Peter Jacobson

Peter has earned advanced degrees in Orchestral Conducting from University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) and the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University as well as a bachelors of music education from Concordia College (Moorhead, MN).  His teachers have included Marin Alsop, Leon Fleisher, Gustav Meier, Larry Rachleff, Donald Schleicher and Markand Thakar.

Peter has taught Alexander Technique workshops to musicians at: Peabody Conservatory (USA), Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel (Belgium), Toronto NATS Chapter (Canada), Gettysburg College (USA), Shepherd University (USA), Orchestra Institute of Napa Valley (USA), Towson University (USA), Zagreb Academy of Music (Croatia), University of Graz (Austria), University of Minnesota-Morris (USA), Gustavus Adolphus College (USA) and Mindful Music Making (Germany).

Peter lives in the historic Cathedral Hill neighborhood of St Paul, Minnesota, a block from the birthplace of F Scott Fitzgerald. When he’s not working, you’ll find him playing racquet sports, listening to a podcast, reading 7 books at once or cooking up something tasty in the kitchen.