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! Catherine Holbrook, piano and Jessica Quiñones, flute
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, 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, The York Flute Project
The Mount School Music Department and the York Flute Project joined forces and opened its doors to the Yorkshire community with a composition workshop for flautists with York-Based composer Tim New. Tim is an experienced and talented composer and we were very glad to have him come and talk!
March, 2009, Jessica was chosen by Indaba Music to be a featured artist for the week on Indaba Music's website. Click here to view her Indaba Music profile and to listen to her new recording of Astor Piazzolla's Tango Etude no. 2 for flute and piano.
February, 2009, The York Flute Project
The York Flute Project (participants pictured above) continued with "Sightreading Doesn't Have to Be So Scary". Because most flautists get anxious when they have to sightread...we looked at ways to improve sightreading, practiced sightreading and more importantly learned ways to not be afraid!
Feburary 2009, Gilling Castle, Ampleforth, UK
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, The York Flute Project 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, The York Flute Project
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.
It was a fun filled class with tips on diaphragm control and breathing-- with lots of laughter added in to make a great evening. many thanks to Emi Jarvi for her enthusiastic vocal knowledge.
August 2008, Manchester England,
British Flute Society Convention
Kathryn and I were so lucky to catch up with Trevor Wye at the convention!
August 2008, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, USA
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!
July 2008, Indiana, USA
The 3rd annual Summer Rhapsody Concert Series-- The American Recital
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!
July 2008, York, England
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"
December 2007, York, England
Jessica played Saint Saens in A Christmas Celebration of music and recitals - staged by the York Settlement Players and in benefit of the charity York Against Cancer.
For many people in York this charity event was a fitting start to the Christmas celebrations in the beautiful Merchant Taylors' Hall to add to the Christmas Cheer. October 2007, Denver, Colorado, USA
Jessica visited various schools in the Denver area to give a series of flute classes and recitals. Her visit culminated in an evening recital at University of Denver, Lamont School. Read all about it here: YourHub.com Preview> YourHub.com Review>
Jessica performing at the Community College of Aurora.
Jessica giving a masterclass at the Denver School of the Arts.
July 2007, Denver, Colorado, USA
Former students of the Denver-based Quinones Flute Studio met for a fun-filled evening of shared memories, laughter and lots of food (!) at Pasquini's Broadway Pizzeria. The reunion event included flutists (from left to right) Bianca Lowe, Claudia Winkler, Tess Halonen and Michelle Oliphant.
With former pupil Bianca, now a successful academian at the University of Denver.
July, 2007, Madison, Indiana, USA
The 2nd annual Summer Rhapsody concert series in Madison, Indiana USA was well received and a successful community event and drew in a fantastic audience! Jessica joined forces with award-winning pianist Stephanie Morrison and played a program that included music to uplift and inspire-- works were by Messiaen, Granados, Hue, CPE Bach, and Chopin.
June 2007, York, UK
Performing with Ampleforth College Flute students
Ampleforth College flautist Beth Barclay was accompanied by Jessica Quinones to perform a casual duet flute recital for the members of Woodlands Resource and Respite Care Centre. It was a big success and we are looking forward to returning in the near future! www.woodlands.org.uk
June, 2007, York, UK
Jessica and two of York College's flute students.
The York College Flautists run by Jessica Quinones played a concert for St Leonard's Hospice , Tadcaster Rd, York. The students had prepared a long time fior this concert. Works included music by Joplin, Debussy, and Tchaikovsky.
April 2007, Edinburgh, Scotland
Jessica Quinones plays a solo concert at the Pelican Gallery in the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh. This was part of a the "Music on the Wards" concert series, which brings live music to hospital patients and staff. Please see www.artlinkedinburgh.co.uk to learn more about this fantastic organization.
April 2007, Mjolby, Sweden The talented Swedish violinist Anna Hansen and Jessica played numerous recitals together in Sweden in 2007-2008.
Swedish violinist Anna Hansen and Jessica Quinones team up to give an evening of reflective music for a Good Friday recital at Mjolby Kyrka. Music included unaccompanied works by CPE Bach, JS Bach, Honneger, Telemann, and Mahaut.
October, 2006 on Tour in America
Pianist Arsentiy Kharitonov and Jessica after playing a recital of flute and piano music for the University of Louisianna Lafayette.
August 2006 in Glasgow Scotland
Jessica Quinones and violinist Anna Hansen joined forces to perform a recital at St. Aloysious Church in Glasgow.
July, 2006 in Madison, Indiana
Jessica Quinones and Pianist Stephanie Morrison presented the first Summer Rhapsody Concert for the Madison Community. the Recital was held at Trinity United Methodist Church, USA
April, 2006 in Famagusta, Cyprus
Jessica Quinones played a solo recital with faculty pianist Marc Heeg at Eastern Medierranean University in Cyprus.
Jessica Quinones led ten members of the York Community to experiment with exercises from Barry Green's 
October 2008, UK, Jessica recorded some flute improvisation along with musicians James Carmichael (guitar, producer, engineer) and 
