Jonah Cohen (he/him)

Artistic & Executive Director

Jonah Cohen (b. 2004) is a composer, conductor, pianist, and cellist from Farmington Hills, MI and currently based in New York City. His compositions tend to revolve around his fascinations with space, time, motion, and stagnation, and how they are relevant in the here and now. He strives to write music that is accessible yet unafraid to explore sonic realms that may be uncomfortable. Jonah has received recognition from ASCAP, National YoungArts Foundation, Foundation for Modern Music, Interlochen Center for the Arts, National Young Composers Challenge, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Music Teachers National Association, and many others for his work. He has been lucky enough to attend numerous composition programs and festivals, including Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Atlantic Music Festival, Interlochen Arts Camp, and Curtis Young Artists Summer Program. Jonah has also had the privilege of working with such luminaries as Gabriela Lena Frank, Martin Bresnick, Melinda Wagner, Ellen Reid, Pierre Jalbert, Reiko Fueting, Chen Yi, and many more. Jonah recently graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he majored in composition and studied with Dr. Cynthia Van Maanen. At the Academy, Jonah was honored to receive the Neil Rabaut Memorial Composition Scholarship as well as the Young Artist Award. Jonah is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Composition degree at The Juilliard School, studying with Dr. David Ludwig.

FUN FACT: Jonah has a pet fish named Gilliam who is over 7 years old.