Joel Puckett

{{Short description|American composer}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Joel Puckett

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| background = non_performing_personnel

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, GA

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| genre = Contemporary classical

| occupation = Composer

| years_active = 1995-present

| label = Naxos Records, Albany Records

| website = {{URL|http://www.joelpuckett.com}}

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Joel Puckett (born in 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American composer.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-15 |title=Black Sox opera 'The Fix' premieres Saturday in Minnesota |url=https://apnews.com/music-arts-and-entertainment-bc9693d3ff964cbfa4f808ffcb49709a |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=AP News |language=en}} Joel completed his academic work at the University of Michigan, earning both a Masters of Music and a Doctorate of Musical Arts. His teachers include Michael Daugherty, William Bolcom, Bright Sheng, Will Averitt, and Thomas Albert.

The September 11th tribute This Mourning—one of his most notable works—was commissioned by the [http://www.thewashingtonchorus.org Washington Chorus] and is scored for 250 singers, full orchestra and a consort of 40 crystal glasses. This premiere took place at the main stage of the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in late November 2006. Among his other notable pieces is his concerto for flute, flute choir, and wind ensemble The Shadow of Sirius, which was written to commemorate the loss of his child through miscarriage.{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Tim |title=On the Record: Bartok from BSO/Alsop; works by Joel Puckett, Larry Hoffman |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 18, 2012 |url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/05/on_the_record_bartok_from_bsoa.html |access-date=May 4, 2015 |archive-date=September 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922165358/http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/05/on_the_record_bartok_from_bsoa.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=Alexandra |title=Joel Puckett: Real Life Inspiration |work=NewMusicBox |date=March 19, 2014 |url=http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/joel-puckett-real-life-inspiration/ |access-date=May 4, 2015}}

Puckett is a Professor of Music Theory and Composition and serves as Chair of Music Theory, Ear Training and Piano Skills at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University.{{Cite web |title=Joel Puckett {{!}} Peabody Institute |url=https://peabody.jhu.edu/faculty/joel-puckett/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |language=en-US}} Previously he taught at Shenandoah University and Towson University. Puckett also served a term as the composer-in-residence for the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras.{{cite web |last=Rhein |first=John von |title=Some delights among the duds in MusicNOW season finale at Harris Theater |work=Chicago Tribune |date=May 15, 2012 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/05/15/some-delights-among-the-duds-in-musicnow-season-finale-at-harris-theater/ |access-date=May 4, 2015}}

His first opera, The Fix, was premiered by Minnesota Opera in March 2019. It received wildly mixed reviews ranging from raves, such as from Parterre Box, to pans, such as in the Wall Street Journal.{{cite news |last1=Mellman |first1=Larry |title=the opposite sox|url=https://parterre.com/2019/03/18/the-opposite-sox/ |access-date=6 May 2019 |publisher=Parterre Box |date=18 March 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Dunigan |first1=Peggy Sue |title=BWW Review: MN Opera's Memorable THE FIX Composes Requiem for the American Dream|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwopera/article/BWW-Review-MN-Operas-Memorable-THE-FIX-Composes-Requiem-for-the-American-Dream-20190320 |access-date=6 May 2019 |publisher=Broadway World |date=20 March 2019}}

{{cite news |last1=Blain |first1=Terry |title=Minnesota Opera batting above average with satisfying world premiere of 'The Fix'|url=http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-opera-batting-above-average-with-satisfying-world-premiere-of-the-fix/507278662/ |access-date=6 May 2019 |publisher=Star Tribune |date=18 March 2019}}

{{cite news |last1=Townsend |first1=Terry |title=Potent Themes of Corruption in Two Strong Opera Performances – "The Mikado" & "The Fix"|url=https://www.lavendermagazine.com/featured-home-page/potent-themes-of-corruption-in-two-strong-opera-performances-the-mikado-the-fix/ |access-date=6 May 2019 |publisher=Lavender Magazine |date=22 March 2019}}

{{cite news |last1=Considine |first1=Basil |title=REVIEW: Timely The Fix (MN Opera) |url=https://twincitiesarts.com/2019/03/17/review-timely-the-fix-mn-opera/ |access-date=17 March 2019 |publisher=Twin Cities Arts Reader |date=17 March 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Hubbard |first1=Rob |title=Review: Minnesota Opera's 'The Fix' swings for the mythical and misses |url=https://www.twincities.com/2019/03/17/review-minnesota-operas-the-fix-swings-for-the-mythical-and-misses/ |website=TwinCities.com |date=17 March 2019 |publisher=Pioneer Press |access-date=17 March 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Waleson |first1=Heidi |title='The Fix' Review: An Opera Strikes Out |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fix-review-an-opera-strikes-out-11552927853 |access-date=15 April 2019 |agency=The Wall Street Journal |date=March 18, 2019}}