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Fermata Residency

Fermata Update | Joshua’s on a boat! + info about tonight’s feature event

Joshua talks about the weekend recording session with this week’s featured chamber musicians and gives advice on the best place to get your cello bow repaired!

Fermata Update | Joshua is back in the building!

Joshua is back in the building after quarantining after his trip to Florida! He shares how excited he is to be back and also gives us a peek at the progress of construction on the building next door.

Fermata Update | Joshua: “If it’s Just Beethoven… Oh My Gosh”

Joshua talks about his collaboration with Noah Luna and Mighty Mike McGee on the Widespread Orchestra project and expresses his gratitude for being able to commission and work with living composers in this “Fermata” setting.

Fermata | Joshua Roman Plays All Four Parts of His New Cello Quartet “Offshoot”

Joshua has composed a new Cello Quartet and used the grand acoustics of the Great Hall to perform all four parts himself. Layering the tracks together reveals the full breadth of the new piece, “Offshoot”.

In the digital short below (available only to subscribers until 10/26) Joshua talks about how his composition process has evolved since becoming Town Music Artistic Director in 2012. He explores how, sometimes, mistakes or frustration can lead to moments of inspiration and motivation and how being a performer and being a composer stretch different creative muscles.

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Fermata Update | The Difference Between Inspiration and Motivation

Joshua talks about his time in quarantine and how the difference between inspiration and motivation helps him move forward creatively.

Fermata Update | Joshua Asks: What is the most memorable Town Music moment you’ve had?

Joshua talks about our recent subscriber happy hour as well as some history about his involvement in Town Music throughout the years and wants to know what YOUR favorite Town Music moments are!

Fermata Update | Joshua is back in Seattle (and in quarantine)

Joshua is back in Seattle! Fresh from his work with the Tallahassee Symphony, Joshua is now in quarantine after his plane trip. He talks about how he’ll attempt to collaborate while he’s hunkered down.

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Fermata Update | Staying on top of Fermata while in Florida

Joshua, in Florida for his collaboration with Talahhasse Symphony, talks about how he’s staying in touch with the Fermata Residency while he’s away.

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Fermata Update | Joshua Takes a Jog at Lake Eola (Tallahassee)

Now landed in Florida, Joshua takes a jog around Lake Eola and chats about his warm welcome to Tallahassee.

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