Spencer Aston
Spencer Aston is a trumpet player and teacher at South Shore Conservatory and at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge. Spencer grew up in Lake Orion, MI and began playing the trumpet at age 10. He received his BM in Trumpet Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) his MM in Trumpet Performance from the University of New Mexico. Currently, Spencer is working towards his Doctor of Musical Arts at Boston University. His primary teachers have included Terry Everson, Alan Siebert, Philip Collins, and Jeff Piper.
In addition to his teaching load, Spencer performs regularly in the greater Boston area at various schools, churches, and concert venues. He is a founding member of the Fenway Quintet and is currently planning its 2008-2009 season of concerts and performance. During the summer of 2007, Spencer was co-principal trumpet with the Opera in the Ozarks Festival Orchestra in Eureka Springs, AR. He has also been a member of the New Mexico Brass Quintet and has played with the New Mexico Symphony, and San Juan Symphony. He has performed all across the United States, Europe, and Asia in competitions and recitals, and was a featured soloist with the New England Brass Band in December of 2007. Spencer was a member of the Boston University Trumpet Ensemble that was runner up in the 2007 National Trumpet Competition.
Other musical interests include teaching and conducting. During his undergraduate studies at Cincinnati, Spencer was the assistant conductor for the CCM preparatory brass choir for the 2003-2004 academic year. While in Albuquerque, he was fortunate enough to explore both of these fields as musical staff at Sandia High School and faculty member of the New Mexico School of Music.