Aaron Alon
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My Career
Company/Ensemble Name:
Rice University, Shepherd School of Music
Position:
Graduate Instructor
Location:
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land
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TX
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USA
Company/Ensemble Name:
The American Festival for the Arts
Position:
Composition and Theory Department Faculty
Location:
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land
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TX
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USA
My Musical Education
Music Teachers: Karim Al-Zand, Easley Blackwood, Anthony Brandt, Margaret Brouwer, Shih-Hui Chen, Jean Milew, Marta Ptaszynska, and Orianna Webb
Masterclasses: John Harbison (10/08/03), Chen Yi (10/29/03 and 11/19/03), Lee Hyla (01/24/04), Donald Erb (04/15/04), Jennifer Higdon (10/06/04), and William Bolcom (3/25/06)
Music Camps:
Music Festivals: Society of Composers, Inc. 2006 Region VI Conference
Society of Composers, Inc. 2005 National Conference
Society of Composers, Inc. 2005 Region VI Conference
2004 Festival of Living Music
UNK New Music Festival III
Youth Ensembles:
My Education
University/School: Rice University, Shepherd School of Music
Class Year: 2009
Major:
Composition
Degree: DMA
Organizations, Sports, Awards: Mu Phi Epsilon (alumni chapter). Awards from the Renée B. Fisher Composer Awards, Mu Phi Epsilon, Composers in Red Sneakers, and NACUSA-TX.
University/School: Cleveland Institute of Music
Class Year: 2005
Major:
Composition
Degree: MA
Organizations, Sports, Awards: Mu Phi Epsilon (Phi Omicron chapter president, 2004-2005). Awards from the National Association of Composers, the National Federation of Music Clubs,
University/School: The University of Chicago
Class Year: 2003
Major:
Music
Degree: BA
Organizations, Sports, Awards: Phi Beta Kappa. Herman Dunlap Smith Scholarship. Olga & Paul Menn Foundation Prize for Original Music Composition.
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My Basics
Gender: Male
My relationship to classical music: Composer
My Hometown:
My Interests
About Me: Aaron Alon has received numerous national and international awards and had his works performed throughout the US, as well as in China, Brazil, and Slovakia. His art song, “Spring and Fall,” was included on a CD released by the National Association of Composers, and his solo oboe piece, “Córdoba, was released on CD by Wild Basin Winds (Ian Davidson performing). His solo flute piece, "Hibakusha" was recently published as part of the Society of Composers, Inc. Journal of Music Scores and will soon be released by Capstone Records (Catherine Branch performing). Alon is also highly active as a teacher and currently teaches for Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and the American Festival for the Arts. Current projects include a new musical with lyricist Joe Barnes, a new opera with librettist Michael Remson, and a new work for orchestra.
Favorite composers: Bach, Beethoven, Bernstein, Britten, Chopin, Gershwin, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Schubert, Schumann, Stravinsky.
Favorite piece of music: Britten's "Dirge" from the Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings
Favorite artist:
Favorite recording: Tough choice, but probably Wunderlich's "Dichterliebe"
I regularly attend (ex: New York Phil.): Houston Grand Opera, Rice University's Shepherd School of Music concerts
Favorite pre/post concert hangout:
If a musician, what is your instrument: Composer (concert music, opera, musicals)
Instrument maker or brand:
Personal Website: www.aaronalon.com
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Professional affiliations (ex: ASTA, MENC): ACF, AMC, ASCAP, CMS, Mu Phi Epsilon, NACUSA, SCI, SEAMUS
Anything else about your classical music interests: I'm also a big fan of 'classic' vocal jazz (Ella Fitzgerald, etc.) and some musical theatre.
My Music
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1: Dulce et Decorum Est |
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2: Hibakusha |
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3: Spring and Fall |
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