Jonathan Mott
Guest Conductor
Inspired by an endless fascination of what makes music, music, Jonathan Mott has established himself in the Boston area as a conductor of great versatility and compelling musicianship.
As the former Assistant Conductor of the Back Bay Chorale, Mott assisted in preparing over thirteen major works for the group's main stage performances and conducted the Chorale’s March 2017 concert, "Essential Voices: Da Pacem." He also served as the artistic lead for the Chorale's Bridges outreach efforts, sharing music at places such as the Women's Lunch Place, Standish Village, and Goddard House.
Mott has served as Music Director - Choir at University Lutheran Church in Harvard Square since 2014, where he conducts the choir and often composes anthems in his signature style: two-and-a-half minutes long using two lines of text.
Mott holds a master’s degree in choral conducting from Boston University where he studied with Scott Allen Jarrett, David Hoose, and George Case. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Boston College where he studied composition with Thomas Oboe Lee and Ralf Gawlick, and conducting with John Finney. In his free time, Mott can be found birding in the forests and fields of New England, in search of the latest rare bird.