Jonathan Glawe is the director of orchestras at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI. Currently in his 13th year at Pioneer High School, Glawe has spent a great amount of time working to encourage a high level of musical excellence, while also aiming to push the program to new goals, both in the classroom and in the community. The Pioneer Orchestra motto, developed under Glawe’s tenure is “Musicianship, Citizenship and Friendship,” which drives the Pioneer Orchestra program in everything they do. In his time at Pioneer, he has successfully taken his ensembles to perform in New York City in 2009, Austria and Germany in 2011, San Francisco in 2013, Italy in 2015, New Orleans in 2017, and London, UK, in 2019. In addition, Glawe has worked to bring the Pioneer orchestras into the community, having held side by side events with orchestras across the country, performing at the Michigan Music Conference, Midwest Clinic and the National Orchestra Festival. Glawe is the director and founder of the yearly Pioneer orchestra camp that takes place each August on the campus of the beautiful Interlochen Center for the Arts. Recently, Glawe’s work in the virtual teaching setting, and his willingness to dedicate his time to others with creating virtual ensemble opportunities has been invaluable to many teachers across the U.S. and abroad.