Jordan Owen is a Jamaican-American symphonic and operatic conductor committed to inspiring audiences and musicians through performance and serving as a catalyst for cultural exchange through diverse symphonic programming. Based in North Carolina, Owen recently completed his tenure as the Conducting Fellow for the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he was awarded in 2024. He currently serves as a Graduate Assistant at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) School of Music and as the Assistant Conductor of the UNCG Symphony Orchestra, UNCG Sinfonia, and UNCG Opera Orchestra.

Owen made his highly acclaimed international debut with the North Czech Philharmonic in the summer of 2026 and has been invited back to conduct the ensemble in the fall of 2026. He also served as assistant conductor and teaching artist for the Atlanta Music Project World Music Festival, where he helped perform and record works from Spain, Haiti, Morocco, and Cape Verde in connection with the World Cup tournament.

His extensive training includes positions at the Wintergreen Music Festival, where he performed with the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, and the European Academy of Music in Prague. He was selected as one of three 2024 Emerging Conducting Fellows with the New York Session Symphony. In 2025, he participated in the Purdue Conducting Masterclass with Carl Topilow, and in 2026, he was one of four participants invited to the CODA National Conference masterclass with Diane Wittry.

Dedicated to fostering musical fascination, cultivating cultural exchange, and creating collaborative spaces for young minds, Owen has served as a Teaching Artist and Conductor with the Atlanta Music Project since 2024. In this role, he leads youth orchestra programs in concerts, holiday recordings, tours, and festival activities. Additionally, he has conducted the Spartanburg Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and the Sound of Music Academy Orchestra. Upcoming engagements include conducting the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra for their Winter performance. Owen is freuently requested to be a guest speaker to K-12 students about the possibilities through music and teamwork based performance.

Owen holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Composition from the Petrie School of Music at Converse University. He is currently completing his Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting at University of North Carolina Greensboro under the tutelage of Dr. Jungho Kim.