Flute Events Archive

December 2011

Look out for Jessica's flute pedagogical work cited and discussed in Fulford, Ginsborg and Goldbart's 'Learning not to listen: the experiences of musicians with hearing impairments' in the Music Education Research Journal, Volume 13, Issue 4, 2011. Click here for the online article



Jessica delivered a day of teaching, masterclasses and tango work for the talented musicians at the University of Hull as part of the university's 2011 'Instrumental Day'. Many thanks to the instrumentalists, who were enthusiastic, energetic and open-minded to new musical techniques.
 

October 2011

• New Mexico State University, USA
• Denver School of the Arts, Colorado, USA
• Belmont Parish Hall, Co. Durham, UK
• St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel, York, UK,
• The University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA
• Delta Omicron Denver Chapter, USA
• Mayfield High School, USA
• Sierra Middle School,  USA
• The University of Huddersfield, UK
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April 2010-Great Northern Museum, Newcastle, UK
Presenting her doctoral research on Piazzolla's tango for classical flautists' to the public, Jessica engaged with museum goers and academics alike at a VITAE Northeast of England event.  This showcase was held at the Great North Museum in Newcastle Upon Tyne and there Jessica was awarded the prestigious 'Highly Commended Award' for her work by this research organisation.Vitae is a national organisation championing the personal, professional and career development of doctoral researchers and research staff in higher education institutions and research institutes.You can see a full article and Jessica's research poster here.

 

April 2010- Flute and Yoga Class with Jessica Quinones and Anna Semelyen, York, UK, St. Olave's Chruch Hall
Flute playing is a physical activity and a knowledge to help prepare your body and mind for playing would benefit any flautist! This was a yoga class designed for flute players, especially designed to show a routine to help flute practice in all aspects including tension, breathing and concentration. This class was led by a qualified British Wheel of Yoga instructor Anna Semlyen. With input from Jessica into what flute players need to utilize their body to make flute playing a more 'integrative experience', a group of flute players left feeling relaxed and peaceful.

December 2009, St. Saviougate Unitarian Chapel, York, UK
Although York may be a chilly place in December, Jessica Quiñones played a spicy selection of hot-blooded Latin flute music at this charity recital for the York community.
Also joining her were 11 very talented members of the Quiñones Flute Studio.
We were happy to welcome professional pianists David Hammond and Catherine Holbrook as accompanists.
It was a relaxed evening of beautiful flute music with all kinds performed including a variety of classical and christmas tunes! Jessica, David and Catherine rounded off the evening with the chilled Latin flute sounds of Mike Mower and Astor Piazzolla that kept us and cozy all night long.
Our audience helped us to contribute £291.00 to York-Based Jessie's Fund! It was a great evening for everyone involved!

 Above: Catherine Holbrook, piano and Jessica Quiñones

December 2009, London, UK
What happens when you get lots of the industry's British flute players together for the annual British Flute Society Christmas Party? Lots of wine, laughter--and of course 'talking shop'. Jessica met up with session vocalist and singer/songwriter Emi Jarvi and Australian-based flutist Agatha Yim at this annual BFS flute event.


from left to right, Musicians Emi Jarvi, Agatha Yim and Jessica Quinones

November 2009, Koln, Germany
Jessica travelled to the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne to meet Paulina Fain, a tango flautist that can PLAY like no one else!! Paulina of 'Duo Fain Mantega' is from Buenos Aires. During the trip Jessica worked with Paulina and pianist Exequiel Mantega to explore the 'language of the tango'. Special thanks goes out to the Music Department at the University of Huddersfield who made this trip possible.


Jessica Quinones and Paulina Fain at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne

Jessica and the musicians from the Hochschule für Musik formed a tango ensemble

June, 2009, The Keswick School, Cumbria, UK

The Keswick School invited Jessica to come along and give a flute masterclass and workshop for their flute students. While many of these flautists were preparing for upcoming exams, Jessica talked about ways to improve tone through minor embouchure changes and more effective ways to hold the flute. We also experimented with a new warm-up routine and got everyone learning some new extended techniques. What fun! Thanks to Dorothy Purcell for organizing this event and to all the Keswick School music faculty.

March 2009-British Flute Society (BFS) Flute Play-Along Day, York, UK 
Jessica gave a flute workshop at this special British Flute Society event. She delivered new ideas to warm-up on your flute with scale games and harmonics and all with a fresh approach to breathing.

March 2009- Jessica and Tim New join forces for a composition workshop for flautists, The Mount School, York, UK
Yorkshire Composer Tim New (see pic on right) and Jessica joined forces to give a class on composing for flute. Tim New is an experienced and talented composer and we were very glad to have him come and talk to Jessica's students!

Feburary 2009, Gilling Castle, Ampleforth, UK, Valentine's Day Soiree

Pianist Catherine Holbrook and Jessica collaborated to perform the stunning music of Gaubert in honor of Catholic Aid. At this Valentine's Day Soiree, they were joined by many Yorkshire musicians in a beautiful English castle. What a great way to celebrate Valentine's Day!

 

January, 2009, A round of applause for flautist Alison Stephenson, a member of the Quinones Flute Studio. She was interviewed on BBC2's program "See Hear" to convey her experiences as a deaf flautist. In the program she was asked to interpret sound based on feeling vibrations-- fascinating! She was a star in the show and we are so proud of her for proving that flute players do not have to hear in the traditional sense to make gorgeous sounds.

December, 2008, Merchant Taylor's Hall, York
The York Settlement Players, Jessica Quinones, and Dave Hammond, piano, performed tango music by Astor Piazzolla in aid of York Against Cancer. York Against Cancer is a local Charity established in 1987 dedicated to helping and supporting people affected by cancer in York and the surrounding area. Their mission is to work with healthcare professionals to improve the lives of cancer patients, their carers and families in York and the surrounding area. They do this by funding research, education, information and support.

December, 2008, St. Helen in The Square Church, York

Jessica and various Quinones Flute Studio pupils came together to perform a flute recital, with David Hammond on piano. Inspired from meeting residents from the Woodlands Respite Centre, we raised money in their honour. many thanks to Lois Wilson for her informative talk on the difference Woodlands makes to the York community.

Hi Jessica and pupils,
Again, thank you so much for a wonderful evening on Thursday. I thoroughly
enjoyed listening to all your students, and I am delighted to let you know
that £92.81 was raised for Woodlands. I hope you will let your students and
their families know much we appreciate their support.
Warmest wishes, and many thanks.
Lois x

November, 2008, Jessica Quinones gives a masterlcass on Performance Issues, York, St. Olave's Church Hall
Jessica Quinones led ten members of the York Community to experiment with exercises from Barry Green's Inner Game of Music. Flautists worked on "giving themselves permission to fail", "playing from memory with confidence" and "embracing the ridiculous. This had Andrew playing his flute whilst lying down (surprisingly beautiful), Jimmy impersonating James Galway for a "live DVD appearance" and Kathryn finding inspiration from her blue cashmere scarf. It was an evening with a lot of laughs

October 2008, UK, Jessica recorded some flute improvisation along with musicians James Carmichael (guitar, producer, engineer) and Emi Jarvi (vocals). The resulting track, entitled Whispering, was part of a CD giveaway with 70,000 bottles of Santa Margherita, a top-selling wine for US wine company Terlato. Click here to download her free recording
 

September 2008, Millers Yard, York, UK, Joint Masterclass with Vocalist Emi Jarvi and Jessica Quinones
 One Friday evening in September, twelve members of the York Flute playing community came together to join Jessica Quinones and Emi Jarvi in :

	How to use your voice for flute perfection exploring vocal techniques with professional vocalist Emi Jarvi. www.millersyard.co.uk www.emijarvi.com

August 2008, Manchester England,
British Flute Society Convention

Kathryn and I were so lucky to catch up with Trevor Wye at the convention!

I returned to my native New Mexico this August to attend a flute seminar led by the flute world's wild child, Keith Underwood (above). What a fantastic week of mastering new techniques!

Jessica Quinones was joined by Denver pianist Stephanie Morrison to present a recital of music written by American composers. The recital featured stunning works by Lowell Liebermann, Aaron Copland, Robert Muczynski, Barber, and Joseph Schwantner.

In addition, Jessica and Stephanie premiered a piece by Madison composer Carrol DeCamp (pic above) that was written especially for them. His beautiful and jazzy arrangement of "Londonderry Air" was by far one of the audience favourites!

The Quinones Flute studio raised £100 for Yorkshire based charity Music and the Deaf, MatD, at our 5th of July studio concert. With 10 different flautists performing everything from the Beatles to Copland, there was music for all tastes!!

The evening included a heartwarming talk from Danny Lane of MatD about his experiences with the charity. The concert was also made extra special when Alison Stephenson, a deaf musician, amazed everyone with her rendition of Muczynski's preludes for solo flute. Jessica Quinones also premiered "Passions" a piece written for her by York composer Tim New.
Thanks to everyone for making it a success!

"Hello! Many, many thanks for donating the proceeds of Saturday's concert to us. We're so grateful to you (and your pupils!) for this so please so thank all of them on our behalf.
Dr. Paul Whittaker OBE - Artistic Director MatD"

Jessica performing at the Community College of Aurora.

Jessica giving a masterclass at the Denver School of the Arts.

With former pupil Bianca, now a successful academian at the University of Denver.