Joshua Gonzalez is a young, vibrant, Jewish conductor and musician based in New York City. He holds posts as Co-Conductor and Music Director of Makhelat HaMercaz, Jewish Choir of Central New Jersey, serves as Senior Associate Conductor and Artistic Coordinator for the Grammy Award Winning National Children’s Chorus, and is the Conductor of HaZamir Metrowest NJ, a chapter of HaZamir the Intl. Jewish Teen Choir. He has been humbled to have performed as a conductor and singer on some of the worlds greatest stages, including Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Jazz @ Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Opera House, Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, Henry Crown Hall in Jerusalem, Eric Ericsonhallen, and Estonia Concert Hall in Tallin.
Gonzalez has been immersed in the art of conducting since the age of 16 under the tutelage of Maestro Matthew Lazar, the leading force of Jewish choral music. He is also a conducting student within the Zamir Choral Foundation’s Jewish Choral Conducting Institute, the only such program in North America. In addition to his studies with Maestro Lazar, Joshua has also been mentored in conducting and classical voice by Dr. Patrick Gardner, Dr. Brandon Williams, Eduardo Chama, and Richard Leech. A graduate of the music program at Rutgers University, Gonzalez toured at home and abroad with the Rutgers University Glee Club and Rutgers University Kirkpatrick Choir.
