Joseph Hasper

Composer

Joseph Hasper works in a variety of styles ranging from jazz to post-modern. His works have been performed by large and small ensembles in over 40 countries, including the Holland Symphony Orchestra, Reading Pops, Carolina Cool Jazz Orchestra, Tony Catania and The Buddy Rich Band, Oklahoma School of Dance, Newburg Symphony, Coachella Valley Symphony, Symphonic Pops of Long Island, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Izmir Youth Orchestra, and countless other professional and educational ensembles. Among his most celebrated works are interactive and multimedia works such as WaTER Dance (for six dancers, six musicians, and interactive electronics), Movie Music (for any number of musicians, dancers, and live painters), and his ballet pieces Hope Dance, ABC Dance, and Les Jongleurs. 

Joseph’s teachers include Leonardo Balada and Marilyn Taft Thomas (Carnegie Mellon University), Marvin Lamb and Konstantinos Karathanasis (University of Oklahoma), and Rich Shemeira and Phil Markowitz (Mannes College). He is currently Professor of Music and Director of Jazz at Grove City College, where he teaches theory and composition and directs the jazz ensembles.

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21 abril 2025, Notícias
Urban Symphony Gets Premiere Performance on April 11, 2025
My second symphony, Urban Symphony, had its first public performance on April 11 by the Grove City College Symphony Orchestra! I composed this symphony last fall while on sabbatical from teaching at Grove City College, and was thrilled to have it ...
22 maio 2024, Artigo
It's About Being A Tree
One question I'm frequently asked is "What is this piece about?" It happens to be one of my least favorite questions, too (along with "What were you thinking of when you wrote this?"‐-which compares composition to painting the likeness of a bowl of fruit ...

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Spring Forward / Fall Backward
Clássico / Música de Câmara
Rickety-Tik
Clássico / Contemporâneo
Graffiti Opus
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