Golden Scenescapes: 20th- and 21st-century Music for Horn and Piano

Date: Saturday, February 17th, 2024

Location: Loucks Auditorium, Salem Main Library, 585 Liberty St. SE, Salem, OR 97301

Description: Experience the playful storytelling and vivid scene-painting of Austrian-American composer Ernest Gold in a rarely-heard sonata for horn and piano. More well-known for his work in the film industry, including the scores to works like Exodus (1960) and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Gold's lesser-known concert works are filled with soaring, delightful melodies and colorful harmonies.

Gold's Sonata for Horn and Piano will be performed by composer-hornist David A. Jones, who will also present his own Sonata for Horn and Piano. Jones will be joined by pianist Rebecca Stager. This recital is presented by the Willamette Valley Horn Academy as part of its new Hornucopia Recital Series.

Children under 12 are FREE.

Jean Francaix, Canon in Octaves
Ernest Gold, Sonata for Horn and Piano
David A. Jones, Sonata for Horn and Piano

Conflict & Resolution: Brave New Music for Brass and More

Date: Saturday, November 11th, 2023

Location: Lincoln Hall, Room 75, Portland State University, 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97201

Description: Come hear a bold and multi-faceted program of new chamber music featuring the Rose City Brass Quintet along with percussionist Wanyue Ye and vocalist Sarah Beaty. As always, our event puts the spotlight on living composers, breathing new life into classical traditions. The Rose City Brass Quintet will take you on a mesmerizing journey through the realms of conflict and resolution. Many works on the program are premieres, and you'll be the first to hear their innovative fusion of tradition and contemporary vision. Come join us and get a glimpse into the future of contemporary musical art. The program will include the West Coast premiere of Jones's Canzona for Brass Quintet.

Hornucopia: A Horn Quartet Recital

Date: Sunday, November 5th, 2023

Location: Loucks Auditorium, Salem Main Library, Salem, Oregon

Description: The debut recital of the newly-formed Hornucopia horn quartet. Led by Benjamin Garrett, the quartet is composed of Salem-area hornists David A. Jones, Tate Wadsworth, and Gabriela Monroy. The program will include original works and arrangements by Ben Garrett, a set of classic quartets by Alexander Tcherepnin, and a collection of jazz-inspired "Fripperies" by Lowell Shaw.

Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival Music Now Recital

Date: Friday, October 27th, 2023

Location: Boyce Recital Hall, Landini Center for the Performing Arts, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana

Description: One of 8 composers selected in ISU's Music Now Competition, Jones's Canzona for Brass Quintet will receive its Indiana premiere by the Chicago-based Braeburn Brass. This event will be livestreamed at this link.

Salem Symphonic Winds: An Impulse to Soar

Date: Sunday, June 11th, 2023

Location: Rose Auditorium, South Salem High School, Salem, Oregon

Description: The Salem Symphonic Winds will present the Oregon premiere of An Impulse to Soar for concert band. The work will be paired with symphonies by Aaron Copland and Julie Giroux.

Momoko Seko's second Master's Recital

Date: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023

Location: Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

Description: Momo's exciting and innovative program includes original music for horn and guitar, music for horn and loop pedal, a big band arrangement of Mahler's Third Symphony, and Jones's Canzona for Brass Quintet.

Iowa Tour with the Braeburn Brass

Date: Saturday, April 29th, 2023

Location: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Description: In this Iowa mini-tour, the Chicago-based Braeburn Brass will premiere Jones's Canzona for Brass Quintet alongside performances of Jones's Incarnation and other modern works for brass quintet.

Iowa Tour with the Braeburn Brass

Date: Thursday, April 27th, 2023

Location: Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa

Description: In this Iowa mini-tour, the Chicago-based Braeburn Brass will premiere Jones's Canzona for Brass Quintet alongside performances of Jones's Incarnation and other modern works for brass quintet.

Songs and Sonatas: New Music for Horn, Voice, and Piano

Date: Saturday, March 25th, 2023

Location: Lincoln Recital Hall, Portland State University

Description: Cascadia Composers is excited to announce the Portland debut performance of dynamic composer, French hornist, and singer David A. Jones, joined by pianist Rebecca Stager. Come join us for an evening of new vocal and instrumental music by Cascadia Composer members! The program will feature the world premiere of Jones's Isang Punongkahoy ("A Tree") for voice and piano, with text by Filipino poet Huseng Batute (José Corazón de Jesús). Jones will also present his Sonata for Horn and Piano and works by Ken Davies, Ryan Hare, Lisa Neher, and Walter Saul.

Prismatic Winds: Development - Progression - Fusion

Date: Friday, May 24th, 2019

Location: Recital Hall, Snow Building, Brigham Young University-Idaho, 525 S Center St, Rexburg, ID 83460

Description: A concert celebrating the history and future of wind chamber music. The Prismatic Winds will present Jones's new work, Language Study: Nga naman pala po ba?, for woodwind quintet, commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University. The program will also include works by Mozart, Gordon Jacobs, and Jeff Scott. This concert will be live-streamed at this link.

Prismatic Winds: Development - Progression - Fusion

Date: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

Location: Carr Gallery, 498 A Street, Idaho Falls, ID, 83402

Description: In the final concert in the Idaho Falls Symphony's Evenings of Chamber Music 2018-19 Series, the Prismatic Winds, joined by pianist Andrew Todd, celebrate the history and future of wind chamber music. The Prismatic Winds will premiere Jones's new work, Language Study: Nga naman pala po ba?, for woodwind quintet, commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University. The program will also include works by Mozart, Gordon Jacobs, and Jeff Scott.

Tubes, Keys, and Strings: New Sounds for Horn, Clarinet, and Piano

Date: Monday, April 29th, 2019

Location: Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, 790 Austin St, Houston, TX 77002

Description: Tubes, Keys, and Strings, a new music ensemble comprised of composer/performers David A. Jones, Theo Chandler, and Jake Sandridge, performs new works for horn, clarinet, and piano written by members of the ensemble and fellow Shepherd School of Music composer Patrick Lenz. This event, funded by the Sviatoslav Richter Grant for Music Outreach, aims to introduce young music students to contemporary music and give them an insider's look into the process of composing a new work.

WindSync and Friends Live on Stage

Date: Friday, April 26th, 2019

Location: Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby Street

Description: WindSync partners with the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance Arts of Tolerance Program to present a concert that unites musicians of different ages, styles, and neighborhoods across Houston. The program features the young string students of the Houston Youth Symphony Coda Music Program, string quartet Invoke, and musicians from Rice's Shepherd School of Music performing Jones's newly commissioned work, Spires, for tenor and string quintet.

Tubes, Keys, and Strings: New Sounds for Horn, Clarinet, and Piano

Date: Thursday, April 25th, 2019

Location: James Madison High School Auditorium, 13719 White Heather Dr, Houston, TX 77045

Description: Tubes, Keys, and Strings, a new music ensemble comprised of composer/performers David Jones, Theo Chandler, and Jake Sandridge, performs new works for horn, clarinet, and piano written by members of the ensemble and fellow Shepherd School of Music composer Patrick Lenz. This event, funded by the Sviatoslav Richter Grant for Music Outreach, aims to introduce young music students to contemporary music and give them an insider's look into the process of composing a new work.

New Art / New Music

Date: Saturday, April 13th, 2019

Location: Moody Center for the Arts, Rice University, 5100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005

Description: A performance of new music in conversation with current art exhibitions at the Moody Center for the Arts by Natasha Bowdoin and Michel Blazy. Jones will premiere his new work, Blurred Chronometry, for horn, clarinet, and piano, with his colleagues Jacob Sandridge and Roy Park.

Doctoral Composition Recital 1

Date: Thursday, February 28th, 2019

Location: Duncan Recital Hall, Rice University 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77005

Description: In partial completion of his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Rice University, Jones presents a concert featuring works written during his first two years of study at the Shepherd School of Music. The program will include the premiere of his new work, Spires, for tenor and string quintet, commissioned by the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance at Rice University.

New Art New Music

Date: Saturday, October 13th, 2018

Location: Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005

Description: An exciting collaborative event featuring new works inspired by the Moody Center's latest art exhibit, The Demon in the Diagram, by Matthew Ritchie. The program includes the live premiere of Jones's recent work, Leeway, for Pierrot quintet, an exploration in aleatoric and quasi-improvisatory techniques.

Connecticut Summerfest Evening of Premieres

Date: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018

Location: Berkman Recital Hall, The Hartt School, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117

Description: In the culminating concert of the 2018 Connecticut Summerfest, three resident ensembles - the Xelana Duo, Duo Alterity, and Akropolis Reed Quintet - premiere works by nine participant composers, including a premiere of Jones's new work, Elegy, for saxophone and bassoon, by Alex Davis and Ana Garcia of the Xelana Duo.

Hear and Now

Date: Thursday, April 19th, 2018

Location: Duncan Recital Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77005

Description: Hear and Now, the Shepherd School of Music's new music ensemble, under the direction of Jerry Hou, premieres Jones's The Zookeeper, a single-movement chamber cantata for four sopranos and two percussionists, with text by Zach T. Power.

Sound, Light, and Line

Date: Monday, April 16th, 2018

Location: Moody Center for the Arts, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005

Description: The premiere of Jones's new work, Set Fire to Free, based on a sculpture of the same title by Filipino artist Gary-Ross Pastrana. This concert is the culminating event of a course taught by Hana Ajiashvili on music inspired by visual artwork.

National Student Electronic Music Event 2018

Date: Friday, March 9th, 2018

Location: Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater, University of North Texas, 415 Avenue C, Denton, Texas 76201

Description: David Jones performs a live diffusion of his recent fixed-media electronic piece, Until Further Notice, at the NSEME 2018 conference.

LSC-CyFair Contemporary Music Festival

Date: Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

Location: Lone Star College-CyFair, 9191 Barker Cypress Rd, Cypress, TX 77433

Description: Violinist Likai He performs Jones's Soliloquy for Violin. The concert is part of a series of events featuring the works of local composers in the greater Houston area.