Leslie Jones

BM, Manhattan School of Music, (Cello); MA, The City University of New York, Hunter College

As a performing artist, Leslie has led an active and versatile career as an orchestral and chamber musician. She is dedicated to the performance of new music, working closely with creative artists and actively exploring new approaches and interpretations. She has premiered contemporary chamber works at the Athens Concert Hall in association with the Union of Greek Composers, and she has led several collaborative performance and recording projects with the Deree Piano Trio, the Athens Bridge Quartet and the ACG Faculty Trio with an international composer’s collective. Leslie has also performed, toured and recorded with major orchestras in Athens as a section cellist.

Leslie is currently undertaking further work on a historical biography of the life and musical legacy of Albert Edward Jones, B. 1896 Liverpool – D. 1949 Portland, Oregon. As Coordinator and Department Head of  Music at ACG-Deree (2008-2024), Leslie has led curriculum development, including the development of the Music Performance program in 2009, and the Music and Music Performance program revisions of 2011, 2016 and 2022. She was a Scholar-in-Residence at NYU, where she conducted research on curriculum development.