About the Artists

Joseph Rubenstein
Composer/Pianist and Artistic Director of Keys to the Future

Contact: info@keystothefuture.org

Joseph Rubenstein, composer, pianist, and founder of Keys to the Future, is committed to bringing the music of our time to as wide an audience as
possible.

Born in 1969, he is a longtime resident of the New York metropolitan area. His expressive compositions combine carefully sculpted melodies, propulsive rhythmic drive, and a subtle harmonic blend derived equally from contemporary sources and music of the past.

His current project is the completion of Book I of his Romances (the first of a projected three Books). Tatjana Rankovich will present the world premiere of Romance No. 2 (aurora) at the Keys to the Future Festival on March 25, 2008. In 2006, the American Composers Forum awarded pianist Tanya Stambuk a grant to perform Mr. Rubenstein’s Dance Fantasies three times on the West Coast, including the world premiere in Seattle. Mr. Rubenstein’s compositions have been performed at Weill Recital Hall, Greenwich House, the May in Miami Festival, Yale University, New York University, Makor, Artspace, Bard College, the Society of Composers Festival, and many other venues.

Joseph performs contemporary music on a regular basis in New York, and has also played in a variety of jazz and musical theater venues. Mr. Rubenstein earned his doctorate at the Yale School of Music (2001), and has been on the faculty of the Greenwich House Music School since 1997.

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