ASHTON CHEN
String Adjunct-Faculty, cello Ashton Chen began his cello studies with the late Nancy Streetman at the State College of Florida, where he won the SCF Concerto Aria competition in 2011. He then earned his Master of Music degrees in Cello Performance and Chamber Music from the University of South Florida as a student of Scott Kluksdahl, where he has served as principal cellist and won the USFSO Concerto Competition and Merit Award in 2018.
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During his time at USF, his passion for new music has led him to work with several consortiums and commissions for new composers. He is also an avid chamber musician and believes that chamber music is at the heart of musicianship. He has performed in various venues around the country such as New York, Los Angeles, Boston, New Hampshire, and internationally in Italy.
His devotion to the art of pedagogy has recently led him to join the State College of Florida as an adjunct professor of cello & chamber music in Bradenton – where he has joined the newly founded Bradenton Symphony Orchestra as principal cellist.
His devotion to the art of pedagogy has recently led him to join the State College of Florida as an adjunct professor of cello & chamber music in Bradenton – where he has joined the newly founded Bradenton Symphony Orchestra as principal cellist.