Jonathan Bradley
executive director

Jonathan Bradley is Executive Director of Voices of Ascension, one of New York City’s leading professional choral ensembles. Working in partnership with founding Artistic Director Dennis Keene and the Board of Directors, he is helping guide the organization through a period of artistic and institutional renewal, shaping a vision rooted in musical excellence, creative risk-taking, artist empowerment, and deeper community engagement.

Since joining Voices, Jonathan has played a central role in developing new artistic initiatives and season programming, including Choral Visionaries, the organization’s guest conductor series, and ambitious immersive projects such as Mannahatta, Canticle of the Sun, and Sound Out of Silence. These programs bring together world premieres, contemporary artists, and large-scale sonic experiences that expand the possibilities of the choral concert experience while honoring Voices’ longstanding artistic legacy.

Jonathan brings more than twenty-five years of leadership experience across New York City’s cultural landscape. Prior to joining Voices of Ascension, he served as Executive Director of The Crossing, where he led the Grammy Award-winning ensemble through six years of transformational growth. During his tenure, The Crossing doubled its production output and budget, commissioned and premiered 24 new works, released 12 albums, and developed major collaborations with Carnegie Hall, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. During this period, the ensemble received three Grammy Awards, nine nominations, and was named Musical America’s 2023 Ensemble of the Year.

Earlier in his career, Jonathan spent a decade at Carnegie Hall, where he co-founded the institution’s social media program, launched audience engagement initiatives across departments, and co-produced the Hall’s first viral digital project, Conduct Us, viewed more than four million times worldwide. He later served as Chief Marketing Officer of Primephonic, now Apple Music Classical, where he explored new intersections between classical music, technology, and digital audience development through collaborations with artists and ensembles around the world.

Jonathan holds a BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MBA from Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business. Recognized for his work in arts leadership, innovation, and nonprofit management, he has been an invited speaker at Yale University, Columbia University, and New York University.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Jonathan has dedicated nearly three decades to volunteer leadership, community-building, and publishing through Diamond Way Buddhist Centers USA. Since 2008, he has taught internationally throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and New Zealand. His service has included roles as a founding board member of Diamond Way Buddhist Centers USA, President of the New York City center, and Co-Executive Editor of Buddhism Today magazine.