JOSEPH RUBINSTEIN

Joseph N. Rubinstein is a New York City based composer whose work is focused on texted and dramatic genres including opera, art song, and choral music.  With an emphasis on emotional directness and vivid storytelling, Joseph’s melodically driven and dramatic work is often inspired by American history, explorations of identity, and the natural world.  Joseph and librettist Jason Kim are the recipients of a 2017 Opera Genesis Fellowship from The American Opera Project and the Hermitage Artist Colony for developmental work on their opera “House of Legendary.”  The same project was the recipient of a 2020 Repertoire Development Grant from Opera America.  His song cycle “The Nothing Lamp” for soprano Jessica Fishenfeld – with text by Mark Campbell – was recently released on Crossover Records .  Joseph is an alumnus of The American Opera Projects’ “Composers & The Voice” program, the Composer-Librettist Studio at New Dramatists, The Juilliard School (MM) and Columbia University (BA).