Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones, professor emeritus at Oberlin College, is a teacher, lecturer, and translator living in the Bay Area. He sings and plays recorder, violin, and viola da gamba in a number of early-music groups.

Articles By This Author

Nicholas Jones - March 5, 2019

Paul Flight deftly guides the chorus through Rachmaninoff’s demanding masterpiece.

Nicholas Jones - February 19, 2019

András Schiff plays and conducts a long, oddly asynchronous concert.

Nicholas Jones - December 4, 2018

David Conte’s tuneful music makes a heartfelt comedy.

Nicholas Jones - November 19, 2018

The world premiere of Richard Marriott’s Ghost Ship Concerto headlines the somber program.

Nicholas Jones - November 5, 2018

A concert that at once recounts the brutality of slavery while embracing the musical cultures it brought together.

Nicholas Jones - October 2, 2018

The cellist gives a marathon performance of Bach at the Greek.

Nicholas Jones - September 17, 2018

Cathedral acoustics muddy the brilliance of Britain’s “Crown Jewels.”

Nicholas Jones - June 12, 2018

Sequentia performs compellingly reconstructed music from a thousand years ago.

Nicholas Jones - May 8, 2018

A fascinating concert of seldom-heard music reflects on the Europe of a century ago.

Nicholas Jones - March 13, 2018

The viol virtuoso brings French Baroque chamber music to the Bay Area.