Biography

       Ashton Sady is a French hornist currently pursuing a Master of Music in Orchestral Performance at the Manhattan School of Music, where he studies with Richard Deane. At MSM, Ashton performs regularly with the Manhattan School of Music Orchestra and in a wide range of chamber ensembles too. Ashton has earned a Bachelor of Music from the Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute, studying under Wei-Ping Chou, and performed extensively with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Peabody Opera, and chamber ensembles. Earlier training includes serving as a student in the Governor’s School for the Arts Orchestra in Norfolk, Virginia, as well as membership in the Bay Youth Symphony Orchestra.

       An active orchestral musician, Ashton has advanced as a semifinalist for the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra and the U.S. Army Pershing’s Own Ceremonial Band, was named runner-up for Associate Principal Horn with the Fairfax Orchestra, and has been offered a position with the Navy Fleet Bands. Ashton has participated in masterclasses with leading horn pedagogues and orchestral musicians including Andrew Bain, Richard King, Cara Kizer, Kate Caliendo, Geoffrey Pilkington, David Byrd marrow, and most recently Radovan Vlatkovic among renowned New York City Musicians focusing on orchestral excerpt preparation and professional performance practices.

       Ashton dreams to one day be a part of an orchestra that allows him to fulfill his desire to be a professional musician and to create a lifestyle cultivating creativity, openness, and integrity to every musical setting while continuing to maintain artistic curiosity and an appreciation for music of all kinds.