Dionne Jackson

Performing on Sankyo Flutes

A native of Chicago, IL, Ms. Jackson started her professional career as second flute of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. The following summer she was invited by the legendary Julius Baker to attend Juilliard on a full scholarship and was selected as a Morse Fellow. While still a student, she played substitute flute in the New York Philharmonic.

The following year, she was accepted into the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and became active on the new music scene with MusicNow, Chicago’s innovative new music series. In 2000, she won her position as Assistant Principal Flute with the Chicago Lyric Opera. She became a frequent guest artist of The Chicago Chamber Musicians playing newly commissioned works, outreach concerts, and live recordings which can be heard on encoreccm.org. In 2008-2009, she held a one-year position as Associate Principal Flute of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, she has recently been featured numerous times as a soloist on Chicago Classical Radio Station WFMT 98.7.

Professor Jackson holds degrees from The Juilliard School (B.M.), The Paris Conservatory (1st Prize), and Indiana University (B.M. and Performer’s Certificate). Her primary teachers were Julius Baker, Sandra Church, Alain Marion, Raymond Guiot, Peter Lloyd, and Don Peck.