A Homecoming with the Mason Bates Cello Concerto
Oklahoma City native Joshua Roman returns to his home city for a performance of Mason Bates’s Cello Concerto with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic on Saturday, November 21. Joshua presented the...
View ArticleGratitude
I write this as I sit in a very comfortable business/first seat on a flight from Asia back home to New York City, reflecting on my visit to Seoul. One of my close friends had his wedding there, and I...
View ArticleJoshua Roman Named TED Senior Fellow
Following his 2011 appointment as TED Fellow, Joshua Roman has been named a Senior Fellow, continuing his relationship with the global nonprofit as part of a select group of next generation innovators...
View ArticleHomecoming
The holiday season is in full force, and that means trips to visit the family, gifts to purchase, and holiday jingles to exorcise from the ear with vigor. This year I am lucky to have already received...
View ArticleMason Bates Cello Concerto in Fort Worth
Joshua Roman joins the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra to present the Texas premiere of Mason Bates’s Cello Concerto under the baton of Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Friday, January 8 through Saturday, January...
View ArticleAwakening with the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus
When Joshua Roman launched the Illinois Philharmonic’s present season with the world premiere of Awakening, his own first cello concerto and the orchestra’s inaugural commission, the Chicago Classical...
View ArticleGoals for 2016
(“In which a Roman quotes a Greek”) So, after all of the drama of 2015, what’s in store this year? The number one thing that’s now set and will help in my quest for a focused year is: a place to call...
View ArticleJust announced: February 4 Recital in Fort Worth
Joshua Roman joins pianist Andrius Žlabys at the Kimbell Art Museum in First Worth, Texas for a recital on Thursday, February 4. This concert, which is presented by the Cliburn, replaces a cancelled...
View ArticleMemorization : Internalization
This is very rare for me. I was brought up to not use music – in fact, it was not allowed in lessons at all. Memorization was not another step, it was simply part of “learning the piece”, and if you...
View ArticlePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Debut
On February 12 and 14, Joshua Roman takes the stage with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for the first time, performing Dvořák’s beloved Cello Concerto under the direction of Slovakian conductor...
View ArticleSeattle Premiere of “we do it to one another” with Soprano Jessica Rivera
Joshua conducts soprano Jessica Rivera and chamber musicians February 25 in the Seattle premiere of we do it to one another, his own nine-part song cycle based on Life on Mars, Tracy K. Smith’s 2011...
View ArticleSolo Recitals in New Jersey and on Kiawah Island
Joshua Roman presents two concerts featuring J. S. Bach’s complete Suites for Solo Cello for New Jersey’s Lyrica Chamber Music. He performs Suites Nos. 1-3 at Mondo Summit on the evening of Saturday,...
View ArticleDvořák with the Sacramento Philharmonic
Joshua Roman joins the Sacramento Philharmonic and conductor Edwin Outwater on Saturday, April 9 for Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto at the Sacramento Community Center Theater. “There must be an old...
View ArticleLos Angeles Chamber Orchestra Residency & San Francisco Girls Chorus Commission
Following his appearance with the Sacramento Philharmonic on April 9, Joshua embarks on projects in two other California cities. During a residency with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra April 16...
View ArticleFour Simple Ways to Make the Most of Your Practice Session
I’m gearing up for the next trip as my 3 week stint at home in NYC comes to a close. It’s been nice to have so much time in one spot, especially as I’m putting the final touches on my new(ish)...
View ArticleTownMusic Season Finale: Pure Music for Muddled Times
To close the 2015-16 season of TownMusic, the Town Hall Seattle new-music chamber music series that Joshua Roman leads as Artistic Director, he welcomes an ensemble of chamber musicians — violinists...
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