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Maya Stone*
Education:
Doctorate of Musical Arts- University of Texas at Austin
Master of Bassoon Performance- Michigan State University
Bachelor of Music Education with Performance Certificates for Bassoon and Clarinet- SUNY Potsdam, Crane School of Music
Maya Stone is a faith-filled, Black female classical musician, creator, performer, educator, health coach and ZUMBA instructor. Her creative output is filtered through that personal and professional lens. Maya Stone is frequently engaged as a freelance musician around the country. This season, she is happy to join the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra as the full-time Acting Contrabassoon/Section Bassoon. From September 2023 to December 2025, she joined the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra as the full-time Acting Second Bassoon. She is the tenured Second Bassoon with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra. And, she has been a member of the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra for many years. Maya’s bassoon teachers include Christopher Millard, Kristin Wolfe Jensen, Barrick Stees, and Frank Wangler.
She enjoys performing in several capacities, including serving as a member of Nashville alternative classical ensemble, chatterbird. She has also been fortunate to join the new music organizations, Bang On A Can, for performance engagements, and Alarm Will Sound as a substitute. She just completed her fourth year serving as faculty at the Bang On A Can Summer Festival, and her second year serving as Bassoon Faculty at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival.
Dr. Stone is a public speaker and educator. Her voice projects from a personal connection of mental, spiritual, and physical healing and health. These three focal points are all connected and benefit from alignment. Her discourse is filled with experience, persistence, hopefulness, and a desire for growth. Through her development over the years, Maya has cultivated a flexible perspective. This perspective continues to challenge and be challenged by the world we live in.
Maya is a Health Coach for Black Women in Classical Music who struggle with symptoms of IBS and anxiety. She helps them soothe their gut and overcome anxiousness so they feel good while doing the work they love. Maya is also thrilled to celebrate her second year as a ZUMBA Instructor.
Maya loves walking other people’s dogs and dancing out loud. You can find out more about Maya by visiting her social media, Maya Stone Music Studio.
