Randolph "Casey" Jones

Randolph F. Jones, better known as Casey, has enjoyed a distinguished career in choral music. He graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, where he studied with composer/conductor Paul J. Christiansen, later joining the faculty as his assistant. His masters and doctoral studies were at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where he held an opera assistantship.

Casey has conducted more than 1,200 concerts in the United States and 125 concerts in 18 foreign countries, including 10 appearances in the Soviet Union in the early 1970s, a tour sponsored jointly by Sputnik and the U.S. State Department. In 1995, Casey was named to the Colorado Music Educators Association Hall of Fame by his colleagues. In March 1997, Casey received the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts from The Honorable Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado. Casey attended Augustana Academy and, in 1998, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Casey conducted the internationally-acclaimed Adams State College Choir, Alamosa, Colorado, for 20 years, and, in conjunction, began the Colorado Choir in 1976 to perform with the Denver Symphony Orchestra. Together they performed over 50 concerts. Critical acclaim has followed his choirs in both their domestic and overseas appearances. He is currently an adjunct Professor of Music at the University of Colorado-Denver.

With his Norwegian wit and dedication to perfection, he provides the impetus needed to inspire the choir to the highest standard of performance. Casey is a master of vocal and choral interpretation. Specializing in romantic, dramatic renderings of the classical masterpieces, he crafts the vocal line, stretching and shaping it for the full emotional value. His primary concern in music remains the same as it was over 40 years ago - "to reveal, with conviction, the profound musical thoughts of great composers."

As Marc Shulgold of the Rocky Mountain News said, "Though he wears his heart on his sleeve, Casey is nonetheless well-versed in the exact science of singing, showing a wide-ranging knowledge of technique and theory that has made him one of this country's most respected choral conductors."

Quotes from letters written for Casey
Casey's Quotes
"In Tune With Life" -Rocky Mountain News
Preface, RF Jones: A Biographical Witness

"the best"
Il Giorno, Milan, ITALY

"what do we do after a concert of this caliber, whom do we invite to equal this kind of singing!"
Het Volk, Brussels, BELGIUM

"a magnificent performance"
TM, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado USA

"one had to surrender unconditionally"
HK, Dagbladet, Ringsted, DENMARK

"bordering on absolute perfection...a magic-like concentration"
KR, Darmstaedter Tageblatt, Darmstadt, GERMANY