About
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 at Coker University, where he leads The Coker Singers, Coker Cantilena, and Coker Civic Chorale. He also serves as Music Director at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Hartsville, South Carolina.
Under his direction, The Coker Singers have been invited to perform at the South Carolina ACDA conference, recently completed a professional recording project, and were named national semi-finalists in The American Prize in the collegiate choruses division. Dr. Jorgensen specializes in 20th and 21st century works and is active as both an operatic and choral conductor. He recently conducted the world premiere of Half the World (Dale Trumbore), the SATB premiere of Seven Last Words of the Unarmed (Joel Thompson), and Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena (Evan Mack & Joshua McGuire). Other contemporary highlights include 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 ensembles True Concord Voices & Orchestra in Tuscon, AZ and the Taylor Festival Choir in Charleston, SC. Professional 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, MusicaNova, Scottsdale Musical Arts, Heartland Opera, and Brookings Chamber Music Society.
As an academic, Dr. Jorgensen regularly visits high schools to provide in-class clinics, serves as guest conductor for regional honors festivals, and frequently presents on developing and implementing educational scaffolding techniques in music programs at professional conferences for organizations such as ACDA, NCCO, MTNA, and NOA.
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.
Under his direction, The Coker Singers have been invited to perform at the South Carolina ACDA conference, recently completed a professional recording project, and were named national semi-finalists in The American Prize in the collegiate choruses division. Dr. Jorgensen specializes in 20th and 21st century works and is active as both an operatic and choral conductor. He recently conducted the world premiere of Half the World (Dale Trumbore), the SATB premiere of Seven Last Words of the Unarmed (Joel Thompson), and Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena (Evan Mack & Joshua McGuire). Other contemporary highlights include 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 ensembles True Concord Voices & Orchestra in Tuscon, AZ and the Taylor Festival Choir in Charleston, SC. Professional 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, MusicaNova, Scottsdale Musical Arts, Heartland Opera, and Brookings Chamber Music Society.
As an academic, Dr. Jorgensen regularly visits high schools to provide in-class clinics, serves as guest conductor for regional honors festivals, and frequently presents on developing and implementing educational scaffolding techniques in music programs at professional conferences for organizations such as ACDA, NCCO, MTNA, and NOA.
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.
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Tomorrow shall be my dancing day by John GardnerThe Coker Singers perform Tomorrow shall be my dancing day by John Gardner under the direction of Dr. Jerron Jorgensen. Recorded Fall 2021 at St. Bartholomew's Church in Hartsville, SC
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The Lamb by Sir John TavenerThe Coker Singers perform The Lamb by Sir John Tavener under the direction of Dr. Jerron Jorgensen. Recorded Fall 2021 at St. Bartholomew's Church in Hartsville, SC
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Half the World by Dale Trumbore, words by Frederick DouglassThe Coker Singers perform the world premiere commission of "Half the World" by Dale Trumbore under the direction of Dr. Jerron Jorgensen with pianist HyunJung Im and tenor soloist Braxton Baynes. Recorded Fall 2020 at St. Bartholomew's Church in Hartsville, SC
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Light of a Clear Blue Morning by Dolly Parton, arr. Craig Hella JohnsonThe Coker Singers perform "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" by Dolly Parton, arr. by Craig Hella Johnson, under the direction of Dr. Jerron Jorgensen with soprano soloist Saviah Miller. Recorded Fall 2020 at St. Bartholomew's Church in Hartsville, SC. Video by Kinetic Media Productions. Audio by Jerron Jorgensen and Kinetic Media.
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The Rose by Ola GjeiloDr. Jorgensen conducts the Coker Singers of Coker University in their 2020 Christmas with Coker concert.
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Unclouded Day arranged by Shawn KirchnerDr. Jorgensen conducts the Coker Singers of Coker University in their 2019 Fall Choral Showcase
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