Jordan Ashman
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Jordan Ashman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 2004 Bury St Edmunds, England |
| Genres | Classical |
| Instrument(s) | Percussion |
| Website | www |
Jordan Ashman is a British multi-percussionist born in 2004 in Bury St Edmunds, and is the winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year award in 2022.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Jordan Ashman grew up in Cambridge where he attended Impington Village College, from 2015 to 2020.[2]
He is currently attending Royal Birmingham Conservatoire where he is in his second year studying for a performance degree in percussion.
Prizes, awards and accolades[edit]
Ashman won the 2022 BBC Young Musician of the Year Grand Final with his performance of American composer Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto, written in 2005 for Colin Currie.[3]
The 2022 British Open Brass Band Solo Championship saw Jordan win the Youth section and come runner up in the Open section.[4]
Starting in 2014, he played with the National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain.[5] In 2021, he became principal percussionist with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain,[6] winning the Sir Harry Mortimer solo prize during the summer course 2022.[7][8]
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Ashman won the Southwest Brass Band Association's under 18 percussion and open percussion classes,[9] best percussionist in the 2020 Online Salford Solo Contest,[10] the most promising player in the 2020-2021 Southern Percussion International Tuned Competition,[11] the percussion category of the Foden's Online Solo Competition,[12] and the Davison Young Musicians, Patron's Award.[13][14] On winning the Davison Young Musician’s Patron’s Award Commodore Duncan Lustig-Prean said "I selected Jordan because of the sheer artistry of his performance. His dynamic range was astonishing, showing considerable musicality. He displayed a maturity of interpretation well beyond his years and I look forward to his musical career with great enthusiasm".
Ashman has performed extensively with Youth Brass 2000 who, in 2022 became UK National Youth Champions for the seventh year in a row.[15]
He joined The GUS Band in 2018[16][17] aged just 14, and is also a member of Junior Prime Brass, a 10-piece brass ensemble plus percussion, based in Cambridge.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ "Percussionist Jordan Ashman wins BBC Young Musician 2022". BBC. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Ex-IVC Student Through to Percussion Final". IVC. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Percussionist Jordan Ashman wins BBC Young Musician 2022". BBC. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Report and Results: 2022 British Open Solo & Ensemble Championships". 4barsrest. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "NCO Orhcestras". ISSUU. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ "National Youth sticks to principals". 4barsrest. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Brabbins Leads Principals At Taunton". 4barsrest. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ "Congratulations To All Who Took Part". NYBB. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ "SWBBA Solo Contest 2021". SWBBA. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Brass Online Solo Championships". Glartent. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ "Southern Percussion International Tuned Competition 2020-2021". Southern Percussion. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "2020 Foden's Online Solo and Ensemble Competition". 4barsrest. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Marimba Player In Davison Young Musician Win". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Ashman wins Davison Young Musician Award". Brass Band World. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "National Youth Championships 2022". Youth Brass 2000. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "GUS add youth to their Albert Hall experience". 4barsrest. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Meet the Band".
- ^ "About Junior Prime Brass". Prime Brass. Retrieved 2022-07-18.