BIO
Drawing inspiration from history, mythology, and nature, Jordan Jinosko is a celebrated, multi-award-winning composer in both the concert and media music industries. Jinosko’s compositions, praised for their “subtle and powerful” qualities and “cinematic scope” (Wisconsin Public Radio) have been performed in renowned concert halls including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Kimmel Center. Her music has been featured on the radio, on streaming platforms, and at major music events such as the Midwest Clinic, ASTA National Orchestra Festival, and the Interlochen Arts Festival. Jinosko’s music has also been highlighted in various newspapers and magazines. For example, Avid Technology featured Jinosko as a composer and user of Avid software.
Jinosko’s Three Sketches of Unblended Earth, as recorded on the album Advent of the Symphonia (featuring the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, and Budapest Scoring Orchestra), topped Billboard’s chart of Best-selling Classical Albums in August 2024. Jinosko’s music has also been performed by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Grammy-winning ensemble), Péter Illényi (conductor, “Squid Game,” “M3GAN,”), various Grammy-winning conductors (Ronnie Sanders, Ward Stare, Jonathan Glawe), Jory Herman (LA Phil, double bassist), David Halen (Saint Louis Symphony, concertmaster), Yibin Li (The Juilliard School, violin faculty), the Ann Arbor Camerata, and others.
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 various prestigious accolades. Besides topping Billboard’s chart of Best-selling Classical Albums, she was named the winner of the 2025 Best Symphonina of the Year Competition, the Vanguard Composer Competition, the New Conductors Orchestra Composer Competition, the Green Dot Composers Competition, the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition, and the Arts Midwest GIG Fund Grant. Additionally, her music has been honored in the awards ceremonies of The American Prize, the Global Music Awards, the Music International Grand Prix, and the Howard Hanson Young Composers Competition. Jinosko also received the Molly Mulligan Award and the John A. Wollaver Award during her time at the Eastman Community Music School.
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 (two-time Grammy winner), Bright Sheng (MacArthur Genius), Evan Chambers, Kristen Kuster, Margaret Henry, and others. 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, Princeton, Eastman, and Yale.
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. With the generous support of the Arts Midwest GIG Fund Grant, Jinosko has been working to providing free music lessons to trans youth at Trinity Haven, a 501(c)(3) LGBTQ non-profit organization in Indianapolis. 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.
