Today our students had their first rehearsal for the CIS Ontario Music Festival. Happy to have 32 Ashbury College students participating this year! Looking forward to performing in Roy Thomson Hall in April! #cismf2024 #musiceducation #collaboration

Our Sr Band had a chance to connect virtually with composer Jonathan Dagenais from Montreal. The band is performing his piece Symbiopholie at the Capital Region MusicFest in two weeks. Ashbury College #music #composer

Here is a clip of our String Ensemble performing Mahler. Enjoy! Ashbury College

Enjoy this short clip of our Symphonic Band at the Capital Region MusicFest. They performed at a very high standard and were given an invitation to Nationals! 👏 Ashbury College #musicfestival #teamwork

Last Thursday, Ashbury’s instrumental ensembles performed at the Capital Region MusicFest! It was an enriching growth experience and we are proud of all ensembles. Congratulations to the Symphonic Band and the Senior Concert Band for their invitations to nationals! #music #band

Enjoy one of the performances from last week’s Halftime Show! Ashbury College #lunchtimeconcert #music

Another performance from our March Halftime Show! Ashbury College #music #violin #piano

Here is a clip of today’s CISMF Sr Choir rehearsing “Ambe” by Andrew Balfour. Choristers learned Ojibway text and will present this and several other pieces at Roy Thomson Hall tomorrow afternoon. Ashbury College CISMF

Bravo to the 32 Ashbury participants! 👏 🎵

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Ashbury’s musicians perform at our annual Spring Concert! Thank-you to all who made it out and supported the arts as well as Orkidstra, an Ottawa-based program that empowers children through the transformative power of music. #music #musicians #band #concert #spring OrKidstra

Today to celebrate #musicmonday our music program held an Instrument Petting Zoo at lunch. Students saw instruments in our program up close and even tried them out! Ashbury College @CoalitionCanada

Very proud of our Ashbury College musicians. Two gold, one silver at MusicFest Canada 👏 🎶 #concertband #strings #teamwork #musiceducation

The Ashbury Combo performed at Franks Tourette Syndrome fundraiser last Sunday. Great music and delicious sandwiches and baked goods! Ashbury College

The band and choir certainly made the day even better! 🎶

Our Senior Band had a fun Friday night of workshops, rehearsals, games and pizza. What a treat to work in sectionals with local professional musicians! Ashbury College #music #musiceducation

As part of Hispanic Appreciation Week, Daya Aceituno visits Ashbury and holds a dance and percussion workshop! Daya is a Cuban euphonium player, band leader, and educator. She is the director of Banda Boyeros, Cuba's only band that dances while performing.

Congratulations Brianna! 👏

Our Senior Concert band performed Peter Meechan's "Letters for Home" during our Remembrance Day ceremony. Here is a clip of the 2nd movement, "The Trench". #lestweforget2024 Ashbury College Pete Meechan 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Two of our Grade 12 trumpeters performed "The Last Post" and "Reveille" for our Remembrance Day service. Ashbury College #lestweforget2024