2024 Music Highlights
- Award and Honors, General, Press, Touring
- 6 Comments
Thank you for an amazing 2024!
I am incredibly appreciative of the support received this year.
Some of the concerts and trips would not have been financially feasible without the generosity of individuals and organizations.
Huge shouts to Arun Luthra, Walburga Marder, Marion Singer, Peter & Yukiko Zisa, Mary Rowell, Luigi Oliva and Nicoletta Vismara, Ciro Gentile, Gino D’Ignazio, Camille Lizarribar, Pasquale Tassone, Laura Kuhn, Renee Lewis & Chris Penny, Peter Frewen and Jenie Smith, Wolfgang and Mechthilde Weber, Yael Abrahamsson, Krista Keogh, All Classical Radio, WOMR, John McDonald, Hannabach Strings, New England Conservatory, Boston Mayor’s of Arts & Culture, NEFA, Christopher Bush, Patreon supporters, Kabir Sehgal, Laurie Caplan, Caroline, and my amazing wife and muse, Catherine.
Thank you so much!
A recap of a fulfilling and musical 2024!
US Premiere of Heretic by Richard Cameron-Wolfe – Best Performance of 2024 – The Arts Fuse
photo Catherine Larget-Caplan
New album – Spanish Gems – info & listen
New Publication with Edition Peters: Hovhaness, Mystic Flute – score & video
Debut at Symphony Space, Thalia Theater in New York – video
2 Premieres for Choir & Guitar:
- Alan Hovhaness – East Coast Premiere – video & review
- Vineet Shende – New movements of ‘Pravasa – Travels of the Guitar’ at Bowdoin College – video
Residency at the John Cage Trust at Bard College – blog post
Commissioned Douglas Knehans for a new work for guitar + electronics, to be premiered in 2025.
Collaboration with actors — Recited Shakespeare on stage!
Hall of Fame inductees for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities at Cherry Creek
Collaboration with poet Charles Coe
Hall of Fame induction to Cherry Creek High School – article
New Lullaby Project concerts and premieres #’s 76, 77, 78 – website
Piano solo ‘Aurore‘ debuted by John McDonald at Tufts University – video
Concerts in Oklahoma, Oregon, Maine, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Tennessee
Joined the New England Conservatory Extension Division – link
Appointed to the Board of the American Composers Alliance
Created 22, 1-minute Guitar Instruction Videos on Youtube, Tiktok, Instagram
Album and concert reviews in Boston Musical Intelligencer, James Wegg Review (JWR), The WholeNote, The Arts Fuse, Fanfare, Take Effect.
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The 11 recordings reached over 10 million streams!
Returned to Europe for the first time since 2019!
Duomo di Milano
Passalacqua in Naples
Passalacqua Cappuccino
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Thank you for an incredible 2024!
Mom
Lovely to see such an exciting year in retrospect. Hooray!
Melissa Voshell
Congrats on all your exciting endeavors!!
Jim McCafferty, Diane McCafferty's brother and David Stern's brother-in-law.
Hi Aaron, I’m so impressed with all you’ve done in the past 20 years. Will you ever do an online concert again? I’d love to see you perform either online or in person!! I live in Norwood, MA. Well, I hope you’re enjoying the Holiday Season and I wish you a Very Happy New Year!! May 2025 bring you even more good things. Love, Jim McCafferty
Aaron
Thank you Melissa! Best to you and family in 2025!
Aaron
Thank you!
Aaron
Thank you Jim!
Not sure when the next online concert will be, but I’ll definitely keep posting for Boston area concerts. I haven’t played in Norwood since a concert at Wheaton with the orchestra. Hopefully it’ll happen again soon!