biography.Joel M. Prescott (b. 1996) is a composer based out of Burlington, Iowa. He received his bachelor's degree in Music Composition at Western Illinois University, where he studied with James Caldwell, Hong-Da Chin, Paul Paccione, and James Romig, and was a member of the Concert Band, Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble. He also studied conducting with Richard Hughey and Robert McConnell.
When not composing/conducting, he is a bassoonist with the Burlington (IA) Municipal Band, Southeast Iowa Band, Southeast Iowa Symphony and Muscatine Symphony. His band influences include: Steven Reineke, David Maslanka, just to name a few. |