JESSICA GILL ARSM LTCL MISM
I am a talented young dual nationality (English/Maltese) flute and piccolo player with a love for music!
I am currently in my 4th year studying a degree in performance with a principal study in Flute at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, having achieved a distinction in my LTCL in summer 2022.
I also hold my ABRSM Grade 8 with Distinction, on the Harp and I play the Piano to a Grade 8 standard.
Special Courses
Oxford Flute Summer School
In-person, week-long residential courses that contained Master-Classes and workshops with leaders in the instrument field
Radley College, Oxford
E-Flute Festival
Online Master-classes and workshops taking place over a month, hosted by a number of industry professionals.
National Youth Wind Ensemble Residential
An Orchestral residential course designed to improve and enhance orchestral playing and understanding, led by Philip Scott.
Awards & Scholarships
Instrument Purchase Grant
Royal Philharmonic Society
Hampshire Specialist Music Course Scholarship
Peter Symonds College, Winchester
Gaiger Trust Award
Basingstoke Music & Arts, 2017
Music Scholarship
St. Gabriel’s School, Newbury
ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE
Principal Flute
2024 Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Opera Orchestra
2023 RBC Symphony Orchestra
2023 RBC Final project Orchestra
2023 RBC Alternative Orchestra
2022 RBC Wind Orchestra
2018-20 Hampshire County Youth Orchestra
2018-20 Hampshire County Youth Chamber Orchestra
2016-20 Basingstoke Area Youth Orchestra
2016-20 Basingstoke Area Youth Wind Orchestra
Flute
2022-23 CBSO Youth Orchestra
2021-22 Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Wind Orchestra
2017 Haymarket Theatre Pit Orchestra: The Wizard of Oz
2014-16 Basingstoke Area Youth Orchestra
2013-15 National Children’s Orchestra (South Easterlies)
2011-16 Basingstoke Area Youth Wind Orchestra
Piccolo
2023 Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra
2017 Haymarket Theatre Pit Orchestra: The Wizard of Oz
2017-18 National Youth Wind Ensemble (two full seasons)
2013-15 Hampshire County Flute Choir
Harp
2017 Haymarket Theatre Pit Orchestra: The Wizard of Oz
2015-17 National Youth Harp Orchestra
Also active in numerous School and College Orchestras alongside multiple Chamber Ensembles across the above time period.
SOLO PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
2023 – Lunchtime concert at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
A performance of ‘Flute Sonata’ . Prokofiev
2020 – Various Master-classes and Festivals
Performances at both Master-classes and Festivals throughout the UK
2019 – Winchester Festival Lunchtime Recital
A solo performance of ‘Fantasy’ on Flute Gabriel Fauré
2018 – The Basingstoke Mayors Concert
A solo performance of ‘The Carnival of Venice’ Giulio Briccialidi
2018 – The ‘Two Flutes’ Recital
Part of the Liddell Concert Series and organised by myself. Solo recital repertoire and duets with one other flautist. This performance included;
Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy
Concertino for Flute
Pan and the Shepherds
2018 – The Basingstoke Variety Show
Film Theme Medley – Played on the Harp
Albert Franz Doppler Cécile Chaminade Jules Moquet
COMPETITION / AWARD WINNING PERFORMANCES
2021-22-23-24 – Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival
Overall Woodwind winner
2021 – MAP International Music Competition
Third prize – age 17-19
2020 – British Flute Society
1-Minute Challenge winner (piccolo)
2019-20 – Rotary Club Young Musician of the Year.
Area and District Instrumental and Overall Winner
Over 50 more award winning and competitive performances across my time as a musician.
Tuition
Over my time as a musician, I have been lucky enough to have had consultation lessons with various high profile flautists and regular studies with tutors such as Christine Hankin, Kate Hill, Jonathan Rimmer, Andrew Lane, Helen Benson and Marie-Christine Zupancic.