Ashley Raleigh is a 15-year-old Junior in high school. She began studying piano with Dr. Hye Jung Hong, Missouri State University, at age 6. From 2008-2013, Ashley participated in Missouri Music Teacher Association competitions earning Honorable Mention, Runner-up, and Winner. In 2011, she was a finalist in the Starr Young Artist piano competition in Arkansas. Ashley was the Division I winner of the 2013 Augustana Lee International Piano competition in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In 2014, Ashley was invited to the Texas State International Piano Festival in San Marcos, Texas. She continued to challenge herself by participating in Music Teachers National Association competitions in 2014 and 2015, earning Honorable Mentions. In 2015 and 2016 Ashley placed second in the Beverly Roper competition. In 2015, she won the Springfield Youth Symphony Youth Talent Concerto competition and the Charles R. Hall Young Artist competition with the Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra. In 2016, she got 1st place in the 10th grade solo and 10th-12th grade piano duet at the MMTA competition. In 2017, she received second prize in the Great Composers Competition-Best Bartok Performance.
In addition to piano, Ashley plays viola. She has been studying viola with Dr. Amy Muchnick, Missouri State University, since she was in the 5th grade. Ashley is currently a violist with the Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra. Among Ashely’s other school activities, she is a member of the Central High School debate team that is currently number one in the nation.
