Jeannine Jorgensen - C Flute

I live in Woodbridge VA with my husband Ron. We have lived here 25 years after

moving here for Ron to take a position in the Patent Office. We have 6 children and 21

grandchildren, who are spread all over the nation. I graduated from Brigham Young

University with a BA in Education with a minor in Music, and I taught elementary school,

primarily first grade, for 22 years. We are both now retired, and I have time to take

advantage of my love of music.

My father was a high school music teacher for years, then fell in love with instrument

repair, and became the main repairman at Ricketts Music Store, and my mother taught

piano lessons, so there was always lots of music in our home. I chose flute because it

was little and easy to carry. I grew up in our small town, Roseburg, Oregon. I played in

the concert band, marching band, stage band, and anything I could get involved in. I

loved it. In college I played in the Symphony Orchestra at BYU and studied flute under

Theodore “Ted” Wight.

With raising my family and teaching school, I had a long break (20-30 years) of playing

flute in groups, although I did pick up my flute for fun and at church occasionally. I

played the piano and organ at church through all this time. I started playing the organ in

church as a teenager, and have played it ever since. I was the pianist for Hylton High

School choirs 2005-2007.

I joined the Woodbridge Flute Choir in 2022 under Debbie Gilbert, where she graciously

worked with me as I redeveloped my skills with a lot of practicing! I have loved all the

people I get to interact with in this wonderful organization. I hope it continues to offer

great music to the community for many years to come!