Jessica Johnson
flute		 Jason Price
trumpet, cracklebox, electronics		 John Pickford Richards
viola, accordion
Jackie Leclair
oboe		 Michael Clayville
trombone		 Stefan Freund
cello, composer
Elisabeth Stimpert
clarinet, sax		 Payton MacDonald
percussion, tabla, composer		 Miles Brown
bass
Bill Kalinkos
clarinet, sax		 John Orfe
keyboards, composer		 Alan Pierson
artistic director, conductor, keyboards
Michael Harley
bassoon, voice, keyboards		 Courtney Orlando
violin, voice, keyboards, accordion		 Gavin Chuck
managing director, composer
Matt Marks
horn, keyboards, electronics		 Caleb Burhans
violin, viola, voice, electric guitar, composer		 Nigel Maister
staging director

Jessica Johnson

flute

Jessica Johnson

From my first flute lessons among the stainless steel industrial ovens and counters of my elementary school's boomy kitchen, I have followed my curiosity about music in an intuitive and sometimes haphazard way that has always led me to wonderful, creative people. My teachers were excellent role models, and I can not thank them enough for the care they took in both guiding me and letting me take my own path. My friends and family have always been a supportive presence in my life. (My mom convinced me not to quit the flute in fourth grade. That same year I convinced my friend that it would not be a good idea to put our flutes in the dishwasher.)

Jessica Johnson

I have participated in many kinds of musical ensembles. After playing in orchestras, jazz combos, digital music ensembles, large free-improvisation ensembles, and new music ensembles, I have decided that Alarm Will Sound is my musical home. This ensemble strikes a perfect blend of spontaneity, high performance standards, and careful, intellectual curiosity about music; I could not be happier.

Jessica Johnson

I am passionate about many aspects of the arts and enjoy working in the field of arts administration. I am the Communications and Development Assistant at a wonderful community music school called the Thurnauer School of Music in Tenafly, NJ.

My professional hobby is fixing flutes. I studied with the fabulous flute maker Jonathon Landell in Vermont and run a little flute repair business in northern New Jersey (www.jessicasfluterepair.com).