Gayle Ashkenazy – Musician – Great Neck, NY

Gayle Ashkenazy, Classical Pianist. Gayle studied piano at the Juilliard School Pre-College Division, Eastman School of Music and the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Past appearances include solo piano and chamber music performances for Festival Miami, the 92nd Street Y, The Lucy Moses School, Paul Recital Hall at Lincoln Center, The Merrick Library and the Great Neck House. Gayle also recorded and released a cross-over (Broadway) CD with singer, Martin Mansfield, entitled “Demarcations.” Gayle is a Balaat Teshuvah, initially inspired by Lincoln Square Synagogue’s Beginners Service, where she met her husband. Presently, Gayle, her husband, son and daughter live in Great Neck, New York and are members of the Young Israel of Great Neck. Gayle has a private music studio in Great Neck where she teaches piano, sight-singing and music theory. She has also served as a judge and accompanist for Great Neck’s Young Artist Series and holds a law degree from NYU.