Jordan Brooks is an orchestral and operatic conductor currently based in Columbia, South Carolina. He is the Assistant Conductor for the University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Conductor of the Aiken Symphony, as well as Music Director of the University Campus Orchestra. At the University of South Carolina, Jordan studies with Dr. Scott Weiss and holds a Graduate Assistantship. Previously, he was the Assistant Conductor of the University of Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra, cover conductor for the Delaware County Symphony and the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County Philharmonia, and Conductor in Residence with the Center City Chamber Orchestra in Philadelphia.
Also active as an operatic conductor, Jordan serves as Assistant Conductor to Opera at USC. He assisted Christopher James Ray in Opera at USC’s production of Le Nozze di Figaro. In February 2024 was the music director for Opera at USC’s production of She Loves Me. He made his international conducting debut in Berlin, Germany as an Assistant Conductor at the Berlin Opera Academy and has also been a student at Miami Music Festival’s Opera Conducting Bootcamp. Previous summer studies include Mostly Modern Festival and Conductors Retreat at Medomak. Jordan counts among his conducting teachers and mentors Scott Weiss, Kensho Watanabe, Thomas Hong, Andreas Delfs, and Kenneth Kiesler.
Jordan recently graduated from Temple University where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in cello performance. He studied cello with John Koen of the Philadelphia Orchestra and has also worked with other members of the Philadelphia Orchestra and high profile musicians in the area. At Temple, he was principal cello with the Temple University Symphony Orchestra and was involved in dozens of world premiers with local composers. He was also the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Temple University Repertory Orchestra.
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