The Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia

Artistic Director

Nashirah is incredibly fortunate to have Mr. Jonathan Coopersmith as its musical leader.  A native of Princeton, NJ, Mr. Coopersmith is the Chair of Musical Studies at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music where he has been teaching harmony, counterpoint, music history, and solfege since 2005. Mr. Coopersmith has been the Associate Conductor for The Philadelphia Singers since 2002 and a guest chorus director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Pennsylvania Ballet. Along with his noteworthy background in choral, instrumental and operatic conducting he maintains a studio for individual students of composition and conducting.

Mr. Coopersmith is a regular guest lecturer in the Philadelphia area, with recent lectures at The Curtis Institute of Music, The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and The Philadelphia Museum of Art. In the past, he has served as Music Director for Philadelphia’s Opera on the Square, Rittenhouse Row Festival, and The Philadelphia Festival of the Arts, and has conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra Society, The Westminster Conservatory Orchestra, The Wilmington Orchestra, The Mannes Orchestra, The University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble, and The Penn's Landing Orchestra.

Mr. Coopersmith holds a bachelor’s degree in music theory and composition from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied with George Crumb, a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from Mannes College of Music, and has studied at the at the Pierre Monteux School of Conducting.

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