Nathan Lofton, baritone, has been a member of the Chestnut Street Singers since 2016. Nathan is presently the Director of Artistic Operations at the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and a member of the adjunct conducting faculty at Temple University. Nathan has previously held artistic and administrative positions with Opera Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ballet, Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, the Tanglewood Music Center, and the Boston New Music Initiative.

Choruses under Nathan’s direction have appeared in concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra and in recording projects for Philadelphia Mural Arts, History Making Productions, and NFL Films. In masterclasses and workshops Nathan has conducted the Atlanta Symphony Chorus, Salt Lake Choral Artists, the Philadelphia Singers, Portland Baroque Orchestra, and the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Chorus. An active choral singer, Nathan is currently a member of the Princeton Singers and has also performed with the Opera Philadelphia Chorus, Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Singers, Westminster Symphonic Choir, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.  

Nathan holds degrees from New England Conservatory and Temple University, where he studied composition with Michael Gandolfi and conducting with Paul Rardin. Nathan has participated in conducting masterclasses with Simon Halsey, David Hayes, Helmuth Rilling, and Robert Spano.

Nathan lives in Center City with his wife, Diana, and their rescue Beagle, Abe.

Nathan Lofton

Baritone