Known for her technical expertise and rich tone, Jessica Hull-Dambaugh has quickly established herself as an avid orchestral flutist, chamber musician, and teacher. She is currently the Principal Flutist of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in South Carolina, a position she has held since 2004. She is an active member of the Charleston Chamber Players and has previously spent her summers playing flute and piccolo with the Central City Opera Orchestra in Colorado. She also enjoys performing locally with the South Caroina Philharmonic and the Symphony Orchestra Augusta. Prior to her move to Charleston, Jessica held the position of Principal Flute with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and has performed regularly with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra in Washington, D.C.
Jessica has most recently performed as a featured soloist as part of the 2011 Bar Harbor Music Festival in Maine, the 2011 NFA Convention, and has also appeared as a soloist with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. She was a featured artist in the 2010 Bar Harbor Music Festival, the 2011 Bach Festival of Charleston, the 2009, 2010, & 2011 Piccolo Spoleto Festivals as part of their Spotlight concert series, and in the College of Charleston 2010-2011 Monday Night Concert series. She is a featured soloist on Carnegie Mellon's Fanfare recording, which was compiled as a part of the Carnegie Corporation's Centennial celebration and has also appeared as a soloist with Pittsburgh's River City Brass Band as the first flutist ever to perform with the ensemble in their 25 year history. Jessica has also appeared as a soloist with the Long Island Philharmonic, among others.
Jessica has toured extensively throughout Europe, the Netherlands, China, South America, Latin America and the United States performing with such world-renowned artists as Yo-yo Ma, Gidon Kremer, and Wynton Marsalis. She has attended the prestigious 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.
As an established teacher, Jessica has served as adjunct Flute faculty at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., has been an adjudicator for numerous competitions, and has taught master classes in both New York and in Washington, D.C. She currently maintains an active studio in Charleston and serves on the board of the South Carolina Flute Society.
Originally from Long Island, New York, 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. She plays a Miyazawa Boston Classic RH-9k Gold Flute with Silver Keys.