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Aaron Alon |
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Aaron Alon’s music has been performed around the world by such acclaimed musicians
as Leone Buyse, Ian Davidson, Andrea Ceccomori, Catherine Branch, Daniel Neer,
Michael Fennelly, 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.
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Alon is a member of ASCAP and a past chapter president of Mu Phi Epsilon. He is also
highly active as a teacher and is the composition department head for the American
Festival for the Arts. He has also taught for Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music,
the University of Texas Exploritas Program, and Alvin Community College. 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 for bass David Keck.
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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.
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For more information, please visit Aaron Alon’s website at www.aaronalon.com.
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