GIA Publications - Artist - Navarro, J. Oconer

J. Oconer Navarro is an award-winning writer, music director, pianist, and educator based in New York City. He recently served as the Music Director for the historic Broadway production of Here Lies Love. J. Oconer Navarro is a recipient of the prestigious American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Grant and is an alumnus of the Composer-Librettist Studio at New Dramatists, widely recognized for his outstanding work in music direction.

In addition to his Broadway achievements, J. Oconer Navarro serves as Music Supervisor and Arranger for Camp Broadway, a long-time Music Director for the Lincoln Center Theater Education Department, and the Composer in Residence for the Church of Saint Paul the Apostle in NYC.

Currently, J. Oconer Navarro holds the position of Associate Arts Professor and Head of Music and Vocal Performance at the New Studio on Broadway within the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. He holds an MFA from NYU and a BS from Vanderbilt University.