BIOGRAPHY
Jessica is a musical director and freelance musician who recently finished MDing the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang UK Tour. Based in York since the completion of her degree, other credits include the Annie UK & Ireland tour as assistant MD, and cover musical director for the RSC on their productions of Box of Delights and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her freelance work frequently takes her across the North of England on shows in Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield, while closer to home she has performed extensively with theatre companies in Yorkshire.
Although no stranger to the baton for shows with larger orchestras, Jessica is most often found conducting from the piano. Through various productions she has gained experience in typesetting, orchestrating and arranging for
aspect she enjoys getting stuck into. Jessica also has a passion for the voice and is a qualified Vocal Health First Aider, and prioritises doing regular CPD training in vocal technique. For more detail on all of the above, a full list of theatre credits for musical direction, pit playing and repetiteur work can be found on the previous page.
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When not in the theatre, Jessica can be found teaching at York Stage School – set up by one of York’s leading directors, Nik Briggs. Alongside Nik, Jessica delivers weekly drama and vocal coaching to youngsters of all ages, and regularly leads ‘Show in a Week’ experiences during
school holidays. She also teaches piano and violin lessons to
students of all
ages and has experience with both curriculum and instrumental classroom teaching at St John Fisher Catholic High School and as as the Teacher in Charge of Music at renowned preparatory school, St Martin’s Ampleforth.
She has a current DBS certificate and training in paediatric first aid.