Forest (an intertwining)
An immersive installation that creates a fantastical forest soundscape
Hi, I'm Joel Rust, a composer, musician, writer, and teacher.
You can explore some of my recent projects below, or read more about me, and see my complete list of works.
cool water do not drink
A new piece for string quartet
Fall of the Rebel Angels
An orchestral work about Breughel's masterpiece painting
We'll all be gone
A piano piece about living in New York in April 2020
Fossils
A song for voice and optional drone about the microfossils in Cumbria's limestone pavements
immaterial
A collection of audiovisual ambient electronica
I do not flow
A piece for bass flute and electronics about fluency and disfluency
The Conifers
A sci-fi opera (in progress) about being human in a time of ecological catastrophe
machine for turning bread into stones
A piece for chamber ensemble