Maiden Voyage

Black Orpheus -  Brazilian piece composed for a movie of the same name in the 1950's. Sultry, mysteriously haunting, but romantic melody that spans time and space. Ashley gives it a flare that grabs you and won't let you go.

Ashley - Black Orpheus

Reverie a Debussy classic often described as sensitive and emotional. Ashley is just breathtaking and provocative.

Ashley - Reverie

The Shadow of Your Smile is from the Movie the Sandpiper which debuted in 1965. Ashley gives it her magic touch, with style and awesome class.

The Shadow of Your Smile-Ashley

On Green Dolphin Street, 1947 Movie Sensation

A young man, loved by two sisters, becomes a naval officer and boards the new clipper ship 'Green Dolphin' to New Zealand, where he drunkenly writes a marriage proposal to the wrong sister, profoundly affecting the life of the other.

What can you say , Ashley is just special!!!!

On Green Dolphin Street - Ashley

Traditional holiday presentation. The reason for the season. Goodwill to all.

Angels We Have Heard On High - Ashley

Holiday cheers with love and giving in abundance. May your days be filled with happiness, goodness, and love.

What Child Is This - Ashley

Christmas Music has a special place during this time of the year. We all find time to listen and reflect on past and present moments in our lives. We hope this piece helps you recall good times.

It Came Upon The Midnight Clear - Ashley

Christmas Music has a special place during this time of the year. We all find time to listen and reflect on past and present moments in our lives. We hope this piece helps you recall  the good ones.

O' Little Town Of Bethlehem - Ashley

Here is a medley that I think you may enjoy. Nothing new just a series of pieces recently posted. Tell me what you think!!! Ashley at her best. New material coming soon.

On Green Dolphin Street Medley 1

A native of Cambridge, Maryland, Ashley Watkins has been playing flute since she was 10 years old. Her musical journey started in the fourth grade when she joined the school band. At age 14, she began taking private lessons at a local music store. Her studies and interest continued by joining the Annapolis Md, youth orchestra program, the Washington, DC Youth Orchestra program, where she toured South Africa in 2002; and the Peabody Sinfonietta at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. She also held memberships in many flute choirs and wind ensembles throughout the region.  
 
Ashley attended James Madison University in Virginia studying under Dr. 
Beth Chandler earning a Bachelor of Music in Performance, 2007, and The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio where she received a Master of Music in Performance, 2010 under George Pope. 
 
Currently she is offering performances throughout the Delmarva community being featured in concerts at the Dorchester Center for the Arts; as a highlighted Flutist in the “Thank God for Jazz” event, that was the kickoff for the DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, at the Delaware Theater in Wilmington, DE; featured guest artist at the Buffalo Soldiers Banquet at the 
Forum in Baltimore, MD; feature artist at the Athenaeum Museum in Arlington, VA; guest Flutist at Howard University’s afternoon for the artists, and as guest flutist at various events and churches throughout the Delmarva Peninsula.

Ashley C. Watkins