JESSICA COX (cello) »
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Teaching experienceCurrently Jessica teaches cello and piano for Buckingham Preparatory College. Previously Jessica was a cello teacher for; Colchester Institute for the music degree students, St.Columba's College, Hertfordshire and Essex Music Services and cello coach for; Imperial College Orchestra, Essex Young Person's Orchestra and North Herts chamber music. She also was assistant orchestral and chamber music coach for Worker's Music Association Summer School and cello tutor for Hertfordshire's String Initiative. Most recently Jessica was invited to adjudicate for the music festival at St.Benedict's School, Ealing. |
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Biography
Jessica is currently cellist with the critically acclaimed Stanford Quartet giving recitals throughout the U.K and abroad. She is principal cello with the Stanford Ensemble and founded the classical/ jazz crossover group Stanford Fusion.
Jessica also works with a number of commercial artists. Using her various talents as composer, cellist, pianist and vocalist she has worked closely with singer songwriter Craig Johnston and acoustic band The Sanderson Pitch. Recently she performed for 'The Hoff on Piers Morgan's Life Stories ITV show and with Lee Mead on The Alan Titchmarsh Show.
As a chamber musician Jessica has been a member of the Stanford Quartet since 2004. Their recitals include performances at; Chester Festival, University of Essex, Isle of Purbeck String Festival, Warwick Festival and for Swan Hellenic cruises. For the past two years the Stanford Quartet have been invited to collaborate with the London String Quartet Foundation with education projects in the community. This year they also performed as part of a lecture recital on Beethoven's Razumovsky Quartets with the Royal College of Music's Head of Strings, Mark Messenger.
Jessica is also part of newly established electric/acoustic string group Q Strings, who have performed with both Brian Wilson and The Specials on their UK tours, and Marina and the Diamonds at Jo Whiley's Little Noise Sessions in 2011.
Phildel Live On BBC Radio 4. Jessica Cox, Cello
As a soloist Jessica has given recitals in St Anselm & St Cecilia, London with organist Eleni Keventsidou, for Patshull Concerts and for Saga cruise line with pianist Jennifer Miles. Concerto performances include Elgar Cello Concerto with Sudbury Symphony Orchestra, Essex Young Person's Orchestra, including Belgium tour and Vivaldi Double Cello Concerto in G minor at St Annes & St Agnes - London.
Orchestral Work
Orchestras: Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, English Touring Opera, National Symphony Orchestra, New London Sinfonia, Northern Sinfonia, Ondine Ensemble, Opera della Luna, Stanley Hall Opera, The Heritage Orchestra.
Jessica's orchestral work also includes British Concert Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Heritage Orchestra, Orchestra da Camera, Handmade Opera - principal cello, Docklands Sinfonietta, Westminster Chamber Orchestra, European Chamber Opera - principal cello, New London Orchestra, Orchestra of The Swan, Stanford Ensemble - principal cello, English Symphony Orchestra, London Gala Orchestra, London Orchestra da Camera, Southbank Sinfonia, Cavendish Ensemble, New London Sinfonia, Eastern Sinfonia, Ashover Festival Orchestra - principal cello, Canterbury and University of Essex Choral Societies Orchestra.
Jessica's commercial work includes radio, TV and theatre work such as Kanye West - Brit Awards & Abbey Road Studios, Katie Mellua - ITV Parkinson - live, Crimea - Radio One, Rick Astley - Press launch at Claridges - live, Ozzy Osbourne - backing, Ronan Keating - Irish Television, Sanderson Pitch - live, Sam Frank - recording, Philipa Healey - recording, Les Mommsen - recording (World Music), Shane Cullinan, "The Tempest"- at The New Wolsey Theatre - recording, Show - Stage Coach, Leatherhead Theatre, Whistle Down the Wind - Churchill Theatre, LadyKillers - recording, The Player's Theatre - on stage solo cello, TV advert sessions for A-Bomb studios and sessions for the Phantom of the Opera sequel at Abbey Road, and ITV's Piers Morgan's Life Stories.
Jessica is currently performing in the Danish premiere of Jason Robert Brown's musical The Last Five Years in Denmark, which has received 5 star reviews, following a run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London Bridge last year.
Education
Jessica's graduate studies took place at the Colchester Institute (1996 - 1999, BA Hons First Class). Jessica's postgraduate studies took place at the Royal Academy of Music (1999 - 2001, PGDip and LRAM).
Teachers: Philip Sheppard, David Smith, Martin Thomas, David Burrowes.
Masterclasses: Steven Doane, Robert Cohen, Zara Nelsova, Jo Knight, Jooley Koos, David Strange, Jenny Ward-Clarke.
Chamber Coaching: Amadeus, Alberni, Bochmann, Maggini, Skampa, Benjamin Zander, Kenneth Silitoe.
Jessica's web links
www.stanfordmusic.co.uk
www.4te.net
www.myspace.com/jesscoxmusic
itunes.apple.com/gb/album/sexy-boy-single/id410813104
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmLUsjrkjmw
Jessica joined Morgensterns in July 2003
Jessica's web profile was last updated 12th May 2012