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Instructor: Dr. Robert Jones
Office: M/T 129

Phone: 937-229-3909
robert.jones@notes.udayton.edu


MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS/ARRANGEMENTS

• UD Anthem
2001
• WITHER’S ROCKING HYMN Arrangement-Manuscript
1991
Performances
Dayton Bach Society
2003
Music Educators National Conference
1991
Southern Region - Winston-Salem, NC
Appalachian State University
1991
Boone, NC
• MY CHOSEN PORTION Manuscript
1981
• KEEP A’GOIN Manuscript
1981
• SING PRAISES Lorenz Publishing
1980
• RISE UP, SHEPHERD Heritage Press
1979

Articles/Publications

• "Don't Just Sing It - S C H E M E I T !," National Federation of State High School Associations Journal, Winter 2005

• "Don't Just Sing It - S C H E M E I T !," Indiana Music Educators Journal, May 2005

• "Don’t Just Sing It – S C H E M E I T !,” TRIAD (Publication of the Ohio Music Educators Conference), May-June 2001, p. 28-29

• "University of Dayton Department of Music," Catholic Music Ministry, January 98, p.12-15
• "An Update on Teacher Licensing in Ohio," The Ohio Music Educators District 12 Newsletter, Fall 97, p. 5
• "A Report on the Legislation of Educational Funding in Ohio," The Ohio Music Educators District 12 Newsletter, Fall 97
• "Impressions of Saranac Lake," The Voice, (Publication of Chorus America) Winter 1997, p. 5
• "The Evolution of a Commission - John Gardner's Exsultate Deo,"submitted to The American Organist in 1994, American Choral Directors Journal in 1998, unpublished at this time
• "The Eclectic Style of John Gardner," American Choral Directors Journal , May 1994, p. 19-26
• "University of Dayton to Premiere New Gardner Work," Chorus , March 1994, p. 6
 
 

ADDRESSES & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Conference Performance – University of Dayton Chorale 2004 Ohio Music Education Association Conference
2004
• Presenter – Ohio Music Education Association Conference
2004
• Co-Presenter - Ohio Music Education Association Conference 2003
2003
• MUSICA Arts Spots – WDPR Radio, A five-minute discussion of the upcoming MUSICA! concerts, including repertoire and composers
2002
• Conference Performance - MUSICA! at Ohio Choral Directors Summer Conference
2001
• Conference Performance – North American Saxophone Alliance University of Dayton Chorale
2001
• Pre-Performance Lecture – Quink Vocal Ensemble of Amsterdam for the Yellow Springs Chamber Music Series
February 2001
• Conference Presentation – June The Aging Voice-Wine Is Not The Only Thing That Can Improve With Age! The National Association of Teachers of Singing Midwest Conference
June 2001
• Conference Presentation – Thoughts on The Aging Voice-An Overview, with musical assistance by MUSICA! Presented to the
Ohio Choral Directors Summer Conference
July 2001
• DPO Panel Discussion Member - Brahms REQUIEM
Panel included Neal Gittleman, conductor of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, professional soloists and participating conductors
October 2000
• Pre-Performance Lecture – Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi Dayton Opera (Two presentations)
March 1999
• Pre-Performance Lecture – Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti
Dayton Opera (Three presentations) Four other extended presentations of this lecture were givenin the Miami Valley
March 1998
• MUSICA Arts Spots – WDPR Radio (Recorded three spots)A five-minute discussion of the Dayton Bach Society’s
performance of REQUIEM (M. Durufle) with orchestra and soloists
September 1998
• Pre-Performance Lecture – La Boheme, by Giaccomo Puccini Dayton Opera (Three presentations which included
performance of a solo aria from the opera)
March 1996
• Pre-Performance Lecture – MESSIAH: 202 Years of History and Changing Tastes Dayton Bach Society
December 1994
• Pre-Performance Lecture – Das Lied von der Erde, by Gustav Mahler for Dayton Philharmonic

November 1993

 

COMPACT DISCS

LET ME FLY
2005
  Robert Jones - Artistic Director and booklet designer. This CD features an array of spirituals. The disc was funded by a grant from the Montgomery County Arts & Cultural District.  
GREAT DAY
2001
  Robert Jones - Artistic Director and booklet designer. The premier CD by MUSICA!, known for their Chamber performances in Ohio and Indiana  
• CELEBRATION  
  Three selections by The University of Dayton Chorale are included on this Department of Music CD celebrating the sesquicentennial of the University of Dayton.  

VIDEO TAPES

• University of Dayton Chorale Christmas Special for WTPD Channel 16
1999
• University of Dayton Chamber Singers Christmas Special for WTPD Channel 16
1997

MUSIC REVIEWS

• Over thirty reviews of choral selections appeared in the American Choral Directors Journal from 1993-96.

BOOK REVIEWS

• SPOTLIGHT ON TEACHING CHORAL MUSIC reviewed in TRIAD, publication of the Ohio Music Education Association
2003
• Comprehensive Choral Musicianship reviewed in 1998 the Ohio Choral Directors Association Newsletter
1998

CLINICIAN/GUEST CONDUCTOR/ADJUDICATOR

• Kentucky Dist. 6 High School Honor Choir Campbellsville, KY
2004
• Adjudicated over fifty festivals including OMEA High School Choral Festivals, Music in the Parks and Heritage Festivals
• Presented over fifty high school clinics in the South, Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West regions
• Twice served as guest clinician for the Great Lakes Music Campat Butler and Valparaiso University
1994 & 1996

COORDINATOR

• District 12 OMEA High School Honor Choir
1998-2003
• UD Chamber Choir Day
2002-present

SOLO PERFORMANCES

• Soloist in the Atlantic, Southern and Midwest regions
• Presented two full recitals at the University of Dayton
• Performed on Schubertiade Recital Series, Faculty Showcase Recitals and sang the MESSIAH bass solos at the University of Dayton
• Soloist with local semi-professional and collegiate ensembles
  Amernest String Quartet
  University of Dayton Symphony
  University of Dayton Chorale
  Dayton Bach Society
  Miami Valley Symphony
  Ohio University Choral Union
• Soloist with the University of Miami Singers (FL) and Miami Bach Society

HONORS

• Selected to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
2000

• Selected as one of fifteen conductors by video-tape audition to attend Chorus America Summer Choral Workshops featuring Gregg Smith, Dennis Keane, Peter Bagley and Vance George in Saranac Lake, NY

1996

grants awarded

• MUSICA! -  Montgomery County Arts and Culture District
Amount Funded - $6500

2004
• Special Projects Grant
Reflections on African-American Spirituals
2004

• Special Funding for chamber music experience
Amount Funded - $300 For Junior and Senior music students in the
Department of Music

2002
• Special Project Grant from the Tipp Foundation
Amount Funded - $1000 Allocated funding for a MUSICA! performance/clinic with the Tippacanoe High School Choirs
2001
• Funding from Viva Humanitas
Amount Funded - $1300 To commission a  composition for wind band and choir by the English composer, John Gardner, to be performed during the Viva Humanitas Celebration.The composer was flown to Dayton for the premier
1994