Andrew Ashe (–1838) was a Northern Irish

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who became director of the Bath concerts.

Life

Ashe was native of

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and born in about 1758. He was educated in music at

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. "On account of reverses of fortune, his parents were about removing him, when Count Bentinck adopted the lad, took him to the Continent, and secured for him a musical education. He devoted himself to the flute, and rose to be principal player in Brussels, Dublin, and London, successively — being one of the first to use the additional keys. After engagements in the Italian opera, in 1810 he became director of the Bath concerts. In Bath he was able to launch the career of the singer Elizabeth Clendining who he had met years before at the Dublin Rotunda concerts. He introduced her to

Venanzio Rauzzini Venanzio Rauzzini (19 December 1746 – 8 April 1810) was an Italian castrato, composer, pianist, singing teacher and concert impresario. He is said to have first studied singing under a member of the Sistine Chapel Choir. He was a cantante sopr ...

who gave her singing lessons. Ashe spent the last years of his life in retirement in Dublin, and died in 1838. His wife and daughter were celebrated pianists."

References

External links

Obituary – Mr. Andrew Ashe

Andrew Ashe, celebrated musician

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashe, Andrew Classical flautists from Northern Ireland Musicians from County Armagh 18th-century Irish people Year of birth uncertain 1838 deaths