Joshua Ranz

Joshua Ranz is a member of the music faculty at Biola and teaches clarinet. He studied at the Yale School of Music with David Shifrin and received his bachelor's degree at Harvard College, majoring in music composition and analysis. Josh was a faculty member of the Aspen Music School and Festival and attended the Tanglewood Music Festival.

He has been a member the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony, the Pasadena and San Diego Symphonies, the Honolulu and San Jose Symphonies, the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Opera. He also performs with the Mainly Mozart festival in San Diego. He has recorded with the Pacific Symphony, as well as numerous motion picture soundtracks.

Ranz regularly performs chamber music programs throughout Los Angeles, including Pomona College, LACNLA and the "Musicale" programs with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. He performs throughout Orange County with The Pacific Symphony Woodwind Quintet. He has performed recitals at the International Clarinet Association Convention in Columbus, Ohio, and with the New York Woodwind Quintet at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival.