Meghan Jacoby
FLUTE
BIO
Flutist Meghan Jacoby has performed as a chamber and orchestral musician throughout the United States, England, Italy, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, and Cuba. As a musician in the Boston area, she has also performed with Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), Emmanuel Music, and with the Portland, Indian Hill, and Cape Cod Symphonies. She is principal flute with the chamber orchestra Symphony by the Sea, under the direction of acclaimed bassist Donald Palma. Recent international travels have taken her to Lima, Peru, where she has been a guest artist at the Festival Internacional de Flutistas, and to Cremona, Italy, where she is on faculty in the summers at the Cremona International Music Academy. Meghan is also on faculty at Saint Anselm College, New England Conservatory Preparatory School, Phillips Academy Andover, Powers Music School, and Concord Academy.
Meghan holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from Boston University and can be heard on the Albany Records and BMOP/sound recording labels.
2019/20
The James Pappoutsakis Memorial Flute Competition
7th Annual Free Flute Masterclass
Masterclass Teacher - MMEA Central/Southeast Districts
Sunday, September 8, 2019, 1-2:30pm
New England Conservatory | Boston, MA
Classics and the Movies
Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 7:30pm
Manchester Essex Regional High School | Manchester, MA
Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 2pm
Ipswich High School | Ipswich, MA
Flute/Piano Recital
with Eleanor Perrone, piano
Music of Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Lukas Foss
Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 7:30pm
Lassell Village | Newton, MA
European Expressions: Music of Mendelssohn and Bruch
Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 3pm
Cabot Theater | Beverly, MA
Faculty Recital Series
Music of César Vivanco and Omar Acosta
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 12:30pm
Saint Anselm College | Goffstown, NH
Weston Public Library Concert Series
Flute/Piano Recital
with Eleanor Perrone, piano
Music of Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Lukas Foss
Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 3pm
Weston Public Library | Weston, MA
Workshop Week at Powers Music School
MMEA Senior District Mock Auditions
Saturday, November 9, 2019, 12:45-2:15pm
Powers Music School | Belmont, MA
Opera Anyone?
Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 3pm
Cabot Theater | Beverly, MA
Hingham Library Sunday Sounds Series
Recital
with Daniel Acsadi, guitar
Music of Bartok, Piazzolla, Beaser, and Portuguese fado
Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 3pm
Hingham Public Library | Hingham, MA
Concord Academy Faculty Recital
Friday, January 10, 2020 at 8pm
Concord Academy | Concord, MA
Phillips Academy Andover Faculty Recital Series
with Daniel Acsadi, guitar
Music of Piazzolla, Bartok, Beaser, and Clarice Assad
Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 3pm
Timken Recital Room, Graves Hall | Andover, MA
Tufts University Faculty Recital Series
with Daniel Acsadi, guitar
Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 3pm
Granoff Music Center, Tufts University | Medford, MA
American Icons: Barber, Copland, Gershwin
Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 3pm
Cabot Theater | Beverly, MA
King’s Chapel Tuesday Recital Series
with Daniel Acsadi, guitar
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 12:15pm
King's Chapel | Boston, MA
Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention
Performance of works by Sofia Gubaidulina, Lili Boulanger, and Cécile Chaminade
Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 9:30am
Washington, D.C.
with Daniel Acsadi, guitar
Friday, March 20, 2020 at 7:30pm
Latvian Lutheran Church of Boston
58 Irving Street in Brookline Village
Newbridge on the Charles
with Daniel Acsadi, guitar
Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 2pm
Dedham, MA
Masterclass at West Virginia University
Studio Class of Nina Assimakopoulos
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 3pm
West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia
Romantic Expressions: Beethoven and Dvorak
Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 3pm
Cabot Theater | Beverly, MA
Faculty Recital
Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 6:30pm
Powers Music School | Belmont, MA
Cremona International Music Academy
July 19-August 2, 2020
Cremona, Italy
SCHEDULE
MEDIA
TEACHING
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Teaching is vital to Meghan’s identity as a musician, a trait which has been instilled in her by her own teachers, Trevor Wye, Robert Willoughby, Linda Toote, and Michelle Caimotto. Her students consistently earn spots in the MMEA district and all-state ensembles and the many youth orchestras in the Boston area, including every level of orchestra/wind ensemble at New England Conservatory Preparatory School. Many of them have gone on to study at music schools throughout the US and Europe.
Meghan’s students have also been prizewinners at numerous competitions, including: YoungArts, American Protege Series at Carnegie Hall, International Shenzen (China) Woodwind Competition, Southwestern Youth Music Festival, Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall, Great Composers Competition Series, as well as Concerto Competition Winners throughout New England.
Lessons are structured to help students become well-rounded flutists. Each week, students prepare tone exercises, scales, finger exercises/technical patterns, etudes, and solo repertoire. Sight-reading is also a part of every lesson. Music theory and history are discussed when appropriate, usually in some form at each lesson, in order to help students develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for the music they are studying. Proper posture, hand position, and breathing are also carefully approached subjects. Much attention is paid to intonation and musicality, no matter the experience level of the student. Careful focus on all of these aspects of flute playing and musicianship from the very beginning of a student’s study ensures proper fundamentals and a solid set-up for whichever path music may take them in life. I believe strongly in a methodical approach to learning, and I carefully discuss how to practice with my students. Conversations about practice strategies and practice routines are tailored to each student.
Meghan is on faculty at Saint Anselm College, New England Conservatory Preparatory School,
Powers Music School, Phillips Academy Andover, Concord Academy, and Cremona International Music Academy.