Jennifer Rozsa, director of the Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Choruses, is an active conductor, music educator, clinician, and performer. She earned her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in music education, specializing in the Kodály Philosophy, from Capital University’s Conservatory of Music in Columbus, Ohio, holds Orff-Schulwerk certifications from the San Francisco International Orff Course, and studied at the Kodály institute in Kecskemét, Hungary. In 2024, she began her doctoral studies in music education at Kent State University.

Rozsa is deeply committed to fostering music literacy and promoting cultural representation, values that form the foundation of her work with the Children's Choruses and her elementary general music teaching in Solon, Ohio. Her prior children's chorus experience includes conducting with the Peninsula Girls Chorus and with the San Francisco Boys Chorus. She has also taught K–8 general music and choir in public, private, and charter schools in Cleveland, San Francisco, and Chicago.

As an active guest conductor and clinician, Rozsa has presented at the Ohio Music Education Association, the Organization of American Kodály Educators, and the Cincinnati and Kent Orff Courses. She also serves as the Community Children’s Choir Repertoire and Resource Chair for the Ohio Choral Directors Association.

Rozsa sang with The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and currently performs with the Cleveland Chamber Choir.

Jacob Young is the Assistant Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Children's Chorus and Director of the Preparatory Chorus. Jacob has taught music at a variety of schools and levels in Ohio and Kentucky for over a decade including teacher preparation courses at the University of Akron. He has directed choral ensembles from young children through adults and is active as a clinician and presenter. Choirs under his direction have earned Superior and Distinguished ratings at OMEA and Kentucky Music Education Association (KMEA) Adjudicated Events. He enjoys working with developing singers to find their individual voices while promoting music literacy and musicianship in the choral rehearsal.

Jacob holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree and a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Ohio University and holds memberships in OMEA and ACDA. He studied choral conducting with Dr. Peter Jarjisian, Charles R. Snyder, and Dr. Stephen Carraciolo. He spends his free time with his wife and four children, supporting their music and dance events, and coaching their athletic teams.