Jonathan F. Cooper (b. 1990) is an emerging composer of sacred choral music based in Brooklyn. His work is rooted in the Anglican tradition, with a particular focus on liturgical composition for the living practice of church music. Five of Cooper’s recent compositions—including his Preces & Responses and Missa Brevis—are featured in the Grace and St. Peter’s Choral Series, curated by Jordan Prescott, DMA, AAGO. His music has recently been programmed in New York, Miami, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Cleveland, and at Exeter Cathedral in the UK.
A former chorister at St. Peter’s Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton, England, Cooper also maintains an active career as a singer specializing in early and sacred music. His is a member of the Compostela Choir at St. James’ Church in New York City, and currently interim organist at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Brooklyn.
He holds degrees from Baldwin Wallace University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
EDUCATION
M.M. Voice Performance
University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music
B.M. Voice Performance
summa cum laude
Baldwin-Wallace College
Conservatory of Music
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