Midway through her recital in Memorial Hall in OTR on Sunday afternoon, Ashley Hall asked for a show of hands: How many trumpeters were there in the audience? Surprisingly, there was quite a large number, of all ages. Obviously, the word had gotten out.

Ashley’s program featured works by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Sammartini, Kreisler, Debussy and Bela Bartok, many arranged by her husband Nathan Tighe. She played with astounding proficiency and musicality, to the great delight of the audience which included many young trumpeters. That brought us to her concluding number, and here we quote the words of music critic and Matinée member Janelle Gelfand:

Check out this article and read about Ashley’s soul-centered approach to musical growth.