Jessica Dixon, Flutist, is in her fourth season with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra where she serves as principal flutist, and is also a member of the Long Bay Symphony in Myrtle Beach, SC where she plays second flute and piccolo. She has performed with the North Carolina Symphony, Greenville (NC) Pops Orchestra, Greenville Choral Society and appeared as a soloist at the 2006 NC Computer Music Festival. The Classical Voice of North Carolina has described her playing as “on the mark with clear and meaningful phrasing, a rich tone, and comfortable technique,” and she has received awards including First Place in the North Carolina Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Woodwind Competition and Second Prize in the Hampton Roads (VA) Flute Faire Competition.

Ms. Dixon received Bachelor and Master degrees in music performance from East Carolina University where she studied with Christine Gustafson, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of South Carolina under the tutelage of Jennifer Parker-Harley. She is also very passionate about teaching and has held positions at two-year colleges in South Carolina and Georgia, and currently teaches music courses at the University of South Carolina and flute and chamber music at Presbyterian College.