AshleyBathgateBlog

Hi everybody! Once again welcome to my website! I am very excited to be sharing news about my upcoming events with you.

Currently, I am a student of Aldo Parisot at the Yale University School of Music. This is my third and final year at Yale and I must say it has been one of the greatest experiences on all levels. It’s not every day that one has the opportunity to work with so many talented and eager musicians of the same age, as well as some of the most distinguished professors in the biz. I will carry their contributions with me always.

On January 26th, I will be giving my final degree recital at the University in Sprague Memorial Hall. The program will include works by Brahms, Beethoven, Debussy and Martino. Hope you can be there with all my friends to celebrate a wonderful time spent at Yale!

Subsequently, I will be giving my debut recital at Carnegie Hall on February 9th in Weill Hall. As you can imagine I am extremely excited about this opportunity to play on such a prestigious stage. It will be a solo recital with pianist Todd Crow, who is AMAZING, by the way! I met him during my Bard College years and we gave a few concerts together at Vassar, where he is a music professor.

In between recitals I am keeping busy with the hustle and bustle of school, chamber music, Philharmonia, and an introduction to composition with Ezra Laderman, which is allowing me to indulge my inner pop star. I will also be working with two trios this semester playing Tchaikovsky’s a minor and Mendelssohn’s c minor piano trios, both of which I am eager to start. In addition, my friends and I will be giving a “Concerto Night” at Yale University’s Sudler (William Harkness) Hall on the 29th of March.

Not sure of the program but it will include everything romantic as well as contemporary for your liking. Noelia, one of my best friends and favorite violists will be gracing the stage with her Spanish flare whilst the Italian Stallion, Nick DiEugenio sears our hearts with his magnificent violin playing. T’will be a night to remember, indeed!

Don’t forget to check out my recent audio/video clips. The majority are from my Master’s Recital last February with pianists Wei-Jen Yuan and Hye-Yeon Park. And the rest are blasts from the past, so to speak, which I hope you will enjoy as well!

Well I think that about covers it for now so until next time, be well, stay warm and enjoy everything that the New Year will bring!

Much Love,
Ashley