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Ashley Hall, trumpet artist

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About Me

Award winning trumpeter, Ashley Hall, 25, has appeared in concert halls, recital venues and churches across the United States, Mexico, and Europe. From Boston's Symphony Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to St. John's College Cathedral in Cambridge, England, she dazzles audiences with her virtuosic technique and expressive tone. An active artist in the solo and orchestral realms, she holds the position of third trumpet with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, a job she won in the spring of 2003. She has been a frequent substitute trumpeter with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, and the New World Symphony, performing concerts with conductors like James Levine and James Conlon.
At the age of 13, she made her solo debut with the Capitol Winds Ensemble from Washington, D.C. at the National Trumpet Competition, playing the third movement of Johann Hummel's Concerto for Trumpet. She also has been a featured soloist with the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, the Roanoke Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Wind Symphony, the CCM Concert Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Southwest Virginia and three-time soloist with the Washington Chamber Symphony at the Kennedy Center. In 2001, she took first place in the college division of the National Trumpet Competition, and first place in the International Trumpet Guild's Solo Competition. In the summer of 2002, she performed Alexander Arutunian's Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra with the Music Academy of the West's Festival Orchestra, after winning that festival's concerto competition. She has been a participant at the Music Academy of the West, Tanglewood Institute of Music, Eastern Music Festival, Lake Placid Institute, and Brevard Music Center. She has served as the second trumpeter for the Wintergreen Music Festival.
In January 2005, Ashley premiered "An American Concerto", a work written for her by Dayton composer Steven Winteregg. This trumpet concerto was commissioned by and performed with the Northwest Florida Chamber Orchestra. In April 2005, she was the featured soloist with the Lima Symphony Orchestra, performing the Hummel Concerto and J.B. Arban's 'Carnival of Venice'.
In the summer of 2006, Ashley appeared with the professional all-women's brass ensemble, Monarch Brass, at the International Trumpet Guild Conference in Glassboro, NJ. She was a featured artist at the International Women's Brass Conference in Normal, IL, giving a recital and performing again with the Monarch Brass. In July, she traveled to Germany to perform with EUROBRASS and to record an album entitled, "Give Thanks to the Lord".
In the fall of 2007, Ashley will release her debut album entitled, "Behold Him", a collection of hymns for solo trumpet. As an active trumpet worship artist she has performed in Germany for three summers with the Christian brass group, EUROBRASS , and has given trumpet ministry recitals in Mexico City. In October of this year, Ashley will perform 9 concerts in China as a trumpet soloist, and member of the Americana Music Group.
Ms. Hall's passion for making music is paralleled by a dedication and commitment to teaching. In the fall semester of 2004, Ashley was the acting professor of trumpet at the University of Dayton, while maintaining a full private trumpet studio in Cincinnati, OH. She was a guest artist for numerous events at the University of Dayton, and was also a clinician for the brass camp at Bowling Green University in the summer of 2005.
Ms. Hall received her bachelor's degree in trumpet performance from the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music where she was a student of Alan Siebert, Marie Speziale, and Philip Collins. She received her artist diploma degree from the Longy School of Music where she was a student of Steven Emery. At Longy, she was awarded the Victor Rosenbaum Award for Excellence in Performance and Leadership.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/25/2007
Band Website: ashleyhalltrumpet.com
Influences: My trumpet playing has been guided by some of the most amazing teachers in the country.

I started studying the trumpet with my mother, when I was in the fifth grade. She was a semi-professional french horn player, and could show me the basics.

In high school, I was fortunate enough to study with Allen Bachelder, the former trumpet professor at Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, VA.

In my undergraduate years at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, I was afforded the opportunity to study with three outstanding and unique professors.

In 1999-2000, I was a student of Alan Siebert (who is still the professor of trumpet at CCM).

From 2000-2002, I studied with the Marie Speziale (she is now the head of the brass department at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music). My years with Marie were invaluable. We worked on opening my orchestral sound, developing a consistency of air flow (using a lot of Arnold Jacob's techniques because she was a Jacob's student) that resulted in an even greater freedom of sound.

My final year at CCM, 2002-2003, I studied with the principal trumpeter of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Philip Collins. Mr. Collins was a wonderful mentor and teacher during a year that presented quite a number of interesting playing struggles for me.

From 2003-2005, I continued to discover my gifts as a clinician and teacher, while, at the same time, realizing that I wanted to learn more, and continue to improve and fix more things in my own playing. I found out about a teacher in Boston, Steve Emery, whom I knew shared a common faith to myself, and could also give physical explanation for some of the inconsistencies with my playing. I took a leave of absence from the Dayton Philharmonic in order to study with Steve on a permanent basis. My two years in Boston have yielded tremendous fruit, and I am experiencing a greater freedom and ease in my playing than ever before. What a gift to have these two years to learn and absorb such great knowledge about the techniques of trumpet playing, embouchure development, breath control, and lip dexterity. It is with this knowledge that I proceed in my career with confidence and excitement.

Other influences:

My best friends, and close "family":

My wonderful parents, who love God, love one another, and support me so sacrificially.

My little sister, Lindsay, one of my best friend's and supports! A phenominal elementary music teacher, soprano, and friend.

My best friends, Amanda, Alicia, Kristi, Brooke, Sarah, Kim, Liz, Trista; Your friendship, Godly support, prayers, and accountability are amazing reflections of what true Christian fellowship is all about.

The Hollowood family... My second set of parents and siblings... Let's just say, I'm as comfortable as I get around you guys!

Nathan Tighe, my love and my best friend. Thank you for walking this road with me, for challenging me to fall in love with God and with people more deeply and fully, and for inspiring me with your music, mission work, and life!

Mike and Ruth Brescia: the amazing family that I lived with in Boston! Hospitality to the extreme! Thank you isn't even sufficient!

My church family: Park Street Church, in downtown Boston, and First Christian Assembly of God, in Cincinnati, OH. Thanks for being "real" reflections of Jesus Christ... For not being afraid to show weakness and struggle.

Ken Radnofsky: for his wisdom, friendship, support and ridiculous ability to be a "connector" for so many people.

Dwight and Duane Good: for their generous support of this upcoming worship album! I'm overwhelmed and grateful!

Arnold Culbreath, a saxophonist and pastor in Cincinnati; We spent the summer of 2005 working on "Playing in the Spirit". His words, "Ashley, get out of the "do" and get into the "Be"", are a constant reminder to slow down and "let go, trust the air, and trust God".

Gary Radtke, renowned trumpet mouthpiece maker, has been an adopted "father" for me. His encouragement, his wisdom, his guidance, and his time continue to be an invaluable resource for my career and my life. Check out his website at www.grmouthpieces.com
Record Label: unsigned
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