"A Magnificent Performance"
- Legendary flutist Robert Willoughby
- Legendary flutist Robert Willoughby
An adventurous flutist hailed for her "versatility and depth of understanding" (Composer Eva Kendrick), Jessica Sherer has earned a reputation for taking on many unique and varied musical projects. An avid supporter of new music, Jessica has commissioned and premiered works from many composers including Richard Francis, Eva Kendrick, Richard Applin, Michael Daughterty and Ladislav Kubik. She has also performed with Longitude New Music Ensemble and the Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble, in residence at Berklee College of Music. Her recent performance of David Liebermann’s Anigraphical Etude #9, a live performance video game for flute, earned accolades at Georgia Tech’s FutureMedia Fest.
As an orchestral musician, Jessica has performed with the New World and Columbia Symphonies and the Boston Civic Orchestra, among many others. Currently she is piccolo/third flute with the Northwest Florida Symphony, second flute with the LaGrange Symphony, and performs as a freelancer with the Orlando Philharmonic and the Augusta, Columbus, Albany, and Valdosta Symphonies. She has also recorded on the Naxos label. As a chamber musician, she performs with the Morningside Chamber Musicians and is co-founder and co-director of Classical Revolution ATL.
Highly sought after for her innovative and imaginative teaching style, Jessica has combined her own experience with elements of Alexander, Feldenkrais, Body Mapping, Dalcroze, and Gordon Institute research, to develop a unique method for holistic and efficient learning. Her students have consistently won competition prizes, superior ratings at festivals, and positions in prominent youth orchestras and all-state ensembles. Jessica is currently the Flute Teaching Artist at the Atlanta Music Project and has regular engagements as a guest teaching artist at schools across the state. This summer, she will be teaching at the Atlanta Chamber Music Festival.
Jessica holds a B.M. from Boston University, a M.M. from the Longy School of Music, and is currently a D.M. candidate at Florida State University. She has also studied at the Brevard and Bowdoin music festivals. Her principal teachers include Robert Willoughby, Eva Amsler, Laura Gilbert, Marianne Gedigian, and Elizabeth Goode.
As an orchestral musician, Jessica has performed with the New World and Columbia Symphonies and the Boston Civic Orchestra, among many others. Currently she is piccolo/third flute with the Northwest Florida Symphony, second flute with the LaGrange Symphony, and performs as a freelancer with the Orlando Philharmonic and the Augusta, Columbus, Albany, and Valdosta Symphonies. She has also recorded on the Naxos label. As a chamber musician, she performs with the Morningside Chamber Musicians and is co-founder and co-director of Classical Revolution ATL.
Highly sought after for her innovative and imaginative teaching style, Jessica has combined her own experience with elements of Alexander, Feldenkrais, Body Mapping, Dalcroze, and Gordon Institute research, to develop a unique method for holistic and efficient learning. Her students have consistently won competition prizes, superior ratings at festivals, and positions in prominent youth orchestras and all-state ensembles. Jessica is currently the Flute Teaching Artist at the Atlanta Music Project and has regular engagements as a guest teaching artist at schools across the state. This summer, she will be teaching at the Atlanta Chamber Music Festival.
Jessica holds a B.M. from Boston University, a M.M. from the Longy School of Music, and is currently a D.M. candidate at Florida State University. She has also studied at the Brevard and Bowdoin music festivals. Her principal teachers include Robert Willoughby, Eva Amsler, Laura Gilbert, Marianne Gedigian, and Elizabeth Goode.
