"I mean to make music to my God as long as I live."

"Jonathan Wey offers a modern soundscape that is distinctive and thoroughly gratifying to sing. His beautifully-shaped melodic lines are supported by a rich tapestry of harmony which add depth and nuance to the text."

Michelle Louer

                Director of Music & Fine Arts, Second Presbyterian Church Indianapolis, IN

"Jonathan Wey is a very talented, expressive composer. His scores are very detailed and clearly marked. I have had the pleasure of working with him and premiering "A Rose in Winter" with the Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra. Jonathan is easy to work with. I give him my highest recommendation!"

Travis Jürgens

Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra, Music Director

"Mr. Wey’s choral writing is at once profoundly moving and uniquely inventive. It has been a joy to help bring his works to life!"

Eric Stark

Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, Artistic Director

ABOUT JONATHAN

Jonathan Ephraim David Wey’s (b. 1983) education background includes a Bachelors Degree in Music Composition (2005) from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and a Masters Degree in Choral Conducting (2010) from Butler University. His setting of the Agnus Dei won the National Prize for the Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition in 2000. He recently collaborated with the Lima Symphony on Project Noteworthy, aimed at

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helping youth in area schools find a creative outlet during the pandemic.

In addition to composing and arranging, he enjoys performing locally as a pianist and as a vocalist with Aire Born Recording Studios in Zionsville, Indiana. He and his wife serve as music directors at Saint Stephen’s Orthodox Church in Lima, Ohio. He is currently an adjunct professor of music at Ohio Northern University.