Texas State University, San Marcos, TX USA
Austin Opera
Victoria Bach Festival Orchestra
Adah Toland Jones, Professor of Flute at Texas State University, is also Principal Flute with the Austin Opera and the Victoria Bach Festival Orchestra and plays frequently with Austin and San Antonio Symphonies. She holds B.M. and M.M. degrees and a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music and a Doctor of Arts degree from Ball State University where she was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Citation. Her principal teachers include Patricia George, Joseph Mariano, Paul Boyer, and Jean-Pierre Rampal.
At Texas State, she was awarded the University Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities and was runner-up from the College of Fine Arts and Communication for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Jones has performed and conducted masterclasses at flute festivals and universities throughout the U.S., in the U.K., Bulgaria and Dominica, West Indies.
Activities with the National Flute Association include performances at numerous conventions, conducting the High School and Professional Flute Choirs, membership on the Pedagogy Committee, Coordinator of the Professional Flute Choir and judging various competitions including flute choir events and the high school soloist competition. In the summers of 2015 and 2016, Dr. Jones was invited to perform and conduct masterclasses at the “Balabanov’s House Music Days” International Music Festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Dr. Jones can also be heard on the Harmonia Mundi Label recording Samuel Barber: An American Romantic with the Grammy Award Winning vocal ensemble, Conspirare-The Company of Voices, directed by Craig Hella Johnson as well as on the soundtrack for the movie Knight of Cups, directed by Terrence Malik. Her publication “The Flute Choir Method Book” is used by flute choirs worldwide. A highlight of recent years was a feature article “Teaching Flute at Texas State University”, an extensive interview article published in the national flute journal “Flute Talk” in May 2014.