Graham Ashton was born in London and trained at the Royal Academy of Music. Now a US citizen, he has been Professor of Trumpet and Chair of Brass at Purchase College, State University of New York since 1999. As a soloist, he has appeared with orchestras around the world including the BBC Symphony with Sir...
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Trumpet artist Graham Ashton just returned from France where he performed and recorded with Michäel Matthes, organist at Troyes Cathedral. The resulting CD – In Recital – features the following works: Musique pour Le Vent du Nord Josquin des Prez, arr. Ashton Parts Upon a Ground Henry Purcell, arr. Ashton Toccata and Fugue in D...
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In late December 2006, Edwards Artist Graham Ashton called me and told me that I had to check out his newest untunable Edwards C trumpet. He said it blew great and the intonation was incredible. The only problem is with his concept he had lost the ability to tune the overall pitch of the instrument....
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