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Ames Asbell, violist. Texas State University Associate Professor of Viola. American Viola Society President (2023-2026) Tosca String Quartet Violist. Austin Opera Principal Violist. Austin Symphony Orchestra Section Violist. Texas State String Project Founding Director (2010-2020, 2024-) A passionate viola artist-teacher, Ames is in great ...
A passionate teacher, Dr. Asbell has twice had the honor of teaching the top high school violist in the state of Texas, and her former students have gone on to study at prestigious schools of music such Eastman, Rice, Oberlin, Peabody and others. She has served on Texas State University faculty since 2005, teaching viola and chamber music as ...
Ames Asbell, President. Violist Ames Asbell has performed classical, tango, and popular music on six continents in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to rock clubs. Significant recent performances include International Viola Congresses in Thailand, New Zealand, Poland, and the US, and recitals in Mexico, South Africa Australia, and Japan.
A native of Columbus, GA, Ames Asbell completed viola performance degrees at Furman and East Carolina universities before relocating to Texas. In 2001, she received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a teaching assistant to Roger Myers during the 25th International Viola Congress, and worked […]
Novak, Richard Albert (Principal), Asbell, Stephanie Ames (Co-Principal). Texas State Research Enhancement Program Grant: The Saint of 9/11: A New Song Cycle for Tenor, Viola, and Piano, Based on the Life, Ministry, & Death of Fr. Mychal Judge, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: 2019, Funded: January 2020 - May 2021). Grant.