William LaRue Jones

William LaRue Jones is "one of the most active and versatile symphonic conductors in America today, possessing a unique ability to work effectively with musicians at all levels of performing capability and experience" (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). His conducting schedule includes a wide array of professional, festival, collegiate, and student ensembles throughout North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia, ranging from the Minnesota Orchestra and Minneapolis Pops to the Penang (Malaysia) Symphony, Orquestra Sinfonica do Theatro da Paz (Belem, Brazil) Antofagasta (Chile) Symphony, Nanchang (China) Symphony, to the Lucerne (Switzerland) Symphony. Dr. Jones is Emeritus Professor of Music, Director of Orchestral Studies, and Conductor of Orchestras and Opera at the University of Iowa. He has received the Iowa Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, an Obermann Scholar and Stanley International Fellow, and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic Medal of Honor. Jones is a National Past President of the American String Teachers Association and continues to serve on several standing committees. His compositions and arrangements are frequently programmed by educational ensembles.