Overview
Violin
Dr. Timothy Jones is a Wichita native who serves as Associate Concertmaster of the Wichita Symphony and Assistant Professor of Violin at Wichita State University. He holds degrees in Music Education and Violin Performance, and earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.
Jones has performed extensively throughout North and South America as soloist, concertmaster, and chamber musician. He earned a permanent position with the Wichita Symphony at age 17, and later held orchestral leadership roles in California and Oregon.
Since returning to Kansas in 2018, Jones has appeared as a concerto soloist with the Wichita Symphony and several regional orchestras. In 2024, he was the dedicatee of a violin concerto by Robert Hagenbuch, Jr., and performed the world premiere of the work with the WSU Symphony Orchestra.
Jones is an avid educator of all ages in both private and classroom settings. He taught in the Wichita Public Schools, and participated in North and South American projects which brought music education to youth in rural communities. He has also taught and performed at music festivals in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil.
As a pedagogue, Jones enjoys working with musical, mathematical, and esoteric knowledge. He composed an extensive curriculum and teaches non-university courses on a modern knowledge derived from the fractal/vigesimal mathematics of the Mayans.
Jones’s achievements as both teacher and performer were recognized in 2023 by the Wichita Arts Council Burton Pell Achievement in Music Award, and in 2024 by the Kansas African American Museum Doris Kerr Larkins Rising Star Award.
Ultimately, Jones’s work strives to demonstrate the unity of science, art, and metaphysics through comprehension of mathematics. When not playing or teaching, Jones enjoys traveling, hiking, and camping.
Bachelor of Music in performanc - Wichita State University
Bachelor of Music Education - Wichita State University
Master of Music in performance - Azusa Pacific University
Doctor of Musical Arts - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)