Discover Will Jones

William Jones is the principal and solo euphoniumist of the United States Air Force Concert Band, Bolling Air Force Base, District of Columbia. Originally from Stormville, New York Jones is a 1994 graduate of John Jay High School in East Fishkill, New York. He received a bachelor of music in euphonium performance, cum laude, from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During his time in Pittsburgh, Jones recorded and toured extensively with the River City Brass Band. WQED Public Radio featured his senior recital in its entirety on "Performance in Pittsburgh." Jones won the City Music Center at Duquesne Concerto Competition, earning him an opportunity to solo with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Recently, he has appeared as a soloist with the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, The Air Force Band of Flight at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Ohio and on three tours as tour soloist with The United States Air Force Concert Band. He has performed or lectured at the University of Michigan, Georgetown University, Northwestern University, The University of New Hampshire, Ball State University, Louisiana State University, West Virginia University and his alma mater Duquesne University. His former teachers include, Dr. Brian Bowman Barry Morrison, Murray Crewe, and Roger Hanson.