Jessie Montgomery recieves 2025 Creative Impact Award
The award from United States Artists recognizes the efforts of artists and organizations that have sparked creativity, artistic growth, and collaboration in Great Lakes communities
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Jessie’s “Strum” Named One of the 15 Most Significant String Works of the 21st Century by Strings Magazine
The March/April 2025 issue of Strings highlights Jessie Montgomery’s seven-minute piece “Strum,” now a staple of chamber and orchestral programs worldwide
“Black Justice” (2020-2022) by Ori Carino
Ori Carino was born in a functioning art gallery loft on Houston st. Downtown Manhattan 1982. A life-long artist, He was raised among many pivotal artists of the 80s art movement of the Lower East Side.
Hear Third Coast Percussion perform Jessie Montgomery’s “Study No. 1”
Jessie wrote her first work for percussion in close collaboration with TCP, a chance she seized to explore new rhythms and textures, from dipping crotales in water to blowing air into tom-toms.
Jessie Montgomery in Residence at James Madison University 43rd Contemporary Music Festival, October 13-15
Jessie will lead rehearsals, seminars, and lectures, and her pieces will be performed by the Synergy Virtuosi, JMU Symphony Orchestra, and JMU Percussion Ensemble
Blacknificent 7 Merch, Available Now at the Chicago Symphony Store!
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Jessie Takes Residence in Ravinia as RSMI Composer-in-Residence
From June 27 to July 1, Jessie worked closely with the 2022 Piano & Strings fellows, providing lessons and coaching them on her repertoire. The residency work culminated with performances of Source Code, Break Away, and Peace on July 2.
New York Youth Symphony Releases Debut Album
NYYS’s first album includes Soul Force, alongside works by Valerie Coleman and Florence Price.
Chamber Music Center Announces Jessie Montgomery Scholarship
Winners receive a full tuition scholarship to study at CMC, plus a stipend for private lessons.