Ethan Jankowski is a composer based in New York City and a vocalist with varied classical, choral, and theatrical training. He holds a Master of Music in Composition from The Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Elmhurst University.
As a vocalist, Ethan has sung in various musical theatre productions, performed solo classical recitals, and sung with both scholastic and community choirs. His recent vocal engagements include the Écoles d'Art Américaines de Fontainebleau (France), where he helped direct the student choir the summer of 2026, as well as performing with the WCM Chorus in its debut performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in spring 2026. Previously, he was invited to perform in the chorus for a new arrangement of composer Jeanine Tesori's Blue at Lincoln Center, sing with the Cathedral of St. Paul Schola in Boston, and perform solo and duo musical theatre repertoire in the Boston program, Give Your Regards to Broadway.
As a composer, Ethan has had the pleasure of writing for and being commissioned by friends and universities across the United States for a variety of works. His most recent work for wind band, For Good Measure (2026), was commissioned by a consortium of more than 20 high schools and universities across the U.S. He also recently received a commission from Carol Wincenc for the National Flute Association Conference (2025). Ethan was selected as the first prize winner of the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival Quartet Call for Scores (2026) for his String Quartet No. 1, as well as a winner of the Abundant Silence Piano Composition Competition (2025) for The Seated Queen (Cassiopeia). His work has also been recognized by organizations including ASCAP (2024), Tribeca New Music (2024), and MiddleWestern Voice (2019, 2021). In addition, Ethan has been selected to participate in festivals including the Écoles d'Art Américaines de Fontainebleau (France), the Mostly Modern Festival (New York), and the Conductors Institute of South Carolina.
Ethan is elated to join Weill Cornell Music & Medicine as Choral Director, beginning with the 2026–2027 season.