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JOSH TRENTADUE (b. 1994) is a composer and advocate of new music, striving to bring new experiences to performers and audiences everywhere. His stylistic tendencies range from rock-and-roll, jazz, and heavy metal to electronic ambience and minimalistic soundscapes. In his collaborative multimedia projects, he is especially interested in telling stories through music driven by character, emotion, action, and more. Trentadue's concert music has been performed by wind ensembles and chamber groups across the United States, including most notably at the PASIC conference in Indianapolis and the NASA saxophone conference in Illinois. His multimedia projects have consisted of self-produced albums, scores for various film productions, and new electroacoustic musical works. His film music in particular has made appearances at festivals in London, Alaska, Washington, and New York City, including most notably at the British Film Institute Future Film Festival.
Trentadue is an "honorable mention" recipient of the Dallas Winds Brass Fanfare Competition for his work The Undiscovered Country. His concert band piece The Straits of Mackinac was declared the Second Prize winner of the Columbia Summer Winds Outdoor Composition Contest. He was further selected as a winner of the New York University Percussion Ensemble Call for Scores, as well as a two-time winner of the NYU Orchestra Call for Scores. He is also a two-time winner of the Jere Hutcheson Large Ensemble Composition Competition and composed two new works for Michigan State University's Campus Band and Concert Orchestra respectively. |
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 also 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 is a member of ASCAP, the American Composers Forum, the Society of Composers and Lyricists, and the Percussive Arts Society, as well as a founding member and the current president of the Millennium Composers Initiative.
CURRENT AND UPCOMING PROJECTS
The Golden Pier, Concert Band
Midnight Skyline, Wind Ensemble - commissioned as part of the M.O.T.I.F. Triptych Consortium with composers Kevin Day and Quinn Mason
Four Ethereal Planes: Concerto for Jazz Piano and Big Band - commissioned by Kevin Day, written for Dr. Jordan VanHemert and the Holland Concert Jazz Orchestra; world premiere October 2019
Summertime Echoes: Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble - commissioned by Dr. Jordan VanHemert; world premiere November 2019
Midnight Skyline, Wind Ensemble - commissioned as part of the M.O.T.I.F. Triptych Consortium with composers Kevin Day and Quinn Mason
Four Ethereal Planes: Concerto for Jazz Piano and Big Band - commissioned by Kevin Day, written for Dr. Jordan VanHemert and the Holland Concert Jazz Orchestra; world premiere October 2019
Summertime Echoes: Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble - commissioned by Dr. Jordan VanHemert; world premiere November 2019
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