Dr. Molly Jones enjoys a versatile career as an orchestral and chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. She currently lives in Berwyn Heights, Maryland, and is the Assistant Principal Cellist of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and Section Cellist in the Akron Symphony. Molly regularly performs as a substitute with the National Symphony Orchestra. As soloist, she most recently performed Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic.
In addition to her performing career, she is the private cello instructor at DeMatha and Bishop McNamara High Schools, and maintains her own private teaching studio. Her teaching has taken her across the country; in 2018 Molly was the featured Guest Cellist for Clark County (Las Vegas) School District's “Cello Day.”
Furthermore, Molly is co-founder of Lumino Festival, a one-week restorative retreat in Connecticut for young professional musicians.
Molly received her Doctor of Musical Arts in Cello Performance from the University of Maryland. Her dissertation was titled “Voices from the Holocaust, Remembered: Selected Works for Cello." She has presented her research at numerous synagogues and the Jewish Museum of Maryland.
When she is not performing or teaching, Molly enjoys going on walks with her husband Tyler and playing with their cats Izzy and Sebastian.
In addition to her performing career, she is the private cello instructor at DeMatha and Bishop McNamara High Schools, and maintains her own private teaching studio. Her teaching has taken her across the country; in 2018 Molly was the featured Guest Cellist for Clark County (Las Vegas) School District's “Cello Day.”
Furthermore, Molly is co-founder of Lumino Festival, a one-week restorative retreat in Connecticut for young professional musicians.
Molly received her Doctor of Musical Arts in Cello Performance from the University of Maryland. Her dissertation was titled “Voices from the Holocaust, Remembered: Selected Works for Cello." She has presented her research at numerous synagogues and the Jewish Museum of Maryland.
When she is not performing or teaching, Molly enjoys going on walks with her husband Tyler and playing with their cats Izzy and Sebastian.