Performances
March 11, 2009
Webster Trio Japan
On March 11th, acclaimed flutist, Leone Buyse, will perform Aaron's Hibakusha at Japan's famous Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.
 2008-2009
International Performances
In 2008-2009, flutist Catherine Branch will be touring internationally, performing concerts including Aaron's Hibakusha.
2008-2009
Tonoi Ensemble
The Los Angeles-based Tonoi Ensemble will be performing Aaron's Córdoba and Hibakusha as part of their 2008-2009 season.
July 12, 2008
Recent Performance
Aaron's work Spring and Fall was performed at Houston's Ovations Night Club on Saturday, July 12, 2008.
April 14, 2008
Doctoral Recital
Aaron's Doctoral Degree Recital was held on April 14, 2008, Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. The recital highlighted music written since 2005 and included two premieres!
Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 2007
New Musical
Aaron's new musical, The Nightingale and the Rose (book & lyrics by Joe Barnes) received a black box premiere at the University of Houston on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
 November 3, 2007
Recent Premiere
Aaron's setting of Wilfred Owen's famous anti-war poem, "Dulce et Decorum Est," was premiered at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music on November 3, 2007.
May 12, 2007
Recent Premiere
Aaron's Fairy Tales, which was commissioned for the thirtieth annual Renée B. Fisher Piano Competition, was premiered at the awards ceremony on May 12, 2007 by young pianist Alexander Beyer.
 February 22, 2007
FUSION
Andrea Trusty, Andrew Dunn, and Kyle Evans performed Aaron's Spring and Fall on the Shepherd School's first FUSION event, which brought together contemporary art, music, and fusion cuisine.
February 11 & 16, 2007
Sounds New Performances
Noted San Francisco new music group, Sounds New, performed Aaron's Hibakusha for solo flute on their February 11th and February 16th concerts.
January 12, 2007
Hawaii Performance
Aaron's oboe solo, Córdoba, was performed by Ian Davidson at the 5th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities.
September 16, 2006
SCI National Conference
Aaron's flute solo, Hibakusha, was performed at the closing concert of the Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
May 23, 2006
International Performances
Aaron received his first international performance, when Ian Davidson performed Córdoba in Bratislava, Slovakia on May 23, 2006. Dr. Davidson also performed the piece in Brazil (August 16, 2006) and Hong Kong (March 9, 2007).
March 12, 2006
Recent Performance
Aaron's art song, Spring and Fall, was performed at a Sonus Chamber Music Society Concert.
March 9, 2006
Recent Performance
Aaron's oboe solo, Córdoba, was performed on the operning concert of the 2006 CMS/ NACUSA-Texas regional conference at Texas State University in San Marcos.
February 11, 2006
SCI Region VI Conference
Aaron's flute solo, Hibakusha, was premiered in the 2006 Region VI SCI Conference at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston.
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Awards & Press
August 2008
Musicology Contest
Aaron's paper, "Tant Que Vivray: A Comparative Analysis of Three Mid-Sixteenth Century Intabulations of a Popular Chanson" was selected by Mu Phi Epsilon as a winner of their 2008 Musicological Research Contest Award.
June 2008
New Music Days in Sweden
Aaron's Dulce et Decorum Est was selected as a winner of the 2008 Texas Composers Competition. It will represent the state of Texas in the 2009 World New Music Days in Sweden.
September 2007
ASCAPLUS Award
Aaron was selected to receive a 2008 ASCAPLUS Award.
August 2007
Promising Young Composer
After reviewing his music, Musicologist Frans Waltmans has selected Aaron for inclusion on a list of promising young composers. Visit the site here and click on "Presentations."
April 2007
Mu Phi Epsilon Grants
Aaron has been awarded two grants: one toward the recording/premiere of his Dulce et Decorum Est, and one toward the creation of a home audio studio.
October 2006
Review: "Upon Listening"
Sherry Kloss's review of the new NACUSA CD said of Aaron's Spring and Fall, "How perfect is the partnership of the cello and the voice to convey this music!"
 October 2006
Composers in Red Sneakers
Aaron's Hibakusha was selected as one of the winners of the 2006 Composers in Red Sneakers Young Composers Competition.
September 2006
ASCAPLUS Award
Aaron was selected to receive a 2007 ASCAPLUS Award.
September 17 2006
Musicology Contest
Aaron's paper, "Finding Gustav Mahler: An Examination of Psychoanalytic Studies of Gustav Mahler" was selected by Mu Phi Epsilon as a winner of their 2006 Musicological Research Contest Award.
March 9, 2006
NACUSA-TX Prize
Aaron's Córdoba, for solo oboe, was named the winner of the National Association of Composers Texas Composition Competition.
November 2005
Membership in ACME
Aaron was selected for inclusion in ACME, a list of Mu Phi Epsilon members who are "widely known and acclaimed in their field of musical endeavor."
 September 2005
ASCAPLUS Award
Aaron was selected to receive a 2006 ASCAPLUS Award.
August 2005
Mu Phi Epsilon Contest
Aaron's ballet, Peter Pan Suite, and his solo oboe piece, Córdoba, were both winners in the postgraduate division of the 2005 Mu Phi Epsilon Composition Contest.
June 2005
NFMC Composition Award
Aaron's ballet, Peter Pan Suite, was awarded second place in the 2005 Emil and Ruth Beyer Composition Awards from the National Federation of Music Clubs.
March 2005
Fisher Competition
Aaron's solo piano work, Fantasia for Piano, is a winner of the 2007 Renée B. Fisher Composer Awards. Aaron has been commissioned to write a new piece for the 2007 Fisher Competition for Young Pianists.
 December 2004
NACUSA Competition
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Recordings & News
 August 2008
Aaron's Córdoba, from Ian Davidson's "High Wood" recording, is now available on:
 July 2008
New Facebook Page
Show your support for Aaron's music by becoming a fan on his new facebook page:
 July 2008
YouTube Live Performance
Watch the premiere of Aaron's All Rights Reserved on:
 or hear the studio recording.
January 2008
Upcoming CD Release
Aaron's Hibakusha will soon be released on CD by Capstone Records, with Catherine Branch performing.
May 2008
New CD Release
Aaron's Córdoba is now available from the Wild Basin Winds label, with a new recording by noted oboist Ian Davidson.
 December 2007
New Studio Recording
A new studio recording of Aaron's Dulce et Decorum Est is now available online. Click here to listen!
September 2007
SCI Journal of Music Scores
Aaron's Hibakusha was selected for publication in volume 40 of the Society of Composers, Inc. Journal of Music Scores.
 July 2007
New Recording
A recording of Aaron's Fairy Tales is now available online!
2007
Current Projects
Click here to read about Aaron's current and upcoming projects and commissions, including a new musical, a new opera, and works for Angela Mortellaro and David Keck.
Summer 2006
Article Publication
Aaron published an article on Richard Strauss and composers' rights in Mu Phi Epsilon's The Triangle.
December 2005
New CD Release
Aaron's art song, Spring and Fall, was released on a CD from the National Association of Composers/USA (NAC 001).
May 7 2005
Master's Degree
On May 7th, Aaron received his Master's Degree in composition from the Cleveland Institute of Music. (Master's Recital)
Now Online...
Peter Pan Suite Trailer
The video trailer for Aaron's Peter Pan Suite is now viewable on the web here.
Recent Photos
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