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The American tenor, voice teacher and travel advisor, Jonathan Pilkoington, obtained his Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Shorter College in Georgia (2000); his Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from Westminster Choir College, where he also studied Vocal Pedagogy (2012); and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Voice Performance from the University of Georgia (2004).
Jonathan Pilkington’s recent solo engagements include Verdi’s Requiem, Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Haydn's Creation, George Frideric Handel's Israel in Egypt, W.A. Mozart's Requiem, G.F. Handel's Messiah, and Orff's Carmina Burana. He sang the tenor solo in New York premiere of F. Mendelssohn's Humboldt Cantata and was the tenor soloist for Elliott Carter’s The Defense of Corinth with the National Chorale at Avery Fisher Hall. He was a guest soloist at the 2014 Bassi Brugnatelli International Conducting and Singing Symposium in Robbiate, Italy. Additional performances include concerts with Lyric Intermezzo in Augusta, Georgia, a recital appearance at Reinhardt University, and solo recitals at Piedmont College and Winthrop University. In early 2017, he completed a tour of concerts with Karen Sigers, piano, featuring the songs of Samuel Barber, including a performance at Spivey Hall in Atlanta. In October 2018, he toured California to promote an album of songs with classical guitar, including transcriptions of Schubert’s Winterreise. Pilkington has performed many major choral works with the New York Philharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and others, and has been guest lecturer in vocal pedagogy for University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, the Sautee Chorale, and St. Bartholomew's Church in Atlanta.
Formerly Assistant Professor of Music at Piedmont College (July 2009-May 2018), Jonathan Pilkoington now teaches at The Lovett School in Atlanta (since August 2018), United Music Studios (since September 2018), and Perimeter College-Georgia State University (since September 2019), in addition to his own private voice studio. As a dedicated voice teacher, he has participated in the highly selective NATS Intern Program and competed further training at the LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™ at Baldwin Wallace University, and he serves as the NATS District Governor for Georgia. He has also also served as a staff singer at First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta (September 2009-September 2011; August 2017-October 2019); Staff Singer at Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta Georgia (September 2013-June 2016); Staff Singer at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church (July-December 2016); Staff Singer at Trinity Presbyterian in Atlanta (since September 2019). Additionally, with a passion for travel that equals his love of singing, he is a Professional Travel Advisor and owns Pilkington Travels, LLC (since July 2019). He currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia. |
