Distinguished for insightful performances, visionary programming, and wide-ranging collaborations, conductor Jeffery Meyer has captivated audiences in the contemporary orchestral scene around the globe.
He is Artistic Partner with the Northwest Sinfonietta and professor of orchestral conducting at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. For two decades he was Artistic Director of the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, whose American debut at Symphony Space’s Wall-to-Wall Festival drew New York Times praise as “impressive,” “powerful,” and “blazing.” His programming has earned three ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming and two Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Awards.
A champion of contemporary music, Meyer imagines the orchestra experience as a forum for story, emotion, and civic dialogue. His projects have paired symphonic works with multimedia visionaries, activists, and urban artists. His recordings span repertoire from baroque to the present; his most recent, Illuminations: Music of Narong Prangcharoen, was released by Albany Records in 2023.
Recent highlights include a multimedia Rite of Spring and Petrushka with the Thailand Philharmonic; Carlos Simon’s Graffiti with renowned graffiti artists; a theatrical symphonic concert developed in collaboration with Daniel Bernard Roumain and Marc Bamuthi Joseph; Laura Kaminsky’s Piano Concerto with Ursula Oppens (Cedille Records); a semi-staged production of Nkeiru Okoye’s Invitation to a Die-In; and multiple collaborations with the American Composers Orchestra’s EarShot program.
Recent and upcoming engagements include the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong with Dawn Upshaw, the Xalapa Symphony, Orquesta Juvenil Universitaria Eduardo Mata, American Composers Orchestra, and returns to the Grossman Ensemble, Sichuan Symphony, and Thailand Philharmonic.