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FACULTY
JEFFERY MEYER
Professor of Orchestral Conducting, Indiana University
MAESTRO JEFF MEYER is co-chair, Department of Orchestral Conducting Professor of Music (Orchestral Conducting) at University of Indiana's Jacobs School of Music, as well as Artistic Partner with the Northwest Sinfonietta, one of the Northwest United States’ most dynamic orchestras. Artistic Director of the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic for two decades, Maestro Meyer's work with the orchestra was noted for its breadth and innovation. His programming has been awarded multiple prizes including three ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming and two Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Awards in Orchestral Programming.
A champion of contemporary orchestral music, Maestro Metyer has captivated audiences in the contemporary orchestral scene around the globe. His fusion of classical tradition with contemporary insight imagines the orchestral experience as a powerful medium for emotion, story, and cultural dialogue, fostering transformative collaborations with composers and performers, as well as multimedia visionaries, activists, and urban artists. His recorded catalogue includes repertoire from the early baroque to the music of our time. His most recent album Illuminations: Music of Narong Prangcharoen was released on the Albany Records label in 2023.
Recent projects and upcoming appearances include a newly-developed multi-media performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Petrushka with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong with soprano Dawn Upshaw, a world premiere of Carlos Simon’s Graffiti performed and recorded alongside internationally renowned graffiti artists, a theatrical symphonic concert focused on themes of social justice developed in collaboration with Daniel Bernard Roumain and Marc Bamuthi Joseph, the world premiere recording of Laura Kaminsky’s Piano Concerto with pianist Ursula Oppens, a new, semi-staged production of Nkeiru Okoye’s Invitation to a Die-In, over one dozen world premieres of new works, and engagements with the Sichuan Symphony, Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Juvenil Universitaria Eduardo Mata, Texas Festival Orchestra at Round Top, and the Grossman Ensemble in Chicago.