VOCES8 Foundation Advisory Board
Jason Max Ferdinand
Jason Max Ferdinand is the Director of Choral Activities, Chair of the Music Department and a Full Professor at Oakwood University where he conducts the Aeolians of Oakwood University.
A native of Trinidad & Tobago, Ferdinand received his Bachelor of Arts degree in piano performance from the Oakwood College (now Oakwood University), his Master of Arts in Choral Conducting
from Morgan State University, and his Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Maryland. Ferdinand maintains an active schedule as a presenter, adjudicator and guest conductor for high schools, collegiate, and church choirs throughout North America, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean. He continues to actively compose and enjoys mentoring up-and-coming composers. His greatest passion is watching those who he has mentored as conductors and composers become conductors and composers in their own right. He is also a former board member of the Alabama American Choral Directors Association (ACDA).