Biography

Dr. Jessica Schury Peckham is the Assistant Professor of Flute at West Texas A&M University. Jessica is also the co-founder of the online education platform, Flute Foundations, and she is on faculty and the administrator of Carol Wincenc’s Creating Resonance Retreat.

An avid chamber musician, Jessica enjoys performing a wide range of music, ranging as a baroque flutist to a lover of new music. This season she looks forward to performing with Chamber Music Amarillo, the WTAMU Faculty Wind Quintet at TMEA, and collaborating with many colleagues along the way. She has and continues to premiere a multitude of new chamber works. 

As a soloist, Jessica most recently performed in Carnegie Hall in March 2025 with the West Texas A&M Univ. Symphonic Band. Previously, she has been named a prizewinner in the the Mid-South Young Artist Competition and the National Flute Association (NFA) Baroque Flute Masterclass competition, among others. 

Jessica completed her Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of North Texas with a related field in music theory. She received her Master of Music from Stony Brook University and her Bachelor of Music and Music Education from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Her primary teachers include Terri Sundberg, Janet See, Amy Taylor, Carol Wincenc, Dr. Kimberly Reighley, and Robin Kani. 

Jessica is honored to represent Wm. S. Haynes Company as a Haynes Young Artist.