Biography

Chelsea Tinsler Jones is a freelance percussionist, educator, and arts administrator. She has a unique skill set having studied solo, orchestral, and contemporary percussion in addition to musical styles from West Africa, the Caribbean, Brazil, and the Middle East.

Chelsea is percussionist and Director of Operations for Khemia Ensemble, a mixed-chamber group dedicated to reflecting broader perspectives in contemporary classical chamber music. As a soloist, Chelsea has performed with the University of Michigan Symphony Band, the Greater Hartford Youth Wind Ensemble, and the Hartt Contemporary Players. She placed second in the 2016 Black Swamp Solo Percussion Competition. Notable freelance appearances include the White Christmas National Tour, Ballet West Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Paducah Symphony (KY), steelworks steelband, AEPEX Contemporary Performance (MI), Rochester Symphony (MI), New Britain Symphony (CT), Nutmeg Symphony (CT), Adrian Symphony (MI), and the Artful Living Musical Theater Company (CT).

A passionate educator, Chelsea is an Instructor of Music at Utah Valley University and has maintained a private percussion studio since 2009. Chelsea?s first etude book, Level Up! 15 Sequential Duets for the Developing Snare Drummer, was released by Tapspace in 2021.

Chelsea received her MM in Percussion Performance and Chamber Music from the University of Michigan and her BM in Percussion Performance and Music Education from the Hartt School, University of Hartford. She is currently pursuing an Arts Management Certificate from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

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