https://www.josephcieslak.com/bio daily 1.0 2021-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1542508067527-3W1WULTM2LH7KZDWEBWW/Headshot+3.jpeg Bio - Bio Joseph “Calloway” Cieslak grew up in Boise, Idaho, playing and studying piano from a young age. As he grew older, he branched out and began playing guitar, singing in choirs, and arranging and transcribing music. He also quickly came to recognize music as his singular passion and ambition in life. Calloway moved to New Orleans to study Music Education at Loyola University, and during his seven years in the city, he would branch out further, getting experience playing clarinet and later violin, accompanying colleagues and singers, and writing early compositions. He also began his career in conducting by founding and directing the New Orleans Volunteer Orchestra and the Voices of New Orleans Choir. After graduating cum laude from Loyola, he would go on to teach strings in the St. Tammany public school system for 3 years, gaining a solid grasp of teaching and educational approach. Following his years in New Orleans, Calloway spent two years earning a Master’s in Music Composition from the University of Denver, studying with John Rot, William Hill, and Dr. Leanna Kirchoff. Currently residing in Denton Texas, Calloway is pursuing a Master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting at the University of North Texas with Maestro David Itkin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529018541444-GHBTUXIATKUCV17QB5QN/Conducting%3ACollaboration.jpg Bio - On the podium Calloway is a passionate conductor, driven by a love for a deep understanding of a piece of music, what makes it work, and the rich history behind it. With a rep list ranging from Stravinsky to Beethoven to film and video game music, Calloway is also dedicated to music outreach and accessibility in programming. Enthusiastic and experienced, he always enjoys the opportunity to engage with audiences and collaborate with musicians, on and off the podium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529018945305-CHE94FXP9O65ML1W362T/18922734_1380678382016487_5927799829181093329_o.jpg Bio - New Sounds Composing has long been an interest for Calloway, an organic outgrowth of his background in improvisation and arranging. Lately he has been focusing more of his time and energy in this field, pushing his own boundaries and finding new ways to make meaningful music with friends and colleagues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529024038738-ICAGTLA2P1YQZX9LI117/31958696_10155684535086848_3557801571993518080_n.jpg Bio - Teaching with Joy Calloway’s passions have always gone hand in hand with education, and he considers teaching a chance to share his enthusiasm for the art form. On any instrument, he believes in a building a strong foundation while connecting those concepts with long-term goals and application; understanding why you are learning something. And he firmly believes that he can show students why music is beautiful and rewarding work, and help them gain their own appreciation and drive for music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529010667335-U20936B1QJDCBXBH1H3R/23275587_1522460774504913_7353631129869238496_o.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529017122293-PX7459KD802PR222D6XV/12015022_901176939966636_4349294301022948285_o.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529018856799-3FAK124MNGYBH5Q0H5ZC/965959_10200139484190476_1234305656_o.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529024080312-L0QCY67FFKDRFSRS9TGX/13254825_10208577262942584_7056512999291592886_o.jpg Bio https://www.josephcieslak.com/videos daily 0.75 2018-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1537686648495-QQLKM7HSKZTOSKKA06CU/18879993_1380678682016457_2159873293835233501_o.jpg Conducting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529177103957-ZK53IB2FPFVRC4SSDT22/Screen+Shot+2018-06-16+at+1.24.27+PM.png Conducting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1537686109803-GT472Z9416I69R2WHZ5T/image-asset.jpeg Conducting - Joseph Cieslak conducting Verdi's "Va Pensiero" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/5b256132575d1f6f79311c86/5ba8f70415fcc0772b7233b5/1537800000187/ Conducting - Joseph Cieslak conducting Siegfried Idyll (highlights) Performed by an ad hoc ensemble for senior recital. Orchestra included: Madeline Hill (violin 1), Kristen Monnik (violin 2), Theresa Romero (viola), Rachel Lavine (cello), Paul Macres (bass), Kate Davis (flute), Nikki Morgan (oboe), Jordan Peota (clarinet 1), Morgan Stewart (clarinet 2), Samantha Morley (bass clarinet, playing the bassoon part), Geoffrey Philibaum (horn 1), Mauren Kelly (horn 2), and Will Judson in the balcony (trumpet). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1538333899796-OG68ZD6IW8GXHR1LYEUG/image-asset.jpeg Conducting - Joseph Cieslak USC Summer Conducting Reel https://www.josephcieslak.com/gallery daily 0.75 2018-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178502000-D7VDII2CJWOY85HYAHNJ/10151932_623774514373548_6413377012022205940_n.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178503791-RNZUQP78SYPLY4K3F4CF/10827983_754921757925489_2021249630385966548_o.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178505720-4UNOARAZC6AX5EO6RMLT/10869579_754922184592113_2306748411504347845_o.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178511395-QEF9RFPIFAE2OZDFZ2HC/12182828_915825128501817_8495909075893745022_o.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178513891-SXK03ON3QK1S5WZKW5KY/12183950_915825278501802_3193760423422940984_o.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178517204-8RF4JJKA3PKZ51UAEHYS/12185262_915826641834999_4422629340288962982_o.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178524815-NMEAPILMPX8LQNBYLAMZ/17310216_1311724278911898_8858094104382820168_o.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178525062-QNWG887L2RX9IFL5JSSL/17349752_1311725572245102_7418582026375425001_o.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178528768-Z8386TVPB1WBHNHCIHKJ/18815131_1380678792016446_2236745059762028174_o.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178517291-X1V5HCYDW13DIGYR3333/12371225_943509489066714_8982127070807682989_o.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178497884-TJA0E4H0NSS3P8STJ886/534020_131660563650440_795822126_n.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178514947-WHUXWWZFY9MAJGXKNZL0/12322797_991097097641286_5641149551451059373_o.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178580370-0N6HUYR603Y40TTMA3IX/27023492_10213761443383855_4298341487888350199_o.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178578358-OQY40XYQCK3QKWK3NX2A/12088549_10153285205556848_5290285195988025644_n.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178578461-XX6ISCKOIAKJ2B79XYD1/23032660_10155230886111848_5608502347894472176_n.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529178527318-TCZTKXQC3JCZSWOUTDH3/17632456_1321156254635367_574119164187663253_o.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529175138907-1H0XIN3NHUY7BGOUFTSO/17310216_1311724278911898_8858094104382820168_o.jpg Gallery https://www.josephcieslak.com/journal daily 0.75 2021-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1529176277769-FC6BU35VDATUWK46I5LL/Screen+Shot+2018-06-12+at+3.08.05+PM.png Journal https://www.josephcieslak.com/journal/2018/11/17/an-introduction-and-a-disclaimer monthly 0.5 2018-11-17 https://www.josephcieslak.com/journal/2018/11/18/43p5v9qz5gvko48ilu46dp8k35klfm monthly 0.5 2018-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1542572489249-X89Q2XEHDTGX8R0PZW8C/Rimsky-Korsakov%3A+Excerpt+from+Scheherezade%2C+Mvt.+2 Journal - Rimsky-Korsakov and Playing the Ink ‘Recapitulation’ of Scheherazade, Mvt. 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1542572699436-6LRHA3K3LA8504IPAUGT/Screen+Shot+2015-06-09+at+3.04.57+PM.png Journal - Rimsky-Korsakov and Playing the Ink Climax of Scheherazade, Mvt. 3 https://www.josephcieslak.com/journal/2018/11/18/bruckner-and-his-damn-cymbals monthly 0.5 2018-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1542574502346-UJVF23R83D9N9DEEH5FP/Bruckner+7+Percussion.png Journal - Bruckner and his Damn Cymbals https://www.josephcieslak.com/journal/2018/11/20/saint-sans-organ-symphony-and-frenchness monthly 0.5 2018-11-20 https://www.josephcieslak.com/journal/2018/11/20/organ-symphony-follow-up-suggested-recordings monthly 0.5 2018-11-20 https://www.josephcieslak.com/journal/2019/1/3/anastasia-and-the-price-of-revolution monthly 0.5 2019-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1546582197913-7FYH9DE9T9FQ4REYI6QT/Anastasia1.jpg Journal - Anastasia and the Price of Revolution https://www.josephcieslak.com/journal/2019/8/8/metrical-games-in-stravinskys-lhistoire monthly 0.5 2019-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1565561773291-6UVTDL1KQVOUY917PEQD/image-asset.png Journal - Metrical Games in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat Example 1: “The Royal March”, beginning to 1 after Reh. 1. Notice how mixed meter is used to move the two voices in and out of alignment. (instruments from top to bottom: Trumpet in Bb, Trombone, Percussion (cymbal and bass drum), violin, and contrabass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1565563501587-ZKT7ZAEULGREYGDBF44C/image-asset.png Journal - Metrical Games in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat Example 4: “Royal March”, Reh. 1 – 1 before Reh. 3. Misalignment and synchronicity with ostinati parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1565565170124-ZZAOHQ68ATLNQSFCFOUZ/Ex.+8.png Journal - Metrical Games in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat Example 8: “Royal March”, 4 before Reh. 18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1565564521018-USFNVG83PG6791QRSL50/Ex.+7.png Journal - Metrical Games in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1565563960813-27O1S4CWADNVVKIUA6ER/image-asset.png Journal - Metrical Games in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat Ex. 5: “The Soldier’s March”, 1 after Reh. 2 to 3 after Reh. 3. First system is trumpet, trombone, contrabass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1565561939135-FWIMSFR9BB1H06H4F2RS/Ex.+2.png Journal - Metrical Games in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat Example 2: “The Soldier’s March”, Reh. 8 – Reh. 9. Arrows delineate metrical stress, and are intended to indicate the multiple ‘downbeats’ presented in this passage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1565565340220-L87MIOA7S2CF3XC722OW/Ex.+9.png Journal - Metrical Games in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1565566616104-P9EARYJPNUU3U7KTJ68H/L%27Histoire.png Journal - Metrical Games in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1565564414031-ZSLFU77KK2YNS5XNKUIG/Ex.+6.png Journal - Metrical Games in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1565562747197-AY1DAPO43BU9WIU8ZY5C/image-asset.png Journal - Metrical Games in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat Example 3: “The Soldier’s March”, Reh. 10 – 13. Notice the now 3 independent meters at play. https://www.josephcieslak.com/journal/2021/3/31/kge0n7g8r2brfpxfphl46fzch7ln2o monthly 0.5 2021-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1617200519924-4WBCB69JAPQOGJRVD8H5/156204780_124634846331061_4160671643208300071_n.jpg Journal - Schumann at the Disco: my first 'WritMix' My parents say the first thing I played at the piano was themes from “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”. https://www.josephcieslak.com/journal/2021/4/16/integrated-serialism-amp-systemic-games-rulesets-chance-and-the-audience monthly 0.5 2021-04-16 https://www.josephcieslak.com/compositions daily 0.75 2018-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1537749197307-Z2B72ZIFWI02OPG72RV7/Handwritten+Composing.jpg Compositions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1537686240467-12X5HIX06XH66TX0NUM6/image-asset.jpeg Compositions - Bagatelle in A Performed by Corbin McMahon. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/5ba73ad0e79c705ac39ed5d2/5ba73ae044cfcff3602a8c86/1537686240258/ Compositions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1537686988069-RHD21ZV0DL8EUE290PG9/image-asset.jpeg Compositions - Trio for Viola, Clarinet, and Piano: Allegro Performed by Bruce Owen (viola), Dr. Stephanie Thompson (clarinet), and the composer at the piano. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b22c854365f0239c7118ab7/1537686938343-79BL9TRH32KI7ZDKI5DH/image-asset.jpeg Compositions - Study in Resolution Composer performing.