Hailed as “an expressive champion” by the Cleveland Plain Dealer and “superb” by the Oregonian, Jessica Sindell was recently appointed principal flute of the Oregon Symphony at the age of 22.
A graduate of the Eastman School of Music as a student of Bonita Boyd, Ms. Sindell has performed with the Eastman Philharmonic, the Eastman Wind Ensemble, Musica Nova, the Buffalo Symphony Orchestra and the Ohio Light Opera. At Eastman, she was a concerto competition winner and performed as soloist with the Eastman Wind Orchestra. She is a first place winner of the Alexander and Buono International Flute Competition where she was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall. She later attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as a graduate student of Timothy Day.
Ms. Sindell was the recipient of consecutive fellowships to participate in the Aspen Music Festival & School during the summers of 2011 through 2013. In 2012, she also performed at the Lake Tahoe Music Festival and as principal flute at the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego. She’s been invited to perform chamber music in the Camera Lucida series in San Diego, in Portland’s Chamber Music Northwest Festival and the Lake Tahoe Music Festival during the summer of 2013.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to a musical family, Ms. Sindell began studying flute at age 13 with Cleveland Orchestra members Mary Kay Fink and Martha Aarons. During her high school years she performed as principal flute in the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and went on to win the Suburban Symphony’s concerto competition and the Cleveland Orchestra master class competition. She was awarded a grant through the Emerson Scholars Program to study at the Interlochen Center for the Arts.
After performances of Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 1 with the Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 2012, the Oregon Music News wrote that Ms. Sindell's “outstanding performance, topped with her marvelous playing of the cadenzas, captivated the audience so much that it applauded at the end of each movement.”
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Newly appointed principal flutist Jessica Sindell’s honeymoon period with the Oregon Symphony has spawned a surprising new passion: Playing pops.Greta Beigel Oregon Jewish Life Magazine
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The concert also featured the second appearance of the impressive guest principal flutist Jessica Sindell; may it not be the last.James McQuillen The Oregonian
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The hurdy-gurdy drone in the last movement was subtly satisfying. Concertmaster Sarah Kwak excelled in her solos as did principal flutist Jessica Sindell and principal horn, John Cox.James Bash Oregon Music News
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But it was principal flutist Jessica Sindell, who deftly handled some of the wickedest, trickiest solos that included notes that flew by rapidly and leaped hither and yon at the same time.James Bash Oregon Music News
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happy monday ~ let’s get the party started with the band’s super-fresh principal flutist, shall we? as if she has nothing better to do, jessica sindell was nice enough to chat with the classical beaver about her heart rate, her mouthpiece, and more:Brian Horay Classical Beaver
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The Haydn symphony was marked by the fine playing of principal flute Jessica Sindell and oboe Kathryn Greenbank. It’s a lustrous work, with brisk tempos and marvelous melodies.Charlene Baldridge Brenda's Classical Gas-San Diego
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Surviving the cut: Jessica Sindell goes up against 105 others for Oregon Symphony principal fluteDavid Stabler The Oregonian
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Oregon Symphony hires Jessica Sindell as principal fluteDavid Stabler The Oregonian
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The second movement had plenty of charm, but the third and sixth were more memorable, because of the outstanding solos by principal flutist Jessica Sindell and principal oboist Martin HebertJames Bash Oregon Music News
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On flute and oboe, principals Jess Sindell and Marty Hebert stuck every complicated landing, flawlessly illustrating the technical marvel that is the Oregon Symphony woodwind section.Brian Horay Classical Beaver
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This week marks the first official week of work for our newly-hired principal flutist, Jessica Sindell. She is a wonderful player, and perhaps even better, a sparkling personality whose smile can already be seen lighting up even the most dreary of rehearsals.Charles Noble Noble Viola
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Past Performances
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
BEETHOVEN: Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
Mussorgsky Night on a Bald Mountain, Saint-Saens Concerto for Violin No.3, Shostakovich Symphony No.15
Liszt Prometheus, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.1, Dvorak Symphony No.8 "English"
Liszt Prometheus, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.1, Dvorak Symphony No.8 "English"
Mussorgsky Night on a Bald Mountain, Saint-Saens Concerto for Violin No.3, Shostakovich Symphony No.15
Mussorgsky Night on a Bald Mountain, Saint-Saens Concerto for Violin No.3, Shostakovich Symphony No.15
Liszt Piano Concerto No.2, Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis, Beethoven Symphony No.2, Weber Overture to Oberon
Liszt Piano Concerto No.2, Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis, Beethoven Symphony No.2, Weber Overture to Oberon
JEFF TYZIK CONDUCTING
BALLROOM WITH A TWIST
Conductor CARLOS KALMAR
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For more information on concerts, private lessons or any other inquiries, you can contact Jessica by filling out the form below. Thank you for stopping by!Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No.1 in G Major, K.313
1st movement
Portland Columbia Symphony
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Flute Concerto No.1 in G Major, K.313
2nd movement
Portland Columbia Symphony
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Flute Concerto No.1 in G Major, K.313
Third Movement
Portland Columbia Symphony
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5th Symphony
First Flute solo from the Largo movement
American Academy of Conducting Orchestra-Aspen Music Festival
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Oregon Symphony Orchestra Principal Flutist Jessica Sindell and All Classical Portland's on-air host Christa Wessel discuss the thrill and the process of winning ones first audition to a symphony orchestra and becoming one of the youngest principal players in the symphony's history at age 22.