Jennifer Ashe

Office: Brooks 343
Phone: 508.793.2721
E-mail: jashe@holycross.edu

Jennifer Ashe, soprano, has been hailed by the Boston Globe as giving a performance that was "pure bravura...riveting the audience with a radiant and opulent voice". The Boston Phoenix described her as
possessing "rock solid technique" as well as "the kind of vocal velvet you don't often hear in contemporary
music" for her performance in Peter Maxwell Davies' monodrama, Miss Donnithorne's Maggot. A strong advocate for new music, Jennifer has participated in countless premieres and recordings for composers active in the Boston area and beyond. At New England
Conservatory Jennifer studied with Mark St Laurent and Lucy Shelton, receiving the Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance in May 2006. She also holds the Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy from NEC. She received the Bachelor of Music from the Hartt School of Music in Voice Performance and Music Education. A current lecturer at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, Jennifer has also taught at NEC. A
frequent performer of chamber music, she is a member of the flute and soprano duo Prana with Alicia DiDonato. She performs regularly with the Callithumpian Consort led by Steven Drury. Recent performances include two premieres with the Firebird Ensemble at NEC's Jordan Hall, and the Fromm Festival at Harvard. Upcoming projects include the performance of a new opera by Eric Chasalow at the Boston Cyber Arts Festival.