Hailed as one of the “nation’s most promising composers” (American Composers Orchestra) and a writer of “highly atmospheric” (The Portland Press Herald) and “nimbly woven” (New Music Box) music, composer Jonathan Blumhofer was born in New York and currently resides in Massachusetts.
Jon’s compositions have been performed by a number of leading ensembles, including the American Composers Orchestra, Camerata Chicago, Juventas New Music Ensemble, Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra, and Worcester Chamber Music Society.
As a writer and scholar, Jon’s research interests include American music (particularly the music of Leonard Bernstein and John Adams), 20th century music, and modern European history. He currently is on the faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Jon earned his doctorate from Boston University, his Master’s degree from the Boston Conservatory, and his bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College. His principal teachers include Edwin Childs, Dalit Warshaw, Jan Swafford, Joshua Fineberg, Richard Cornell, and Samuel Headrick. Jon also studied with Allain Gaussin and Andre Bon at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, and with Ladislav Kubik at the Czech-American Summer Music Institute in Prague.
An avid fan of Chicago Cubs baseball, food, travel, and wine, Jon also writes about music for the Arts Fuse, Boston Classical Review, and Worcester Telegram & Gazette.