Joseph Howe

Joseph Howe is a cellist based in Boulder, Colorado. Joseph has been a dedicated teacher for many years. In addition to teaching at Parlando, Joseph has held teaching positions at Red Rocks Community College and Boulder Valley Waldorf School. He has coached sectionals at many local high schools and middle schools, as well as with the Greater Boulder Youth Orchestra.

Joseph holds the position of principal cello with Boulder Chamber Orchestra (with whom he recently appeared as concerto soloist) and assistant principal cello of the Greeley Philharmonic. He is also a member of the Fort Collins Symphony, and performs as a substitute cellist with the New World Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic, Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. Joseph is a fellowship artist on baroque cello with the Boulder Bach Festival, and performs in the festival’s period instrument orchestra.

Joseph’s summer festival appearances include Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra, Mendocino Music Festival, Texas Music Festival, and Hot Springs Music Festival.

Joseph holds degrees from University of Oregon, where he studied with Steven Pologe, and University of Colorado at Boulder, where he studied with Judith Glyde. His other mentors include David Requiro, Bruce McIntosh, Guy Fishman, and Ann Marie Morgan. He has performed in solo and chamber music masterclasses with cellists such as Johannes Moser, Alban Gerhardt, Lynn Harrell, Alisa Weilerstein, and members of the Ying, Emerson, and Takács quartets.