Ashley Freeburn, violin teacher:
Violinist Ashley Freeburn is an active performer, recording artist, and educator residing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ashley earned her Bachelor of Music degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music and her Master of Music degree at Carnegie Mellon University.
Ms. Freeburn is a founding member of several performing ensembles, including the all female Kassia Ensemble, the Bell’Art Ensemble of the Living Room Chamber Music Project, and the former Freya String Quartet. Ms. Freeburn has held residencies at the Charlotte New Music Festival and Opera Theater Summerfest. She has performed and recorded with a wide variety of artists spanning the genres from pop to jazz to classical. An active proponent of new music, Ms. Freeburn has premiered and performed several works by living composers, both in solo recital and as a chamber musician.
Ms. Freeburn is Associate Concertmaster of the Butler County Symphony Orchestra. She is a core orchestral member of Resonance Works Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Festival Opera. She is a former member of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with the Erie Philharmonic, and the Canton, Youngstown, West Virginia, and Wheeling Symphonies, among others. Ms. Freeburn has also performed with internationally acclaimed artists Barry Manilow, Belle and Sebastian, Clay Aiken, Evanescence, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Ms. Freeburn believes in music as a means for cross-cultural dialogue. She has traveled to Ireland, Ghana, and Turkey, to teach, work and make music with local musicians. She is interested in folk music, native influences, and local sounds.
Ms. Freeburn formerly served as violin faculty at the Center for Young Musicians and the Noteworthy Music Academy. She currently maintains a private studio and is Adjunct Instructor of Violin at Chatham University.
Ms. Freeburn is a founding member of several performing ensembles, including the all female Kassia Ensemble, the Bell’Art Ensemble of the Living Room Chamber Music Project, and the former Freya String Quartet. Ms. Freeburn has held residencies at the Charlotte New Music Festival and Opera Theater Summerfest. She has performed and recorded with a wide variety of artists spanning the genres from pop to jazz to classical. An active proponent of new music, Ms. Freeburn has premiered and performed several works by living composers, both in solo recital and as a chamber musician.
Ms. Freeburn is Associate Concertmaster of the Butler County Symphony Orchestra. She is a core orchestral member of Resonance Works Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Festival Opera. She is a former member of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with the Erie Philharmonic, and the Canton, Youngstown, West Virginia, and Wheeling Symphonies, among others. Ms. Freeburn has also performed with internationally acclaimed artists Barry Manilow, Belle and Sebastian, Clay Aiken, Evanescence, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Ms. Freeburn believes in music as a means for cross-cultural dialogue. She has traveled to Ireland, Ghana, and Turkey, to teach, work and make music with local musicians. She is interested in folk music, native influences, and local sounds.
Ms. Freeburn formerly served as violin faculty at the Center for Young Musicians and the Noteworthy Music Academy. She currently maintains a private studio and is Adjunct Instructor of Violin at Chatham University.