Title
Professor of the Practice of Music
Music
Expertise
Cello, Chamber Music, Lydian String Quartet.
Degrees
Juilliard School, M.M.
Juilliard School, B.M.
Contact
| Email: | gordon@brandeis.edu |
| Phone: | 781-736-3338 |
| Office: | Slosberg Music Center, 126B |
Awards and Honors
Boston Globe. "A whirlwind 'tour' begins at home" by Matthew Guerrieri. Concert review, Lydian Quartet, 2/03/09. "Joshua Gordon's focused depth set the tone..." (2009)
The New Yorker. "CLASSICAL MUSIC" by Russell Platt. Concert preview with review, Joshua Gordon and Randall Hodgkinson, 1/ 26/09. "an insightful and impassioned cello-piano duo" (2009)
All Music Guide. "Spellbound! Original Works For Theremin" featuring Lydian Kavina and Ensemble Sospeso. CD review by Stephen Eddins, 2008. (2008)
Barlow Endowment award for Music Composition, Brigham Young University. Scott Wheeler: new work commissioned for Joshua Gordon, 2008 (2008)
Berkshire Eagle, The (Pittsfield, MA). "Lydians submit to the music" by Andrew Pincus. Concert review, Lydian Quartet, 11/18/08 (2008)
ClassicsToday.com (www.classicstoday.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=11936). LEO ORNSTEIN: COMPLETE WORKS FOR CELLO & PIANO. CD review by Jed Distler. Joshua Gordon (cello); Randall Hodgkinson (piano), 10/23/2008 (2008)
The Buffalo News. "A fulfilling night from string quartet" by Mary Kunz Goldman (http://www.buffalonews.com/494/story/494252.html). Concert review, Lydian Quartet, 11/15/08. (2008)
www.thereminworld.com/news.asp?s=748. "Spellbound! Original Works For Theremin" featuring Lydian Kavina and Ensemble Sospeso. CD review, 7/23/08 (2008)
Classical Lost and Found (www.clofo.com), Top 25 Classical Recordings of 2007 selected by Bob McQuiston, "Leo Ornstein: Complete Works for Cello and Piano." Joshua Gordon, cello; Randall Hodgkinson, piano (New World) (2007)
Featured Classical Recording of the Week, May 7-12th, WFIU public radio, Indiana University, Bloomington, "Leo Ornstein: Complete Works for Cello and Piano." Joshua Gordon, cello; Randall Hodgkinson, piano (New World) (2007)
The All Music Guide, Classical Editor's Favorite Albums of 2007 selected by David Lewis, "Leo Ornstein: Complete Works for Cello and Piano." Joshua Gordon, cello; Randall Hodgkinson, piano (New World) (2007)
The Star-Ledger of NJ, Top 10 Classical Recordings of 2007 selected by Bradley Bambarger, "Leo Ornstein: Complete Works for Cello and Piano." Joshua Gordon, cello; Randall Hodgkinson, piano (New World) (2007)
Aaron Copland Fund Recording Grant award for recording project, "Leo Ornstein: Complete Works For Cello and Piano", released by New World Records, January 2007 (2006)
Top Classical Performance Award for 2005, The Boston Globe, Lydian Spring Quartet (2005)
Courses Taught
| MUS | 5a | Fundamentals of Music |
| MUS | 5b | Fundamentals of Music II |
| MUS | 111a | Private Instruction: Instrumentalists |
| MUS | 111b | Private Instruction: Instrumentalists |
| MUS | 114a | Performance and Analysis |
| MUS | 116a | Inside the Piece: Chamber Music from the Player's Perspective |
| MUS | 116b | Inside the Piece: Chamber Music from the Player's Perspective |
Scholarship
