About
Jonathan Preiss trained in classical and jazz guitar at Leeds College of Music, and in classical guitar and composition at Trinity College of Music, London.
Jonathan's experience in music preparation, copying, arranging and orchestrating for live performance includes work for major artists including Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, the British Philharmonic Orchestra, Tom Odell, Charlotte Church, Gregory Porter, Aled Jones and Katie Melua, and for events including the BBC Proms and Hampton Court Festival.
As copyist for recording sessions Jonathan's credits include work for films including "Chronicles of Narnia - Voyage of the Dawn Treader", "Wrath of the Titans", "Puss in Boots" and "Journey 2; The Mysterious Island" (with Global Music/Jill Streater).
Publication work has included transcribing, arranging and typesetting for songbooks such as Sting's "Songs from the Labyrinth" (Wise Music/Music Sales) and specialist guitar arranging and typesetting projects such as Short Classical Guitar Pieces (Camden Music for Chester Music).
Also a tremendously versatile guitarist and composer, he is equally at home performing music from the classical guitar repertoire, playing Brazilian music, jazz, avant-garde chamber music, musical theatre or baroque concertos.
As a guitarist his live credits include London Philharmonic Orchestra [Lord of the Rings Symphony, Royal Albert Hall 2004], Warehouse Ensemble [Boulez in Birmingham 2008] and London West End productions including Oklahoma [2023] In The Heights [2016] and Zorro the Musical [2008-09]. In 2018 he performed with screen legend Kathleen Turner in her one-woman show "Finding My Voice" [London West End and UK tour]. Broadcast credits include BBC Radio 3's "In Tune" and BBC Radio 2's "Friday Night Is Music Night". Recording credits include "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", Aled Jones' "The Christmas Album", David MacAlmont's "The Last Bohemian", a duo album "Above the Bellow" with BBC Young Tradition award winner Luke Daniels and two albums with Brazilian group Caratinga.
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