Jonah Cohen (he/him)

Artistic & Executive Director

Jonah Cohen is a composer, conductor, pianist, and cellist from Farmington Hills, MI and currently based in New York City. He writes music that brings together wide-ranging influences to create immersive, singular, and deeply relevant musical worlds. Jonah’s compositions have been performed by preeminent ensembles and soloists such as the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Akropolis Reed Quintet, Salastina, soprano Lucy Shelton, and percussionist Ji Hye Jung. Jonah has received recognition from ASCAP, Tribeca New Music, The Juilliard School, National YoungArts Foundation, and many others, and has been lucky enough to attend composition festivals such as Norfolk New Music Workshop, Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, and Yellow Barn Young Artists Program. Jonah graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he studied with Cynthia Van Maanen and received the Neil Rabaut Memorial Composition Scholarship. Jonah is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Composition degree at The Juilliard School, studying with John Corigliano.

FUN FACT: Jonah has a pet fish named Gilliam who is over 8 years old.