Jessie Mersinger, DMA
Bio
Jessie Mersinger received her DMA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. An active freelancer, Ms. Mersinger has performed with the Garden State Philharmonic, Central Jersey Philharmonic, Boston New Music Initiative, Mozart Festival Orchestra, The Celebration Singers, and the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey. In 2016, she made her Carnegie Hall debut with the New York International Symphony as Principal Horn. Most recently, she joined the roster of the Palm Beach Opera company in her native Florida. While in the sunshine state, she performed with the Florida Wind Band, Mostly Pops Orchestra of Tampa Bay, South Shore Symphony Orchestra, and the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. She was also a featured soloist with The Richard Zielinski Singers, in their latest installment of the American Voices collection. Jessie holds a B.M. from the University of South Florida, and an M.M. from the Longy School of Music.
Education
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Artist Diploma, Horn Performance, 2018- Present
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, D.M.A. in Horn Performance, 2014-2018
Longy School of Music, M.M. in Horn Performance, 2011- 2013
University of South Florida, B.M. in Horn Performance, 2007-2010
Freelance Experience
Palm Beach Opera, West Palm Beach, Florida, Assistant Principal Horn, 2019
Palm Beach Opera, West Palm Beach, Florida, Substitute list, 2017-Present
Symphony in C, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Substitute list, 2017-Present
Garden State Opera, New York, New York, Second Horn, 2019
Central Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Neshanic Station, New Jersey, Fourth Horn,
2018
Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, Fourth Horn, 2018
Old Library Theater, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Principal Horn, 2018
Highland Park Community Choir, Highland Park, New Jersey, Horn,2017
Split the Lark New Music Ensemble,New Brunswick, New Jersey, Horn, 2016-2017
New York International Symphony, New York, New York, Principal Horn, 2016
Brooklyn College Opera Orchestra, Brooklyn, New York, Third Horn, 2016
Celebration Singers, Roselle, New Jersey, Soloist, 2015
Helix New Music Ensemble, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Horn, 2015
Garden State Philharmonic, Toms River, New Jersey, Fourth Horn, 2015-2017
Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey, Dover, New Jersey, Third Horn, 2014-2016
Berklee College of Music Film Scoring Department, Boston, Massachusetts, Guest Recording Artist, 2012-2013
Boston New Music Initiative, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Principal Horn, 2011
Florida Wind Band, Tampa, Florida, Rotational Member, 2010-2011
Mostly Pops Orchestra of Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida, Rotational Member, 2009-2010
Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida, Horn Soloist, 2010
Richard Zielinski Singers, Tampa, Florida Horn Soloist, 2007-2009
South Shore Symphony Orchestra, South Shore, Florida, Rotational Member, 2010
Awards
Runner up, Rutgers Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition
Regina B. Heldrich Endowed Scholarship
Rutgers University Graduate Assistantship
Graduate Scholar Fellowship to Kendall Betts Horn Camp
Longy School of Music Talent Grant
Clarion Society Grace Allen Scholarship
Recent Teachers
Richard Deane, Acting Principal Horn of the New York Philharmonic (2015-Present)
Leelani Sterrett, Acting Associate Principal Horn of the New York Philharmonic (2017- Present)
Jerry Peel, New York Recording Artist, Former Principal Horn of the Florida Philharmonic (2014-2017)
Kendall Betts, Former Principal Horn of the Minnesota Orchestra (2013-2016)
Kevin Owen, Principal Horn of the Boston Pops and Former Third Horn of the Boston Symphony(2013)