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Joel Puckett
Classical

New Classical From A Child of the Eighties



Baltimore, Maryland
United States

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Member Since5/20/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.joelpuckett.com
InfluencesSelected List of Works

Orchestra

2002 A Jacobs Concerto for tuba and orchestra duration 25´

2001 A Cry Unheard for tenor and orchestra duration 11´

1998 Four Miniatures for Orchestra duration 13´

1998 Jason’s Song duration 6´nductor

Chamber Works

2004 Wapner! for percussion trio duration 10'

2004 Gunslingers for alto saxophone and percussion duration 16’

2003 Colloquial Threads for violin and piano duration 15´

2002 Milepost Marker 15 for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano duration 15´

2001 Last Call Serenades for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion duration 10´

1999 Tell It! for piano duration 9´

1998 Short Story for string quartet duration 9´

1997 Fanfare for a New Year for brass and percussion duration 7´

1996 a chasing of the wind for solo english horn duration 11´

Wind Ensemble

2004 Ping, Pang, Pong for wind ensemble duration 12´

2006 Blink for large wind band duration 7'

Song Cycles

2003 Untied States for soprano and piano duration 10´

2000 Starting With Tea for baritone and piano duration 15´

1999 Songs of the Sea for tenor and piano duration 14´

1996 War Songs for male voices and piano duration 12´

Choral Music

1999 Regina Cæli for unaccoompanied mixed choir duration 5´

1998 The Last Invocation for unaccompanied mixed choir duration 8´

Electronic Music

2003 Fear and Loathing in the Electronic Music Studio duration 20´

2002 Get Up! duration 10´

2002 Munch duration 5´

Record LabelUnknown Indie
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Joel Puckett
Joel Puckett is a composer who is dedicated to the belief that music can bring consolation, hope, and joy to all who need it. The Washington Post has hailed him as both "visionary" and "gifted" and the head critic for the Baltimore Sun, Tim Smith, hailed his newest piece, This Mourning, as "being of comparable expressive weight" to John Adams' Pulitzer Prize winning work, On the Transmigration of Souls.

Born on the south side of Atlanta, Joel is the son of a dixie-land jazz musician and a classical tubist. He spent his childhood improvising with his father and learning the fundamentals of both concert and popular music. He has recently completed his D.M.A. in composition from the University of Michigan where he studied with William Bolcom and Michael Daugherty. Formerly a cantor at St. John's Episcopal Church in Detroit, he has also been an active performer of both contemporary and cabaret works.

The Washington Chorus—recipient of the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance— commissioned and premiered Joel's new work This Mourning, for chorus, orchestra, 40 wine glasses and tenor soloist, to rave reviews at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Of the third movement Baltimore Sun critic Tim Page said, "The final movement reaches profound heights. As the chorus intones Dickinson's lines, 'There must be guests in Eden, All the rooms are full,' a cathartic, almost ecstatic rise of melody and emotion unfolds."

Puckett’s music for wind band has enjoyed great success. His work Ping, Pang, Pong, which was written for Michael Haithcock and the University of Michigan Symphony Band, has been performed by some of the best college and professional ensembles in the country including The President’s Own Marine Band. Written just 3 years ago, this piece has now seen over 40 performances with many more scheduled for this season.

Puckett is the recipient of the first American Bandmasters Association/University of Florida Commission. The award, which was funded by a generous grant from the University of Florida band program, includes a $10,000 commission to create an ‘artistic work’ for wind band to be premiered in Miami at the ABA Convention in March 2008.

Joel has served as an adjudicator for national competitions for young composers, such as the SCI/ASCAP competition. He also frequently gives guest lectures and master classes. He most recently has lectured at City College in Harlem, NY; Indiana University in Bloomington, The University of Texas—Austin, Michigan State University and Western Washington University.

This fall Joel has joined the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory after previously having served on the music faculty at Towson University in Baltimore, MD and his alma mater Shenandoah Unveristy.

Additional Links:

www.joelpuckett.com

www.originalskinpercussion.com



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Joel Puckett's Friends Comments
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Derek Charke





Feb 15 2009 3:36 PM

Hello Joel,

Beautiful music here.

Thanks for the add,
Derek
Jonathan Pieslak





Jul 13 2008 11:31 PM

Hey bro, had a chance to listen all the way through your myspace music today--great stuff. Can't wait to hear the new piece.
~♥Maria♥~





Jan 22 2008 5:58 PM

Your music is truly beautiful....I know your parents and your sister are so proud of you....Take care :)
Bec





Jan 8 2008 2:09 AM

Have you seen this?

A C, an E-flat, and a G go into a bar.

The bartender says: "Sorry, but we don't serve minors." So, the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished: the G is out flat. An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough. A D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom saying, "Excuse me. I'll just be a second." An A comes into the bar, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor. Then the bartender notices a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and exclaims: "Get out now! You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight." The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back to the bar the next night in a 3-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender (who used to have a nice corporate job until his company downsized) says: "You're looking sharp tonight, come on in! This could be a major development." This proves to be the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and everything else, and stands there au naturel. Eventually, the C sobers up, and realizes in horror that he's under a rest. The C is brought to trial, is found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of DS without Coda at an upscale correctional facility. On appeal, however, the C is found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, and that all accusations to the contrary are bassless. The bartender decides, however, that since he's only had tenor so patrons, the soprano out in the bathroom, and everything has become alto much treble, he needs a rest -- and closes the bar.
Sugar Me Sweet





Dec 28 2007 2:20 AM

Nicole





Dec 21 2007 9:53 PM

Merry CHRISTmas! =)


Irene & Her Latin Jazz Band





Dec 17 2007 7:55 PM

Hope your Holidays are wonderful! IRENE

composercronin





Dec 4 2007 4:39 PM

YO YO JOEL!!
how you doin' mister music man?
The Hart-Stopper





Dec 4 2007 4:36 PM

Hey, Joel. What's up? Glad to see and hear you're doing well. I'll bet you remember tutoring me in music theory.
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Kevin Wilt





Nov 25 2007 11:12 PM

Thanks for the kind words, Joel. I will let everyone know you said hi.

KW
Snow Flake





Nov 21 2007 9:01 PM

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Joel





Nov 21 2007 1:48 AM

Duh.
South85





Nov 20 2007 3:53 PM

thanks for adding South85 as a friend! Happy Holidays!
Thomaz Oswald





Nov 20 2007 1:12 PM

Thanks for adding me.
Congratulations for your music.
Best from Brazil!
Sugar Me Sweet





Nov 18 2007 11:29 PM

Ryan





Oct 22 2007 4:59 PM

Dr. P...whats the good word? where you at these days?
Mikey





Oct 15 2007 1:15 AM

Just performed BLINK today in Ft. Wayne Indiana and it was amazing! What a great piece of music.
Peter Paul Petretta





Oct 10 2007 4:35 PM

Thanks for the Cuban, that was awesome! I owe you.
Miles





Oct 1 2007 5:10 AM

Just sayin hello and I hope evrything is still rockin with the music.Take care.PEACE!
Patrick Dorobisz





Sep 7 2007 12:52 AM

Hello,
Thanks for being my friend. Glad to be connected with you. Bien amicalement.
Patrick
~♥Maria♥~





Aug 21 2007 5:19 PM

Congrats on lots of success.......i know your family is very proud of you.....i hope all is well for you
Jake Wallace





Aug 14 2007 2:59 AM

Word. It's pretty hot down here in the land of your birth. How's the new appointment going?
Walter Taieb





Aug 12 2007 12:47 PM

Joel Puckett
Have a great weekend. Please stay in touch.
Walter
Bill





Aug 3 2007 11:19 PM

Hey man! Its good to hear from you...been busy these past few weeks with some band camps and my dad's visit...looking forward to a week of R&R. Talk to ya!
composercronin





Aug 3 2007 9:53 PM

Hello Joel.
hey. congrats on the new gig.
it's beautiful virginia country out there. y'all.
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