Jonathan Metzinger is a composer living and working in Chicago, Illinois. Jonathan’s music has been performed throughout the United States, Central America, and Europe by notable ensembles such as the Chicago Arts Orchestra, OperaMaya Festival Orchestra, Indiana University Latin American Ensemble, Indiana University Concert Orchestra, Indiana Wesleyan University Orchestra, Midwest Young Artists, and Metropolis Youth Symphony Orchestra. Classically trained, Jonathan composes in a wide array of styles including orchestral, chamber, choral, jazz, and electronic music. While not just confined to the concert stage, Jonathan has collaborated with artists of various mediums to provide soundtracks to film, multimedia, and dance. At the age of 16, Jonathan made his international debut as pianist soloing at the Teatro Nacional Miguel Ángel Asturias in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Jonathan received his bachelor’s degree in composition in May 2014 from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music where he studied with Don Freund, Claude Baker, Sven-David Sandström, and P.Q. Phan. Additionally, he spent a year studying composition in Vienna, Austria with Miguel Kertsman. In 2014, Jonathan was the composer-in-residence of the OperaMaya International Opera Festival where K’atun, a large work for orchestra and chorus in the Maya language, was premiered. Currently, Jonathan is the Director of Music at Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier Parish in Wilmette, Illinois.