Christopher Jones is a
composer, pianist and conductor dedicated to the creation of unusual
contemporary music. He has given performances in North America and
Europe including appearances at the Darmstadt Ferienkurse, the Ictus
International Composition Seminar in Brussels, Merkin Hall in New York
and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Christopher has given many premieres and
enjoys working closely with composers. He brings his interests in
composition, performance and improvisation together in his work as
pianist, conductor and co-director of sfSound, an innovative ensemble
and concert series that is redefining the boundaries of new music in
the San Francisco Bay Area.
Christopher
completed a doctorate in composition at Stanford University, where he
is currently a lecturer in composition and music theory. He studied
composition with Brian Ferneyhough, Jonathan Harvey and Allan Gordon
Bell, and piano with Evelyne Brancart and Patricia Zander.
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