About
Jessica and Damien Kelly met in New York City in 2014 and have been performing together as Redbrick Duo ever since. They have toured extensively throughout the United States and Ireland, performing at venues including the American Irish Historical Society in NYC, the E.U. Ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C., as part of the Kaleidoscope Concert Series in Dublin, Ireland, and at a New York University event honoring world renowned flutist, Sir James Galway. In August of 2018, they performed a series of recitals in China at concert halls in Beijing, Suzhou, Jinan, and Donying. They have recorded two albums that can be found here and here.
Damien Kelly
Irish guitarist Damien Kelly made his first major breakthrough in the Irish classical music scene with his debut EP Jolt in collaboration with composer Ciarán Farrell which went immediately to number one in the Irish iTunes classical chart in 2011. In 2012 he released a full-length album New Frontiers under the same collaboration, which is frequently played on national radio. Damien has performed as a soloist at Kings College, Cambridge, the Irish Embassy, London, the American Irish Historical Society, NYC and the National Concert Hall, Dublin. He has won national competitions in Ireland including the Senior Guitar and Contemporary Music Centre competitions at the Feis Ceoil.
Damien is a full time music teacher at The Smith School on the Upper West Side. Click here to see some of the incredible work he does with his students.
Damien is a graduate of Manhattan School of Music, Dublin Institute of Technology: Conservatory of Music and Drama and Dundalk Institute of Technology.
Jessica Kelly
Flutist Jessica Kelly is a Broadway, orchestral, session, and chamber musician based in New York City. She recently held the flute and piccolo chair in Camelot on Broadway at Lincoln Center. She previously held the flute, piccolo, and alto flute chair in New York City Center's production of Evita and in the first U.S. national tour of Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. She has also performed in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular show, and is currently a substitute for the flute, piccolo, and recorder chair for Sweeney Todd on Broadway. She has played with popular groups including Celtic Woman and The Irish Tenors, and has played recitals with the renowned wind quintet, Sylvan Winds.
Jessica holds a Master of Music in Flute Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, and a Bachelor of Music from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. Her prominent teachers include Thomas Robertello, Marya Martin, and Catherine Karoly.