Violinist Ashley Dyer enjoys a multifaceted career as a performing artist and educator. She has performed with such varied artists as Itzhak Perlman, Andrea Bocelli, Renée Fleming, Béla Fleck, Audra McDonald, Rachel Barton Pine, Rod Stewart, and Michael Bublé. Ashley frequently enjoys performing with the Dayton Philharmonic and Columbus Symphony as an Associate Musician. She may also be seen on stage with other ensembles across Central Ohio, such as the New Albany, Newark Granville, and Springfield Symphonies.
A dedicated and enthusiastic teacher, Ashley currently maintains a private violin studio in Columbus, OH, where she teaches with Suzuki Music Columbus. Ashley is a registered teacher with the Suzuki Association of the Americas and completed long-term training for Violin Books 1-10 with Joanne Bath in Greenville, NC. Ashley has served on the faculty of the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival’s Summer Chamber Music Institute (NC). In 2020 and 2021, Ashley served as the Head of Strings for the Progressive Musicians online competition.
A former resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ashley served for many years as Concertmaster of the Dearborn Symphony. She performed regularly with the Toledo, Lansing, and Jackson Symphonies, as well as the Detroit Opera Orchestra. Ashley maintained a large private studio, and enjoyed working with area high schools as a sectional coach, traveling with them on multiple occasions to their summer camps at Interlochen Arts Camp.
Previously, Ashley held the position of Assistant Concertmaster of the Hollywood Concert Orchestra (HCO), with whom she has toured the US, China, and Japan. Notable HCO tour performances include Beijing's National Centre of Performing Arts and Sapporo's Suntory Hall.
Ashley holds a Bachelors in Violin Performance from East Carolina University and a Masters in Violin Performance from the University of Michigan, where her primary teachers included Ara Gregorian and Yehonatan Berick. Further studies have included University of North Carolina School for the Arts, Killington Music Festival in Vermont, and le Domaine Forget in Quebec, CA. In addition, Ashley has performed with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the National Repertory Orchestra (CO), the Lake Tahoe Music Festival Orchestra (CA), and as soloist with the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra (NC).
Ashley currently resides in Columbus with her husband, clarinetist Mark Kleine, and their daughter.
A dedicated and enthusiastic teacher, Ashley currently maintains a private violin studio in Columbus, OH, where she teaches with Suzuki Music Columbus. Ashley is a registered teacher with the Suzuki Association of the Americas and completed long-term training for Violin Books 1-10 with Joanne Bath in Greenville, NC. Ashley has served on the faculty of the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival’s Summer Chamber Music Institute (NC). In 2020 and 2021, Ashley served as the Head of Strings for the Progressive Musicians online competition.
A former resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ashley served for many years as Concertmaster of the Dearborn Symphony. She performed regularly with the Toledo, Lansing, and Jackson Symphonies, as well as the Detroit Opera Orchestra. Ashley maintained a large private studio, and enjoyed working with area high schools as a sectional coach, traveling with them on multiple occasions to their summer camps at Interlochen Arts Camp.
Previously, Ashley held the position of Assistant Concertmaster of the Hollywood Concert Orchestra (HCO), with whom she has toured the US, China, and Japan. Notable HCO tour performances include Beijing's National Centre of Performing Arts and Sapporo's Suntory Hall.
Ashley holds a Bachelors in Violin Performance from East Carolina University and a Masters in Violin Performance from the University of Michigan, where her primary teachers included Ara Gregorian and Yehonatan Berick. Further studies have included University of North Carolina School for the Arts, Killington Music Festival in Vermont, and le Domaine Forget in Quebec, CA. In addition, Ashley has performed with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the National Repertory Orchestra (CO), the Lake Tahoe Music Festival Orchestra (CA), and as soloist with the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra (NC).
Ashley currently resides in Columbus with her husband, clarinetist Mark Kleine, and their daughter.
