Ashley Addington

Generations

Sunday, October 29th, 3 PM

Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
Music by Schuman, Aucoin, Sanford, and Harbison
Gil Rose, conductor

More info and tickets here.

Saturday, September 23rd, 2017, 7:30 PM

Memorial Hall, Plymouth, MA

Music by Grofe, Puccini, and Rachmaninoff
Steven Karidoyanes, Conductor

More info and tickets are available here.

Although this blog is not often updated, I am sharing my intentions for 2017 in hopes to keep myself accountable in inspired.  Happy New Year!

• Read more books this year.
• Listen more. Find some new CDs and get to more concerts to hear live music.
• Perform a recital in 2017.
• Organize my pedagogical ideas to submit them to a music educators presentation session.
• Explore how to bring my teaching ideas to a more public setting.
• Run a few 5Ks, a 10K, and ambitiously aim for a half-marathon.
• Be a more patient and spontaneous parent and partner.
• Play my flute more!

Open For’m: Feldman and Brown

Monday, September 26, 2016, 7:30 PM

Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory

Free and open to the public.

More info here.

American Masters

Saturday, October 8th, 8:00 PM

Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory

More info and tickets here.

I’m excited to be teaching the 2016-2017 Central District Masterclass this year at the Pappoutsakis Memorial Competition’s Free Flute Masterclasses.  It will be an exciting afternoon before last year’s winner, Annie Wu, performs a recital in Jordan Hall.  Free and open to the public.  I hope to see you there!

Handel Israel in Egypt

Marsh Chapel, Boston University
Saturday, March 18th, 8 PM

http://www.bu.edu/chapel/music/concerts/

Music and Nature

I will be joining Indian Hill piano faculty Eric Kamen and flutist Caitlyn Schmidt for a performance of Eric’s piece, The Peace of Wild Things.

Friday, November 4th, 7 PM
Blackman Hall, 36 King Street, Littleton, MA

http://www.indianhillmusic.org/IH-musicians.html

Update:  I’m so happy to say that Dolce has a new home and is being well taken care of.  We miss her!

The girl called her “kitty” at first.  A few months later, “kitty” became “meow.”  The cat was very hesitant at first and did not know what to make of the little girl when she came to live at the house. She was curious about the girl and wondered why she cried sometimes. Then, the girl could finally pronounce “Dolce”, although some days it still sounds more like “Doll-see”.

Over the months, the girl and the cat bonded. The girl loved to help feed and brush the cat. The cat taught the girl to love animals. The cat was patient with the girl as she learned what it meant to be gentle. The cat became friends with the girl and played along with her toys.

A month or so after turning two, the girl’s eyes got puffy and her skin became dotted with hives. Allergies are rough. And, this week, we learned that the girl is allergic to all kinds of tree…..and also to cats.  Her mom had tears in her eyes when she saw the allergy results. Sadly, the girl reacts too strongly to the cat to keep the cat in the house. The girl and her parents are trying to find a new home for their cat.

Dolce is a seven-year old female indoor calico that we adopted as a kitten from the MSPCA in Jamaica Plain in November 2008.  She has a clean bill of health and is up to date on all her shots.  Hence the name, she is actually a very sweet and cuddly cat who will curl up in warm laps. She can be a little shy when meeting new people and would do best in a home with older kids (or really patient young ones) and without other pets. She enjoys bird-watching from the window, napping in boxes, playing with toys on strings, and chowing down on her favorite Grilled Salmon Dinner by Fancy Feast.  As an added bonus, she is an expert mouse catcher (in our old apartment). Dolce – 3  Mouse – 0   If you know someone looking to adopt a cat, please let us know.

I’m excited to announce that a piece I recorded in 2013 has been recently released on Ravello Records. Written by composer Pamela Marshall, Examinate Variations was written for cellist Rachel Barringer and myself.

The CD is for sale on Amazon, ArkivMusic, CD Universe, HB Direct, and Bull Moose.
It’s also available digitally on Amazon and iTunes and you can find it streaming on Spotify, Rhapsody, and Naxos Music Library.