Submitted by Savannah Philharmonic
Jan 8, 2025 – The Savannah Philharmonic is excited to announce its upcoming concert “Symphonic Spirit,” scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 pm in the iconic Lucas Theatre for the Arts.
Lift every voice for this inspiring evening of the sacred and spiritual. Led by guest conductor, Jason Max Ferdinand, the concert will feature Roderick George, tenor; Paul Thornock, chorus master; and the Savannah Philharmonic Chorus.
Jason Max Ferdinand is a professor, conductor, composer and speaker is an inspirational musician, leader and teaching mentor whose gifts are sought after by choirs and orchestras in the USA and internationally. Since 2022, he has served as the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Maryland. He is the founding artistic director of the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers which since its inception in 2021 has performed to enraptured sell-out audiences, including debuting at the BBC Proms in London. He has recently conducted the Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disney Hall. He is a published author and composer with GIA Publications, featuring the book Teaching with Heart: Tools for Addressing Societal Challenges Through Music, and The Jason Max Ferdinand Choral Series.
Roderick George made his Lincoln Center debut in Handel’s Messiah. A distinguished concert artist, his repertoire spans from Bach’s Magnificat and Mozart’s Requiem, through Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Rossini’s Stabat Mater, to Orff’s Carmina Burana and contemporary works by composers such as Adolphus Hailstork. Recent engagements include Faust et Hélène with New York Repertory Orchestra, Messiah with North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, Dvořák Stabat Mater with Highland Park Chorale, Ninth Symphony with Alabama Symphony, Mozart Requiem with Northwest Florida Symphony, and Hailstork’s I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes with Nashville Symphony. He has sung a diversity of leading lyric tenor roles in operas such as Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, L’elisir d’amore, Madama Butterfly, La Bohème, La Traviata, Romeo et Juliette, Lakmé, and Porgy and Bess. George’s professional ensemble affiliations include multiple tours across North America and Europe with the American Spiritual Ensemble and Jason Max Ferdinand Singers. Based in Birmingham, he is professor of music at the University of Montevallo.
For tickets and additional information, please visit www.savannahphilharmonic.org.
About The Savannah Philharmonic:
The Savannah Philharmonic, a nonprofit 501©(3), is a community-focused arts organization which strives to present concert performances and music education of the highest caliber throughout the southeast. Composed of a professional orchestra and community chorus, and led by the masterful baton of Keitaro Harada, the SavPhil performs a vast range of works from composers of the past and present, and in all genres from classical to contemporary. The organization focuses on fostering community and inspiring a true appreciation of music through equitable access to performances and education programs. To learn more visit savannahphilharmonic.org.