Bio

Jeremiah Cawley has led instrumental and vocal ensembles across the US and UK, most recently appearing as guest conductor for the Milwaukee Chamber Choir’s program “The Day is Far Spent.” He sings with the GRAMMY-nominated and EMMY-honored True Concord, founded the new music ensemble The Box Is Empty, and is an inaugural member of the new professional vocal ensemble withonevoice. His recorded work includes projects with The Riot Ensemble (London, UK), Solaris Vocal Ensemble (Seattle, WA), and Chamber Cartel (Atlanta, GA). Jeremiah’s work as tenor soloist is equally varied. He has recently been featured with Danceworks MKE and Aperi Animam in their collaborative performance of Handel’s Dixit Dominus, and in recital singing excerpts of Gabriel Kahane’s Twitterkreis and Book of Travelers. Jeremiah’s credits as operatic music director include Puccini’s Suor angelica, Poulenc’s La voix humaine, andBritten’s Rape of Lucretia.  

Jeremiah’s recent published scholarship includes “Understanding Editions: Using CPDL and IMSLP to Develop Early Music Intuition” in The Choral Conductor’s Companion. He has served on the organizing committee for the Oxford Conducting Institute, where he also presented papers including, “Neurotic, Weak, and Ultramodern: Coded Language in Gestural Criticism,” and “Unconducting Andriessen.” His dissertation, The Economic, Aesthetic, and Nonprofit Organization of Professional Vocal Ensembles, was nominated by the University of Washington for ACDA’s prestigious Herford Prize. Jeremiah’s newest research on power dynamics in conducting leadership will be published in the upcoming volume An Overview of Power and Imbalance on Carroll University Press.  

Jeremiah is a sought-after choral clinician, adjudicator, and conducting teacher. He received his MM and DMA from the University of Washington, where he was a student of Geoffrey Boers. Jeremiah is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choirs at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI. He has previously held posts at Valparaiso University, Loras College, and Western Kentucky and Georgia State Universities. He lives in Milwaukee, WI with his wife Crystal.e, WI with his wife Crystal.