{"id":644,"date":"2015-01-14T16:09:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T20:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/?p=644"},"modified":"2015-01-15T12:45:29","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T16:45:29","slug":"2014-a-year-in-pictures-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/2014-a-year-in-pictures-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 \u2013 A Year in Pictures &#038; Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2014 was\u00a0full of music with over 50 concerts throughout the United States and in Russia. \u00a0I gave \u00a0World Premiere performances of compositions by Thomas L. Read, Schott Scharff, Ricardo Odriozola and Martin Schreiner; introduced new works to Russia by Ken Ueno, Francine Trester and Keigo Fujii. \u00a0Made new friends via collaborations with\u00a0the Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet and the\u00a0Mu Phi Epsilon Tri-annual convention, reunited with musical friends for concerts with \u00a0Schola Cantorum of Boston, mezzo-soprano Betany Coffland and cellist Rafael Popper-Keizer.<\/p>\n<p>Below are <em>some<\/em>\u00a0pictures and videos from the year!<\/p>\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_648\" style=\"width: 198px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cafe-Tango-Nancy-Barron-1-31-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-648\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-648\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cafe-Tango-Nancy-Barron-1-31-14-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"Caf\u00e9 Tango, photo by Nancy Barron\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cafe-Tango-Nancy-Barron-1-31-14-188x300.jpg 188w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cafe-Tango-Nancy-Barron-1-31-14.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caf\u00e9 Tango, photo by Nancy Barron<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Performance of Libertango by Piazzolla with Mary Oleskiewicz, flute and bandoneon, Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/youtu.be\/BXT3W8zZRWE<\/p>\n<p><strong>February<br \/>\n<\/strong>Premiere of &#8216;Lullaby&#8217; by Schott Scharf<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lullaby by Scott Scharf, Aaron Larget Caplan, guitar\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qmp55haMzfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>March<br \/>\n<\/strong>Denver, Colorado &amp; Memphis, Tennessee<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_649\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_4511.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-649\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-649\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_4511-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Concert with the Denver Skyline\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_4511-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_4511.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Concert with the Denver Skyline<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>April<br \/>\n<\/strong>Touring with Betany Coffland<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Chloris by Reynaldo Hahn, Betany Coffland and Aaron Larget-Caplan\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xw8IN97J1zo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_578\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Red-Poppy-Art-House-4-26-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-578\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-578\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Red-Poppy-Art-House-4-26-14-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Betany &amp; Aaron at Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Red-Poppy-Art-House-4-26-14-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Red-Poppy-Art-House-4-26-14-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Red-Poppy-Art-House-4-26-14.jpg 579w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betany &amp; Aaron at Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>May<br \/>\n<\/strong>Russia with the Educational Bridge Project&#8217;s &#8216;Days of America Festival&#8217;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_591\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN0538.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-591\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-591\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN0538-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"With Catherine at Catherine's Palace\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN0538-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN0538-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Catherine at Catherine&#8217;s Palace<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_4932.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-594\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_4932-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Oval Hall, Moscow\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_4932-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_4932-1024x666.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN0296.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-600\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN0296-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN0296\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN0296-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN0296-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read about the Festival here: <a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/days-of-american-culture-in-russia-festival-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/days-of-american-culture-in-russia-festival-2014\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>June<br \/>\n<\/strong>Concerts in Maine!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_650\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_5391.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-650\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-650\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_5391-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Eastport, ME  Photo by Robin Farin\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_5391-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_5391-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_5391.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eastport, ME<br \/>Photo by Robin Farin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>July<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Concerts in Southern California!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_651\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Paining-Katherine-Bender-2014-Encinitas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-651\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-651\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Paining-Katherine-Bender-2014-Encinitas-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Katherine Bender, 2014 Encinitas\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Paining-Katherine-Bender-2014-Encinitas-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Paining-Katherine-Bender-2014-Encinitas-763x1024.jpg 763w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Paining-Katherine-Bender-2014-Encinitas.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katherine Bender, 2014 Encinitas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lullaby By Ricardo Odriozola - Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3oBLYpKyT58?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>August<br \/>\n<\/strong>Mu Phi Epsilon International Convention, Sacramento!<br \/>\n<em>Edited New\u00a0CD!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>September<br \/>\n<\/strong>Wakefield World Music Festival<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">US Premiere of Concert Champ\u00eatre by Thomas L. Read<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_655\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_5712.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-655\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-655\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_5712-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron, Thomas Read and Rafael Popper-Keizer\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_5712-300x253.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_5712-1024x864.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron, Thomas Read and Rafael Popper-Keizer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>October<br \/>\n<\/strong>Boccherini Intro &amp; Fandango with the Rimsky Korsakov String Quartet<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aaron Larget-Caplan &amp; Rimsky-Korsakov Qt - Intro &amp; Fandango by Boccherini\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nRMJOqGJ19c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Concert Champ\u00eatre with Anton Andreev, cello<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Concert Champetre by Thomas L. Read, Anton Andreev &amp; Aaron Larget-Caplan\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FqVr3pjFVNQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>November<br \/>\n<\/strong>Schola Cantorum of Boston (technically October &amp; November)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;Romancero Gitano&#039; by Castelnuovo-Tedesco IV. Procession\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3SJ5ay4ttaI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>December<br \/>\n<\/strong>Some extended techniques!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_652\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_6589.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-652\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-652\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_6589-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"Some extended techniques at Living Buddha Nature, Millis, MA\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_6589-300x250.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_6589-1024x853.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Living Buddha Nature, Millis, MA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for a great 2014 and see you soon.<br \/>\nMusically,<br \/>\n<em>Aaron<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2014 was\u00a0full of music with over 50 concerts throughout the United States and in Russia. \u00a0I gave \u00a0World Premiere performances of compositions by Thomas L. 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