Ashley Strawser

In December of 2014, Ashley graduated from Arizona State University with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance, where she studied with Dr. Kimberly Marshall. While attending ASU Ashley also studied collaborative piano, harpsichord, and fortepiano with Professor Russell Ryan. Ashley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She accompanies and performs regularly with churches, schools, and musical ensembles throughout Arizona including the Phoenix Women’s Chorus and the Phoenix Chorale. She is also in her third season as the collaborative pianist/organist for the Sonoran Desert Chorale. Currently Ashley is serving as Director of Music and Arts Ministries at Paradise Valley United Methodist Church in Paradise Valley, AZ, where she plays the organ and directs choirs and handbell groups of all ages. She also regularly collaborates with Dr. Andria Fennig as part of a piano duo called “A-Squared” performing and recording repertoire for four-hand piano. In February of 2024, she and Andria were featured presenters at the La Frontera International Piano Conference celebrating piano music by women composers.