School of Music Faculty

Maya Stone

Part-Time Faculty, Bassoon

Maya Stone is a faith-filled, Black female classical musician, creator, performer, educator and health coach. Her creative output is filtered through that personal and professional lens. Maya Stone is frequently engaged as a freelance musician around the country.  She enjoys performing in many capacities. She is a member of alternative classical ensemble, chatterbird, a founding member of the Negus Bassoon Ensemble, and engages with organizations such as Bang On A Can and Alarm Will Sound. A notable collaborative project includes the work Peace Like A River (2021), with Poet and Spoken Word Artist, Stephanie Pruitt. 

Maya is excited to be Acting Second Bassoon with the Jacksonville Symphony in Florida for the 2023-2024 season, while teaching Adjunct Bassoon at the University of North Florida. She is the tenured 2nd Bassoon of the Huntsville Symphony in Alabama, and a member of the Sphinx Orchestra.

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. She 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.

Contact: (904) 620-2961 | maya.stone@unf.edu