Winston Stone:  

Winston Stone, Ph.D. University of Texas at Dallas Clinical Associate Professor of Music and Aesthetic Studies School of Arts and Humanities For more than forty years my professional life has been devoted to music, the arts and humanities, and education. As a professional musician and woodwind specialist in the New York metropolitan area, and more recently in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, I have had the privilege of performing with numerous accomplished artists in a variety of settings. Some memorable concerts have included the classical talents of violinist Nadja Solerno-Sonnenberg, pianist and conductor Andrew Litton, and Graeme Jenkins and the Dallas Opera. Highlights include performing at the Grand Teton Music Festival, Carnegie Recital Hall, Arundel Castle, England for the Duke of Norfolk, and the Vail Music Festival with President Gerald Ford in attendance. My skills in popular music and jazz have been called upon to perform with Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Mathis, and James Taylor, to name a few. As a featured soloist on clarinet and saxophone, I have been asked to perform with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the East Texas Symphony, the Richardson Symphony, and at the Mobile Jazz Festival. As an educator my experience is a varied as my music performance career. I have taught music classes at the elementary, secondary, and university level. My interdiscip...Expand for more