MARTHA JOSEPH

Martha Joseph (Oberlin ’09) is a classically trained singer who enjoys pushing musical boundaries. Pursuing degrees 
in Vocal Performance and Art History, Martha seeks to approach new cutting edge musical and art media with a strong 
awareness of tradition. She is currently working on an Honors Thesis in Art History addressing the relationship between 
medium and conceptual art in John Baldessari’s video works from the early 1970s. In studying and promoting art that 
refutes the formal engagements of painting and sculpture, she hopes for a revolution in perception and experience on 
the part of the viewer. Similarly, her engagement with New Music performance seeks to challenge but also appeal to 
listeners. Martha has sung and played electric bass with bands around campus such as the My Bloody Valentine 
Cover Band and Lionface. 

















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