Feona Lee Jones currently lives in California and will complete her Ph.D. in Composition in 2025. She holds a B.A. in Piano Performance and M.F.A. in mixed media from Mills College, as well as a M.A. in composition from UCSC. Currently, she works as a freelance composer, pianist, and teacher. Her musical language is influenced by classical, jazz, North Indian classical, avantgarde film, and electronics. She has been commissioned and has had works premiered by prestigious ensembles, organizations, and artists such as Lyris String Quartet, Del Sol String Quartet, Vórtice String Quartet, Composers Inc., Galen Lemmon’s Percussion Ensemble, Awesome Orchestra, The Humane League, Opera on the Spot, Luger Hofmann-Engl, Invoke String Quartet, and Roberto Granados. Never satisfied with a single medium, she has worked in concert music, film music, interactive games, and most recently, opera. She is currently composing her third String Quartet for Lyris Quartet, which is to be premiered 2026.