Caroline Jones studied recorder at Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, graduating with distinction. Caroline is an adviser for the Society of Recorder Players and a member of the National Committee and is a familiar face conducting events, recorder orchestras and recorder festivals throughout the country - "infectious enthusiasm," "inspirational", "musically and technically brilliant" (The Recorder Magazine). Having taught for Warwick, Coventry and Birmingham Universities and Warwickshire College, Caroline now enjoys teaching freelance from beginners to advanced students both in person and online. She organises school workshops and adult courses, including Benslow Recorder Festival. In 1990 she founded Rugby Recorder Ensemble and in 2010 she founded ARO (Arden Recorder Orchestra) for advanced and professional players. Caroline joined SRP Wales as a student in 1983, she was Musical Director of Birmingham branch of the Society of Recorder Players from 2014-2022 and is now Musical Director of Wales Branch. In November 2024 she founded Wales Recorder Orchestra (WRO) with Lyndon Hilling. Caroline performs internationally. Her regular accompanists are Samuel Howley and Charles Matthews. With Charles Matthews she also has a Trio Sonata group with viol player Alison Crum.
