Gareth Jones

Conductor

Gareth Jones is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary and is the director of the University’s Wind Ensemble as well as the Symphonic Band.  He is also the Director of the Alberta Winds, Calgary’s professional wind ensemble and was the conductor of the 2014 National Youth Band of Canada. He was Assistant Principal Trumpet with the CPO from 1992 to 2007 and continues to play with the CPO whenever his conducting schedule allows. Mr. Jones has appeared as guest conductor and clinician with over two hundred orchestras and wind ensembles, been featured on Juno nominated blues CDs, appeared on CBC radio as a soloist and chamber musician, been a guest lecturer with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, an adjudicator at music festivals across Canada, a reviewer for the recently updated Royal Conservatory of Music trumpet syllabus as well as conducting honour bands across Canada.  He studied conducting at the Pierre Monteux Institute and Canada’s National Arts Centre and received his Master of Music in conducting from the University of Calgary. He received his Bachelor of Music Northwestern University, where he won the prestigious concerto competition and a scholarship for performing excellence.