Conductor of @oxfordpromusica, @MKChorale and others, & conducting tutor for @singforpleasure & @abcdtweets. I smile a lot. Posts my own views. He/him.
Oxford, UK
Joined March 2009
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Mark Jordan retweeted
Absolute pleasure to celebrate 50 years of @MKChorale last Saturday.
Great music, lovely location, thrilled audience & what a performance from the choir. Here's to another 50 years of superb music making
@HilaryConductor @musicalmark @CultureMK
@MiltonKeynes_MK @livingarchive1
This 👇
I feel as passionately about it as @amwilson_opera, and so much of this resonates.
Me for @TheCriticMag. "We must find the courage to suppress our embarrassment, our nervousness about being labelled “snobs”, and explain why classical music has value, is worth bothering with, and is something anyone can enjoy". thecritic.co.uk/the-love-tha…
Great to work with this excellent group of musicians.
@MKChorale in rehearsal with the Orchestra for tonight’s concert in Stony Stratford which features epic music by Vaughan Williams and Haydn - all under the masterful direction of @musicalmark
Tickets still available for ‘War and Peace’ tonight at 7.30pm
mkchorale.org.uk
Really looking forward to this. Suitable for absolute beginners AND conductors with experience but little/no training who want to know why we as conductors do what we do.
🎶Starting your conducting journey? New to conducting & looking for CPD? Join our Spring Initial Course in Birmingham - 4 days spread over 4 months to build your confidence and skills! Led by the brilliant @lucyaehollins & @musicalmark.
Find out more: abcd.org.uk/events/465/Sprin…
It’s going to be brilliant. Tickets from TicketSource.co.uk/oxfordpro… and let me know if you want a discount code…
Our next concert is the Oxford premier of Requiem @_kerensabriggs with @Imo_russell @Thiede and @musicalmark Duruflé’s exquisite Motets share a liturgical chant with the Requiem and a stunning Tallis Gaude rounds off our not-to-be-missed programme. All welcome. £5 for students.
As someone who doesn’t really like either of the popular versions of In the Bleak Midwinter, I can certainly get behind this version.
Possibly the most Cursed Carol to ever Curse.
This is it. Our magnum opus. We should just stop here.
(We won't.)
#CursedCarols
I’m really looking forward to this. Choir on top form! Come if you can, this Sunday or next…
In Oxford on Sunday? Round off your day with our fabulous concert @KebleOxford Under 25s just £5 Tickets @TicketSource Thank you for spreading the word @DailyInfoOxford @TheOxfordMail @oxfordtimes @OxTweets @concertdiary @WhatsOnOxon @ClassicFM @BBCOxford @BBCRadio3 🎶🎄😁
I have deleted my earlier tweet/X [what do we call them now?] about the importance of choral conducting technique. I’ve been reassured that the opinion was a short quote taken out of the wider context of a spoken interview. 1/
The quote’s author passionately believes in choral conducting as a technical art, which is excellent to hear. So many of us in the choral conducting profession are fed up of being compared negatively to orchestral conductors and the article added to that. /2
Mark Jordan retweeted
Looking forward to this on Saturday with @musicalmark, @AlexAitken91, @scottish_katy and @MKChorale.
Featuring Cecilia McDowall’s inspired ‘Da Vinci Requiem’ (2019) along with works by Gesualdo, Ešenvalds, Mvula, Boulanger and a Wondrous Purcellian Machine…
I echo this. It’s fair to say that before rehearsals started I wondered if I’d ‘overdone’ this programme, but wow - a total triumph. S&P is *SO* difficult, but the hard work that everyone put in really paid off. An amazing concert that will be remembered for ages!
Wow. What an evening. Britten's Sacred and Profane is quite an ask on five rehearsals, but what a thrill when it all came together. The key is to find the theatricality in it. And Macmillan's Gallant Weaver and Miserere: spine-tingling. @OxfordProMusica
Anyone I know interested?
Applications for this year’s SfP Young Conducting Scholarships are ⭐️OPEN⭐️
📚18-25?
🎟️1 year’s FREE conductor training
🫱🏾🫲🏼2 places to support successful applicants from global majority backgrounds
🔐DL: Sunday 8th October 2023
📥APPLY: singforpleasure.org.uk/yc_sc…
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Mark Jordan retweeted
Handel’s sparkling Italianate work Dixit Dominus forms the centrepiece of our concert with @OxfordProMusica at the Sheldonian Theatre this Sunday, 2nd July - don’t miss out! ticketsource.co.uk/oxfordpro…
.@pzparker isn’t wrong in this assertion even if I do say so myself!
If you can’t enjoy music making then why are you even doing it!
In this recent rehearsal pic, @musicalmark epitomises our enjoyment in making the music we sing for you. Come & join us next Sunday, 2nd July @SheldonianOxUni to delight with us & @timeandtruthoxf in glorious music 🎶 Oh and out for pics of the choir in concert mode this week 😁
And I can’t wait to conduct it either!
We absolutely can’t wait to sing this glorious, exciting programme with @timeandtruthoxf @SheldonianOxUni Secure your ticket @TicketSource for the ultimate Oxford experience. All welcome. Students and under 25s a glorious 50% off 😁🎶
I’m so pleased to work with this organisation. Watch the clip to see a few seconds of me in action.
🤔 Why train with Sing for Pleasure? Watch this video to find out!
🎶 SfP conductor training explained by tutors @ManvinderRattan, @CBeddison & @NickGrahamMusic…
🎟️ Summer School: singforpleasure.org.uk/produ…
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Mark Jordan retweeted
We are very excited about this concert celebrating #Byrd400 🎶 The choir is on top form, matching the beauty of our stunning programme & lovely venue. Tickets @TicketSource Please share TY @OxTweets @DailyInfoOxford @BBCOxford @ClassicFM @oxfordtimes @TheOxfordMail @concertdiary
