CAROL J JONES | COMPOSER
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      • evergreen
      • the light thief
      • Songs from the Stars
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      • the secret world of plants
      • here the tide is ruled ...
      • aurora borealis
      • the waggle dance
      • the singing tree
      • the jellyfish blues
      • dances to accra
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      • neuron
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      • the butterfly effect
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      • one more breath
      • elegy
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      • here dead lie we
      • if i join up the dots in the stars
      • it happened to me
      • we are for one, we are for all
      • all shall be well
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Carol J Jones is a composer of contemporary classical music, writing chamber, orchestral and vocal music. Informed by scientific methods, her work deconstructs sounds to create bold, layered compositions. Her work focuses on highlighting our changing understanding of the natural world as well as lesser-heard female stories.

Her music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, 
BBC One and BBC World Service and has been performed in venues ranging from Westminster Abbey to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Her works have been workshopped and performed by ensembles including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Ligeti Quartet, Armida Quartet, Fidelio Trio, members of Psappha, members of the Heath Quartet, Joby Burgess, Claire McCaldin, Libby Burgess, and Fenella Humphreys. She is currently studying for a DPhil in Music Composition at the University of Oxford, researching sequences in nature and music.  

New works being premiered in 2021/22 include the digital premiere of chrysalis, a collaboration with Oxford Alternative Orchestra and choreographer Ruth Brill, and the light thief with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, with evergreen being premiered in 2022/23 with Opera North Orchestra.
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  • About
  • Music
    • Orchestra >
      • evergreen
      • the light thief
      • Songs from the Stars
    • Chamber >
      • chrysalis
      • the secret world of plants
      • here the tide is ruled ...
      • aurora borealis
      • the waggle dance
      • the singing tree
      • the jellyfish blues
      • dances to accra
      • LUMEN
      • from Earth to Juno
      • norholmen
      • bulawayo railway
      • neuron
    • Solo >
      • selkie
      • in the shadows
      • higgs
      • variation for fenella
      • little one
      • rainfall
      • a note from the blue
      • the butterfly effect
      • gravity
    • Choral & Vocal >
      • eight maids a-milking
      • one more breath
      • elegy
      • praise ye the lord
      • here dead lie we
      • if i join up the dots in the stars
      • it happened to me
      • we are for one, we are for all
      • all shall be well
  • Portfolio
    • Cross-Genre Collaboration
    • Concert Hall Commissions
    • Continual Professional Development
  • Media
  • Writing
    • Music Journalism
    • Blog
  • Diary
    • Diary Archive
  • Contact