About Me
Jonathan Adams is a cum laude graduate of Arkansas State University where he received both his Bachelor of Music Ed. and his Master of Music Ed. degrees. While at ASU, he studied choral music with the late Alfred Skoog and composition with Jared Spears. As a senior at ASU, Adams was featured in "Who's Who Among America's College Students".
Adams has been composing since age 18 and has many works in print. His compositions have been performed by such diverse choirs as the Florilegium Chamber Choir of New York, under the direction of JoAnn Rice, the Coral de Sao Domingos of Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal conducted by Joao Luis Nabo, Tirn Aill conducted by Matias Martinez of Argentina, Vox Camerata of Singapore, and the Consort Chorale of San Anselmo, CA. under the direction of Robert Allan Petker. His work has also been featured by the Arkansas State University Concert Choir, the University of Mississippi Concert Singers,and the Arkansas Tech University Chamber Choir. His music has been used for several All-Region and All-Conference Choirs, including the Alabama Jr. High All-State and the Northwest and Southern ACDA Jr. Honor Choirs, as well as a commissioned work for the Southwest ACDA Jr. Honor Choir, conducted by Patrick Freer.
In 2000, 2004 and 2005 Adams was included in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers" and was honored in 2007 by his home state when the Arkansas Choral Directors Association commissioned Adams to write a piece in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Arkansas All-State Choirs. November 2008 saw the release of "I Believe in the Sun" on the CD "Hear My Prayer" by the Atlanta Sacred Chorale, conducted by Eric Nelson. August 2010 marked Adams' first appearance as a writer, as his piece, "The Ancient Track" for SATB and Piano (based on the poem by H. P. Lovecraft) and an article on the composition of the piece appeared in the Lovecraft Annual #4, edited by S. T. Joshi and David Schultz and published by Hippocampus Press. Adams' latest work is published by E.C. Schirmer Music, Pavane Publishing of San Pedro, California, Santa Barbara Music Press, Shawnee Music Press, Augsburg Fortress Publishing. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) from whom he has received several awards, the American Choral Directors Association, the American Composers Forum, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. In 2013, Adams was named a National Arts Associate by Sigma Alpha Iota
Lux Aeterna by Jonathan Adams - Item Number 9182
Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company
https://www.ecspublishing.com/catalog/product/view/sku/9182*
SATB Chorus unaccompanied
A gorgeous setting of the popular text from the Requiem Mass. The h...
Ave maris stella by Jonathan Adams - Item Number 9183
Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company
https://www.ecspublishing.com/catalog/product/view/sku/9183*
SATB Chorus unaccompanied
A beautiful setting that captures the essence of the Ave Maris...
"Ask and It Shall be Given" by Jonathan Adams. Performed by the Arkansas State Univ. Concert Choir, Dr. Dale Miller, conductor. Available from Pavane Publishing, P1530.
The Alma HS Chamber Choir, directed by Mat Whitworth sings "Sunset" at the 2013 Arkansas All-State Music Conference in Feb. 2013. Music by Jonathan Adams, Text by H.P. Lovecraft.
EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL based on Ecclesiastes 3:11 arranged by Jonathan Adams.
Performed by The Morris Knolls Madrigals directed by Michael Semancik.
DATE: 10 December 2014
Ecclesiastes 3:11 - "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set...
![EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL [arr. Jonathan Adams] - MK Madrigals](/public/video/f2/69/6989_f436.jpg?c=abf4)
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