Conductor Dr. Jerron Jorgensen possesses a résumé of diverse musical experiences with professional work as a conductor, soloist, chorister, teacher, and arranger. At present, Dr. Jorgensen serves as Director of Choral Activities and Coordinator of Music Education for Coker University, and Music Director at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Hartsville, South Carolina.
On the podium, Dr. Jorgensen specializes in 20th and 21st century works and is active as both an operatic and choral conductor. At Coker, he leads the Coker Singers, Coker Cantilena, and Coker Civic Chorale. In Fall of 2020, the Coker Choirs will present We the Daughters--a concert highlighting works by and about women in celebration of the centennial of women's suffrage—featuring the world premiere of Half the World by Dale Trumbore. A highlight of other operatic and concert works include Seven Last Words of the Unarmed (Joel Thompson) and Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena (Evan Mack & Joshua McGuire) at Coker University; Amahl and the Night Visitors (Menotti) at The Hartt School; and the premieres of Verlorene Heimat (Dawn Sonntag) and The Stranger the Better (Liam Wade) with Hartford Opera Theater.
Dr. Jorgensen has worked as a performer with opera companies, orchestras, and choruses in both the United States and abroad. As a chorister, he has performed with numerous professional choirs, including the GRAMMY®-nominated Taylor Festival Choir in Charleston, SC and True Concord Voices & Orchestra in Tuscon, AZ. Work as a soloist include performances with Hartford Opera Theater, Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra, Con Brio Choral Society, Torrington Symphony Orchestra, Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra, Soli Deo Gloria Orchestra, New Haven Oratorio Choir, Hartt Wind Ensemble, New Haven Chorale, and Madison Lyric Stage.
As an academic, Dr. Jorgensen regularly visits high schools to provide in-class clinics, has served as guest conductor for numerous regional honors festivals, and is frequently invited to present at professional conferences for organizations such as ACDA, NCCO, MTNA, and NOA. In the fall of 2020, Dr. Jorgensen's choir, The Coker Singers, was invited as a performing ensemble for the South Carolina American Choral Directors Association fall conference, which has been postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19.
Dr. Jorgensen has also worked to build a number of programs in the arts. Jerron is co-founder and Artistic Coordinator of the Blueprint Project, a new initiative to support opera composers and librettists in the compositional process from conception to premiere. While Music Director at First Church, he founded the Barbara Crouse Memorial Concert series and co-founded IN MEDIAS ARTS, an artist collaborative focused on the development and performance of new multidisciplinary works.
Dr. Jorgensen holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Voice Performance from The Hartt School, University of Hartford; a Master of Music in Voice Performance from Arizona State University; and a Bachelor of Arts in Voice from South Dakota State University.
For more information on Dr. Jorgensen, please browse his website or feel free to contact him.
On the podium, Dr. Jorgensen specializes in 20th and 21st century works and is active as both an operatic and choral conductor. At Coker, he leads the Coker Singers, Coker Cantilena, and Coker Civic Chorale. In Fall of 2020, the Coker Choirs will present We the Daughters--a concert highlighting works by and about women in celebration of the centennial of women's suffrage—featuring the world premiere of Half the World by Dale Trumbore. A highlight of other operatic and concert works include Seven Last Words of the Unarmed (Joel Thompson) and Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena (Evan Mack & Joshua McGuire) at Coker University; Amahl and the Night Visitors (Menotti) at The Hartt School; and the premieres of Verlorene Heimat (Dawn Sonntag) and The Stranger the Better (Liam Wade) with Hartford Opera Theater.
Dr. Jorgensen has worked as a performer with opera companies, orchestras, and choruses in both the United States and abroad. As a chorister, he has performed with numerous professional choirs, including the GRAMMY®-nominated Taylor Festival Choir in Charleston, SC and True Concord Voices & Orchestra in Tuscon, AZ. Work as a soloist include performances with Hartford Opera Theater, Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra, Con Brio Choral Society, Torrington Symphony Orchestra, Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra, Soli Deo Gloria Orchestra, New Haven Oratorio Choir, Hartt Wind Ensemble, New Haven Chorale, and Madison Lyric Stage.
As an academic, Dr. Jorgensen regularly visits high schools to provide in-class clinics, has served as guest conductor for numerous regional honors festivals, and is frequently invited to present at professional conferences for organizations such as ACDA, NCCO, MTNA, and NOA. In the fall of 2020, Dr. Jorgensen's choir, The Coker Singers, was invited as a performing ensemble for the South Carolina American Choral Directors Association fall conference, which has been postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19.
Dr. Jorgensen has also worked to build a number of programs in the arts. Jerron is co-founder and Artistic Coordinator of the Blueprint Project, a new initiative to support opera composers and librettists in the compositional process from conception to premiere. While Music Director at First Church, he founded the Barbara Crouse Memorial Concert series and co-founded IN MEDIAS ARTS, an artist collaborative focused on the development and performance of new multidisciplinary works.
Dr. Jorgensen holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Voice Performance from The Hartt School, University of Hartford; a Master of Music in Voice Performance from Arizona State University; and a Bachelor of Arts in Voice from South Dakota State University.
For more information on Dr. Jorgensen, please browse his website or feel free to contact him.