Katherine Borst Jones

Area Head of Brass, Woodwinds, & Percussion

Area: Brass, Woodwinds & Percussion (Flute)
Katherine Borst Jones

Katherine Borst Jones has been at The Ohio State University since 1985 and has served as chair of woodwinds, brass and percussion since 1999. She was awarded the Distinguished Teacher award in 1995 and the Scholar award in 2008. She is a founding member and co-principal flutist of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, a member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and principal flute of the New Sousa Band, which has toured Japan and the US. In 1976, she created the annual High School Flute workshop program at OSU. Professor Jones conducts the OSU Flute Troupe, and has served in many roles for the National Flute Association, including president, twice, vice-president, and 1992 convention program chair. She has performed at eight conventions and was a member of the NFA delegation to the Soviet Union in 1989. She was co-founder, teacher and coordinator of the Robert Willoughby Master Classes, held at the University of New Hampshire. Professor Jones studied with Keith Brion, Robert Willoughby, Kyril Magg, Donald McGinnis, and Julius Baker. She has performed with symphonies, chamber groups and festivals around the world. She has recorded for CRI, d'Note and Summit recordings, and has commissioned solo and chamber works of composers Michael Ruszczynski, Mark DeVoto, Tom Duffy, Tom Wells and Rudolfo Bubalo. Her flute, viola and harp trio, COSMOS has commissioned works from Libby Larsen, Stephen Paulus, Andrew Boysen and Steven Main. Her CD, Paradise, harpist, Jeanne Norton, is available.

See also flute.osu.edu, cosmostrio.org, and katherineborstjones.com.