Composer Jonas Tarm Bio

Estonian-born Jonas Tarm is a New York-based composer and music producer, renowned for his exceptional work in film and concert music. He has received numerous commissions from various ensembles, including the Grammy-winning Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Boston Musica Viva, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, and many more.

His work has been performed globally by acclaimed ensembles like the Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn in Germany, Camerata Notturna Orchestra in New York, and New World Symphony Players in Miami. Jonas has also collaborated on several film scores, including the Golden Globe-nominated Swan Song and the Oscar-winning writer-director Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things.

Jonas’s music has been performed in prestigious venues worldwide, such as the Beijing Forbidden City Concert Hall and Miami’s New World Center. His work has also received numerous awards, including the ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Composition Award, Black Nights Film Festival Music Meets Film Award (sponsored by Orchestral Tools) and the National YoungArts Award for Music Composition.

In addition to his composition career, Jonas has worked as an engraver, editor, orchestrator, and arranger for leading publishers and organizations, including Bärenreiter Verlag, Boosey & Hawkes Berlin, G. Schirmer, the New York City Ballet, and the Boston Philharmonic.

Jonas holds bachelor and master’s degrees with honors in composition from the New England Conservatory, where he had the opportunity to learn from esteemed teachers like Michael Gandolfi, Anthony Coleman, and Stratis Minakakis. He remains grateful for the guidance of his mentors.

FULL BIOGRAPHY

Line for String Quartet Jonas Tarm

Premiere of “Line” by M4GNET String Quartet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bylf-MBC1Tc “Line” for String Quartet was premiered by M4GNET Quartet at the Estonian Music Days on April 29th, 2023. Recorded by the ERR Klassikaraadio. “Line” for string quartet is a journey along the simplest theme that I have

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2021 Music Meets Film Award

2021 Music Meets Film Award

Jonas was awarded the first ever Music Meets Film Award first prize sponsored by Orchestral Tools. The 2021 Music Meets Film conference is organized at the Black Nights Film Festival.

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Top photo: Daria Prasko (Tallinn; April 2022)