Violinist Jordan Johnson has freelanced in the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Metro areas since 2010. He has performed and recorded with many of the area's talented organizations including the UMD Symphony Orchestra, Peabody Youth Orchestra, Avanti Orchestra, DC Strings, and CAAPA. A frequent collaborator with Howard University, Jordan has performed under the baton of Dr. Eric Poole, conductor of the Howard University Choir. From George Frederic Handel's Messiah to contemporary composer Tony Small's operetta Qadar, Jordan has played a variety of musical styles across genres and cultures. Most recently, he made his Kennedy Center debut in the stage production of Dr. Terri Allen's Figaro Meets Frederick Douglass in February 2020.

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Jordan is also a private instructor. Additionally, he has taught masterclasses and chamber coaching in several institutions, including Johns Hopkins University Peabody Conservatory, University of Maryland College Park, Oxon Hill High School, Parkdale High School, and Maya Angelou French Immersion.

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No stranger to historical settings, Jordan has performed in many of the Nation's landmarks such as the Kennedy Center, the Oprah Winfrey Theater at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Metropolitan A.M.E. church, Alfred Street Baptist Church, and Universalist National Memorial Church.

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Originally from Glen Burnie, MD, Jordan is a 2014 graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance. His principal instructors have included Dr. Gerald Fischbach, Dr. James Stern, orchestral excerpts with Dr. Elisabeth Adkins, and chamber music with David Salness, Evelyn Elsing, and violinist Greg Luce of the Aeolus Quartet.

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Outside of music Jordan is an avid practitioner of Spanish and Italian language, explorer of the Smithsonian museums, and enjoys connecting with people from different cultures who have a passion for life, and a vision to work toward their dreams.

"Jordan is dependable, professional, punctual, easy to work with, and delivers every time."

 

– Jenny W., Director (PopCulture Strings) and Production Manager (Kushner Entertainment)