Piano Lessons Midtown
Ashley and Krume Andreevski
Biography
Ashley Andreevska earned her Master’s degree in Piano Performance and Literature at the University of Western Ontario under the Western Graduate Research Scholarship studying with Stéphan Sylvestre.
She received her Bachelors of Music in Piano Performance from Virginia Commonwealth University studying with Dr. Yin Zheng. During her time in Richmond, Ashley was the Director of Music and Piano Accompanist at Stockton Memorial Baptist Church where she conducted, accompanied, and led the choir and congregation. As an active member of the community, Ashley had several internships for their annual PianoFest and Global Summer Piano Institute where she organized and marketed cultural exchange and piano collegiality between VCU and leading music institutions in China.
Ashley has performed at the W.E. Singleton Center, James W. Black Music Center, von Kuster Hall, Paul Davenport Theatre, and Festival Academy Hall in, Völs am Schlern, Italy. Along with accompanying vocalists and chamber groups, she has performed with the Don Wright Faculty of Music’s Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Symphonic Orchestra. Apart from performing, her position as a Piano Instructor at Chester Performing Arts Center and Academy of Music London followed the curriculum of the Royal Conservatory of Music and Conservatory Canada. This allowed Ashley to offer students’ timely and immersive training in piano repertoire, technique, and musicianship to prepare them for their practical examination.
Ashley was on faculty at Vivaldi Music Academy and the International Music Academy. She is currently the Director of Music at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Spring, Texas. She is also on staff as an accompanist for Klein ISD, Fort Bend ISD, and Alvin ISD. She looks forward to continuing her studies by pursing a Doctoral of Arts Degree in the near future.
Krume Andreevski (born 1983 in Macedonia) is a pianist based in Houston, Texas. He has performed three times as a soloist with the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra and has won prizes on international music competitions. As a doctoral student at the University of Houston in the class of pianist Abbey Simon, he has appeared frequently in solo and collaborative concerts within the university, as well as in benefit concerts in the Houston area. Pursuing an interest in contemporary music, Krume Andreevski has performed with the AURA Contemporary Chamber Music Ensemble and was featured live on the KUHF Houston Public Radio. He performs occasionally overseas in Macedonia. Among his performances from recent years, notable was his solo recital from January 2010, when he had the honor to play for the ambassadors of USA and EU in Skopje, Macedonia.
Mr. Andreevski is also a dedicated piano teacher and gives piano and music instruction in the Houston area since 2008. He is an active member of the Houston Music Teachers Association (branch of MTNA). He has given performances and presentations at the monthly meetings and was a member of the jury at the local piano contests. He holds piano performance degrees from the University of Houston (doctorate), Lynn University (master’s degree) and Ss. Cyril and Methodius University (bachelor’s degree).
Among his prizes on international music competitions are: Interfest – Bitola, Macedonia, 2005 – First prize; Ars Flores Concerto Competition, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2007 - First prize; Chautauqua Music Festival Piano Competition, Chautauqua, NY 2010 – Second Prize; “Rovere d’Oro” San Bartolomeo, Italy, 2000– Third prize; “Vojislav Vuckovic” Belgrade, Serbia 2005 – Second prize. Currently, Krume is on faculty at the Houston Ballet as a pianist, the pianist for the Saengerbund Choir, and the lead keyboardist for the band Breakfast at Tiffany's.