ELLENSBURG, Wash., Aug. 3 -- Central Washington University issued the following news release:
Until the age of 11, Ash Perron's childhood was erratic, marked by constant moves and a struggle for stability.
Through it all, she found companionship in performing music with her peers, even if that meant picking up a new instrument every time she moved to a new town.
"I went to six different elementary schools before fifth grade, and sometimes you could be in band at a certain grade and sometimes you couldn't," said Perron, a program coordinator in the Central Washington University Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR). "I started swapping instruments based on whatever was available at each school until I settled on the flute as my primary i...