Joshua Rubin, clarinetist
Clarinetist Joshua Rubin has been working as a chamber musician, orchestra musician, soloist and teacher in New York since 2000. As a founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, he participated in ICE's debut concerts at New York's Alice Tully Hall in 2001 and at the Miller Theater of Columbia University in 2003. He has worked closely with many prominent composers including Mario Davidovsky, Philippe Manoury, Magnus Lindberg, George Crumb, Pauline Oliveros, and David Lang. He has played on concert series at the Mostly Mozart Fesitval in New York, the Oberlin College Artist Recital Series, the Austrian Cultural Forum, the Miller Theater of Columbia University, Cal Performances in Berkeley, California, Harvard University, Northwestern University, at Massachussets MoCA, on WFMT radio in Chicago and internationally at festivals in Poland, Norway and Mexico. Joshua is featured on albums from the Bridge, NAXOS, Cedille, Tzadik and Focus recording labels. He is also a member of the percussion and clarinet duo Breekbaar, the New York Miniaturist Ensemble, and Ensemble 176. He received degrees in Clarinet and Biology from Oberlin College and his Master's degree from the Mannes College of Music. He studied clarinet with Lawrence McDonald, Mark Nuccio and Yehuda Gilad.
