Episode 037: Interview with Joseph Conyers
This month we chatted with the incredible Joseph Conyers. This episode left us so inspired and empowered, and we hope listening will do that same for you. We talked about everything from the fantastic non-profit Project 440, the limitless possibilities and impact that music can have on us and our communities, bodybuilding, veganism, and how to discover and use our individual gifts for good.
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Joseph H. Conyers was appointed assistant principal bassist of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 2010. Joseph has performed with numerous orchestras as soloist across the USA and is an artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Awards include the Sphinx Organization’s Medal of Excellence (2019) – the organization’s most prestigious recognition; the C. Hartman Kuhn award (2018) - the highest honor bestowed upon a musician of the Philadelphia Orchestra; and Musical America’s 30 Top Professionals – Innovators, Independent Thinkers, and Entrepreneurs (2018). In 2015, Joseph was the inaugural recipient of the 2015 Young Alumni Award from his alma mater, the Curtis Institute of Music. Joseph is the executive director of Project 440 (project440.org) – an organization that helps young people use their interest in music to forge new pathways for themselves and ignite change in their communities. Additionally, he is the music director of Philadelphia’s All City Orchestra which showcases the top high school musicians of the School District of Philadelphia. He was named the Artistic Advisor & Artist-in-Residence for the Boston University Tanglewood Institute in 2020. Joseph serves on the double bass faculty of both The Juilliard School and Temple University’s Boyer College of Music.
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