Tia Jaynes

All About Tia Jaynes

Freelance Flutist and Teacher

Tia Jaynes was born on an Army base in Landstuhl, Germany, but grew up in Salem, Oregon. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of the Pacific, her Master of Arts degree at the University of Iowa, and her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Flute Performance at the University of Utah. She has performed with several ensembles, including the Ottumwa Symphony, Oskaloosa Symphony, Salt Lake Choral Artists, and Salt Lake Symphony. She has appeared as a soloist with the Taylorsville Symphony, American West Symphony, Paradigm Chamber Orchestra, and the 2010 international broadcast of the General Women’s Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She won the Utah Flute Association Concerto Competition in 2005 and 2007, and the National Flute Association’s Convention Performer’s Competition in 2020. She has served the Utah Flute Association as a Vice President, President, and currently as Treasurer. Current positions include the American West Symphony, the Paradigm Chamber Orchestra, Beautiful Dreamer Trio, and Kairo By Night, an Egyptian cabaret ensemble. Tia teaches flute lessons and general education music classes at Salt Lake Community College, and maintains a private flute studio. She enjoys reading, taking naps, and traveling and exploring national parks with her husband and three children.