One of the twenty-first century's emerging melodists, Jeffrey Lindon aims in his compositions to combine the best elements of classical, romantic and modern style. From classicism: economy of means; clarity, balance and concision of form; and a strongly goal-oriented approach. From romanticism: a belief in music's expressive functions; an openness to sensuous beauty; and an inclination to large forms. From modernism: a healthy respect for originality and individuality; an openness to any technique which serves his chosen ends; and a refusal to compromise his principles to passing fashions.
Jeffrey's musical tastes generally coincide with those of audiences, and he has been most strongly influenced by tonal melodists of the twentieth century: Rachmaninoff, Walton, Korngold, Barber, and his teacher, Nicholas Maw.Jeffrey began piano lessons at age six, oboe at age ten. After a detour into the worlds of science and mathematics, he rediscovered his childhood passion for music and began to compose--at the age of twenty. Since then he has been a finalist for several national composition awards, including the BMG/Williams College Young Composer's Competition and ASCAP's Morton Gould Award. His orchestral fantasy, "I", winning work in the Macht Orchestral Composition Competition, was premiered at the Peabody Conservatory in 2002. He has an A.B. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University and a D.M.A. from the Peabody Conservatory.