Teresa Jones

Violin - String Department Chair

Primary Academic Program: Bard Conservatory of Music: Preparatory Division

Biography: Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Teresa Jones graduated from the Glier Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor’s Degree in Performance, and received her Master’s Degree in Performance, Chamber Music, and Teaching at the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy. The former assistant to the director of the string department at the Glier Conservatory, Teresa held a full time position at the Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. She has performed as a soloist and concertmaster with numerous orchestras of Ukraine, is a major prize winner of the 1995 International Music Competition in Toronto, and, in 1996, was invited to teach at the Early Ear Music School in New York City. After moving to the U.S., she became a faculty member of the Dalcroze School of Music at the Kaufman Music Center. Recently Teresa has performed with the Bronx Symphony Orchestra, the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony Orchestra, served as a jury member of the International Music and Art Competition for Youth, and maintained a private teaching studio in New York City.
Department: Arts