Joseph Patrick

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I am a musician who studied percussion, plays piano and sings. I am also a composer and have recently dedicated myself to this area of my musical endeavors.

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I am a musician who studied percussion, plays piano and sings. I am also a composer and have recently dedicated myself to this area of my musical endeavors. I am open to composing music for various needs although my strengths lie in music with a spiritual/faith overtone.

  • Joined September 2025

Skills· 2

Languages

  • Spanish; CastilianFluent

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Professional Services
  • Other

Work experience· 15 roles

Director of Music · Rice University Catholic CenterJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Directs choirs and instrumentalists, selects and arranges music for worship services, and coordinates music programs for liturgy and special events. Recruits and develops volunteer musicians, oversees rehearsal schedules, and collaborates with clergy and staff to ensure cohesive liturgical music.

Director of Music · Rice University Catholic CenterJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Director of choirs and instrumentalists; selection, arranging, and coordinating music for worship services

Director of Music and Liturgy · Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Houston, TexasDec 2024 – Sep 2025 · 10 mos

Music selection for parish, planning and direction of musical groups from 50-member choirs to 3-person ensembles, composing/arranging/editing for choirs and instrumentalists; cantoring; liturgy evaluation; youth education; themed concerts; parish events; worship program layout; volunteer management and training; collaboration with pastoral staff

Director of Music and Liturgy · Corpus Christi Catholic ChurchJan 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos
Freelance Musician/Composer · Self-EmployedJan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos
Freelance Musician/Composer · Self-EmployedJan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos
ESL Instructor · Self-Directed / ESL ProgramsJan 2004 – Present · 22 yrs 11 mos
Religious Community Member · Various locations (Albuquerque, Cleveland, New York, NY)Jan 2003 – Sep 2025 · 22 yrs 9 mos

Education· 10

Master of Music in percussion performance · University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)2030 – 1993
Bachelor of Music in percussion performance (summa cum laude) · The University of Akron2030 – 1991
Advanced Spanish · Rice University Foreign Language Program2030 – 2012
Course work in immigration advocacy · Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)2004 – 2005

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