Alum
Peter Jonatan
Position
Associate Professor
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Peter Jonatan is a composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, and pianist specializing in jazz composition. He also excels in other contemporary music genres, including pop, gospel, classical, and Latin. He was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, before he moved to Boston to pursue music.
Career Highlights
- Orchestral work performed by Hollywood musicians, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Lake Street Dive with NEC Jazz Orchestra, and Philharmonia Strings
- Studies with the following: for jazz composition, Ken Schaphorst, Ben Schwendener, John Hollenbeck, and Greg Hopkins; for jazz piano, Frank Carlberg, Jerry Bergonzi, Jeff Covell, Ross Ramsay, and Russell Hoffmann, among others; and for classical composition, John Mallia
- Attended master classes with Maria Schneider, Dave Holland, and Darcy James Argue
- Member of the music theory faculty at New England Conservatory
- Recordings include Rayuan Pulau Kelapa (2021) as producer, arranger, and pianist; Forevermore (2020) as arranger, orchestrator, and conductor; Psalm 98 (2016) as arranger, orchestrator, and conductor; and Crossing Paths (2011) as producer, arranger, orchestrator, and pianist (together with United by Grace group)
Awards
- Recipient of the New England Conservatory Merit Award Scholarship (2012–2017)
- Recipient of the Berklee Entering Student Talent Scholarship (2009) and Berklee Achievement Scholarship (2011)
- Recipient of the Herb Pomeroy Scholarship Award from Berklee College of Music (2011)
- Recipient of the Alf Clausen Celebrity Online Scholarship from Berklee Online (2008)
- Recipient of the Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2006)
Education
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School NameNew England Conservatory of MusicDegreeDoctor of Musical Arts (DMA)Field of StudyJazz CompositionDate Degree Received
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School NameNew England Conservatory of MusicDegreeMaster of Music (MM)Field of StudyJazz CompositionDate Degree Received
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School NameBerklee College of MusicState or ProvinceMassachusettsDegreeBachelor of Music (BM)Field of StudyJazz CompositionDate Degree Received
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School NameNanyang Technological UniversityCountrySingaporeDegreeBachelor of Science (BS)Field of StudyMaterials ScienceDate Degree Received
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