Photo by Agnes Scotti, 2017

Photo by Agnes Scotti, 2017

Asher has had training in piano, guitar, mandolin, accordion, violin and percussion, and has lent his orchestration, arrangement, and transcription work to multiple composers and events, including Chris Thile’s Live From Here radio program. He has also served as music director for many student productions at Princeton, as well as lending original music to several student films. He also regularly builds and performs puppets for various productions. Below is a list of a few things he’s worked on.

Cabaret (Kidz Theater, 2023) - Assistant Music Director, Accordion

First Daughter Suite (Princeton, 2023) - Keyboard and Keyboard Programming

Little Women (Princeton, 2023) - Piano

The Butcher Boy (2017 Demo, 2018 Reading, 2022 World Premiere) - Arrangements and Orchestrations

Wake (2022 Developmental Reading) - Additional Orchestrations, Percussion

Athens, Georgia (Princeton, 2022 Developmental Reading) - Music Director, Orchestrations, Additional Music

The Mushening (Princeton, 2021 World Premiere Production) - Director, Puppet Design

Through Rose-Coloured Glasses (Yes Theatre, 2021) - New Orchestrations of 8 Elton John songs for orchestra and chorus

The Odyssey (Princeton, 2019) - Music Director, New Orchestrations

The Last Five Years (Princeton, 2018Piano/Conductor

Triangle Spring Revue "Terrace Bueller's Day Off" (Princeton, 2018) - Music Director, Piano/Conductor, Co-Composer/Lyricist, Vocal Arrangements

Turning Inward (Princeton, 2018) - Assistant Music Director, Accordion/Piano/Other Instruments, Performer

Trailing Rhiannon (Princeton, 2018) - Assistant Conductor, Accordion

Cabaret (Kidz Theater, 2018) - Accordion

The Musical of Musicals, the Musical! (Fieldston, 2017) - Director, Choreographer

Magnum Op(ish) (Baryshnikov Arts Center, 2016) - Director, Choreographer

Middle School Election: The Musical! (2015) - Director, Choreographer 

Dido and Aeneas (Flamboyan Theater, 2016) - Puppet Design, Build and Performance

Sisters' Follies (Abrons Arts Center2015) - Production Intern, Puppet Builder, Rehearsal Performer