Director of Puget Sound Singers
Jonah Heinen is an Affiliate Artist at the University of Puget Sound where he conducts the Puget Sound Singers. A native of Minnesota, he received his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Music Education at the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities, and his Master of Music in Choral Conducting at the University of Oregon. Prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest, Jonah served as Vocal Music Director at Faribault High School in Faribault, MN. There, he directed multiple choirs, served as the music director for the spring musical production, and advocated for LGBTQ+ students by co-advising the school’s Gender-Sexuality Alliance, served on the building’s equity committee, and presented district-wide professional development sessions. In addition to high school teaching, Jonah also conducted with Northfield Youth Choirs, directing Anima, the middle school-aged girls’ choir. As an active member of Minnesota’s American Choral Director’s Association chapter, he served as Concert Co-Chair for ACDA-MN’s State Conference.
At the University of Oregon, under the mentorship of Dr. Sharon J. Paul, Jonah served as rotating conductor of Repertoire Singers, Assistant Conductor of the University of Oregon Chamber Choir, and Guest Conductor of University Singers. Highlights include a collaborative performance of Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols with dancers and harp, and was a featured student conductor on the University of Oregon Chamber Choir’s Spain Tour in May 2022.
A sought-after clinician, Jonah works regularly with schools in the Seattle-Tacoma region, adjudicates at both regional and state-level contests, and presents at conferences, most recently at WMEA in February 2024. As a tenor, he is on staff at Epiphany Parish- Seattle and sings with Choral Arts Northwest and the Tacoma Bach Festival Chorus. Recent appearances have included Early Music Hawaii, the Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene Symphony Chorus, and Eugene Opera Chorus. Jonah is also a Tour Manager with ACFEA Tour Consultants.