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2025 reflections // Canada Tour + U.S. Premiere Announcements
October EMPAC Residency: stunning visuals by Xuan I have been slow to pick up on 2026 after the whirlwind of the later half of 2025. I got to experience so many amazing places this Fall touring with my dear friend, Eli Wallace, with performances in the U.K. with the incredible Mark Sanders and Rachel Musson. Another Fall highlight for me was a residency at EMPAC in Troy, NY performing Stevie Manning's emotionally raw, honest and unapologetic opus, "We Will Not Be Composed." T

Jessica Ackerley
Jan 283 min read


September Europe / U.K. Tour, Composition Premieres
Performing news: As summer begins to wind down I am preparing to head to Europe this week for a reunion tour with my close collaborator,...

Jessica Ackerley
Sep 2, 20252 min read


2025 Spring/Summer Tour
Greetings from Woodstock, NY! I am a little late with sending this newsletter as my tour has already started in NYC with an amazing...

Jessica Ackerley
May 28, 20252 min read


March Midwest Tour || Private Lesson Openings
Hello friends, I am writing you after coming down from a very busy February with the completion of my doctoral recital. I had the chance...

Jessica Ackerley
Mar 2, 20251 min read


2024 to 2025: Brief reflections and looking forward
looking back - As I ease in the the New Year I feel like I have been barely able to catch my breath from 2024. I will not go into a super...

Jessica Ackerley
Jan 9, 20252 min read


Bang on a Can: Part 1 - "Shadow Drawing No. 4" Premiere
Video of August 2nd, 2025 premiere at MASS MoCA for LOUD Weekend This past summer the premiere of my first larger chamber work was...

Jessica Ackerley
Nov 11, 20242 min read


Doctorate music student life / summer plans: reflections + adventures
learning from my students plus some big summer news

Jessica Ackerley
May 24, 20242 min read
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