Phone: (319)-541-5892- cell
e-mail: william-jones@uiowa.edu
CURRENT POSITIONS
Professor of Music/Director of Orchestral Studies, University of Iowa
Artistic/Executive Director, Conductors Workshop of America
Music Director/Conductor, Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra
National President, American String Teachers Association
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin, Madison DMA
University of Iowa, Iowa City MFA
The Juilliard School of Music Hours
Kansas State University, Manhattan MA
Kansas State University, Manhattan BS
University of North Texas, Denton Hours
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 1997-2019, 2020-2021
Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral Studies.
Principal Duties : Conduct and administer the overall orchestral program
which consists of the University Symphony, the Chamber Orchestra and an
All-University String Orchestra. Additional duties include responsibilities for
Graduate Conducting Studies and Opera performances.
Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra (Iowa) 2016-present
Music Director/Conductor of eighty member professional orchestra with six subscription concerts annually.
Pro Corde Chamber Consort (Iowa) 2008-present
Music Director/Conductor of forty-five member professional orchestra.
Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra (Wisconsin) 2003-2008
Music Director/Conductor of eighty member professional orchestra with six subscription concerts annually.
Conductors Workshop of America 1986- present
An intensive week-long workshop designed to provide professionals in the field an opportunity to revitalize their analysis and score study abilities, refine gestural skills, and improve rehearsal pacing and concepts.
International Workshops 1989-2004
Lead conductor of Orchestral Conducting Workshops throughout Europe and Australia, and Music Director of International String Orchestra
Bloomington Symphony Orchestra 1997 - 2000
Music Director and Conductor of semi-professional orchestra, providing artistic leadership and programmatic directions for metropolitan suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.
Greater Twin Cities’ Youth Symphonies, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN 1972-97
Founding Music Director/Administrator of internationally recognized youth symphony structure comprised of eight orchestras which involved over 1,000 young people from a 200-mile radius of the Twin Cities. GTCYS performed over 60 concerts annually throughout North America and internationally.
Orchestral Institute of America 1986 - 97
Founding Artistic Director/Administrator of a two week residential institute devoted to the study and performance of the world's finest orchestral repertoire. Full orchestras, chamber music, recitals, guest artists, private study, master classes, constituted an intensive experience for elementary through college age students.
3M Symphony, Saint Paul, Minnesota 1974 - 87
Music Director of 65-piece community orchestra comprised of amateur and professional musicians.
MacPhail Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1979 - 90
Conductor of chamber orchestra of professional musicians devoted to performance of concerti/arias.
University of Wisconsin-Madison 1970 - 72
Associate Conductor, Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras: TA, Freshman/Sophomore Theory.
Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa 1967 - 70
Assistant Professor: Conductor of orchestra and teacher of theory, form & analysis, and double reeds.
Middle Island Public Schools, New York, New York 1962 - 67
Music Instructor, classroom and instrumental ensembles (strings and winds).
GUEST CONDUCTING
Professional Orchestras
Minnesota Orchestra
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Sinfonie Orchester AML-Luzern (Switzerland)
Penang Symphony (Malaysia)
South Dakota Symphony
Minneapolis Chamber Symphony
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra
Antofagasta Symphony (Chile)
Orquestra Sinfonica do Theatro da Paz (Brazil)
Zhangzhou Symphony (China)
Nanchang Philharmonic (China)
Birch Creek Pops Orchestra (Wisconsin)
Philomusicia (Minnesota)
Rochester Symphony (Minnesota)
Charlotte Symphony (North Carolina)
Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony
Hershey Symphony (Pennsylvania)
Mankato Symphony (Minnesota)
Clinton Symphony (Iowa)
International Outreach: Conducting, Clinics, Workshops
Harbin, China, 2018
Sichuan, China, 2017, 2018
Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2017
Tianjin Conservatory, 2017
Hong Kong Baptist University, 2016
Guangsi Arts University, Nanning, China, 2016
Wuhan Conservatory of Music, Wuhan, China, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai, China, 2007, 2016, 2018
Shenyang Conservatory of Music, Shenyang, China, 2014, 2016
Jiangxi Academy, Nanchang, China, 2014, 2016
Xian Conservatory of Music, Xian, China, 2013, 2017
China Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
XXIII Festival Internaconal de Musica do Parά, Belem, Brazil, 2010
Singapore American School Festival, Singapore, 2010
Malaysia Music Festival, Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia, December, 2009
Asian Pacific Arts Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March, 2009
Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, China, November, 2006, 2007
Australian String Teachers Assn. Conference, Brisbane, Australia, January, 2007
Midwest International Band & Orchestra Conference, Chicago, IL, December 2006
Asian Pacific Arts Conference, Kobe, Japan, November, 2006
Shanghai Opera School Performance Demonstration, May, 2006
International String Orchestra, Music Director/Conductor
Brisbane, Australia, 2001
Graz, Austria, 1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
Calgary, Alberta, 1990
Lausanne, Switzerland, 1991
Honolulu, Hawaii, 1993
Lyon, France, 1994
Glasgow, Scotland, 1995, 1999
Stavanger, Norway, 1997, 2002
Biarritz, France, 1998, 2003
Conductor in Residence
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1984
North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, 1987-89
University of Minnesota, 1989
University of Miami (FL), 1990-91
BASSOON PERFORMANCE
ORCHESTRAL
Principal Bassoon, Minnesota Opera and Ballet
First Call, Minnesota Orchestra
First Call, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bassoon, Madison Symphony, Opera, and Ballet, Wisconsin
Principal Bassoon, Cedar Rapids Symphony, Iowa
Principal Bassoon, American Ballet Theatre, Minnesota
Principal Bassoon, South Shore Symphony, New York
Principal Bassoon, Huntington Symphony/Opera, New York
Principal Bassoon, Topeka Symphony, Kansas
Bassoon, St. Paul Opera
CONCERTO
Hershey Symphony (PA)
Mississippi Valley Symphony (MN)
University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra
Bismarck/Mandan Symphony (ND)
Ottumwa Symphony (IA)
Bimidji Symphony (MN)
ADDITIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American String Teachers Association, National President: 2018-2020
American String Teachers Association, Governing Board: 2016-2022
International Symposium on String Education, Governing Board (Norway)
Yamaha International Orchestral Advisory Board (Japan)
World Youth Orchestra Conference (Tokyo), U.S. Representative
World Federation of Amateur Orchestras (Kanazawa, Japan), Founding Board
AWARDS
Medal of Honor: Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic
Collegiate Fellow: University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Iowa Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
Exceptional Leadership and Merit Award: American String Teachers Association
Mayors' Public Art Award: Twin Cities (MN)
Musician of the Year Award: Sigma Alpha Iota
International Who's Who in Music
David W. Preuss Leadership Award
PUBLICATIONS
American String Teacher Journal: multiple articles in print 2016-2020
Compact Disc: Conductor: “Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra”. Pro Corde Chamber Consort, Ksenia Nosikova, Pianist. 2009 Profil (Germany)
Compact Disc: Conducted 2005 recording of “Monsterology” by Lawrence Fritts CD 2007
Compact Disc: “Bassoon Images: Music from the Americas”. 2003 Albany Records
Performed bassoon duo with Benjamin Coelho
Video Program: “The French Connection” celebrating Hector Berlioz 200 birthday. University of Iowa and Iowa Public Television. Recorded live February 26, 2003. Numerous broadcasts.
Compact Disc: “An International Holiday,” with Tony Sandler and the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, William LaRue Jones, Conductor. Westmark, 1998
"Puccini's operas no trip to purgatory" Iowa City Press Citizen, April 6, 2016
“From Tony Sandler with Love,” an Iowa Public Television Valentine’s Day Special with the Des Moines Sinfonietta, William LaRue Jones, Conductor, June 1-2, 1998. Broadcast February 12, 1999.
“The Orchestral Movement in the United States of America.” Paper presented at the World Youth Orchestra Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 1994; revised version presented WYOC Conference, Ishikawa, Japan, 1996.
“The State of Amateur Orchestras in the United States.” Paper presented at the founding of the World Federation of Amateur Orchestras, Kanazawa, Japan, 1998.
“The Orchestra and American Education” Music Education in the United States.Univ. of Alabama Press, 1988.
