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Jolyon Pegis
 Cello Specialist
Jolyon Pegis was born in Rochester, NY. He attended Indiana University and the University of Hartford studying with Gary Hoffman and David Wells. Mr. Pegis is a winner of the Artists International Awards in New York City.
Jolyon has appeared as soloist with the Kingsport, Chautauqua, San Antonio, Virgir1ia, Maui, and Dallas Symphony orchestras. He made his official New York Recital Debut at Weill Recital Hall in 1990 and has also been a regular performer on the Federal Hall Concert Series, Saint Paul Festival of the Arts, and at Carni Hall. As a performer of new music, Mr. Pegis has commissioned and premiered several works and has worked with such composers as Gunther Schuller, Lukas Foss, and Don Froind. He is an advocate of the music of the late Eric Heckard and has premiered a number of his works including his Concerto for Cello and Chamber Orchestra.
Mr. Pegis has served on the faculties of Atlantic Union College, the Hartt School of Music, and the D'Angelo School of Music at Mercyhurst College. He was a member of the Arcadia Trio in conjunction with being a resident artist at the Yellow Barn Music Festival. From 1993-1995 he was the Music Director of the Jamestown Youth Orchestra. Since 1993 he has served as Assistant Principal Cellist of the Chautauqua Symphony and in 1995 joined the San Antonio Symphony as Principal Cello. He was a resident artist at both the Roycroft Chamber Music Festival in Buffalo and the Anchorage Festival of the Arts. He is currently a member of the Dallas Symphony as well as being a member of the contemporary ensemble "Voices of Change" and an adjunct faculty member of SMU.
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