Dena Kay Jones

Faculty Recital, Passionate Piano: Liszt and Albéniz, University of Texas at El Paso (2009)

This performance included a verbal introduction regarding the rebuild of both concert instruments in the...

Passionate Piano: Liszt and Albeniz, University of California at Chico (2009)

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Canadian Solo Debut Recital, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2007)

Works Performed: Chaconne in D Minor, from the Violin Partita #2, BWV 1004 by J.S....

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C# or D?, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2007)

Works Performed: Chaconne in D Minor, from the Violin Partita No. 2, BWV 1004 by...

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New Mexico Solo Debut Recital, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2007)

Works Performed: Chaconne in D Minor, from the Violin Partita No. 2, BWV 1004 by...

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The Soul of Spain, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

Works Performed: From Danzas Españolas: No. 2, Oriental and No. 5, Andaluza by Enrique Granados

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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2005)

Works Performed: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: Sinfonia, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Rondeaux...

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Solo Piano Recital, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Works Performed: Works Performed: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: Sinfonia, Allemande, Courante,...

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Mexican Debut Solo Piano Recital, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2002)

Works Played: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903 by Johann Sebastian Bach

Sonata in A...

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El Paso Debut Solo Piano Recital, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2002)

Works Played: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903 by Johann Sebastian Bach

Sonata in A...

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Original piano transcription from the Adagio of the Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2005)

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Rhapsody in B Minor, Op. 79, No. 1 by Johannes Brahms, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2005)

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Sinfonia from J.S. Bach's Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

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From Estampes, Soiree dans Grenade by Claude Debussy, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

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Design in the Performing Arts and Innovative Recital Models: How Design Affects Musical Aesthetics, Design Principles and Practice Fifth International Conference (2011)

This sixty minute workshop will provide a brief methodology and overview of how production elements...

Passionate Piano: Liszt and Albeniz, Texas Music Teachers Annual State Convention (2010)

This lecture recital compared the writing styles of Albeniz and Liszt and concluded wtih a...

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Nationalism in Spanish Piano Music of the Early 20th Century, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

Invited Presenter for Roanoke College's Elderscholar Program in Salem, Virginia. This presentation offered verbal comments...

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How Can an International Art Form—Classical Music—Still be Wearing European White Wigs and Buckled-Toe Shoes?” , The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

Selected Presenter at the Third International Conference on Education, Labor and Emancipation (CONFELE). Living and...

Faculty Chamber Recital with Dr. Mark Schuppener, violin, University of Texas at El Paso (2010)

Works performed included: ¨ Set canciones Valencianas by Joaquín Rodrigo ¨ Sonata for Violin and...

El Alma de Espana, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts (2008)

Selected Performer (chosen through a juried process), El Alma de España, Dame Myra Hess Memorial...

Spanish Nationalism in the Piano Works of Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Manuel de Falla and Joaquin Rodrigo, University of Mississippi (2008)

This lecture and power point presentation was offered to the Piano Majors and Piano Faculty...

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Domenico Scarlatti: Impacting Music Two-Hundred Years Later, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2007)

“Any history of Spanish piano music must by necessity begin with Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), the...

Extreme Devotion to Country: Joaquin Rodrigo, His Life Reflected in Piano Music, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

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Joaquín Rodrigo and His Intermediate Piano Works, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

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Joaquin Rodrigo Live, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

This recital showcases the social influences and compositional style of the Spanish composer, Joaquín Rodrigo,...

The Piano Works of Joaquin Rodrigo: An Evaluation of Social Influences and Compositional Style, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

This lecture-recital represents the investigative research on the solo piano music of Joaquín Rodrigo, a...

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Joaquin Rodrigo and His Piano: A Unique Intimacy, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

To further the dissemination of Joaquin Rodrigo's piano works, I offered a unique performance of...

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Joaquín Rodrigo’s Piano Music, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

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Suite Para Piano (1923): Preludio, Siciliana, Bourree, Menue and Rigodon

Preludio al gallo...

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The Piano Works of Joaquin Rodrigo, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

Chamber Music Performance, The Twentieth El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music Festival (2010)

Work Performed: Franz Schubert’s Trout Quintet with Philippe Quint, violin; Stephanie Meyers, viola; Nathaniel Rosen,...

Debut of newly commissioned work, Canciones y Danzas for Cello and Piano by Pulitzer Prize nominee, Roberto Sierra, Commissioned by Stuart and Linda Nelson and in conjunction with El Paso Pro-Musica (2010)

Performed with cellist Zuill Bailey at the 20th Annual El Paso Pro Musica Chamber Music...

Faculty Solo and Chamber Recital, Garden Cabaret, University of Texas at El Paso (2008)

Works performed: ¨ Concerto for Two Keyboards in C Major, BWV 1061 by J. S....

Faculty Solo and Chamber Recital, Piano and Percussion in the Twentieth Century, University of Texas at El Paso (2008)

Works performed: ¨ Fantasy in B Minor, Op. 28 by Alexander Scriabin ¨ Quintet in...

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Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Dr. David Ross, clarinet, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

Work performed: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2: Allegro amabile, Appassionato ma non...

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Solo and Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Jean Broekhuizen, mezzo-soprano and Professor Ruben Gutierrez, piano. El Alma de Espana (II), The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

Works Performed: No. 2 and No. 5 from the Danzas Españolas by Enrique Granados

Córdoba...

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Collaborative Piano Four-Hands Recital with Dr. Dominic Dousa, Composer in Residence, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2005)

World Premiere of the work, High Vistas, written by Dr. Dousa

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Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Dr. Melissa Colgin-Abeln, flute and Joy Zalkind, flute, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2005)

Works Performed: Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1029 arranged for two flutes and harpsichord: Vivace,...

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Solo and Collaborative Piano Recital with Rita Triana, choreography, Felipa Solis, dance and Ruben Gutierrez, piano, El Alma de Espana, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2005)

Works Performed: Fantasia Betica by Manuel de Falla

Spanish Dances No. 2 and No. 5...

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Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Professor Suzanne Bowles, soprano, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Works Performed: If You’ve Only Got a Mustache and His Eye is on the Sparrow...

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Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Dr. David Ross, clarinet, Professor Lawrence Gibson, violin and Ms. Yvonne Marmolejo, soprano, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Works Performed: Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48 by Carl Maria von Weber

Suite for clarinet,...

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Collaborative Piano Chamber Music with Dr. Steve Wilson, trombone, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Works Performed Sonata for Bass Trombone and Piano by Patrick McCarty

Sonata for Bass Trombone...

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Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Dr. Stephanie Schweigart, violin, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Works Performed: Sonata for Violin and Piano by Ottorino Respighi

Sonata for Violin and Piano,...

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Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Zuill Bailey and Dennis Brott, cellists, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Works Performed: Suite for Two Cellos and Piano by Gian Carlo Menotti Sonata in C...

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Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Dr. Melissa Colgin-Abeln, flute and Dr. Stephanie Schweigart, violin, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

Works Performed: Madrigal Sonata for flute, violin and piano by Bohuslav Martinů

Sonata for Flute...

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Solo and Collaborative Piano Chamber Music with Dr. Marcia Fountain, cello and Dr. Susan Beehler, piano, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

Works Performed: Rachmaninoff Piano Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4 Scriabin Piano Prelude...

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Solo and Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Dr. Melissa Colgin-Abelne, flute, Dr. Alicia Doyle, lecturer, and Dr. Elisa Wilson, mezzo-soprano, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

Works Performed: Poem for Flute and Orchestra (piano reduction) by Charles Griffes, with Dr. Colgin-Abeln,...

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Piano Music of Joaquin Rodrigo, Centaur Records (2007)

Luces y sombras (Lights and Shadows) is a recording of select works by blind Spanish...

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International Joaquin Rodrigo Festival: 2009 (2009)

In 2009, El Paso joined the cities of Madrid, Alicante, Valencia and Barcelona (Spain), as...

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University of Texas at El Paso

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Solo Piano Performances

Faculty Recital, Passionate Piano: Liszt and Albéniz, University of Texas at El Paso (2009)

Passionate Piano: Liszt and Albeniz, University of California at Chico (2009)

Canadian Solo Debut Recital, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2007)

C# or D?, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2007)

New Mexico Solo Debut Recital, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2007)

The Soul of Spain, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2005)

Solo Piano Recital, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Mexican Debut Solo Piano Recital, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2002)

El Paso Debut Solo Piano Recital, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2002)

Sample Recordings

Original piano transcription from the Adagio of the Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2005)

Rhapsody in B Minor, Op. 79, No. 1 by Johannes Brahms, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2005)

Sinfonia from J.S. Bach's Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

From Estampes, Soiree dans Grenade by Claude Debussy, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

Lectures/Lecture Recitals

Design in the Performing Arts and Innovative Recital Models: How Design Affects Musical Aesthetics, Design Principles and Practice Fifth International Conference (2011)

Passionate Piano: Liszt and Albeniz, Texas Music Teachers Annual State Convention (2010)

Nationalism in Spanish Piano Music of the Early 20th Century, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

How Can an International Art Form—Classical Music—Still be Wearing European White Wigs and Buckled-Toe Shoes?” , The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

Performances of or Lectures on Select Piano Works by Joaquin Rodrigo

Faculty Chamber Recital with Dr. Mark Schuppener, violin, University of Texas at El Paso (2010)

El Alma de Espana, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts (2008)

Spanish Nationalism in the Piano Works of Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Manuel de Falla and Joaquin Rodrigo, University of Mississippi (2008)

Domenico Scarlatti: Impacting Music Two-Hundred Years Later, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2007)

Extreme Devotion to Country: Joaquin Rodrigo, His Life Reflected in Piano Music, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

Joaquín Rodrigo and His Intermediate Piano Works, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

Joaquin Rodrigo Live, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

The Piano Works of Joaquin Rodrigo: An Evaluation of Social Influences and Compositional Style, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Joaquin Rodrigo and His Piano: A Unique Intimacy, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

Joaquín Rodrigo’s Piano Music, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

The Piano Works of Joaquin Rodrigo, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

Collaborative Piano Performances

Chamber Music Performance, The Twentieth El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music Festival (2010)

Debut of newly commissioned work, Canciones y Danzas for Cello and Piano by Pulitzer Prize nominee, Roberto Sierra, Commissioned by Stuart and Linda Nelson and in conjunction with El Paso Pro-Musica (2010)

Faculty Solo and Chamber Recital, Garden Cabaret, University of Texas at El Paso (2008)

Faculty Solo and Chamber Recital, Piano and Percussion in the Twentieth Century, University of Texas at El Paso (2008)

Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Dr. David Ross, clarinet, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

Solo and Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Jean Broekhuizen, mezzo-soprano and Professor Ruben Gutierrez, piano. El Alma de Espana (II), The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2006)

Collaborative Piano Four-Hands Recital with Dr. Dominic Dousa, Composer in Residence, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2005)

Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Dr. Melissa Colgin-Abeln, flute and Joy Zalkind, flute, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2005)

Solo and Collaborative Piano Recital with Rita Triana, choreography, Felipa Solis, dance and Ruben Gutierrez, piano, El Alma de Espana, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2005)

Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Professor Suzanne Bowles, soprano, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Dr. David Ross, clarinet, Professor Lawrence Gibson, violin and Ms. Yvonne Marmolejo, soprano, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Collaborative Piano Chamber Music with Dr. Steve Wilson, trombone, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Dr. Stephanie Schweigart, violin, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Zuill Bailey and Dennis Brott, cellists, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2004)

Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Dr. Melissa Colgin-Abeln, flute and Dr. Stephanie Schweigart, violin, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

Solo and Collaborative Piano Chamber Music with Dr. Marcia Fountain, cello and Dr. Susan Beehler, piano, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

Solo and Collaborative Piano Chamber Recital with Dr. Melissa Colgin-Abelne, flute, Dr. Alicia Doyle, lecturer, and Dr. Elisa Wilson, mezzo-soprano, The Selected Works of Dena Kay Jones (2003)

CD Publications

Piano Music of Joaquin Rodrigo, Centaur Records (2007)

Hosted Conferences

International Joaquin Rodrigo Festival: 2009 (2009)