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Jessica Hull-Dambaugh

Originally from Long Island, New York, Jessica Hull-Dambaugh is currently the Principal Flutist of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, a position she has held since 2004. In addition, she spends her summers playing Flute and Piccolo with the Central City Opera Orchestra in Colorado and is an active member of the Charleston Chamber Players. Prior to her move to Charleston, Jessica held the position of Principal Flute with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and performed regularly with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra in Washington, D.C.

Jessica has toured extensively throughout China, Europe, the Netherlands, South America, and Latin America, and has appeared as a soloist with the Charleston Symphony and River City Brass Band, among others. She has attended the Schleswig-Holstein Orchestral Academy in Germany, the Music Academy of the West, the National Orchestral Institute, and the Youth Orchestra of the Americas Orchestral Training Institute.

Jessica received her B.M. in Flute Performance and Music Education from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, where she was a student of Ken Andrews. As a full scholarship and graduate assistantship recipient, she earned her M.M. in Flute Performance at Carnegie Mellon University where she was a student of Jeanne Baxtresser, Retired Principal Flutist of the N.Y. Philharmonic. Other former teachers include Alberto Almarza, Jennifer Conner, and Robert Bush. For more information, please visit www.jessicahulldambaugh.com

In addition to playing the flute, Jessica is also a fitness professional teaching aerobics classes around the local Charleston area. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Sean and her dog, Zoe.



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