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 with duo partner Mark McGregor and
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Dr. Jessica Raposo Resume
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Education University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada: Doctor of Musical Arts in flute performance with a minor in musicology, 2007.
- Thesis topic: Defining the British Flute School: British Flute Performance Practice 1890-1940.
- Student of Lorna McGhee, Sonja Boon (baroque flute).
Royal Academy of Music, London, England: Master of Music in flute performance, 2004.
- Thesis topic: Revival and Innovation: the London Concerts of Paul Taffanel and Frederic Griffith.
- Student of Kate Hill, Sebastian Bell, Patricia Morris (piccolo).
University of Michigan School of Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Bachelor of Music in flute performance and music education, Highest Honors, 2000.
- Student of Leone Buyse, Fenwick Smith, Lorna McGhee, Amy Porter.
- Advanced course of study in music theory.
Teaching/Directing Experience College/University/Summer Programs:
- Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT, 2010-present: adjunct faculty, world music and music history
- Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, 2009-present: adjunct faculty, applied flute lessons
- Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT, 2009-present: adjunct faculty, applied flute lessons
- Jackson State Community College, Jackson, TN, 2008-present: adjunct faculty, music appreciation
- New England Music Camp, Sidney, ME, summer 2008, 2011: flute instructor
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2005-2007: teaching assistant, flute and music theory
- King's College (University of London), London, UK, 2003-2004: flute instructor
Ensemble Direction:
- Conductor: Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic - Young People's Flute Choir and Young Artists Flute Choir
- Church choir direction: St. John, Darien, CT; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Vancouver, BC; Goodenough College Catholic Chapel, London, UK
- Instrumental direction: Westport Public Schools, Westport, CT:5th grade band director
Private Lessons:
- Flute, saxophone, clarinet, piano, music theory
Orchestral/Wind Experience
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver, BC: substitute flute, 2006-2007.
- Burnaby Symphony Orchestra, Burnaby, BC: principal flute, 2004-2007.
- Royal Academy of Music, London, UK: 2002-2004
- Royal Academy Sinfonia under Sir Charles Mackerras: piccoloist
- Royal Academy media orchestra: solo flute
- Royal Academy/London Symphony Orchestra Side by Side- student rehearsal experience with the LSO and Sir Colin Davis.
- Rome Festival Orchestra, Rome, Italy, 2000: rotating flute
- Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, NC, 1998: rotating flute
- Michigan Pops Orchestra, Ann Arbor, MI, 1996-1998
- Principal flute, 1997-1998, section flute, 1996-1997.
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1996-1999
- University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra under Kenneth Keisler
- University of Michigan Symphonic Band under H. Robert Reynolds.
Solo/Chamber Music Experience
- Tempest Flute Ensemble, Vancouver, BC: principal flute
- Collegium Musicum, Vancouver, BC: baroque flutist
- Trio Euterpe (flute/cello/piano), Vancouver, BC
- Goodenough College Chamber Orchestra, London, UK: guest soloist
- Wolverine Winds (woodwind quintet), MI
- Masterclasses with Sir James Galway, Julius Baker, William Bennett, Sebastian Bell,
Celia Chambers, Gareth Davies, Paul Edmund Davies, Philip Dikeman, Bart
Feller, Bradley Garner, Laura Gilbert, Jeffrey Khaner, Walfrid Kujala,
Gary Schocker, Jonathan Snowden, Jeffrey Zook.
Other Professional Activity
Program article: "Frederic Griffith: Nationalist Cosmopolitan," Event Guide, Arcomis International Flute Event 2011, 21-23.
Publication: "The Second Golden Age", The Flutist Quarterly Vol. 36 No. 3, Spring 2011, 24-29.
Dutch translation in Fluit: Nederlands Fluit Genootschap 2011-3, 6-11.
Publication: "From the Research Chair," The Flutist Quarterly Vol. 34 No. 1, Fall 2008, 58.
Presenter, National Flute Association Annual Convention, Kansas City, MO, August 7, 2008
- Topic: Defining the British Flute School: British Flute Performance Practice 1890-1940.
Publication: "Swansea, Paris and London: The life and career of Frederic Griffith," Pan: the Journal of the British Flute Society, Dec. 2007.
Curriculum Consultant, Our Sister's School, New Bedford, MA, 2007-2008.
Director, St. John's College Performing Arts Series, Vancouver, BC, 2006-2007.
Co-Presenter, Pacific Northwest Music Graduate Students' Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, October 1, 2005
- Topic: Grounded Theory: Performance Analysis of Toru Takemitsu's Masque for Two Flutes.
Executive Director, Michigan Pops Orchestra, Ann Arbor, MI, 1998-1999. Distinctions Competitions:
- Winner, National Flute Association's DMA/PhD Dissertation Competition, 2008.
- Winner, National Flute Association's Piccolo Masterclass Competition, 2007.
Dedicated works:
- Sleeves of Green for flute and piano, by Yvonne Gillespie, 2005.
- Revolve for flute and electronics, by Andrew Morgan, 2004.
Scholarships:
- Full tuition scholarship (University of British Columbia), 2004-2007.
- William Rayner Scholarship (Royal Academy of Music), 2003.
- Charles Walgreen Scholarship (University of Michigan), 1996-2000.
Professional Affiliations
- Connecticut Department of Education: certification in K-12 music education
- National Flute Association
- British Flute Society
- College Music Society
- American Federation of Musicians
- National Association for Music Education
Additional Study
- Flute: Trudy Kane, Adrianne Greenbaum, Linda Gortz
- Baroque Flute: Sonja Boon
- Conducting: Dr. James Tapia, Robert Culver, Dr. William LaRue Jones
- Piano: Lynne Bartholomew, Frederick Tripodi
- Strings: cello and bass, Robert Culver; violin and viola, Marshall Meade; violin, Al Anderson; harp, Dr. Ted Nichelson
- Winds and Percussion: performance and teaching methods courses on the following instruments:
clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba, percussion; University
of Michigan
- Voice: Mary Bozzutti, Jana Janeway, Frank Porretta
Copyright © 2011 Jessica Raposo Jessica@JessicaRaposo.com
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