Jessica performs at the Upcoming Inspiring Women Network 2025
Author Archive | Dr. Jessica Quiñones
Want to get in touch with your VOICE so it’s more… well, you?
I am delighted to be pairing up with Voice Coach Bettina Maureenji for this mini workshop on Sunday 6 April 2025. Alongside her vocal coaching I’ll be in conversation with her about Performance Anxiety. Let me share from both my experiences as a Flautist and a Specialist Psychotherapist for musicians. We’d love to see you […]
Struggling with Music Performance Anxiety? Check out my recent interview for ‘Classical Crossover Magazine’
Title Publication: Overcoming Performance Anxiety: Insights from Dr. Jessica Quiñones in ‘Classical Crossover Magazine’, Published 20 Sept 2024, Interviewed by Natasha Barbieri “The life of a creative individual, especially musicians, often seems to require being perpetually ‘on’. But what happens when the stage transforms from a place of joy into a source of fear? To […]
Delighted to be featured in Prospect Magazine’s Spring 2024 article about flute playing
Honored to have been featured in Prospect magazine as a flute specialist, interviewed to share my insights on Shabaka Hutchings’ latest album release. It’s a truly groundbreaking work! #ProspectMagazine #ShabakaHutchings #Jazz Here’s a snippet of the article called: ‘Welcome to the age of… the flute?’: “The instrument’s popularity in 2024 speaks to a desire for […]
Upcoming ‘Glassworks’ performance at the Minack Theatre with the Kevos Ensemble and Cheap Date Dance Company
Glassworksby Philip Glassperformed by Cheap Date and Kevos “Philip Glass’s propulsive, extrovert minimalism has made him one of the most popular living composers, a reputation reinforced by his hit film music (Koyaanisqatsi, The Hours), his collaborations with rock icons (The Low Symphony after David Bowie), and his critically acclaimed theatre works (Einstein on the Beach). Glassworks, for an […]
You’re invited: Upcoming Truro Cathedral Summer flute recital 2023
You’re invited! An upcoming Summery flute recital in Truro, Cornwall, UK. 20TH JUNE 2023 with Jessica Quinones on flute, Mark Eden (guitar) and Paul Comeau (piano). Truro Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Truro, TR1 2FQ Tel: 01872 276782 7th annual Lunchtime Concert Series, 1:10pm, FREE entry. With newly composed music by Chris Stell of the Eden Stell […]
5 things I no longer believe about flute playing.
At the end of 2019 I was starting to morph into a ragged shell of a human after a packed-out flutey year. Exhaustion was definitely nipping at my ankles, begging me to take a little break. You see, in 2019 I gave 8 public recitals, ran 4 Boho Flute Retreats here in Cornwall, released […]
You are getting so much right.
I was desperately late to pick up my 1-year old from his nursery. Alice, his caregiver, had been waiting for me to arrive for quite a while now —and in doing so I was breaking their Main Rule— the one that I even had to sign a form about—Avoid Being Late to Pick Up Your Child!!! […]
“Help, I am sooo flippin’ busy!!! How can I possibly find time to practice?”
Life is short, so I’ll hop to the point: I’m writing today to remind you that you have permission to shape your music-making to fit your lifestyle — whatever that means for you: Between your demanding cray-cray work schedule. Your ridiculous commute. Your conference paper presentation. Your sacred family time. Taking your cat to the vet. Sweating for […]
Behind the scenes chit-chat. Making a recording. 6 resources.
A few weeks ago I blogged about my latest album release of Astor Piazzolla’s 6 Tango-etudes for Solo Flute, here. But don’t be fooled by the perfect packaging—-> I want to tell you a little behind-the-scenes story of this recording. Including the big flute competition I didn’t win, how these tracks got me out of burnout city and the magical UK […]