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The American tenor and choral conductor, Jordan Blane Walker, attended both Evangel University for his Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education; and the University of Missouri where he worked on his Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting with Dr. R. Paul Crabb.
An active chorister and director, Jordan Walker has performed with and directed/assistant directed numerous choral ensembles including Vox Nova (since July 2017), Springfield Mid-America Singers, Husky Harmony (3rd-5th grade after-school choir), Columbia Chorale (CAAM), Primo Choir (CAAM), Women’s Chorale (University of Missouri), the church choirs of First Presbyterian Church of Columbia and First Presbyterian Church in Fulton, Battle High School Vocal Arts ensembles Siren Sound and Apollo, and University Singers (UM).
Jordan Walker has also performed the title role in The Mikado, Guglielmo in W.A. Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte, Barnaby Tucker in Hello, Dolly!, and Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, as well as working as stage manager for the spring 2016 Show-Me Opera production of W.A. Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro under the direction of Christine Seitz.
Jordan Walker is currently an elementary music teacher in the Columbia Public School District and looks forward to fostering a culture of choral singing among younger singers as well as nurturing a mindset of critical thinking, self-dependency, competence, and self-efficacy with students living in poverty. |
