Biography

Josh Roberts is a woodwind specialist based in Milwaukee, WI building a multifaceted career in both concert and commercial styles on all woodwind Instruments. Performing in pit orchestras for opera and musical theater productions, regional symphony orchestras, wind bands, and jazz big bands, Josh brings his artistry to all. Josh currently holds the chair of Reed 2 on the 56-City National Tour of the Addams Family musical for 2025. Some regional pit orchestra credits include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Grumpy old Men the Musical, Les Misérables, Sweeney Todd, The Music Man, Die Zauberflöte, The PROM, Anastasia, and the North American Premiere of Pietá by Jake Landau.

As an educator, Josh strives to make the pedagogy and artistry of woodwind doubling accessible to the current and new generation of woodwind students through private instruction, master classes, and school clinics, highlighting the importance of a diverse skill set in the current music industry. Previously on faculty at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Josh served as adjunct professor of Clarinet, teaching applied lessons and secondary woodwind lessons to MuEd students. 

Josh holds a Master of Music Degree in Multiple Woodwind Performance from Oklahoma City University, where as a student he held Graduate assistantships in jazz saxophone and oboe. Josh received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in instrumental performance where he graduated with honors, and as a Ronald E. McNair Scholar. Applied professors include Dr. Joshua Heaney and Dr. Drew Whiting – Saxophone, Dr. Lisa Kachouee and Dr. Hakeem Davidson – Clarinet, Dr. M. Rachel Maczko and Dr. Andrea Hixon – Oboe, Parthena Owens and Dr. Linda Pereksta – Flute.  

Recognized as winner of the 2024 International Clarinet Association Clariedoscope Competition in the Young Artist division, Josh is active on competitive fronts in more than one instrument. He was also named winner of the Wisconsin round of the MTNA young artist competition in the woodwind division during the 2020 competition season. Other awards include Honors Recital finalist in both 2019 and 2020 at UWO, as well as winner of the UWO Concerto Competition in 2020, performing Ballade for Alto Saxophone and band by Alfred Reed with the UWO Wind Ensemble.