Jeremy Edelstein is a conductor, singer, arranger, & writer based in Seattle, WA. He’s committed to concert experiences that tell stories reflecting the world we live in.
Poetry, fresh air, new music, and good coffee are the keys to his heart.
Jeremy currently serves as artistic director of the Northwest Chamber Chorus, a community ensemble with a 57-year history in Seattle, WA. He is also the founder of the Twinbird Project, a flexible vocal ensemble interested in presenting innovative concert programs in unconventional spaces. He has conducted several world and regional premieres, and feels equally at home with singers and instrumentalists, in a variety of genres, and collaborating across art forms. Previously, Jeremy served as director of music & worship arts at First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield. There, he rebuilt a music program in the post-COVID world to include an adult choir, praise band, and children’s music program.
He holds the master’s degree in choral conducting from Northwestern University, studying under Grammy-winning conductor Donald Nally, and serving as the conductor for Northwestern Camerata, and assistant conductor of the University Singers. His mentors there also include Albert Pinsonneault, A.J. Keller, and Thomas Tropp.
While at Northwestern, he led Camerata in a concerted performance of Johann Adolph Hasse’s Miserere in c in collaboration with musicians from Chicago’s Ensemble Affect. Additionally, he served as chorusmaster for Die Fledermaus, produced by Northwestern Opera Theater, and was commissioned to re-orchestrate and conduct a chamber version of Claude Debussy’s La Damoiselle Élue for a graduate voice recital. Between terms, Jeremy spent two summers as a production assistant for The Crossing, a new-music choir based in Philadelphia. He worked alongside Donald Nally, artistic director, and Kevin Vondrak, assistant conductor, during the 2018 Month of Moderns festival, as well as their 2019 production of Aniara, a collaborative co-commission with Helsinki’s Klockriketeatern. During that time, he also served as artistic assistant and production assistant on four recordings, three of which received Grammy nominations.
At Pennsylvania State University, Jeremy held various roles with an all-male a cappella group, The Statesmen, including music director, principal arranger and executive consultant. Under his leadership, the group released a full-length studio album and performed nationally and locally. He graduated with honors from Penn State University with bachelor’s degrees in music education, and English literature. His mentors there include Christopher Kiver, Gerardo Edelstein, and Norman Spivey. He has attended conducting workshops through Chorus America, at Westminster Choir College with Simon Carrington, Temple University with Paul Rardin, and conducted the Elmer Iseler Singers at the Halifax Choral Conducting Institute.