Jessi gave the premier of The Eternal Sky by Paul Elwood on November 17th  at the Callithumpian Consort concert at 8pm in Brown Hall at the New England Conservatory.  This piece was commissioned with a grant from the St. Botolph Club.  The Eternal Sky is for flute/alto flute with piano, and Jessi was joined by Yukiko Takagi playing the piano. 

In August, Jessi wsa a guest artist at the Festival Internacional de Arte Contemporaneo 2008.  Jessi performed a recital of works by Jennifer Higdon, Wil Offermans, Edgar Barroso, and Emmanuel  Ontiveros.  She also gave a class in contemporary technique. The festival took place in Leon, Mexico from August 1st-15th.

Jessi performed as soloist with the Boston Pops! On June 7, Jessi performed  Elegia for flute and orchestra by Panos Liaropolous.  The concert of entirely Greek music was held at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA and was conducted by Keith Lockhart.