Country Singing with Ashley T.

Ashley Townsley, soprano, is a native of Houston, Texas. She received her M.M in Voice Performance from The University of North Texas in Denton, where she currently resides. Mrs. Townsley has been performing and teaching for over a decade. Most recently, she took on the role of Amore in UNT Opera’s virtual production of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice. In 2012, she premiered the Houston Grand Opera song cycle, Pieces of 9/11 by Jake Heggie. She has also been featured as a soloist for Mozart's Coronation Mass, Handel’s Messiah, and Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass. In 2013 she made her musical debut as Kate in Legally Blonde with Fort Bend Theatre. Ashley then went on to take on the role of Irene in Footloose, Hattie in Kiss Me Kate, Waitress in Rock of Ages and Johanna in Sweeney Todd. In 2019, Ashley competed in the National Association of Teachers of Singing- Southern Region in 2019 where she won first place. Mrs. Townsley has taught privately since 2012 and continues to teach in the DFW area. Her success as an educator and performer is largely due to her own experience at TMEA as an All-State Musician. She hopes to continue to inspire her students as they inspire her.