

Jeremy Makkonen is a Michigan based composer, flutist, and educator.


Jeremy Makkonen is a Michigan based composer, flutist, and educator.
Jeremy Makkonen (b. January 28, 1998) is a Michigan based composer, flutist, and educator. Makkonen’s music explores elements of the mystical, the macabre, and the surreal to create an evocative and engaging musical language.
Makkonen has recently collaborated with and has had his music performed and read by the musicians of the Jasper String Quartet, NorthStar Duo, HUB New Music, the Khemia Ensemble, and the percussionist Simone Beneventi, and has attended and participated in the 2021 highSCORE Festival, the 2022 Composers Retreat with Dr. Chen Yi, and the 2022 Connecticut Summerfest. He was also previously a winner of the 2019 and 2022 Honors Composition Competition at Michigan State University, both times in the category of chamber music, and a finalist in The Valley Winds International Composition Competition in 2021.
Makkonen's primary musical mentors include Alexis Bacon, David Biedenbender, Ricardo Lorenz, Richard Sherman, and Zhou Tian.


Currently working towards Masters degrees in Composition, Music Theory, and Flute Performance