Founded in 2025, The Confluence Ensemble is a group of Pittsburgh musicians who provide live music accompaniment for Confluence Ballet Co in class and performance.
From left to right:
Steve Shade (piano), Joshua Malave (piano, director), Annie Schneller (violin), Trē Seguritan Abalos (flute), Alejandro Pinzón (conductor), Kelsey Boltz (cello).
Joshua Malavé
Ensemble Founder & Director
Resident Composer
Confluence Ballet Co is thrilled to have Joshua Malavé as Director of Confluence Ballet Ensemble and our Resident Composer. He created a 30-minute ballet, “The Crane,” written for the Elise Flagg Academy of Dance, a short piece for Vox Novus’ 60×60 performed in NYC as part of Fifteen Minutes of Fame.
Josh composed our full-length ballet, “The Onion,” which we performed with live accompaniment from The Confluence Ballet Ensemble to sold out shows at Attack Theatre, Inc. in May 2024.