BIOGRAPHY
Originally from Brownwood, Texas and raised in a musically talented family, Jordan began playing piano and writing music when he was 8 years old. In high school, Jordan participated in all-region and all-state ensembles as a horn player and pianist, and he wrote arrangements for his high school band. Jordan began attending Baylor University in 2011, majoring in music composition and participating in a wide variety of ensembles including the symphony orchestra, the wind ensemble, the marching band, the men’s choir, and some jazz combos, all of which have commissioned and/or performed Jordan’s music. Jordan graduated with his undergraduate degree in May of 2015 and began his graduate degree at Baylor in August of the same year. As a graduate student at Baylor, Jordan served as the arranger-in-residence for Baylor’s pop a cappella choir VirtuOSO, which premiered his arrangement of Summertime with the Waco Symphony Orchestra.
Jordan has composed or arranged over 50 pieces of music and his arrangements have been performed internationally in Australia, England, and Dubai. In 2018, Jordan’s award-winning wind ensemble piece Lament and Proclamation was selected for the Texas UIL Prescribed Music List. In 2020, horn players from around the United States virtually premiered his piece Shine, which was dedicated to healthcare workers and their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. His wind ensemble setting of Shine was named as a semi-finalist for the American Prize in 2021.
Jordan’s career in academia includes adjunct teaching for Baylor University and Central Texas College, and from 2019 to 2026, he served as Professor of Music at San Jacinto College in the Houston area, where he taught theory, composition, and piano, and brass, before pursuing his DMA at Texas Christian University.
Awards and Accomplishments
- 2012 Baylor University Wind Ensemble Composition Contest
- 2022 American Prize for Wind Ensemble Composition Semi-Finalist
- Invited to the 2024 Sofia Symphonic Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria
- Lament & Proclamation, Echoes Eternal, and The Night Will Shine as Day selected for Texas & Louisiana UIL PML
- The Night Will Shine as Day, Echoes Eternal, and Third Coast Jubilee selected for publication by Carl Fischer
- Featured composer at the Baylor University 2014 Dean’s Honor Concert
- Featured composer at the Baylor University 2017 School of Music Convocation
Services
- Original compositions
- Arrangements
- Transcriptions
- Editing, Copying, and Digitizing
- Lecturing in Finale Notation Software or general music technology
- Professional Tutor in Music Theory/Ear Training/Composition
- Professional Lecturer on Film Music
Performers
- Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra – Abilene, TX
- Longview Symphony Orchestra – Longview, TX
- Waco Symphony Orchestra – Waco, TX
- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra – Sofia, Bulgaria
- US Air Force Band of the West – San Antonio, TX
- US Army 1st Cavalry Division Band – Killeen, TX
- US Air Force Band of Mid-America – Scott AFB, IL
- Cypress Symphonic Band – Tomball, TX
- Baylor University Symphony Orchestra – Waco, TX
- Baylor University Wind Ensemble – Waco, TX
- Baylor University Men’s Choir – Waco, TX
- Baylor University A Cappella Choir – Waco, TX
- Hardin Simmons University Symphonic Band – Abilene, TX
- Howard Payne University Yellow Jacket Marching Band – Brownwood, TX
- First Baptist Church Abilene Symphony Orchestra – Abilene, TX
- Bedford Junior High Treble Choir – Bedford, TX
- Harker Heights HS Wind Ensemble – Harker Heights, TX
- Andrews HS Wind Ensemble – Andrews, TX
- San Jacinto College Wind Ensemble – Pasadena, TX
- San Jacinto College Chorale – Pasadena, TX
- Strings Unlimited – Abilene, TX
References
- Dr. Scott McAllister – Director of Academic Studies at Baylor University – Scott_McAllister@baylor.edu
- Dr. Randall Bradley – Director of Church Music Studies at Baylor University – Randall_Bradley@baylor.edu
- Wiff Rudd – Professor of Trumpet at Baylor University – wiff_rudd@baylor.edu
- Todd Wilson – Worship Pastor at First Baptist Abilene – todd.wilson@fbcabilene.org
- Daniel Gerona – Professional Trumpet Artist in Dallas, TX – danielgerona@gmail.com
- 1st Lieutenant Benjamin Alaniz – Conductor with the US Army Band – benjamin.alaniz89@gmail.com
- Senior Airman Corey Simmel – Horn player with the Air Force Band of the West – coreysimmel@gmail.com