Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Start your day with a stunning programme of spirituals, folk songs and hymns.
Conductor and composer Jason Max Ferdinand formed his choir to champion Black excellence through an eclectic range of choral literature. Founded during the pandemic, the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers have fast gained international renown for their ‘bold, impassioned sound’ (The Guardian). Following their Festival debut in All Rise, they present a wide-ranging and emotionally potent programme in this more intimate performance.
At its heart are inventive arrangements of traditional spirituals, songs and hymns. These include John Stoddart’s dramatic choral rhapsody on Soon I Will Be Done and Donald Dillard’s energetic take on the spiritual Didn’t It Rain, Norman Luboff’s tender arrangement of the Welsh hymn All Through the Night.
Other items include stirring choruses by Ludwig van Beethoven, soulful contemporary compositions by Jacob Collier, James Mulholland and Jason Max and Meka Ferdinand’s celebration of the birth of their youngest child.
harmonious, expertly balanced and with a variety of dynamics that ranged from whispered pianissimos to full-throttle climaxes that raised the roof
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Supported by Geoff and Mary Ball
Programme
Sung in English with English surtitles
Full programme
Roland Carter Lift Every Voice and Sing
6minsKen Burton A Prayer
5minsBeethoven Hallelujah
5minsAdolphus Hailstork O Praise the Lord
5minsJames Mulholland Keramos
6minsMoses Hogan Battle of Jericho
2minsNorman Luboff Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
4minsDonald Dillard Didn’t It Rain
3minsJohn Stoddart Choral Mosaic I
16minsWith Joyful Song
‘t’s Only Trouble
Only You Can
On the Other Side
INTERVAL
Ken Burton Journey
4minsJohn Stoddart Soon I Will Be Done
4minsJohn Stoddart Misty
4minsJason and Meka Ferdinand Safe in His Arms
6minsJacob Collier World, O World
6minsPerformers
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- Jason Max FerdinandConductor
Jason Max Ferdinand SingersCloseOpen
- SopranosMalia Ewen
Nichelle Anderson
Chelsea Helm
Tiffany Bell
Gitanjali Mathur
Kathlene Ritch
Kira Rugen - AltosJade Madden
Wanea Allen
Marisa Rawlings
George Allen,
Cindy Ellis
Pamela Terry - TenorsSean Tillery
Roderick George
Kevin Crouch
Cole Henry
Alan Magny
Jeffrey Berry Jr - BassTheodore Thorpe
Nicholas Mathew
Garrett Jackson
Michael Hudlin
Angelo Johnson
O'Brian Harris
Louis Cleare
Enrico Lagasca - PianoJohn Stoddart
Dive Deeper
Listen to The Warm Up: your audio introduction to the performance.




