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Joel's interests and experience have led him in numerous directions beyond composing, all of which reflect a very 'public' side of his personality. Ranging from artistic-directing several concert series to leading educational/outreach programs. . . from team-editing several premier publications to writing program notes and reviews. . . from serving as a faculty member at prestigious Universities to speaking to a variety of audiences. . . Joel has enjoyed a wide scope of interactive, curatorial work. And, in the 'present and future tenses'. . . he welcomes the opportunity to continue in this direction. A few highlights to mention: Artistic Direction and Educational Outreach Hudson River Museum >> Artistic Director of the Art of Music and SummerJazz series Columbia Composers (Columbia University) >> Co-Director of concert series Underground Composers >> Founding Member of Boston-based composers' collaborative P.S. 25 in Yonkers (in cooperation with the National Orchestral Association and the Hudson River Museum) >> Composer-in-Residence/Education Residency Program (with the Manhattan Wind Quintet) for Stew! an educational music theater work Editorial Activities Library of Congress/Gershwin Estate >> Consulting Editor for the recent recreations of the piano vocal scores to Gershwin Classics Strike Up The Band! And Pardon My English. (published by Warner Brothers Publications) Current Musicology (Columbia University Press) >> Member of Editorial Board Leonard Bernstein, Amberson Group/Jalni Publications, Paul Sadowski, and Anthony Strilko >> Copying/editing work Program Annotation and Criticism Hudson River Museum Art of Music and SummerJazz series Seton Hall University International Chamber Music Festival Underground Composers Columbia University Columbia Composers Underground Composers >> Program notes and assorted editorial work Criticism for: New York State Council on the Arts Teaching and Guest Speaking Professorships >> Swarthmore College: Visiting Assistant Professor of Music (2002-present) >> Seton Hall University: Assistant Professor of Music (1997-2002) Joel has taught students of all ages and levels. Subjects include: Composition/Theory/Analysis, Music History/Appreciation, and Popular Musics (Including Musical Theater, Jazz, Rock, and a specialty, The Beatles) Speaking Engagements/Panelist Seton Hall University >> Honors Program, International Chamber Music Festival Meet the Composer New England Theater Conference Renaissance Club, South Orange, NJ Cape May Music Festival/Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts From introducing the artists, to the Influences of the Vernacular in 20th Century Concert Music, to lecture-demonstrations about his own works, to Why Rock is Not the Savior of the Broadway Musical, Joel has addressed numerous musical subjects in a variety of settings. Adjudicator South Carolina Arts Commission composition grant panel Back to top> ©2005 Joel Phillip Friedman