JOSHUA

MAYNARD
— Composer —

8265 Westwood Rd. Colorado Springs, CO, 80919 • 719.663.2484 • jcmaynard02@gmail.com

“Maynard’s music could easily be pretty tunes with nothing below the surface; but instead,
his final results are always patient, cohesive, and really quite impressive.”
–Dr. John Rot, University of Denver
Joshua C Maynard is a Colorado Composer studying at CU Boulder, specializing in
tonal chamber and choral music. He has performed in choirs from the Buell Theater to
Carnegie Hall, and his extensive performing arts leadership sets him apart.

Composition Highlights—
Choral — [*awarded]
Solitude SATB CU Boulder Pendulum 2022
Los Recuerdos SATB CU Boulder Pendulum 2022
*Young Years Suite SATB+Piano CU Boulder Pendulum 2021
She Shines SSAA+Piano Westside Honor Festival 2020
*Lux Aeterna SATB+Piano CMEA - Broadmoor 2019
*Green Mountain SATB+Piano Westside Honor Festival 2018
Other
Reflection Street Jazz Combo CU Boulder Pendulum 2022
Compass Piano CU Boulder Pendulum 2022
Dragonfly Pond Wind Quintet CU Boulder Pendulum 2022
Winterdove Chamber Quartet Univ. of Denver Gates Hall 2020
The King Acoustic Folk Streaming Platforms 2020

Choral Experience—
Choral Performance
Chamber Singers Gregory Gentry CU Boulder College of Music 2022
Renova New Music Student Choir CU Boulder College of Music 2022
Kadet Chorale Joshua Maynard Virtual/Community Releases 2021
Colorado AllState Choir Joni Jenson Buell Theater, Denver 2020
Chamber Singers Austina Lee Carnegie Hall, Ent Center+ 2019
Westside Honor Choir Wes Sparkes Pikes Peak Center 2019
OTB A Capella Austina Lee United States Polaris Center 2018
 Choral Directing
● Founding member of the Renova New Music Ensemble at CU Boulder
● President of Choir Department with 250+ vocalists
● Director of Music for two theater productions with 100+ student casts
● Founder and director of the Air Academy’s Kadet Chorale
● Director and composer for private vocal group Voxtet
● Director and music advisor for Rock Band Mexican Soda

Theater Performance Experience — International Thespian Honor Society

Mamma Mia! Harry 2020
Joseph and the Amazing
Reuben 2019
Technicolor Dreamcoat
Les Miserables Enjolras 2018
Fiddler on the Roof Tevye 2017

Composition Awards—
Townsend Scholarship ‘22-23 General Compositions 2022
CU Boulder Choral Composition
*Young Years Suite 2021
Award and Commission
CHSAA Superior Performance *Lux Aeterna 2019
CHSAA Superior Performance *Green Mountain 2018

Education—
University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor of Music Composition
2021 — Present

Air Academy High School

Summa Cum Laude in General Honors
2017 — 2021

“[Maynard] writes lyrical, expressive, and accessible work that communicates sincere feeling.”
–Dr. Rachael Hutchings, University of Denver