Ashley Willits

Ashley Willits’ voice has been described as poetic, sensual, thrilling, and incredibly versatile! “Her gift reaches deep into the heart and impacts the soul.” As a lyric coloratura soprano, her skills transcend into both opera and musical theatre. Her intuitive musical interpretations are in gratitude to the past 25 years as a classical pianist. From this foundation in piano stemmed performances as an opera and musical theatre singer, choir director, and choral arranger.

At the University of California, Santa Barbara she studied Opera and Communication. Furthering her education at Santa Clara University, she received her Masters in Education and a CA K-12 Music Credential. Ashley recently served as the Choir Director at Notre Dame High School in Belmont for four years. Currently, she is a graduate student once again, to earn her second Masters degree in Vocal Performance at San Jose State University. As a graduate student, she is a Teaching Associate for undergraduate music at SJSU. Ashley recently earned 1st place in the Music International Grand Prix San Francisco Semifinals in Classical and Popular Voice. In the Cal-Western Regional Finals she placed 2nd in Musical Theatre Voice and 3rd in Classical Voice.

Ashley loves to perform around the Bay Area! One of her favorite roles to play was Ariel in "The Little Mermaid." She loves to honor our country by singing the National Anthem! As a volunteer, Ashley sings with children at Stanford Children’s Hospital. Family and God are the most important elements of her life and serving others through music is her mission to make the world a more beautiful place.