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.  

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harmonious, expertly balanced and with a variety of dynamics that ranged from whispered pianissimos to full-throttle climaxes that raised the roof

South Florida Classical Review


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The Warm Up: Jason Max Ferdinand Singers

Listen to The Warm Up, your bite-sized audio introduction to the performance.

Jason Max Ferdinand talks spirituals, composing with his wife, and the historic importance of our shared stories.

Supported by Geoff and Mary Ball

Programme

Sung in English with English surtitles

Full programme

Roland Carter Lift Every Voice and Sing

6mins

Ken Burton A Prayer

5mins

Beethoven Hallelujah

5mins

Adolphus Hailstork O Praise the Lord

5mins

James Mulholland Keramos

6mins

Moses Hogan Battle of Jericho

2mins

Norman Luboff Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen

4mins

Donald Dillard Didn’t It Rain

3mins

John Stoddart Choral Mosaic I

16mins

With Joyful Song
‘t’s Only Trouble
Only You Can
On the Other Side

INTERVAL

Ken Burton Journey

4mins

John Stoddart Soon I Will Be Done

4mins

John Stoddart Misty

4mins

Jason and Meka Ferdinand Safe in His Arms

6mins

Jacob Collier World, O World

6mins

Performers

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    Conductor
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  • Sopranos
    Malia Ewen
    Nichelle Anderson
    Chelsea Helm
    Tiffany Bell
    Gitanjali Mathur
    Kathlene Ritch
    Kira Rugen
  • Altos
    Jade Madden
    Wanea Allen
    Marisa Rawlings
    George Allen,
    Cindy Ellis
    Pamela Terry
  • Tenors
    Sean Tillery
    Roderick George
    Kevin Crouch
    Cole Henry
    Alan Magny
    Jeffrey Berry Jr
  • Bass
    Theodore Thorpe
    Nicholas Mathew
    Garrett Jackson
    Michael Hudlin
    Angelo Johnson
    O'Brian Harris
    Louis Cleare
    Enrico Lagasca
  • Piano
    John Stoddart

Dive Deeper

Listen to The Warm Up: your audio introduction to the performance.

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