Jeffrey Grossman

Keyboardist and conductor Jeffrey Grossman specializes in vital, engaging performances of music of the past, through processes that are intensely collaborative and historically informed. As the artistic director of the acclaimed Baroque ensemble the Sebastians, Jeffrey has directed Bach’s Passions and Handel’s Messiah from the organ and harpsichord, and he is a frequent performer with Tenet Vocal Artists, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and numerous other ensembles across the country. Recent seasons include his conducting operas of Haydn and Handel with Juilliard Opera, leading Monteverdi’s Vespers with the Green Mountain Project in New York and Venice, and conducting a workshop of a new Vivaldi pastiche opera for the Metropolitan Opera. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he holds degrees from Harvard, Juilliard, and Carnegie Mellon. Jeffrey taught early music performance practice for eight years at Yale and now teaches performance practice at Juilliard. jeffreygrossman.com