The conductor and keyboardist of the Glow Festival’s main concert is Jukka “Juke” Palonen, who served as the music director at Times Square Church for a total of 15 years.
Jukka, who has performed with artists such as CeCe Winans, Donnie McClurkin, and Natalie Grant, is also known in Finland as the leader of the Joy Choir, which brought together hundreds of singers between 1989 and 1995.
A Dove Award–winning producer and conductor, Jukka has decades of experience working with church worship teams around the world. Now living in Florida, he works as a consultant for Advancing Worship, helping worship leaders grow in their calling. His passion is to see worship and worship leaders grow in such a way that people can encounter God through it.