UTC Music Composition

10/11/2025

Hosting the Marian Anderson String Quartet in residence at UTC, Nov. 5 - 7, 2025. Composition workshop, visiting other classes, high school visit, concert including some of my music and maybe a student work also!

03/27/2023

https://blog.utc.edu/news/2023/03/campus-composers-concert-set-for-april-3-at-roland-hayes-concert-hall/

The Campus Composers Concert "will offer high-level performances by professional musicians on the UTC faculty and guest artists, along with some fine student performers,” said Dr. Jonathan McNair, Ruth S. Holmberg Professor of American Music at UTC.

11/09/2021

UTC Music will once again host the Unheard-of//Ensemble on March 21, 2022. They will read through new works by composition students, and perform in a unique concert that evening that advocates for mental health agencies. Included on the program will be new music by Jonathan B McNair based on poetry by Jane Kenyon, plus a Spoken Word artist.

06/16/2021

On June 21, 2021, Make Music Chattanooga will present "Flowerpot Music," an open, participatory event for any interested person to make music in a group using flowerpots as instruments. I will lead this, and have used flowerpots many times since 1983. Mallets will be provided. Location: Coolidge Park, downtown Chattanooga, near the stage.
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Afterwards, hang out for the Summer Solstice Jam.

12/12/2020

The Holmberg Professor of American Music and UTC Music Division, and Chattanooga State Community College will co-host the Unheard//Of Ensemble March 15-17, 2021. UTC Composition students will compose new works for this awesome group to rehearse and perform in a reading session for students. UTC Composition professor Jonathan McNair will have a new work performed by Unheard//Of during this residency.

09/18/2020

Here is the concert link for Hub New Music: