Organizations/Performing Group:

Philippine Society for Music Education
International Society for Music Education
Linguistic Society of the Philippines

Musika Sophia Recorder Ensemble, recorder player
Cuerdas Comparsa, viola player
New Song Festival Orchestra Jr, co-director

Awards and Recognition:
Felix Scholarship: MA in EducationUniversity of Reading, 2020 cohort
Dean’s Medal for Outstanding Research University of the Philippines, College of Music, 2019 graduation

STaR Mentor of the Year International Student Support and Recruitment, University of Reading, Academic Year 2021-2022

RED Award University of Reading, Academic Year 2020-2021

35th ISME World Conference Awards International Society for Music Education online conference, 2022

Early Career Researcher Scholarship (ECR), British Council Inclusion Mobility and Multilingual Education International Conference, 2019


Jesher is currently an Assistant Professor of Music Education at the College of Music, University of the Philippines, where he earned his bachelor's degree in the same program. He pursued his Master of Arts in Music Education at the University of Reading, Institute of Education, United Kingdom, from 2020 to 2021. He is an active coordinator, teacher, and conductor in music workshops, seminars, camps, and festivals across the Philippines and in several countries in Asia.

Jesher is one of the advocates of mother-tongue based education and the preservation of local languages in the Philippines. He is also an active researcher and speaker in the field of language teaching. Additionally, he is a dedicated church musician and a passionate advocate of culturally responsive pedagogy in music teaching