alto saxophone, flute, Bb clarinet, bassoon, and euphonium; additional versions available upon request)
Hymn to Nature - 3-part adaptable chamber trio and optional accompaniment; commissioned by The _____ Experiment
Isolation Improvisations, Volume II - electronic music
SYMPHONY NO. 1 - poetry, fixed media, jazz combo, solo flute, large ensemble; commissioned by Jeff Herwig and the Three Rivers Wind Symphony; written for, and in collaboration with, Dr. Emily Dierickx, Dr. Jordan VanHemert, Lillie Christie, Kevin Day, Amanda Ruzza, Kevin Keith, and Amy Rosendall
Untitled Chamber Concerto for Tenor Saxophone
SELECTED MEDIA
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The Great River Rapid Chase (2018)
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