Jordan M. Shomper is a DMA candidate, anticipating graduating by December 2024. He serves as Associate Conductor and Education and Outreach Manager for the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus, as well as Chancel Choir Director and Coordinator of Music Ministries at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. He has been on-faculty at Albright College (Reading, PA) and Ursinus College (Collegeville, PA).

Jordan was selected as one of four conductors to participate in the 2024 ACDA Western Region Conducting Master Class. An active guest conductor and clinician, he was selected as the 2022 Guest Conductor for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Berks Junior County Chorus and the 2022 Reading Choral Society Summer Sing. Recent presentations include a guest lecture on “Oratorios of R. Nathaniel Dett and Florence Price” for the LSU Graduate Choral Conducting Class, “Sport Psychology in Secondary Choral Music Classrooms” research poster for the 2024 ACDA Western Conference, and “Come On and Commission!” interest session for the 2023 AZ-ACDA Summer Conference. Two recent Choral Journal publications include, “Rockin’ Jerusalem by John W. Work III” (review) and “Maintaining Balance in Graduate School” (article).

Jordan received his BSE in Music Education from Millersville University, studying with mentors Dr. Mark A. Boyle and Dr. Jeffrey Gemmell, and MM in Choral Conducting at West Chester University with Dr. David DeVenney.