Biography
An active professional musician, teacher, and activist, Colorado violinist Jordan Grantonic merges these passions through performance and . Drawn to contemporary music especially, Jordan has performed in dozens of world premieres by composers like Pierre Boulez, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Curtis Stewart, and Yvette Young. Recent projects and performances include a string trio recording residency at the famed TANK Center for Sonic Arts with Colorado composer Alan Mackwell and a summer fellowship at the 2025 Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra in Lucerne, Switzerland. Jordan is also a member of the Boulder Chamber Orchestra and regularly performs with several regional orchestras.
Jordan holds a Bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University, and a Master’s degree and Artist Diploma from the University of Colorado Boulder. Past mentors include Alex Gonzalez, Andrea Segar, Joseph Kromholz, Michael Strauss, Irina Muresanu, and Lynn Chang. When she’s not playing the violin, Jordan enjoys running up and around mountains, painting, baking bread, and bothering her two (mostly) toothless cats.