Stephen Stone, Professor Emeritus
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Stephen Stone is Professor Emeritus of Music. Before retirement he served as Assistant to the Dean and Associate Professor in jazz history, choral music, and music education. He served the University of Oregon from 1976-1990.
Stone holds the B.S. and M.S. degrees and received the D.M.A. in music education and music history from the University of Oregon in 1971.
A native Oregonian, Stone taught for more than 20 years in Oregon public schools in Dayton, Klamath Falls, and Beaverton.
He is past president of the Oregon Music Educators Association and the Northwest Division of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), and has served on several commissions and committees for both MENC and OMEA. He has extensive experience as a clinician and adjudicator in both choral and instrumental music, and has judged at the OMEA State Solo Contest and the OMEA State Choral Contest.
Stone has served as an evaluator of music education programs for the National Commission for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, and the Oregon State Department of Education.
From 1976-1993 he served as manager for the School of Music's Chamber Music Series, bringing more than 80 internationally-known chamber groups to Eugene.
Stone has directed several UO choral groups, including University Chorale, Contemporary Chorus, and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble. In 1982 he and colleague Janet Descutner founded the University Song and Dance Troupe, which served as a public relations performing group for the university.
He has taught extensively in the field of jazz history and popular music since 1981, and has served as a lecturer for the Oregon Festival of American Music. He has written several articles on popular music and has produced “Jazz Songbook,” a series of weekly programs for public radio. Stone is also a professional jazz trombonist.
