ANNOUNCEMENT: Crossroads Brass Band to Feature Ashley Hall-Tighe of the Canadian Brass!

The program will showcase the brass band’s finest original works, alongside exceptional arrangements of celebrated orchestral and wind band compositions, and will be highlighted by performances of one of the industry’s most accomplished artists.

Ashley Hall-Tighe is an internationally renowned trumpet soloist, educator, and certified life coach.

With a performing career that spans over two decades, Ashley’s mission is to create musical environments that encourage curiosity, connection, and deep personal engagement. From the Sydney Opera House to the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China, she radiates an “energetic joy” (Rochester Post Bulletin) through her “warm tone, stunning technique and expressive artistry” (Cincinnati Enquirer). Since 2008, Ashley has been the principal trumpet of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, enjoying the multidisciplinary collaborations and innovative programming of the Summermusik Festival each August. From August 2023-May 2024, Ashley became the second woman to join the world-famous Canadian Brass.

Ashley’s work as a soloist has taken her around the world. Performing as a soloist both with ensembles and as a recitalist, 2024 highlights include solo performances with the Roanoke Symphony and Rock Hill Symphony as well as recitals in Hong Kong, Australia, and throughout the United States. Ashley is releasing her debut solo album with pianist Ana Maria Otamendi, Upcycle, in the fall of 2024. This collection of transcriptions for trumpet and piano was created by Ashley’s husband Nath

aniel Tighe, and it honors the artist’s common European classical roots while presenting a vision of what might have been possible if the modern trumpet was a solo instrument at the time these works were conceived.

As an educator and life coach, Ashley combines her passion for whole-person development with a methodical approach to improvement. She is on the trumpet faculty at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and is a sought-after clinician at music schools around the country. In addition to working with students directly, she frequently lectures on strategic practice planning as well as respiratory mechanics in collaboration with her physician/musician husband, Nathaniel Tighe. Ashley is an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation and a Start with Heart Facilitator through Graydin, she empowers individuals to unlock their potential and align their lives with their values.

To learn more about Ashley’s expansive music-making journey visit www.ashleyhalltighe.com, or follow her on Instagram @ashleyhalltighe to see frequent updates from her life both on the road and at her log cabin home with her husband and two amazing children.

For updates and more information about this show, you may visit www.crossroadsbrass.org