Jonathan Villegas
New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra Bridge Ensemble Conductor
Jonathan Villegas believes in the value of educating future generations of musicians and leaders, by creating music that can inspire and connect with local communities through the engagement of this art form and its intersectional potential. As a conductor, cellist, actor, clinician, and educator, their mission is to continue transforming the world through all art forms by using our musicals gifts to help cultivate lasting relationships that will develop opportunities to continue uplifting underserved communities.
Jonathan Villegas currently serves as the Bridge Ensemble Conductor at the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra, Wind Ensembles Director at Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's OrchKids, Assistant Artistic Director at DC's Different Drummers, and works in Operations for the Peabody Preparatory.
After having spent the last few years performing in Portland, Oregon as the Assistant Conductor to the Portland State University Orchestra, Bands & Opera, Jonathan now resides in Baltimore, Maryland. From the desire to be a well-informed and multi-faceted symphonic conductor, Jonathan is pursuing a master's in music in Wind Conducting at the Peabody Institute at the Johns Hopkins University with Dr. Harlan Parker, as an Artistic Excellence Scholar. He aims to use their expertise as a cellist, background as a teacher and clinician to youth string orchestras and concert bands, along with his recent experience conducting multiple types of collegiate ensembles of contemporary to classical backgrounds, building his portfolio at Peabody to expand their skillsets with the art of wind literature to enhance their conducting.
Additionally, you can find more information about Jonathan such as media samples and contact information on their website at jvconductor.com, or through email at info@jvconductor.com.