Jonathan Morgan is a Los Angeles–based violist immersed in adventurous classical and contemporary performance. Beyond solo work, he collaborates with international pop stars, indie singer-songwriters, feminist heavy metal bands, professional orchestras, choirs, string ensembles, and mixed groups of all kinds.
RECORDING: ELEGY II
“This is really beautiful.”
Los Angeles-based violist Jonathan Morgan & composer Nick Norton were near the 2014 Isla Vista shootings—a tragic event met with community unity. Norton quickly composed Elegy II, which premiered at a campus memorial. The solemn piece concludes with hope—an essential message amid ongoing violence.
Video: Gaby Goldberg
Composer: Nick Norton
Viola: Jonathan Morgan
Recorded by Anthony Paul Garcia & Nick Norton
Mixed & Mastered by Nick Tipp
Label: Aerocade Music
As a session musician in Los Angeles, Jonathan's credits include Sound of Identity: Lucia Lucas as Don Giovanni, G.O.D. (Givers of Death), Rampant, Under The Skin, Jackie, Dawson City: Frozen Time, Kingdom, & Train to Busan.
Jonathan appears as soloist with the Choir of St. Barbara Parish on the live album My Hope Is Arisen, performing Schulz-Widmar’s Good Friday Anthems at Old Mission Santa Barbara.
Jonathan works with composers, performers, and producers for dynamic performances and recordings. He co-founded the Now Hear Ensemble, recording Made in California and the video for Florent Ghys’ 4 Bucolic Machines, and has been a guest musician with the Grammy-nominated Wild Up.
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