Joshua Frank completed a master’s degree in musicology through the Stellenbosch University Music Department in 2019, and took up a part-time lecturing post at the same institution the following year. His principal research interest is the empirical study of musical emotions, with occasional forays into the evolutionary origins of music and aspects of Baroque performance practice.
Joshua’s undergraduate studies were focused on performance, and he maintains an active profile playing the guitar, recorder, and oboe. He performs in various settings, with emphasis on orchestral playing and Baroque chamber music. Outside of the context of strict Western Art Music, he explores the possibilities of the folk-classical idiom as a member of the ensemble Here Be Dragons.