John Christopher Wineglass has written several scores for shows on MSNBC, CNN, NBC, CBS and ABC as well as documentaries on Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer for The Brady Bunch, Kathy Lee Gifford and Farah Fawcett.  Having scored mainly independent films, several of his nationally syndicated commercials include music for the United States Army, American Red Cross and Texaco as well. As a recipient of three (two consecutive) Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series, and three ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards, Mr. Wineglass holds seven EMMY nominations.

In the classical music genre, he has garnered commissions from the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music with Maestra Marin Alsop to The Kennedy Center Concert Hall, with The Washington Post describing his concert-hall work as having "iridescent colors in the world premiere of a beautifully crafted suite" while conductor Marvin Hamlisch introduces and congratulates the occasion by commenting "… with a name like Wineglass, it had to be good."

In just the one season of 2021-2022, he made his debut symphonic recordings released on Navona Records with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Zabreb Festival Orchestra, the Brno Philharmonie and lastly the esteemed London Symphony Orchestra at St. Luke’s recording his stunning mini-violin concerto #elijah – a direct tribute to not only the life of Elijah Jovan McClain but to the lost lives of many people of color at the hands of those who are entrusted to serve and protect.

Mr. Wineglass is currently serving as Composer-In-Residence with the Monterey Symphony where both of his pandemic response works, Alone for Solo Violin, Live EFX and Electronica, and Alone Together for Percussion, Harp and Strings have been curated to be included in the permanent collection of the COVID-19 response art at the Library of Congress.  The subsequent film for Alone for Solo Violin, Live EFX and Electronica directed by filmmaker Doug Mueller has won international acclaim.

John received his Bachelor of Music degree in music composition with a minor in viola performance at The American University and later received his master’s degree in music composition with an emphasis in film scoring for motion pictures, television and multi-media at New York University, studying primarily with Justin Dello-Joio of The Juilliard School.

For more information, about Wineglass and his work, including audio clips and score samples, visit www.johnwineglass.com