Graham Ashton Professional Trumpet Player

As part of the Performing Arts Series: Graham Ashton is Professor of Trumpet, and Chair of Brass at Purchase College State University of New York. As a soloist, he has appeared with numerous symphony orchestras including the BBC Symphony, London Philharmonic, English Symphony, Adelaide Symphony, RTE Concert Orchestra, National Symphony in Johannesburg, and Cape Town Philharmonic. He has also performed with the English Chamber Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra and Irish Chamber Orchestra. Most recent solo appearances include the New York Virtuosi, New York Bachworks Orchestra and Orchestra of Our Time. Mr. Ashton has also performed recitals in New York and Los Angeles, and has given masterclasses at the Juilliard School, Boston Conservatory, Peabody Conservatory, University of California, Oberlin College. Most recently he gave masterclasses at the Hochschules in Leipzig and Dresden, Germany and at the Conservatoires in Lyon and Bordeaux in France.