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From Small Town Dreamer to the Stage of Carnegie Hall

How Jordan's path of self-discovery has shaped her artistic voice—leading to award-winning music and initiatives that benefit queer youth.

Multi-award-winning composer Jordan Jinosko is celebrated across concert, media and film music industries, gaining international acclaim for the “subtle and powerful” and “cinematic scope” (Wisconsin Public Radio) of her work. Drawing inspiration from mythology, nature, her lived experiences as a trans woman of color, and her social & environmental activism, Jordan’s compositions have been commissioned and performed by leading and Grammy Award-winning organizations and performers worldwide. Her music has been performed in renowned concert halls including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Kimmel Center, and has been featured on radio stations nationwide and at major events such as the Midwest Clinic, ASTA National Orchestra Festival, and Interlochen Arts Festival. Jinosko’s music has also been highlighted and praised in various newspapers and magazines across the nation.

Jinosko’s Three Sketches of Unblemished Earth, as recorded on the album Advent of the Symphonina (featuring the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, and Budapest Scoring Orchestra), topped Billboard’s chart of Best-selling Classical Albums in August 2024. Her orchestral piece Tales from the Aviary is scheduled for a European tour in summer 2026 under the Conductor Yun Song Tay. Jinosko’s music has also been performed by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Grammy-winning), conductors Péter Illényi (“Squid Game,” “M3GAN”), Ronnie Sanders, Ward Stare, Jonathan Glawe, double bassist Jory Herman (LA Phil), concertmaster David Halen (Saint Louis Symphony), violinist Yibin Li (The Juilliard School), and many other distinguished musicians.

Jinosko scored Trajectories (2022), a film by Japanese filmmaker Shun Shigeta, which won the Grand Prix of SONY’s Xperia U25 Film Competition. She also composed the score for UNFOUND (2023), a film directed by Australian filmmaker Poom Ariyakusonsuthi, which was nominated for Best International Thriller at Toronto’s Alternative Film Festival. Jinosko’s haunting score for UNFOUND also won the Afterlife Best Film Score Award in 2023.

Jordan Jinosko’s work has garnered other accolades. Besides topping Billboard’s Best-selling Classical Album, Best Symphonina of the Year (2025), Golden State Emerging Composers’ Competition, QUO Vanguard Composer Competition, New Conductors Orchestra Composer Competition, Green Dot Composers Competition, Brazosport Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition, and the Arts Midwest GIG Fund Grant. Additionally, Her music has also been honored by The American Prize, Global Music Awards, Music International Grand Prix, and Howard Hanson Young Composers Competition. During her time at Eastman Community Music School, she received the Molly Mulligan Award and John A. Wollaver Award. She has been commissioned by organizations including Strathmore in D.C. and County Hall Arts in London.

Jinosko studied music composition and music theory at the University of Michigan and the Eastman School of Music’s pre-collegiate division (ECMS). Her composition mentors have included Michael Daugherty (Grammy winner), Bright Sheng (MacArthur Genius), Evan Chambers, Kristen Kuster, Margaret Henry, and others. She took lessons in NYC with Juilliard professor, Samuel Adler. She has attended masterclasses with Grammy-winning composers (Gabrielle Lena Frank, William Bolcom, Christopher Rouse), Pulitzer Prize-winning composers (John Luther Adams and Shulamit Ran) and renowned film composers Paul Chihara (“The Karate Kid 2,” “The Green Berets,” “The Killing Fields”) and Conrad Pope (“Star Wars,” “Harry Potter,” “Jurassic Park,” “Pirates of the Caribbean”). Jinosko also has participated in symposia led by faculty at Juilliard, Yale, Princeton, and Eastman.

Jinosko’s music draws inspiration from her experiences around gender. Her piece, Regeneration, chronicles the struggle of her own transition, ultimately presenting a triumphant celebration of queer identity. During the summer of 2025 and with the generous support of the Arts Midwest GIG Fund Grant, Jinosko completed an artist residency in Indianapolis, providing free music lessons to LGBTQ+ young adults at Trinity Haven, a 501(c)(3) LGBTQ non-profit organization. A member of her local chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby, Jordan volunteers her time to fight climate change and, through works like Three Sketches of Unblemished Earth and Tales from the Aviary, highlights the importance of preserving the natural world for future generations.

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