

The two are competing to represent the 7th Congressional District, which includes eastern Sacramento County and the cities of Folsom, Rancho Cordova and Elk Grove. Jones has strongly denied the accusations, which his opponent Democratic Congressman Ami Bera has used against him in campaign ads.

They came to light in court documents in July. The audio quality is better on his recording than the full-length session video, and this location also provides an interesting perspective.Republican congressional candidate and Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones continues to face questions about his personal conduct following allegations he made unwanted sexual advances on a 26-year-old female subordinate more than a decade ago. "Song for My Children" performance at Midwest Clinic Sessionīen Factor (Lancaster HS and Ohio State alumnus) captured this video of the performance of Andrew Boysen's "Song for My Children" part of the session. Jones, conductor, and Jonathan Spitz, co-artistic director of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New York. "Inspired by Orpheus: Collaborative Rehearsal and Performance in the Large Ensemble Setting." Video of the 2014 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic presentation by the musicians of The Ohio State University Symphonic Band. 2014 Midwest Symphonic Band Tour Program.Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic Session Handout and Symphonic Band Tour Program His guest conducting engagements regularly include All-State Bands and Honor Bands, as well as international engagements throughout Asia.Ĭollaborative Rehearsal and Performance Blog/Videos Jones was honored with an Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching at Ohio State in 2015, and was recipient of the Ohio State School of Music Distinguished Teaching Award in both 20. A firm believer in creating opportunities for students to interact with great artists of our time, the musicians under Jones’ leadership have also collaborated with Libby Larsen, Frederick Fennell, Eiji Oue, Aaron Jay Kernis, Frank Battisti, Seiji Ozawa, Augusta Read Thomas, Eddie Daniels, The Empire Brass Quintet, The American Brass Quintet and a host of other distinguished musical figures. The composition honors the victims of the shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC in 2015.Īn ardent supporter of living composers, Jones has commissioned more than 40 new compositions for wind band and chamber winds. One such project in 2019 joined the Ohio State Office of Diversity and Inclusion, executive producers of the documentary Emanuel, American composer James Stephenson, and the musicians of the Ohio State Symphonic Band in a performance of Stephenson’s composition there are no words. Collaborative partners with ensembles under his direction have included visual artists, composers, folk artists, the literary arts, digital media, dancers, and choral ensembles among others. Jones is the founding director of the Youth Summer Music Programs at Ohio State which, during his decade of leadership, connected several thousand school-age students from across the country with the School of Music, its faculty, and university.Ī deeply collaborative musician and educator, interdisciplinary partnerships frequent Jones’ teaching and creative work. His primary teaching responsibilities include conducting the Symphonic Band and leading the undergraduate conducting curriculum. Jones is professor of music, associate director of Bands, and director of the Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
