I don’t usually do mid-summer newsletters, but this warrants one! I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be writing the score for a new puppet theater work, entitled Home. The clever and talented Jim Henson Foundation awardees at Evolve Puppets, Tanya Khordoc and Barry Weil, are the creators of Home and have launched a fundraising campaign at … Read More
I’m happy to share some exciting spring news: my Spring 2017 newsletter! CLICK HERE! Commissions, performances, articles, and more! Enjoy.
I’m pleased to share my article about life here in D.C. since Nov. 8 written as part of NewMusicBox’s Speak Now series entitled ARTS IN THE TIME OF TRUMP. Enjoy! https://goo.gl/PdtUYw
ModernMedieval’s Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, formerly of the acclaimed vocal quartet Anonymous 4, and Elizabeth Weinfield, Artistic Director of the period ensemble Sonnambula, come together to offer a program, Sanctum et Saeculare, that combines medieval chant and song with music by 20th and 21st century composers using medieval texts as inspiration. The program includes three newly commissioned … Read More
For the second year in a row I am back on December 3rd & 4th for a sold-out weekend of teaching my popular “Revolution: The Songwriting of The Beatles” class for Stanford’s Continuing Studies Program. Pivoting off the full course I used to teach there, this is an all day class focusing on the evolution of Lennon, McCartney, and … Read More
It’s gonna be a busy Fall & winter 2016-2017 What happens when Soliloquy, two superb & fearless string players (Ariel Horowitz, violin; Lauren Siess, viola), ask for a new piece? Arias with Dance Glitch: a work that includes singing Middle English and… dancing! I told you they were fearless. We had a blast touring the piece throughout CA-OR-DC-NY … Read More
I am thrilled that violist extraordinaire Andrew Gonzalez (and pianist Ji, Yekwon Sunwoo) has received this positively glowing review in this October’s The Strad Magazine for his Bargemusic recital this past July. Bruce Hodges also had kind things to say about my “fierce little viola piece” When the World Disintegrates Before Your Eyes as well. Mark Peskanov, Bargemusic Artistic & Executive Director is doing great … Read More
I’m pleased to offer my REVOLUTION: THE MUSIC OF THE BEATLES course for Levine Music starting this Saturday night at their Strathmore campus. This is a 3-session version of the course I’ve previously taught at Swarthmore College and Stanford University. A splendid time is guaranteed for all! 9/24, 10/1. and 10/22/2016. http://www.levinemusic.org/component/content/article/51-general/1329-joel-friedman-lecture-series
This remarkable project ended where it all started: National Sawdust. Ariel and I met at the Klein Competition’s 30 Anniversary concert at NS in January 2016. Who knew what that would lead to? We’ve had an exhilarating time performing the work in August and September on tour: California, Oregon, Washington DC, and New York. A BIG Thank … Read More
After a terrific World Premiere in Berkeley and tour of the west Arias with Dance Glitch arrives home on the East Coast for two more performances: in DC on Thursday, Sept. 8th at 7:30 pm as part of Ariel Horowitz’s recital, and then New York on Monday, Sept. 12th at 7:30 pm at National Sawdust … Read More