Diane Jones
Diane Jones
Diane Jones’ music has been performed by Mélomanie, The Relâche Ensemble, The Da Capo Chamber Players, Trio Casals, and Flautet. Diane’s music reflects her rich, eclectic influences and her love of line and rhythm. She has been commissioned by the Syracuse City Ballet, Mélomanie, the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation, and the Syracuse International Film Festival. She is featured as both composer and performer on four Samba Laranja CDs, three of which (Native Orange in 2011, Pathways in 2015, and Guaraná in 2019) have won SAMMY awards. Her four piano trios were recorded by Trio Casals for their “MOTO” series of CDs, and have been broadcast throughout the US and internationally. “Dreamcatcher” for trombone and orchestra, is included on “Neue Kraft Fulend,” a CD from trombonist Haim Avitsur and conductor Ovidiu Marinescu. “Soul Dance,” a 2023 work for cello and string orchestra, was recorded by cellist Ovidiu Marinescu and the London Symphony Orchestra led by Miran Vaupotic, and in 2025 a companion work for piano and string orchestra, “Inner Light” is scheduled for release, featuring pianist Anna Kislitsyna and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
Jones has completed five residencies in Syracuse area middle schools, providing students the opportunity to experience and influence the composition process, along with the excitement of presenting a world premiere. She has collaborated with choreographers Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell, Christina D’Amico, Dominique Dawkins, and Sarah Walter for six Vision of Sound festivals of music and dance, and with filmmaker and director Ryan Silveira for both live and recorded projects.
Diane is the mid-day host and Program Manager on WCNY-FM, Central New York’s Classical Radio Station, and the host and producer of “Feminine Fusion,” a nationally-syndicated weekly program highlighting women in the classical music world which has been recognized for excellence from the NEA.
A recipient of the Billy Joel Fellowship, a fellowship with the Chamber Music Institute at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, and awarded the prestigious Grace F. and Theodore Berger Award from the University of Delaware, Diane has also been inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda, the music honor society. Active as a performer as well as a composer, Diane regularly performs with Samba Laranja, plays contrabass flute with the Central New York Flute Choir, and is a core member of the 315 Ensemble. She has played flute and piccolo in regional orchestras, and was one half of the flute duo, Flutes of Fancy.
Diane is privileged to have studied with outstanding composers Daniel S. Godfrey, Nicolas Scherzinger, and Jennifer Margaret Barker.
Year: 2023
"Soul Dance" by Diane Jones is the first in a series of short works for soloist and string orchestra. The soloist on this recording is Ovidiu Marinescu
Composers: Diane Jones, Marvin Lamb, John Robertson, Katherine Price, Joanna Estelle, L Peter Deutsch, Keith Kramer, Arthur Gottschalk
Label: Navona
Label's Website: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6514/
Product ID: NV6514
Year: 2021
Diane Jones' "Crooked Lake" takes the listener on a journey around Keuka Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
Composers: Diane Jones, Matthew Hetz, Pierre Schroeder, Timothy Kramer, John Hawkes, David T. Bridges, John G. Bilotta, Christian Paterniti, Katherine Price, Michael Cohen
Label: Navona
Label's Website: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6341/
Product ID: NV6341
Year: 2020
Included is my work "Earth Rise" inspired by the historic photo of Earth from space from the Apollo 8 mission.
Composers: Diane Jones, Edna Alejandra Longoria, Ovidiu Marinescu, Christina Rusnak, Chad Robinson, Clive Muncaster, Joanna Estelle, Eliane Aberdam
Label: Navona
Label's Website: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6266/
Product ID: NV6266
Year: 2018
Continuing the Moto series with Trio Casals, included on this CD is "Woman A/Part," inspired by the photography of Carrie Mae Weems.
Composers: Diane Jones, Beth Mehocic, David N. Stewart, Sidney Bailin, L Peter Deutsch, Giovanni Piacentini, Adrienne Albert, Clive Muncaster, Joanne D. Carey, Bruce Babcock
Label: Navona
Label's Website: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6156/
Product ID: NV6156
Neue Kraft Fehlund
A 2-CD set of music commissioned and/or performed by trombonist Haim Avitsur, and conducted by Ovidiu Marinescu. Includes "Dreamcatcher," a trombone concerto by Diane Jones. Also works by Maurice Wright, David Brown, David Loeb, Carson Cooman, Robert Cuckson, Eitan Avitsur.
Composers: Diane Jones, and others
Label: International Musicians Network
Label's Website: https://www.petdragonmusic.com/
Product ID: IMN-61147
Moto Continuo
Year: 2015
New works for piano trio and solo cello. Contains "Three Songs" by Diane Jones.
Composers: Diane Jones, Osias Wilenski, Nicholas Anthony Ascioti, John A. Carollo, Robert, Fleisher, Brian Noyes
Label: Navona Records, LLC
Label's Website: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6003/
Product ID: NV6003
Pathways
Live and studio recordings from Samba Laranja, the Syracuse University Brazilian Ensemble. Includes "Travels" by Diane Jones. Also features Jones in performance
Composers: Diane Jones
Label: Syracuse University Recordings
Label's Website: https://www.syracuseuniversityrecords.com/
Product ID: MSR 1026
Native Orange
Live and studio performances by Samba Laranja, the Syracuse University Brazilian Ensemble. Includes Diane Jones' "Choro Samba Laranja" and features Jones in performance.
Composers: Diane Jones
Label: Syracuse University Recordings
Label's Website: https://www.syracuseuniversityrecords.com/
Product ID: SUR 1025
Diane Jones' music has been performed by Mélomanie, The Relâche Ensemble, The Da Capo Chamber Players, Trio Casals, and Flautet. Diane's music reflects her rich, eclectic influences and her love of line and rhythm. She has been commissioned by the Syracuse City Ballet, Mélomanie, the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation, and the Syracuse International Film Festival. She is featured as both composer and performer on four Samba Laranja CDs, three of which (Native Orange in 2011, Pathways in 2015, and Guaraná in 2019) have won SAMMY awards. Her four piano trios were recorded by Trio Casals for their "MOTO" series of CDs, and have been broadcast throughout the US and internationally. "Dreamcatcher" for trombone and orchestra, is included on "Neue Kraft Fulend," a CD from trombonist Haim Avitsur and conductor Ovidiu Marinescu. “Soul Dance,” a 2023 work for cello and string orchestra, was recorded by cellist Ovidiu Marinescu and the London Symphony Orchestra led by Miran Vaupotic, and in 2025 a companion work for piano and string orchestra, "Inner Light" is scheduled for release, featuring pianist Anna Kislitsyna and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
Jones has completed five residencies in Syracuse area middle schools, providing students the opportunity to experience and influence the composition process, along with the excitement of presenting a world premiere. She has collaborated with choreographers Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell, Christina D'Amico, Dominique Dawkins, and Sarah Walter for six Vision of Sound festivals of music and dance, and with filmmaker and director Ryan Silveira for both live and recorded projects.
Diane is the mid-day host and Program Manager on WCNY-FM, Central New York's Classical Radio Station, and the host and producer of "Feminine Fusion," a nationally-syndicated weekly program highlighting women in the classical music world which has been recognized for excellence from the NEA.
A recipient of the Billy Joel Fellowship, a fellowship with the Chamber Music Institute at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, and awarded the prestigious Grace F. and Theodore Berger Award from the University of Delaware, Diane has also been inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda, the music honor society. Active as a performer as well as a composer, Diane regularly performs with Samba Laranja, plays contrabass flute with the Central New York Flute Choir, and is a core member of the 315 Ensemble. She has played flute and piccolo in regional orchestras, and was one half of the flute duo, Flutes of Fancy.
Diane is privileged to have studied with outstanding composers Daniel S. Godfrey, Nicolas Scherzinger, and Jennifer Margaret Barker.
Year: 2023
"Soul Dance" by Diane Jones is the first in a series of short works for soloist and string orchestra. The soloist on this recording is Ovidiu Marinescu
Composers: Diane Jones, Marvin Lamb, John Robertson, Katherine Price, Joanna Estelle, L Peter Deutsch, Keith Kramer, Arthur Gottschalk
Label: Navona
Label's Website: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6514/
Product ID: NV6514
Year: 2021
Diane Jones' "Crooked Lake" takes the listener on a journey around Keuka Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
Composers: Diane Jones, Matthew Hetz, Pierre Schroeder, Timothy Kramer, John Hawkes, David T. Bridges, John G. Bilotta, Christian Paterniti, Katherine Price, Michael Cohen
Label: Navona
Label's Website: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6341/
Product ID: NV6341
Year: 2020
Included is my work "Earth Rise" inspired by the historic photo of Earth from space from the Apollo 8 mission.
Composers: Diane Jones, Edna Alejandra Longoria, Ovidiu Marinescu, Christina Rusnak, Chad Robinson, Clive Muncaster, Joanna Estelle, Eliane Aberdam
Label: Navona
Label's Website: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6266/
Product ID: NV6266
Year: 2018
Continuing the Moto series with Trio Casals, included on this CD is "Woman A/Part," inspired by the photography of Carrie Mae Weems.
Composers: Diane Jones, Beth Mehocic, David N. Stewart, Sidney Bailin, L Peter Deutsch, Giovanni Piacentini, Adrienne Albert, Clive Muncaster, Joanne D. Carey, Bruce Babcock
Label: Navona
Label's Website: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6156/
Product ID: NV6156
Neue Kraft Fehlund
A 2-CD set of music commissioned and/or performed by trombonist Haim Avitsur, and conducted by Ovidiu Marinescu. Includes "Dreamcatcher," a trombone concerto by Diane Jones. Also works by Maurice Wright, David Brown, David Loeb, Carson Cooman, Robert Cuckson, Eitan Avitsur.
Composers: Diane Jones, and others
Label: International Musicians Network
Label's Website: https://www.petdragonmusic.com/
Product ID: IMN-61147
Moto Continuo
Year: 2015
New works for piano trio and solo cello. Contains "Three Songs" by Diane Jones.
Composers: Diane Jones, Osias Wilenski, Nicholas Anthony Ascioti, John A. Carollo, Robert, Fleisher, Brian Noyes
Label: Navona Records, LLC
Label's Website: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6003/
Product ID: NV6003
Pathways
Live and studio recordings from Samba Laranja, the Syracuse University Brazilian Ensemble. Includes "Travels" by Diane Jones. Also features Jones in performance
Composers: Diane Jones
Label: Syracuse University Recordings
Label's Website: https://www.syracuseuniversityrecords.com/
Product ID: MSR 1026
Native Orange
Live and studio performances by Samba Laranja, the Syracuse University Brazilian Ensemble. Includes Diane Jones' "Choro Samba Laranja" and features Jones in performance.
Composers: Diane Jones
Label: Syracuse University Recordings
Label's Website: https://www.syracuseuniversityrecords.com/
Product ID: SUR 1025