Friday, May 16, 2025, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Saturday, May 17, 2025, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Dr. Isola Jones is internationally recognized as an extraordinary singing artist. Making her professional debut in the Verdi Requiem with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, within two years she made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the role of Olga in Eugene Onegin. As a leading artist at “The Met,” Ms. Jones was paired with operatic legends, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Leontyne Price, Joan Sutherland, and performed under the baton of Richard Bonynge and James Levine. Ms. Jones has the honor and distinction of being the only African-American artist to have sung over 500 performances at the Metropolitan Opera. Ms. Jones was presented with the prestigious Merit Award from her Alma Mater, Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She earned a Master’s Degree of Science in Education from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Providence College in Rhode Island. The crowning achievement of her academic career is an earned doctorate degree (DMA- Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance) from Arizona State University on May 9, 2016. She continues to challenge herself to be the best she can be as Dr. Jones entered the Whitney Jones Body Building Classic Competition in the bikini division. She maintains her health by healthy eating and regular exercising.
Sunday, May 18, 2025, Conference Banquet 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
