Mr. McPhee has conducted such renowned dance companies as the New York City Ballet, The Royal Ballet in London, The National Ballet of Canada, the Australian Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, The Joffrey Ballet and the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Among the esteemed orchestras he has conducted are the Hague Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, National Philharmonic Orchestra in London, Boston Pops, and the Bergen Philharmonic in Norway. Recent guest conducting appearances include Massenet's opera, Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame with Opera Boston and the Australian Ballet in Sydney.

Mr. McPhee's arrangements and compositions, published by Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., are in the repertoires of ballet companies and orchestras around the world and have been recorded by several orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra. His editions of Stravinsky's Firebird and Rite of Spring are the only reduced orchestrations of these works authorized by the Stravinsky Estate.

Jonathan McPhee's recording of The Nutcracker with Boston Ballet Orchestra has currently sold over 75,000 copies. He has also recorded Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty and released their latest CD, Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet in 2004. An educational advocate for music and ballet, his work with WCRB Classical 99.5 on "Kids Classical Hour" resulted in a 1998 Gabriel Award. Mr. McPhee holds a B.M. and M.M. from The Juilliard School and an L.R.A.M. from the Royal Academy of Music in London, England.