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Associate Conductor
A native of Princeton, NJ, Jonathan Coopersmith has been the Associate Conductor for The Philadelphia Singers since 2002. He is also the Artistic Director of Nashirah, a guest chorus director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Pennsylvania Ballet, and is currently the Chair of Musical Studies at Curtis Institute of Music, where he has been on the faculty since 2005.
With The Philadelphia Singers, Mr. Coopersmith has conducted the World Premiere of John Duffy's "Interdependence Day," and has conducted on annual performances of "Christmas with The Philadelphia Singers”, broadcast nationally over PRI.
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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