Joseph Pehrson (August 14, 1950 – April 4, 2020) was an American composer and pianist.
He studied at the University of Michigan and Eastman School of Music.
His teachers include Leslie Bassett, Joseph Schwantner, Otto Luening and Elie Siegmeister.
Since 1983 he served as co-director of the Composers Concordance in New York City.
Recently, he was working with the German Ensemble Sortisatio.