Jordyn Gallinek is an American composer and educator based in New York. She is currently completing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Juilliard School, while teaching for the Juilliard Pre-College and Extension Divisions, Fordham University, and the European-American Musical Alliance.
As a composer, Jordyn's works have been performed in the United States and Asia, notably by the AXIOM Ensemble, the Juilliard Orchestra, the Sylvan Winds, the Oregon Wind Quintet, and the Cassatt String Quartet. She was a recipient of the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2023 and has been awarded Composer Fellowships at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and the Seal Bay Festival. While pursuing her degrees, she studied privately with Robert Beaser, Christopher Rouse, Justin Dello Joio, and Joseph Church.
As an educator, Jordyn teaches Ear Training to adults and high school students for the Juilliard Extension Division, as well as students under the age of 18 for the Juilliard Pre-College Division. She is also an adjunct professor at Fordham University teaching Music Theory and Analysis. Jordyn has run the Musicianship Program as a Musician in Residence at the Bader International Study Center at Queens University, and is also on faculty at the European-American Musical Alliance Online Academy. She also holds experience teaching primary and secondary school music theory, concert band, and general music.
As a composer, Jordyn's works have been performed in the United States and Asia, notably by the AXIOM Ensemble, the Juilliard Orchestra, the Sylvan Winds, the Oregon Wind Quintet, and the Cassatt String Quartet. She was a recipient of the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2023 and has been awarded Composer Fellowships at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and the Seal Bay Festival. While pursuing her degrees, she studied privately with Robert Beaser, Christopher Rouse, Justin Dello Joio, and Joseph Church.
As an educator, Jordyn teaches Ear Training to adults and high school students for the Juilliard Extension Division, as well as students under the age of 18 for the Juilliard Pre-College Division. She is also an adjunct professor at Fordham University teaching Music Theory and Analysis. Jordyn has run the Musicianship Program as a Musician in Residence at the Bader International Study Center at Queens University, and is also on faculty at the European-American Musical Alliance Online Academy. She also holds experience teaching primary and secondary school music theory, concert band, and general music.
Recent Performances
"The barren darkness of his heart"
for Tenor and Chamber Orchestra
with Alan Truong and AXIOM, featuring Tenor, César Andrés Parreño
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, NY
Saturday, December 10th at 7:00 pm (EDT)
"Yellow Wallpaper"
for the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Harris Hall at the Aspen Music Festival
Thursday, August 12th at 2:30 pm (Mountain Time)
"Psalm 18, Death's cords were wrapped around me"
for soprano and piano
Wheeler Opera House at the Aspen Music Festival
Saturday, August 14th at 10 am (Mountain Time)
"The barren darkness of his heart"
for Tenor and Chamber Orchestra
with Alan Truong and AXIOM, featuring Tenor, César Andrés Parreño
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, NY
Saturday, December 10th at 7:00 pm (EDT)
"Yellow Wallpaper"
for the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Harris Hall at the Aspen Music Festival
Thursday, August 12th at 2:30 pm (Mountain Time)
"Psalm 18, Death's cords were wrapped around me"
for soprano and piano
Wheeler Opera House at the Aspen Music Festival
Saturday, August 14th at 10 am (Mountain Time)
Eroica premier of "Luchresi," November 2019