Ashley Addington

One highlight of my summer was participating in the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice at New England Conservatory.  This was my third and favorite year of playing!  I met some great new friends and musicians and had the opportunity to perform pieces I had been wanting to play for some time now.  I had the privilege of working with Jennifer Bewerse (cello) and Kyle Blair (piano) on Kaija Saariaho’s Cendres for alto flute, cello, and piano.   The piece is beautiful to listen too and perhaps my favorite of her works that include flute.  Our group coalesced smoothly and had a great time working together during the week.  Another high point of the week was working on Afastim, by Chaya Czernowin, the composer at Harvard University.  It was enlightening to hear her speak about her musical thoughts and creative process when we performed the piece in a master class for her.