Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones, professor emeritus at Oberlin College, is a teacher, lecturer, and translator living in the Bay Area. He sings and plays recorder, violin, and viola da gamba in a number of early-music groups.

Articles By This Author

Nicholas Jones - October 21, 2025

Soprano Maya Kherani was the fiery soloist in stormy dramatic cantatas.

Nicholas Jones - September 16, 2025

25 years after its world premiere, Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking returns to SF Opera, through Sep. 28.

Nicholas Jones - August 26, 2025

The soprano gave and emotional and gripping performance in a recital of American art songs.

Nicholas Jones - August 5, 2025

Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s 1688 opera David and Jonathan receives a splendid new reinterpretation that centers on an openly gay union.

Nicholas Jones - May 13, 2025

In concert for the SF Early Music Society, three exceptional performers create a dialogue between ancient Persia and Senegal.

Nicholas Jones - March 30, 2025

The group plays lesser-known masters like Giovanni Legrenzi and Francesco Cavalli in a concert for the San Francisco Early Music Society.

Nicholas Jones - January 22, 2025

Soprano Julia Bullock joins the esteemed London-based ensemble for an invigorating concert at Cal Performances.

Nicholas Jones - December 17, 2024

The soprano pours herself into powerful, emotional selections by Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Nicholas Jones - November 23, 2024

Bernard Labadie conducts a program that features several of the composer’s alternate arias, sung radiantly by soprano Lucy Crowe.

Nicholas Jones - November 22, 2024

Levit approaches monumental works by Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven with nothing less than total commitment.