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AARON ALON (US) While most of my compositions are very distinct from one another, they are united by a love of melody, a frequent engagement with extra-musical content, and a desire to create a sound world that is specific to each composition. I believe that music should engage both mind and heart. It can probe the most profound human experiences, from the greatest exuberance to the deepest despair, and teach us that these extremes are not mutually exclusive. We are emerging from a time when “beautiful” was considered a debasement, accessibility was a sin, and music seemed to be written more for the eye than the ear. Over the course of my lifetime, the art music community has begun to embrace musical diversity again. The future of music is uncertain and therefore both exciting and frightening. I do not expect that my music will be a wholly unique voice that pushes musical syntax to a new plane. I do hope that my music will speak to some and that what it speaks will be of life and humanity, rather than notes and compositional strategy. And if someone is moved, whether in thought or feeling, by a composition of mine, then we have for a moment shared something intimate, and that for me is the essence of love, life, and art. AARON ALON (b. 1981). Aaron Alon’s music has been performed around the world by such acclaimed musicians as Leone Buyse, Ian Davidson, Andrea Ceccomori, Catherine Branch, Mark Whatley, and new music groups Sounds New and the Vientos Trio. His works have been released on three CD labels and awarded numerous national and international composition honors, including those from the National Federation of Music Clubs; the National Association of Composers/USA; the Society of Composers, Inc.; ASCAP; Meet the Composer; the Lotte Lehmann Foundation; the Renée B. Fisher Composer Awards; and Mu Phi Epsilon. Alon is a member of ASCAP and a past chapter president of Mu Phi Epsilon. He is also highly active as a teacher. He is the composition department head for the American Festival for the Arts and an adjunct instructor of music at Alvin Community College. He has also taught for Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Current projects include an opera with librettist Michael Remson, a musical with lyricist Joe Barnes, a new solo saxophone work commissioned by Dr. Jeffrey E. Vickers, and a cycle of songs written for bass David Keck. Alon holds a DMA from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, an MM from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a BA from the University of Chicago. His past teachers include Karim Al-Zand, Anthony Brandt, Shih-Hui Chen, Jean Milew, Marta Ptaszynska, and Orianna Webb. For more information, please visit Aaron Alon’s website at www.aaronalon.com. |
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