Upcoming Events

4/19/24 @ 7:30pm - Columbia University Orchestra Performance

As a cellist in the Columbia University Orchestra, Jonah will perform John Adam’s Doctor Atomic Symphony, Henri Dutilleaux’s Sonatine for Flute and Orchestra, and Bela Bartok’s Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin under the direction of Music Director Jeffrey Milarsky. This event will take place at Alice Tully Hall in New York City, NY; more information TBA.

5/11/24 @ 7:30pm - The NowBeat Concert

Jonah’s new piece for piano trio will be premiered by Juilliard students at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music’s Benzaquen Hall in New York City, NY. This concert will also feature works by Noah Godard, Joey O’Neill, Jack Kaiser, Rowan Lemaster, Liam Cummins, Luca Pasquini, and the recipient of The NowBeat Commission, Zachary Jarvis. Tickets will be available in April, stay tuned!

5/17/24 @ 7:30pm - Part Two: On the Heart of Being, Amidst Machines

Jonah’s new work for SATB choir and piano, titled NEVER SAY, will be premiered by Ember Choral Arts at Actor’s Chapel in New York City, NY.

5/19/24 @ 5:00pm - Part Two: On the Heart of Being, Amidst Machines

Jonah’s new work for SATB choir and piano, titled NEVER SAY, will be performed by Ember Choral Arts at Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Montclair, NJ.

5/20/24 @ 7:00pm - New York Youth Symphony Composition Date

Jonah will conduct the world premiere of Sophia Dou’s THE ALCHEMIST with the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Orchestra. This event will take place at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY; tickets will be available soon.

6/9/24-6/28/24 - Yellow Barn Young Artists Program

In June, Jonah will return to Yellow Barn’s Young Artists Program (YAP), through which he will have the opportunity to study with Stephen Coxe, learn from distinguished guest artists such as Steven Mackey and Wang Jie, and write two pieces for the outstanding YAP musicians.

7/14/24-7/28/24 - Wintergreen Music LEAD Cooperative Conducting Program

In July, Jonah will participate in Wintergreen Music’s LEAD Cooperative Conducting Program, where he will study with Artistic Director Erin Freeman and Master Teacher Miguel Harth-Bedoya, participate in several masterclasses and workshop sessions, and lead public performances with the Wintergreen Festival Artists.

8/17/24-8/25/24 - Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival Young Composers Seminar

In August, Jonah will participate in the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival’s (LCCMF) Young Composers Seminar, through which he will work with Resident Composer David Serkin Ludwig and write a new work for the incredible Festival Artists.

Fall 2024 - Tribeca New Music 2024 Festival

As the First Prize winning score in the 2024 Tribeca New Music Young Composer Competition, Division 2, Jonah’s piece for piano quartet, titled THAT SPECIAL PLACE, will be performed (venue TBA) in New York City, NY. More information to come!

 

Previous Events

4/15/24 @ 7:30pm - Juilliard Composition Concert

Jonah’s new piece for mixed octet, titled ALL ALONG, will be premiered by Taig Egan, clarinet, Ruiqi Shi, bassoon, Brooks Wisniewski, horn, Abby Ko, violin, Simon Hagopian-Rogers, violin, Lily Jonsson, viola, Elliot Lippy, cello, Joe Weinberg, double bass, and Jonah Cohen, conductor. This event will take place at Morse Hall at The Juilliard School in New York City, NY, and is free and open to the public!

4/14/24 @ 7:30pm - Columbia University Orchestra Performance

As a cellist in the Columbia University Orchestra, Jonah will perform John Adam’s Doctor Atomic Symphony, Henri Dutilleaux’s Sonatine for Flute and Orchestra, and Bela Bartok’s Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin under the direction of Music Director Jeffrey Milarsky. This event will take place at Symphony Space in New York City, NY; more information TBA.

4/4/24 @ 8:00pm - Viola Premieres 2024: Rodland Viola Studio Collaborates with Juilliard Composition Students

Jonah’s new work for viola and piano, titled COURT DANCES, will be premiered by Oriana Hawley, viola and Shiqin Wang, piano in Paul Hall at The Juilliard School in New York City, NY. This performance is free and open to the public!

3/29/24 @ 7:30pm - Future Stages

Jonah’s new work for actor and electronics, titled ALGORITHM, will be premiered by b in the Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater at The Juilliard School in New York City, NY. This performance is open to the public; tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.

3/24/24 @ 6:00pm CST - Robert Avalon International Competition for Composers Finalists Concert

As the First Prize winner in the 2020-2021 Robert Avalon International Competition for Composers, High School Division, Jonah’s piece for low brass trio, titled “the ground develops a taste for it”, will be performed in the Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH) in Houston, TX. This performance is open to the public; tickets are $10-20 and can be purchased here.

12/3/23 @ 7:30pm - Columbia University Orchestra Performance

As a cellist in the Columbia University Orchestra, Jonah will perform Ruth Crawford-Seeger’s Andante for String Orchestra, Bela Bartok’s Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta, and Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra under the direction of Music Director Jeffrey Milarsky. This event will take place at Symphony Space in New York City, NY; more information TBA.

10/8/23 @ 5:00pm - Salastina Happy Hour No. 116: Sounds Promising Part 1

This virtual event will feature the world premiere of Jonah’s new piece for piano quartet, titled THAT SPECIAL PLACE, performed by Salastina’s Resident Artists and guest artists. Click here to register for a free ticket for this event!

8/15/23 @ 3:00pm - Piano Performance at West Bloomfield Health and Rehabilitation Center

Jonah will perform a recital of piano music by Schumann, Mozart, Messiaen, Joplin, Lanz, and original works for the residents at the West Bloomfield Health and Rehabilitation Center in West Bloomfield, MI.

8/4/23 @ 7:00pm - Chamber Music with Piano Summer Camp Recital

Jonah will perform the Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major (as a pianist) on this concert. The event will take place on the campus of Madonna University in Livonia, MI, and is free and open to the public!

7/31/23-8/4/23 - Chamber Music with Piano Summer Camp at Madonna University

Jonah will participate in the 2023 Chamber Music with Piano Summer Camp at Madonna, where he will have the opportunity to attend group lessons, masterclasses, and perform the Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major (as a pianist).

7/24/23 @ 5:00pm - Salastina Sounds Promising Young Composers Program Recording Session

As a participant in Salastina’s Sounds Promising Young Composers Program, Jonah’s new piece for piano quartet will be recorded by Maia Jasper White, violin, Meredith Crawford, viola, Yoshika Masuda, cello, and HyeJin Kim, piano at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music in Pasadena, CA.

6/11/23-6/30/23 - Yellow Barn Young Artists Program

This summer, Jonah will attend Yellow Barn’s Young Artists Program (YAP) in Putney, VT! Through this program, Jonah will have the opportunity to study with Stephen Coxe, learn from distinguished guest artists such as Eric Nathan and Ana Sokolovic, and write two pieces for outstanding YAP musicians.

6/29/23 @ 3:00pm - Yellow Barn Young Artists Program Concert

Jonah’s new piece for soprano, string quartet, and piano, titled NATURE IS, will be premiered by Lucy Shelton, soprano, Kristy Chen and Jessica Kartawidjaja, violins, Oriana Hawley, viola, Starla Breshears, cello, and Emmanuel Dugal, piano at The Big Barn in Putney, VT.

6/17/23 @ 8:00pm - Yellow Barn Young Artists Program Concert

Jonah’s new piece for violin, viola, cello, and percussion, titled GAME MUSIC, will be premiered by Katya Moeller, violin, Erin Nishi, viola, Lila Holyoke, cello, and Karl Lee, percussion at The Big Barn in Putney, VT.

5/15/23 @ 7:00pm - New York Youth Symphony Composition Date 2023

Jonah will conduct the world premiere of Casey Lamb’s clear of the closing do- for chamber orchestra featuring musicians of the New York Youth Symphony. This event will take place at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY; to purchase tickets, please click here.

5/9/23 @ 4:00pm - Juilliard Community Chorus Recording Session

Jonah’s new piece for a capella choir will be recorded by the Juilliard Community Chorus at The Juilliard School in New York City, NY. This event will not be open to the public.

5/1/23 @ 8:00pm - Juilliard Composition Concert

Jonah’s new art song for soprano and piano, titled WHERE WE ARE, will be premiered by Eloise Fox, soprano, and Ricardo Ferro, piano. This event will take place at Paul Hall at The Juilliard School in New York City, NY, and is free and open to the public!

4/13/23 @ 7:30pm - The New Series: Theatre Etudes Showing

This performance will feature the premiere of Jonah’s new composed theatre piece, titled HOOD, that was created as part of Amy Beth Kirsten’s Theatre Etudes class. The performers will be Hannah Ishizaki and Ricardo Ferro. This event will take place in the Harris/Woolfson Orchestral Studio at The Juilliard School in New York City, NY; tickets are required but the performance is free.

4/6/23 @ 8:00pm - Viola Premieres 2023: Rodland Viola Studio Collaborates with Juilliard Composition Students

Jonah’s OUROBOROS for solo viola will be premiered by Will Sotiriou in Paul Hall at The Juilliard School in New York City, NY. This performance is free and open to the public!

4/3/23 @ 8:00pm - Juilliard Composition Concert

Jonah’s new piece for flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion, titled FANTASIA ON “AVINU MALKEINU” will be premiered by Chris Boyadjiev, flute/piccolo, Anju Aoto, clarinet/bass clarinet, Simon Hagopian-Rogers, violin, Alice Lee, cello, Ryan Zhu, piano, and Seongwon Hwang, percussion. This event will take place at Morse Hall at The Juilliard School in New York City, NY, and is free and open to the public!

4/2/23 @ 12:00pm - 2022 National Young Composers Challenge Composium

As a winner in the 2022 National Young Composers Challenge, Jonah’s ROMP will be performed and recorded by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (cond. Christopher Wilkins) as part of the NYCC Composium at Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, FL. This event will also feature the performances of the works of the other five winning composers. The Composium is free and open to the public!

3/25/23 - Young Composer Competition of The Community Music School of Webster University Events

As the 1st Place Winner in Level II (age 17-21) of the 2022-23 Webster University CMS Young Composers Competition, Jonah will participate in workshops and masterclasses with Nina Shekhar and David Werfelmann, and his LEAPS AND BOUNDS for piano quintet will be rehearsed by members of Chamber Project St. Louis in preparation for an upcoming recording.

9/25/22 @ 7:30pm - Western Illinois University Guest Ensemble Recital: Newphonia

At their Guest Ensemble Recital at Western Illinois University, Newphonia will perform Jonah’s THE POET for the third time! This event will take place at COFAC Recital Hall the campus of Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL, and is free and open to the public! It will also be livestreamed on the WIU School of Music’s YouTube and Facebook pages.

7/3/22-8/13/22 - Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Composition Program

This summer, Jonah will attend the 2022 Boston University Tanglewood Institute’s Young Artists Composition Program in Lenox, MA! During this program, Jonah will have the opportunity to work closely with Martin Amlin and Justin Casinghino, learn from distinguished guest artists, and write music for the excellent young performers at BUTI.

8/7/22 @ 6:30pm - Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Composition Program Recital

Jonah’s new piece for piano quintet, titled LEAPS AND BOUNDS, will be premiered by violinists Joshua Cisneros and Derek Choi, violist Zach Bishop, cellist Megan Clarke, and pianist Thomas Weaver at this event. This recital will take place in the West Street Theater on the campus of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute in Lenox, MA, and is free and open to the public!

8/2/22 @ 2:00pm - Fanfares at Tanglewood On Parade

Jonah’s new composition for brass quintet, titled FANFARE FOR NEW BEGINNINGS, will be premiered by students from the Boston University Tanglewood Institute on the grounds of Tanglewood in Lenox, MA as guests are walking in to the traditional Tanglewood On Parade celebration.

7/29/22 - BUTI Young Artists Composition Program Saxophone Quartet Readings

Jonah’s new piece for wind quintet, titled WEEPING WILLOW, will be read by the Pharos Quartet.

7/22/22 - BUTI Young Artists Composition Program Wind Quintet Readings

Jonah’s new piece for wind quintet, titled THREE MINIATURES, will be read by Vento Chiaro.

7/19/22 - BUTI Young Artists Composition Program Orchestra Readings

Jonah’s new piece for orchestra, titled ROMP, will be read by the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra.

7/16/22 @ 7:30pm - Akropolis Quintet at Pro Musica Detroit

This concert will feature the world premiere of Jonah’s LIMITATION & LOCOMOTION, commissioned by Pro Musica Detroit for the Akropolis Reed Quintet. This event will take place at The Players Detroit in downtown Detroit, MI; tickets can be purchased here.

7/15/22 - BUTI Young Artists Composition Program String Quartet Readings

Jonah’s new piece for string quartet, titled STUTTER, will be read by members of the New Fromm Players.

7/8/22 - BUTI Young Artists Composition Program Soprano + Piano Readings

Jonah’s new art song, titled AFTER DEATH (text by Sara Teasdale), will be read by faculty members from the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.

5/25/22 @ 4:30pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Composition Recital

This event will feature a performance of Jonah’s SOUNDS OF A SIGHTLESS WORLD for alto saxophone and piano, played by the wonderful Emma Allen, saxophone and Susan Snyder, piano. This recital will take place in Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall on the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public!

5/21/22 @ 2:00pm - Senior Recital: Lucy Chugh, percussion and Sabrina Vanyo, violin

This event will feature a performance of Jonah’s PROPERLY RIDICULOUS for organ and marimba (with Carolyn Hoff, organ and Lucy Chugh, marimba). In addition, Jonah will perform as a cellist in the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” (with Sabrina Vanyo, violin and Yabing Lyu, piano). This recital will take place in Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall on the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public!

5/20/22 @ 7:30pm - Senior Recital: Yabing Lyu, piano

Jonah will perform as a cellist in Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” (with Sabrina Vanyo, violin and Yabing Lyu, piano). This recital will take place in Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall on the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public!

5/19/22 @ 7:30pm - Senior Recital: Jonah Cohen, Jack Kaiser, and Rowan Lemaster, composition

This event will feature performances of three of Jonah’s recent works: PROPERLY RIDICULOUS for organ and marimba (with Carolyn Hoff, organ and Lucy Chugh, marimba), PRIMORDIAL VOICES (movement I. FUGUE) for clarinet, violin, cello and piano (with Ian Dodd, clarinet, Matilda Goldie, violin, Avi Lindner, cello, and Davis Morgenstern, piano), and SOUNDS OF A SIGHTLESS WORLD for alto saxophone and piano (with Emma Allen, saxophone and Susan Snyder, piano). Additionally, Jonah will perform as a cellist in the third and fourth movements of Rowan Lemaster’s String Quartet No. 3 in E major (with Matilda Goldie, violin, Jane Finlayson-Fife, violin, and John Turner, viola). This recital will take place in Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall on the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public!

5/16/22 @ 8:30pm - Senior Recital: Peyton Avery, clarinet and Kevin Belcher, clarinet

Jonah will perform as a cellist in the first movement of Johannes Brahms’ Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano Op. 114 (with Peyton Avery, clarinet and Susan Snyder, piano). This recital will take place in the Music Center on the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public!

5/7/22 @ 2:00pm - Senior Recital: Carolyn Hoff, organ

This event will feature the world premiere of Jonah’s PROPERLY RIDICULOUS for organ and marimba (with Carolyn Hoff, organ and Lucy Chugh, marimba). In addition, Jonah will perform as a cellist in the Pie Jesu from Maurice Durufle’s Requiem Op. 9. This recital will take place in Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall on the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public!

4/25/22 @ 7:30pm (CDT) - CCPA Student Composition Recital

As the 1st Prize Winner in the 2021-22 Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Young Composer Competition, Jonah’s SOUNDS OF A SIGHTLESS WORLD for alto saxophone and piano will be performed by CCPA students at this recital which will take place in Ganz Hall in Chicago, IL. This performance is free and open to the public, but guests must pre-register to attend by clicking here.

4/16/22 @ 7:30pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Composers Forum

This concert will feature a performance of Jonah’s TOGETHER IN SOLITUDE for guitar, violin, and cello (performed by Bonham Geller, guitar, Matilda Goldie, violin, and Julian Naimon, cello), accompanied by choreography by Interlochen Arts Academy senior Zara Rose Brown

4/14/22 and 4/15/22 @ 7:30pm - Interlochen Choreographers & Composers Collaboration Concert

This concert will feature the world premiere of Jonah’s TOGETHER IN SOLITUDE for guitar, violin, and cello (performed by Bonham Geller, guitar, Matilda Goldie, violin, and Julian Naimon, cello), accompanied by choreography by Interlochen Arts Academy senior Zara Rose Brown (performed by Bella Brady, Samuel Brisette-Hatch, Chloe Cowgill, and Conor Gibbs).

4/10/22 @ 9:00am - 2021 National Young Composers Challenge Composium

As a winner in the 2021 National Young Composers Challenge, Jonah’s VIS VIVA will be performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (cond. Christopher Wilkins) at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, FL during the 2022 NYCC Composium. This event will also feature the performances of the works of the other five winning composers. The Composium is free and open to the public!

4/9/22 @ 9:00am - Recording Session with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

As a winner in the 2021 National Young Composers Challenge, Jonah’s VIS VIVA will be recorded by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (cond. Christopher Wilkins) at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, FL. This event is unfortunately not open to the public.

4/2/22 @ 11:00am - Michigan Federation of Music Clubs Junior Composers Contest Recital

As the 2nd Place winner for the Class IV Michigan NFMC Junior Composers Contest, a recording of Jonah’s SOUNDS OF A SIGHTLESS WORLD for alto saxophone and piano will be featured in this event.

3/28/22 @ 3:30pm - Winners Concert: National Winners of the MTNA Senior Performance and Composition Competitions

As the winner of the Music Teachers National Association Composition Competition in the Senior Division, Jonah’s HINENI for cello choir will performed during this virtual concert. More information to come!

3/18/22 @ 2:30pm - Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts Recital

Jonah’s new work for Bowling Green State University’s Newphonia ensemble (Katherine Pracht Phares, Claudia Aizaga, David Munro, Adam Har-Zvi, and Sandra Coursey), called THE POET, will receive its second performance at this College Recital. This event will take place in Bryan Hall on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH.

3/16/22 @ 3:00pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Piano Department Recital

Jonah will play Schumann’s Arabesque Op. 18 on this recital which will take place in Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall on the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts.

2/26/22 @ 7:30pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Composers Forum - Featuring Newphonia

This event will feature the world premiere of Jonah’s THE POET with Bowling Green State University’s Newphonia ensemble! More information to be added very soon! The forum will take place on the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is free and open to the public! Click here to tune in via the livestream!

2/26/22 @ 6:00pm - Tennessee Cello Workshop Faculty Recital

This event will feature the world premiere performance of Jonah’s HINENI for cello choir, and will feature Patrick Owen on the solo part and various faculty and students at the Workshop! The concert will take place in Powell Recital Hall on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. Tune in to the livestream here!

2/16/22 @ 7:30pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra: Come Hear Tomorrow’s Soloists Today

Jonah will perform as a cellist in the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra’s performance of Wong Chun Wai’s As the Heart Soars. This event will take place in Corson Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public! Tickets are $12 for guests and $9 for Academy students.

1/29/22 @ 7:30pm - Arts Academy Composers Forum

This event will feature the world premiere of Jonah’s SOUNDS OF A SIGHTLESS WORLD, to be performed by Emma Allen, alto saxophone and Susan Snyder, piano. The forum will take place at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall on the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is free and open to the public! Click here to tune in via the livestream!

12/9/21 @ 7:30pm, 12/10/21 @ 7:30pm, 12/11/21 @ 2:00pm and 7:30pm, and 12/12/21 @ 2:00pm - “The Nutcracker”

Jonah will perform as a cellist in Interlochen Arts Academy’s production of “The Nutcracker” (Act 2). This event will take place in Corson Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public! Tickets are $32 for guests and $14 for Academy students.

11/19/21 @ 7:30pm and 11/20/21 @ 2:00pm and 7:30pm - “Pippin”

Jonah will perform as a member of the pit orchestra for Interlochen Arts Academy’s production of “Pippin” (Keyboard 2, Act 1). This event will take place in Corson Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public! Tickets are $30 for guests and $14 for Academy students.

11/5/21 @ 7:30pm - Arts Academy Orchestra with Carol Jantsch

Jonah will perform as a member of the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra in Mascagni’s Intermezzo Sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana and a pre-world premiere performance of Wynton Marsalis’ Tuba Concerto, featuring Carol Jantsch as soloist. This event will take place in Corson Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public! Tickets are $12 for guests and $9 for Academy students.

11/4/21 @ 7:30pm - Arts Academy Choir Fall Concert

Jonah will perform as a cellist with the Interlochen Arts Academy Chorale in Andrea Ramsey’s “Heaven Unfolding”. This event will take place in Corson Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public! Tickets are $12 for guests and $9 for Academy students.

10/14/21 @ 7:30pm - Arts Academy Orchestra - Masterworks #1

Jonah will perform as a member of the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra in selections by Wagner and Beethoven. This event will take place in Corson Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public! Tickets are $12 for guests and $9 for Academy students.

9/30/21 @ 7:30pm, 10/1/21 @ 7:30pm, and 10/2/21 @ 2:00pm - Interlochen Arts Academy “Collage”

Jonah will be performing as a member of the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra in Conga del Fuego Nuevo by Arturo Marquez. This event will take place in Corson Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public! Tickets are $30 for guests and $14 for Academy students.

9/18/21 @ 7:30pm - Arts Academy Orchestra and Wind Symphony Concert

Jonah will perform as a member of the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra in selections by Gimenez, de Falla, and Ginastera. This event will take place in Kresge Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is open to the public! Tickets are $12 for guests and $9 for Academy students.

8/9/21-8/13/21 - Chamber Music with Piano Summer Camp at Madonna University

Jonah will participate in the 2021 Chamber Music with Piano Summer Camp at Madonna this August, where he will have the opportunity to attend group lessons, masterclasses, and perform Anton Arensky’s Piano Trio, Op. 32 in D minor (as a pianist).

6/28/21-8/8/21 - Atlantic Music Festival Pre-College Composition Program

Jonah will participate 2021 Atlantic Music Festival (AMF) Composition Program (Pre-College Division), which will take place in Waterville, Maine on the campus of Colby College from June-August 2021! As a part of AMF, Jonah will create new works to be read, recorded, and/or performed by groups such as the AMF Contemporary Ensemble and the AMF Orchestra, participate in the Screen Scoring Intensive, take advantage of the Motion Sensor Program and Future Music Lab, and participate in lessons and seminars with the world-renowned artist-faculty. The AMF Composition Program artist-faculty members include Robert Beaser, Martin Bresnick, Sergi Casanelles, Christopher Dobrian, Reiko Fueting, Pierre Jalbert, Mari Kimura, David Ludwig, Frank Ticheli, George Tsontakis, and Zhou Long. This should be an unbelievable experience!

7/29/21 @ l:00pm - Reading Session with the Atlantic Music Festival Orchestra

Jonah’s new piece for orchestra, VIS VIVA, will be read by the Atlantic Music Festival Orchestra on July 29th at Lorimer Chapel on the campus of Colby College!

7/17/21 @ 3:00pm - New Music @ AMF

One of Jonah’s new compositions, titled 687 and scored for Pierrot ensemble (flute, clarinet in Bb, violin, cello, piano, and percussion), will receive its world premiere on July 17, 2021 at New Music @ AMF as a part of the 2021 Atlantic Music Festival! 687 will be performed by Robert Cart, flute, Simon Bakos, clarinet, Liya Ma, violin, Alan Hlozek, cello, Francesca Hurst, piano, and Alexander Garde, percussion (members of the AMF Contemporary Ensemble). This event will take place at Lorimer Chapel on the campus of Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and will unfortunately not be accessible to the public.

6/2/21 @ 7:00pm - Tuesday Musicale of Detroit Student League Competition Prizewinners Recital

As a Honorable Mention recipient in the 2021 Tuesday Musicale of Detroit Student League Competition, Jonah will perform the first and second movements of Camille Saint-Saens’ Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.33, with pianist Mary Siciliano (who is also one of Jonah’s piano teachers!) at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Commerce Township, MI. This recital will not be livestreamed, but it will be video-recorded and then shared on YouTube - more information TBA about this recording!

5/27/21 @ 8:00pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Mixed Ensembles Concert

Jonah will perform as a cellist in selections from Handel’s Music from the Royal Fireworks. Click here to tune in!

5/26/21 @ 7:00pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Music Composition Recital

The first and third movements of Jonah’s new composition for clarinet in Bb, violin, cello, and piano, titled PRIMORDIAL VOICES, will receive its world premiere on May 26, 2021 at the Interlochen Arts Academy Music Composition Recital, which will take place on the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts (not open to public)! PRIMORDIAL VOICES will be performed by Jackie Groves, clarinet, Valerie Xu-Friedman, violin, Andrew Siehr, cello, and Chip Miller, piano. The recital will be streamed live at 7pm on May 26th - click here to tune in!

4/23/21 @ 8:00pm - Solo Recital - Alessandro Cirafici, oboe

Alessandro Cirafici will premiere IN THE FORESTS OF NEW GUINEA for solo oboe alongside works by Alyssa Morris, William Grant Still, Robert Schumann, and Francis Poulenc in this livestreamed recital. Click here to tune in!

4/17/21 @ 9:30am- Michigan National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) Winners Concert

As the 1st Place winner for the Class IV Michigan NFMC Junior Composers Contest, Jonah’s STAGGER for solo marimba will be featured in a virtual winners concert on April 17. More details TBA.

3/19/21 @ 7:30pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Composers Forum

Although this event does not include a performance of Jonah’s music, he will perform as a cellist in multiple pieces written by fellow Interlochen Arts Academy composers (both of which will be world premieres). These compositions include String Quartet No. 3 (mvmts. 3 + 4) by Rowan Lemaster and Postcards by Adrian Stark. Click here to tune in!

1/3/21-1/8/21 - Sewanee WinterFest Composition Intensive

In early January 2021, Jonah will have the opportunity to participate in the inaugural fully-online Sewanee WinterFest Composition Intensive, where he will work with faculty members Jorge Variego, Anthony R. Green, inti figgis-vizueta, Vincent Oppido, and guest Chaya Czernowin as well as fellow young composers!

11/19/20 @ 7:30pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Music Spotlight

Jonah will perform as a cellist in Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Shiba (2 oboes and strings) and Ari Barroso’s (arr. Lima) Aquarela do Brasil (cello choir). Click here to tune in!

10/31/20 @ 2pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Composers Forum

Jonah’s new composition for french horn, euphonium, and tuba, titled “the ground develops a taste for it”, will receive its world premiere on October 31st, 2020 at the first Interlochen Arts Academy Composers Forum of the 2020-21 season! This piece is wholly inspired by Hafizah Geter’s “Testimony” for Michael Brown, and is quite unique from anything the composer has written in the past. “the ground develops a taste for it” will be performed by three Interlochen Arts Academy students: Andrew Burhans, horn, Julia Reiss, euphonium, and Claudia Shassberger. The forum will be streamed live at 2pm on October 31st - click here to tune in!

In addition, Jonah will be performing the cello part in the world premieres of two new pieces by other Interlochen composers: String Quartet No. 3 by Rowan Lemaster and Spooky? by Will Collin.

10/29/20 @ 7:30pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Music Spotlight: Black Indigenous People of Color - Part 2

Jonah will perform as a cellist in Adolphus Hailstork’s Chinese Zodiac Suite for flute, string quartet, and harp. Click here to tune in!

10/22/20 @ 7:30pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Music Spotlight: Black Indigenous People of Color - Part 1

Jonah will perform as a cellist in William Grant Still’s Ennanga for solo harp, strings and piano (with harp soloist Joan Holland). Click here to tune in!

9/18/20 @ 7:30pm - Interlochen Arts Academy Music Spotlight

Although this event does not include any of Jonah’s music, Jonah will be featured in multiple ensembles as a cellist in this webcast! He will be featured in Bartok’s Romanian Folk Dances (chamber orchestra) and Luiz Bonfa’s (arr. Lima) Manha de Carnaval (cello choir). Click here to tune in!

8/29/20 @ 12pm - WORLD PREMIERE of STAGGER - YASP Young Composers Marathon Broadcast

As a part of the Curtis Young Artist Summer Program (YASP), student composers each wrote a solo piece, which was workshopped and recorded by a YASP faculty member. This live broadcast will showcase all *56* solo works by the *56* young composers at YASP, including Jonah’s new solo marimba piece, STAGGER, which will be premiered by renowned percussionist Garrett Arney, one of the members of the internationally-acclaimed arx duo!! Tune in on Youtube or Facebook Live at 12pm to see the broadcast in real-time, or watch the broadcast after it has been premiered!

7/11/20-8/1/20 - Curtis Young Artist Summer Program (YASP)

Since all events/programs at Brevard Music Center have been canceled due to COVID-19, this July, Jonah will participate in the first-ever fully online Curtis Young Artist Summer Program through the Curtis Institute of Music! As a part of the program, Jonah will write a solo piece to be workshopped and recorded by a YASP faculty member, participate in seminars and masterclasses with world-renowned composers, have the opportunity to study privately with some of the incredible YASP composition faculty, including David Serkin Ludwig and Jonathan Bailey Holland, and take part in Musical Studies classes and the all-program Choir. It’s going to be an amazing experience!

6/18/20-8/4/20 - Brevard Music Center High School Institute - CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19

April 2020 - WORLD PREMIERE of SHIMMER with the North Farmington High School Symphony & Philharmonia Orchestras and director John Kennedy - CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19

8/2/19 - WORLD PREMIERE of BETWEEN THE LAKES at the High School Composers Recital at Interlochen Arts Camp

8/2/19 - Recording session for DANCE OF FURY at Interlochen Public Radio

7/29/20 - Recording session for MEDITATIONS with the Interlochen Philharmonic at Interlochen Arts Camp

7/12/19 - WORLD PREMIERE of IMAGES FROM AN ORIGINAL THEME at the High School Composers Recital at Interlochen Arts Camp

7/12/19 - Recording session for THE ODYSSEY SUITE - I. LIFTOFF! at Interlochen Public Radio