Conductor, educator, and mezzo-soprano Jordan Saul demonstrates compassionate rigor and social relevance in teaching and engaged programming in performance.  As a conductor, Saul emphasizes musical and personal skill building through programming by prioritizing voices of the global majority. An advocate of new music, Saul develops performance opportunities for student composers, and magnifies works by Women and BIPOC composers. Saul has produced programs with the Spelman Glee club, composer B. E. Boykin, former papal organist Sandor Kadar, the band Delta Rae, Project Runway All-Stars alumna Valerie Mayen, and many community and business partners.  She teaches clinics, master classes, and honor choirs throughout the United States.   

As a mezzo-soprano, Saul has been privileged to sing under the batons of Joe Miller, Alan Gilbert, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Daniel Barenboim, Gustavo Dudamel, Ese-Pekka Solonen, and Simon Rattle.  

At The Ohio State University, she serves as Professor of Practice for Choral Music Education, conducts the Women’s Glee Club, University Chorus, and advises student organizations and student teachers. Prior to joining the OSU School of Music faculty, she was associate director of choral activities and professor of music education at the Conservatory of Music at Baldwin Wallace University.  Saul holds degrees from the University of Arizona and Westminster Choir College, and currently serves as assistant director to the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus.