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JOSEPH A. ROBERTS
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JOSEPH A. ROBERTS

Brooklyn,NY

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Job Search Status

Open to work

Desired Job Title

AccompanistMinister of MusicAssistant Director of MusicPraise and Worship Director

Salary Range

$45000/yr - $200000/yr

Overview

41
41
years of professional experience

Work History

Praise and Worship Director

Mount Calvary/Saint Mark's United Methodist Church
New York, NY
08.2014 - 08.2021
  • Founder of Praise and Gospel Choir
  • Accompanied Praise and Gospel Choir for annual caroling services

Assistant Music Director

Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church
Brooklyn, NY
06.2008 - 08.2021
  • Director of Cross Focus Choir
  • Accompanied Youth Choir, Chancel Choir, and Cross Focus for services and annual concerts
  • Orchestrated for jazz ensemble concerts and choir concerts with orchestral accompaniment

Accompanist

Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church
Brooklyn, NY
01.2003 - 08.2021
  • Pianist for Sunday Morning Services
  • Accompanied Gospel Chorus and Youth Choir for services and annual concerts

Minister of Music

Fenimore Street United Methodist Church
Brooklyn, NY
09.2021 - Current

Assistant Director of Music

New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
06.2014 - Current
  • Played keyboards for worship services at the Annual Conference
  • Accompanied soloists and Vocal Ensembles
  • Orchestrated for various instrumental ensembles

Accompanist

Shiloh Seventh Day Adventist Church
Brooklyn, NY
05.1988 - Current
  • Pianist for Worship service
  • Accompanist for Youth Choir and Mass Choir

Accompanist

Edward R. Murrow High School
01.1990 - 10.2013
  • Accompanist for rehearsals and performances of semi-annual theatrical productions (The Players' Circle) and vocal showcases
  • Provided additional orchestrations
  • Accompanist for gospel chorus

Accompanist

A Quarter to 9ine Productions
07.2007 - 08.2008
  • Accompanist for rehearsals and performances of annual cabaret productions

Music Director/Organist

Universal Baptist Church
08.2004 - 06.2008
  • Developed and Supervised all aspects of the Music Ministry of the Church
  • Founder of the Young Adult Choir
  • Produced annual Christmas concert with orchestral accompaniment

Assistant Musical Director

Universal Baptist Church
Brooklyn, NY
01.1994 - 08.2003
  • Accompanied and trained 4 choirs for annual Choir Day celebrations and Christmas concerts
  • Sequenced accompaniment for Christmas concerts
  • Prepared the Sunday School children for Christmas and Easter musicals
  • Played piano for the Sunday morning and afternoon services, various outgoing services and weekly prayer services

Collaborative Pianist

The Young People's Chorus of New York City
New York, NY
02.2023 - Current

I accompanied various elementary and middle school choirs in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx.

Assistant Musical Director

Unity Theatre
06.1991 - 08.1992
  • Accompanist for rehearsals and performances of annual theatrical revues

Musical Director/Staff Pianist

The French Woods Festival of the performing Arts
07.1985 - 08.1985
  • Musical Director for The Wiz, Over Here, and Bye, Bye Birdie
  • Orchestrations for Over Here
  • Accompanist for Cabaret and The Music Man

Education

Bachelor of Music - Commercial Arranging

Berklee College of Music
01.1990

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Juilliard School

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Westminster Choral College

Skills

  • Traditional and contemporary keyboards
  • Accompaniment
  • Sight reading
  • Composition
  • Sequencing
  • Improvisation
  • Orchestration
  • Transcription
  • Transposition
  • Highly motivated
  • Well organized
  • Works well in groups
  • Works well individually
  • Finale notation software
  • Garageband sequencing software

Theatre Experience

  • Ragtime, Rehearsal pianist, Fall 2013
  • The Mikado, Rehearsal pianist, Spring 2013
  • Camelot, Rehearsal pianist, Fall 2012
  • Hairspray, Orchestrations, Rehearsal pianist, Rehearsal tapes, Spring 2012
  • Kiss Me Kate, Show pianist, Fall 2011
  • Crazy for You, Show pianist, rehearsal tapes, Spring 2011
  • Les Miserables, Orchestrations, Show pianist, Fall 2010
  • Me and My Girl, Orchestrations, Show pianist, Rehearsal Tapes, Spring 2010
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Orchestrations, Show pianist, Fall 2009
  • Fiddler on the Roof, Rehearsal pianist, Spring 2009
  • Sweet Charity, Show pianist, Fall 2008
  • The Producers, Orchestrations, Show pianist, Spring 2008
  • Evita, Show pianist, Fall 2007
  • The Pirates of Penzance, Rehearsal pianist, Spring 2007
  • Gypsy, Show pianist, rehearsal tapes, Fall 2006
  • Cabaret, Show pianist, Spring 2006
  • Sweeney Todd, Rehearsal pianist/percussionist, Fall 2005
  • A Chorus Line, Show pianist, Spring 2005
  • Oklahoma, Show pianist, Fall 2004
  • West Side Story, Show pianist, Spring 2004
  • The Music Man, Show pianist, Fall 2003
  • Mame, Show pianist, Spring 2003
  • Man of La Mancha, Show pianist, Spring 2002
  • Candide, Show pianist, Spring 2001
  • Anything Goes, Show pianist, Spring 2001
  • Into the Woods, Show pianist, Spring 2000
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Orchestrations, Vocal director, Show pianist, Fall 1999
  • The Fantasticks, Musical director, Show pianist, Fall 1999
  • Fiddler on the Roof, Rehearsal pianist, Spring 1999
  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Show pianist, Fall 1998
  • Oliver, Vocal director, Show pianist, Fall 1997
  • Gypsy, Orchestrations, Show pianist, Spring 1996
  • Bye Bye Birdie, Show pianist, Fall 1995
  • The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, Musical director, Show pianist, Spring 1995
  • My Favorite Year, Show pianist, Fall 1994
  • Me and My Girl, Show pianist, Rehearsal Tapes, Spring 1994
  • Hello Dolly, Show pianist, Rehearsal Tapes, Fall 1993
  • Sweeney Todd, Show pianist, Rehearsal tapes, Spring 1993
  • Little Shop of Horrors, Vocal director/pianist, Vocal arrangements, Fall 1992
  • Into the Woods, Show pianist, Spring 1992
  • Grease, Vocal director/pianist, Vocal arrangements, Fall 1991
  • The King and I, Vocal director, Show pianist, Spring 1990

Summary

Professional music leader with broad experience in directing, arranging, and performing. Skilled in orchestration, accompaniment, and music production, with a strong focus on team collaboration and achieving outstanding results. Known for reliability, adaptability, and maintaining high standards in dynamic environments. Ready to contribute to creative projects and drive musical excellence.

Timeline

Collaborative Pianist

The Young People's Chorus of New York City
02.2023 - Current

Minister of Music

Fenimore Street United Methodist Church
09.2021 - Current

Praise and Worship Director

Mount Calvary/Saint Mark's United Methodist Church
08.2014 - 08.2021

Assistant Director of Music

New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
06.2014 - Current

Assistant Music Director

Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church
06.2008 - 08.2021

Accompanist

A Quarter to 9ine Productions
07.2007 - 08.2008

Music Director/Organist

Universal Baptist Church
08.2004 - 06.2008

Accompanist

Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church
01.2003 - 08.2021

Assistant Musical Director

Universal Baptist Church
01.1994 - 08.2003

Assistant Musical Director

Unity Theatre
06.1991 - 08.1992

Accompanist

Edward R. Murrow High School
01.1990 - 10.2013

Accompanist

Shiloh Seventh Day Adventist Church
05.1988 - Current

Musical Director/Staff Pianist

The French Woods Festival of the performing Arts
07.1985 - 08.1985

Bachelor of Music - Commercial Arranging

Berklee College of Music

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Juilliard School

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Westminster Choral College