Biography

Tenor Ben Jones is featured on recordings on the Albany label, on the soundtracks for the best-selling videogame franchises Halo and Civilization, and for commercials for Coors Light and Meow Mix. Mr. Jones has appeared as soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and the Oakland Symphony, sharing the spotlight with artists such as Frederica von Stade, Nathan Gunn, Rita Moreno, Helmuth Rilling, Val Diamond, and Ian Hobson. In the theater he has appeared in Follies (as Buddy), Show Boat (as Ravenal), Thoroughly Modern Millie (as Jimmy), Cats (as Munkustrap/Quaxo), and Sweeney Todd (as Tobias), in addition to having portrayed multiple pop culture figures in the San Francisco revue Beach Blanket Babylon. Mr. Jones holds a BA in film from the University of Illinois and an MM from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. This season marks his first full season with the SFS Chorus.

(January 2018)