Josh Chandra
Joshua Chandra is an award-winning concert artist who has performed with seven symphony orchestras to date, across five countries worldwide (see detailed biography below). He has worked with world-class choral & orchestral conductors in rehearsals and performances, ranging from the Pacific Chorale's Dr. Robert Istad to Cal State Fullerton's Dr. Christopher Peterson and Kimo Furumoto, Dr. Elvin Rodríguez of La Sierra University, Dr. John St. Marie of Nicholls State University, and John Mario Di Costanzo of the Temecula Valley Symphony.
As a self-taught composer with no formal training in music composition, Josh received First Place for his intense solo-piano work An American Toccata in the 2018 statewide Composers Today contest of the Music Teachers National Association of California (MTAC). He also writes electronic music and pedagogical pieces.
Josh sings, conducts, and plays all keyboard types, ranging from the piano to the organ, harpsichord, celesta, and synthesizers. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Piano Performance from CSU Fullerton and is in demand throughout Southern California as an accompanist, coach, performer, and piano tuner. Josh takes requests for music arrangements and commissions for original music.
(714) 900-2426 
josh@joshuachandra.com
Josh Chandra Music
Bellflower Symphony (Bellflower, CA)
California State University, Fullerton University Symphony Orchestra (Fullerton, CA)
Höchschule von Carl Maria von Weber University Orchestra (Dresden, Germany)
Soloisti i Perugia (Perugia, Italy)
Temecula Valley Symphony (Temecula, CA)
Whittier Regional Symphony (Whittier, CA)
Yayasan Musik Amadeus String Chamber Orchestra (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Awards include:
MUSICCAS International Online Music Competition (2012): Honorable Mention
5th Anton G. Rubinstein International Piano Competition (2012): Semifinalist
Louisiana International Piano Competition (2011): Semifinalist
José Iturbi International Music Competition (2009): Finalist
Los Angeles Liszt International Music Competition (2006): Honorable Mention
Published Sheet Music
Engravings of Refugio Gomez's Choral Arrangements & Compositions:
- Panis Angelicus (Cesar Franck) (SATB+Organ)
- Miserere Mei, Domine (SATB+Organ)
- O Lord, I Am Not Worthy (SATB+Organ)
- Pledge of Peace (Organ+Solo Voice)
- Glorificar Al Señor (Alabanza al Corazón de Jesus) (SATB+Keyboard)
Piano Arrangements:
- Autumn Leaves
- Hail to the Chief
- Linus & Lucy (from Peanuts by Vince Guaraldi)
- Marines' Hymn
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor - Movement 1 (Accompaniment/Orchestral Reduction Only), by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Computer/Video Games (via Sheet Music Plus)
OneShot:- Geothermal
- Niko and the World Machine
- Pretty nice day, huh...
- Silverpoint
- Someplace I Know
- The Tower
- Chill
- Confession
- Dogsong
- Home
- Home (Music Box)
- It's Raining Somewhere Else
- Memory
- NGAHHH!!
- Nyeh Heh Heh!
- Once Upon a Time
- Pathetic House
- Shop
Arrangements for Mixed Ensemble
- Première Gymnopédie (from Trois Gymnopédies by Erik Satie), arranged for clarinet, double bass, and piano
Original Compositions
- An American Toccata (solo piano)
- Frosted Phantasms (solo piano)
- Grand Waltz in D♭ Major (solo piano)
- Melodie, Op. 38 No. 3 (from Edvard Grieg's Lyric Pieces), extended (solo piano)
- Serenade on a Full Moon (piano trio)
- Valse in C♯ Minor (solo piano)
Videos
Josh's YouTube Channel