Jonathan Posthuma

Jonathan Posthuma (b. 1989) is a freelance composer and musician living in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His musical style seeks to combine lyricism, evocative imagery, and intense emotional contrasts while maintaining clarity in form and function at their deepest levels. He is often inspired by natural landscapes, gardening and visual art in his compositions and his largest project, Paul Klee : Painted Songs, is an ongoing collection of chamber music inspired by the paintings of Paul Klee. He received his Masters in Music Composition from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he studied with Stephen Dembski and Laura Schwendinger and also studied composition with Luke Dahn at Dordt University. Jonathan is an active member of the Twin Cities choral community and has sung with Kantorei, The Gregorian Singers, Minnesota Renaissance Choir, VocalEssence Chorus, and impulse (MPLS) which have premiered several of his choral works in recent seasons. He is also the Artistic Director of RenegadeEnsemble, a Twin Cities new music collective and is the Interim Director of Artistic Planning Manager for The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.