honey cadence – guitar solos by Aaron Larget-Caplan

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honey cadence tracks:

1. sweet nuance
2. honey cadence
3. moving still
4. minding play
5. hidden anticipation
6. slight nuance

About honey cadence:

Tone and variation of timbre are some of my favorite aspects of the guitar.

With melodies floating in my head, I aimed to highlight these unique traits,

while creating meditative intimacy.

Composed in December and January, the six pensive solos of honey cadence are

my first compositions to be recorded.

Some pieces began as improvisations and others were born out of a particular gestural idea.

Each title has a connection to music as well as general language,

i.e., ‘anticipation’ musical ornament and linguistically expresses expectation or prediction.

After the success of A Guitar Holiday,

I trusted Grammy winning producer Kabir Sehgal as a partner in the project.

I am grateful for the amazing mixing and mastering of Steve Hunt.

hidden anticipation sketch

Thanks to Alex Fedorov for realizing my cover art vision and

transforming my Fanton D’Andon guitar photo.

May the album add some sweetness to your life.

Musically,
Aaron

ALBUM CREDITS:
Composer/Guitarist: Aaron Larget-Caplan
Label: Tiger Turn • April 29, 2022 • 6 tracks • 24min
Producers: Kabir Sehgal & Aaron Larget-Caplan
Mix Final: Steve Hunt
Engineer & cover photo: Aaron Larget-Caplan
Album Design: Alex Fedorov
Recorded: January 23, 2022
Publishing: ALC Guitar Publishing (BMI)
Guitar: Olivier Fanton D’Andon, 2009

*Physical CDs can only be purchased through Bandcamp

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On April 10, I had the pleasure of visiting Guitar Salon International in Santa Monica, California.

This was my third time recording videos for GSI.

I collaborated with  videographer Felix Salazar for a set of six videos on six different guitars.

Starting April 18, one video a week will be released on their YouTube Channel.

I performed my own composition sweet nuance, two pieces by John Cage, and three of my arrangements of J.S. Bach.

I will add the videos to this blog post as they are published.

Your comments, here or on Youtube, are greatly appreciated!

Scroll down for a playlist of my GSI Videos from the 3 visits.

And click to see a 2015 Player Spotlight they made of me.

Video 1: ‘sweet nuance’ by Aaron Larget-Caplan

Video 2: Prelude in D-minor, BWV 926 by J.S. Bach,  Arr. ALC

Video 3: Duo from Three Easy Pieces by John Cage, Arr. ALC

Video 4: Prelude in C-major, BWV 939  by J.S. Bach, Arr. ALC

Video 5: Infinite Cannon from Three Easy Pieces by John Cage, Arr. ALC

Video 6: Prelude in A-minor, BWV 999/872 by J.S. Bach, Arr. ALC

Video Playlist of 3 visits to GSI, 2015, 2017, 2022 (10 videos):

My March 30-April 11 Tour in California came to 25 musical events in 13 days and 1200+ miles traveled!

Huge thank you to all of my hosts for either patiently waiting out Covid or bringing me in at the last minute.

To all of the students: your questions inspire me to be better and better!

Thank you,
Aaron

San Francisco State University with Larry Ferrara and students

Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA) and Lynn and Warren Haskell

South Bay Guitar Society, Los Altos

South Bay Guitar Society, Los Altos

Center for New Music with Brent Miller

Program – Center For New Music

The train from SF to Bakersfield was particularly awesome and only $50.

Amtrak Train SF->Bakersfield

Mid-day concert of new lullabies & works for electronics at CSU Bakersfield

Coaching Guitar Ensemble CSU Bakersfield

Post-Concert CSU Bakersfield

Jim Scully of CSU Bakersfield

Set up!

Cal Poly Pomona with students of Buzz Gravelle

Bender Family in Encinitas

Karob Studios, Encinitas*

Playing a Pepe Romero Jr. *photo by Robert Bender

In Pepe Romero Jr.’s studio*

Playing for the Encinitas Guitar Orchestra*

With EGO director Peter Pupping*

Warming up in Encinitas!*

Rasgueado Lesson with Kenneth Bender*

Korean Tacos!!

Korean Tacos!!

A mocajete, Bakersfield!

Tacos and tamale

First breakfast in San Francisco

The Route!

*photos by Robert Bender

Very excited to see that the New Lullaby Project anthologies ‘Nights Transfigured’ and ‘Hushed’ were reviewed by Peter Yates in the venerable guitar journal Soundboard. I am overjoyed for the attention given to the project, the composers, and the wonderful American Composers Alliance, who I partnered with for the two volumes. More to come!!

The anthologies are available via American Composers Alliance website or my Bandcamp page.

*click on the images below to enlarge and read. 

Thank you Amazon Music for including my composition and performance of ‘moving still‘ on three playlists:

Classical Guitar (track 5) • Fresh Classical (track 23) • Classical Yoga (track 10)

It is very cool to be featured alongside so many amazing musicians and classical guitar players!

*Click above or the photos below to go the individual playlist!