{"id":1937,"date":"2022-12-18T18:23:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T22:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2022-12-19T16:06:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T20:06:29","slug":"2022-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/2022-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2022<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">slight return<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">moments of normalcy<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">new artistic directions<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Catching up<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Dreams realized<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">musical Adventures<\/h3>\n<h2><strong>2022 By the Numbers (see below for expansion):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Premieres:<\/strong> 12<\/li>\n<li><strong>Concerts:<\/strong> 26&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Espresso<\/strong>: 730-750 (~2 per day)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Albums<\/strong>: 2&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cassettes<\/strong>: 1&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publications: <\/strong>3&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collaborations<\/strong>: 8<\/li>\n<li><strong>Music with electronics:<\/strong> 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interviews &amp; Podcasts<\/strong>: 8&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grants<\/strong>: 2&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grants Applied for:<\/strong> 8&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interviews conducted:<\/strong> 5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Residencies<\/strong>: 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classes: <\/strong>12<\/li>\n<li><strong>Streams: <\/strong>2.5 million<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amazing Street Tacos:<\/strong> 2&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pieces performed:<\/strong> 79<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I know it&#8217;s arbitrary, but I would prefer our calendars marked the New Year in the spring, at least in to the Northern Hemisphere. That said, when I awoke on January 1, 2022 I did not know what to expect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My album &#8216;<em>A Guitar Holiday&#8217;&nbsp;<\/em>was reaching people via streaming in ways I had never experienced (1-million streams to date!)<\/p>\n<p>I was deep into composing what would become &#8216;<em>honey cadence.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A few concerts were on the calendar, but it did not feel like Covid had released us from its terrible grasp.<\/p>\n<p>Coupled with the terror of Jan. 6, I knew I needed to focus on Art and appreciate each moment of living and creating.<\/p>\n<p>I began the process of getting back to performing with classes and a concert at Framingham State University <a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Now-Musique-Composers-2022-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1951 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Now-Musique-Composers-2022-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Now-Musique-Composers-2022-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Now-Musique-Composers-2022-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Now-Musique-Composers-2022-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Now-Musique-Composers-2022-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Now-Musique-Composers-2022-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>before embarking on my first tour since Covid: California!<\/p>\n<p><strong>APRIL TOUR:<\/strong> San Francisco State University &#8211;&gt;Museum of Northern California Art, Chico&#8211;&gt; Center For New Music, SF &#8211;&gt; CSU Bakersfield &#8211;&gt; Cal Poly Pomona &#8211;&gt; Guitar Solo International (<a href=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/videos-guitar-salon-international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VIDEOS<\/a>). SEE <a href=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/california-tour-pictures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Tour Pictures<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While on the tour in California, I received news that I had been awarded a grant from the Boston Mayor&#8217;s Office for Arts &amp; Culture to produce a series of 5 contemporary music concerts being held in my neighborhood between August and November under my series <strong><em>Now Musique<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Each concert brought composers to Dorchester for performances of their new lullabies and works for guitar + electronics. Read and see pictures <a href=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/5concertsreflection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/honey-cadence-Cover.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1547 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/honey-cadence-Cover-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/honey-cadence-Cover-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/honey-cadence-Cover-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/honey-cadence-Cover-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/honey-cadence-Cover-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/honey-cadence-Cover.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upon returning to Boston, <em><strong>honey cadence<\/strong>, <\/em>the first album dedicated to my own music was released. Mixed and mastered by the great Steve Hunt, I was not expecting much, as who knew if my music would touch people. Needless to say, I was happily surprised to go quickly through the first printing of CDs, and then see it was picked up on a few streaming playlists and it now has <strong>1 million streams <\/strong>since its release in April!<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>It is my <em>most<\/em> popular album, which is a bit surreal. And no, my Mom <em>does not<\/em> do streaming.<\/p>\n<p>My June concerts in Oregon began with an interview and performance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/spotlights\/thursdays-three-aaron-larget-caplan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thursdays @ Three<\/a> with Christa Wessel for <strong>All Classical Portland<\/strong> before performing two solo programs in Portland for CDZ Musica and another at the wonderful Coaster Theatre Playhouse.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing friends and walking on the beach felt like returning home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1726 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Front-Cover-Digital-2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Front-Cover-Digital-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Front-Cover-Digital-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Front-Cover-Digital-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Front-Cover-Digital-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Front-Cover-Digital-2.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In June I recorded <em><a href=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/godstime.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God&#8217;s Time: Music of J.S. Bach on Guitar<\/a>, <\/em>which was released in September. Featuring 16 of my own arrangements, it was recorded over 3 days and mixed and mastered by the wonderful Paul Averginos. The reviews have been stellar and I&#8217;m extremely proud of the album.<\/p>\n<p>I set out to create a Bach album that was not like every other Bach Guitar album.<\/p>\n<p>Mine would explore pieces not often played on the guitar, create new repertoire (a bit of a habit of mine),&nbsp;and bring a fresh voice to a couple of well known works, and I think I did that.<\/p>\n<p>The responses to <em>God&#8217;s Time<\/em> have been overwhelmingly positive.<\/p>\n<p>With over 300K streams since its release, I can&#8217;t wait to do another! Read and watch <a href=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/godstime.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/E1FAD788-7B19-4565-9359-BB0C279265BB-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1944\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/E1FAD788-7B19-4565-9359-BB0C279265BB-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/E1FAD788-7B19-4565-9359-BB0C279265BB-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/E1FAD788-7B19-4565-9359-BB0C279265BB-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/E1FAD788-7B19-4565-9359-BB0C279265BB-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/E1FAD788-7B19-4565-9359-BB0C279265BB-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/E1FAD788-7B19-4565-9359-BB0C279265BB-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the great difficulties of Covid was not being able to collaborate with wonderful musicians. Thankfully I had three performances with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CgxL41XAqpI\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">harpsichordist Frederick Jodry<\/a> in Boston, Cape Cod, and Newport. Pianist John Thomas improvised over my own compositions in Provincetown &#8211; a first, and I joined Convergence Ensemble<strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>in November for three duos, two solos, and two quartets in an exhilarating concert titled <strong><em>Strings Galore. <\/em><\/strong>Libby Larsen&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KZmFkZehZe4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cajun Set<\/a><\/em> was extra special!<\/p>\n<p>I returned to <a href=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/thank-you-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southern California in November<\/a> for a series of classes and concerts. Being amongst friends and musicians for more than a day or two was inspiring extremely inspiring. I worked with students of guitarist-artist Peter Yates at UCLA, collaborated with Tom Flaherty and Buzz Gravelle at Pomona College, performed in La Jolla and Carlsbad, and ate amazing tacos!<\/p>\n<p>Even while touring, I kept up with my students. In August we held our first student recital since Covid with players ranging in age of 14-62, and were gifted a wonderful Fernando Sor song with soprano Jessica Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of November I kicked off my new blog series&nbsp;<strong><em>Music I Am, <\/em><\/strong>featuring brief interviews with inspiring and smart musicians and artists about their latest projects, inspirations, and habits. Check it out <a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/category\/interviews\/music-i-am\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wishing all of you a happy and healthy year ahead. May 2023 be a year of wonderful music, exciting adventures, and Dreams Realized.<\/p>\n<p><em>Musically,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Aaron<a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1964 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-image-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-image-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-image-1014x1024.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-image-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-image.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>2022 Numbers Expanded<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Premieres:<\/strong> 12 &#8211; Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Antonio Celso Ribeiro, Dean Rosenthal, Thomas L. Read, Laurie Spiegel, Ian Wiese, Aaron Larget-Caplan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Concerts:<\/strong> 26 &#8211; California, Oregon, Massachusetts, which is still well below pre-covid concert numbers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Espresso<\/strong>: 730-50 (~2 per day on average) &#8211; mainly cappuccino and Cortado<\/li>\n<li><strong>Albums<\/strong>: 2 &#8211;&nbsp;<em>honey cadence&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;<em>God&#8217;s Time: Music of J.S. Bach on Guitar<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cassettes<\/strong>: 1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/superpolar.bandcamp.com\/album\/etudes-vol-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etudes Volume 1<\/a> by Petridisch&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publications: <\/strong>3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.bandcamp.com\/merch\/cage-bacchanale-for-two-prepared-guitars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bacchanale<\/a> w\/ Edition Peters and two <em>Meet The Composer<\/em> articles for the American Composers Alliance&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collaborations<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CgxL41XAqpI\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frederick Jodry &#8211; harpsichord<\/a>, John Thomas &#8211; piano; Convergence Ensemble: Heidi Braun-Hill &#8211; violin, Michelle LaCourse &#8211; viola, Hyun-Ji Kwon &#8211; cello<\/li>\n<li><strong>Music with electronics:<\/strong> 2 &#8211; Lainie Fefferman &amp; Tom Flaherty<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interviews &amp; Podcasts<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/spotlights\/thursdays-three-aaron-larget-caplan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Classical Portland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/classical959.podbean.com\/e\/08-21-22-classical-guitarist-aaron-larget-caplan-conducting-conversations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conducting Conversations Rhode Island<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allthingssixstrings.com\/episodes\/aaron-laget-caplan-cd-release-gods-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All things Six Strings<\/a> (2x), <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eiqDYZho_AA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just One Question<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/db0328ca-b978-4420-bda9-6fe0b9f70652\/episodes\/30225e84-8a75-465d-92f3-656c36a2a645\/guitaromanie-52-guitaromanie-first-year-anniversary-bash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guitaromanie<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fretnotpod.podbean.com\/e\/32-aaron-larget-caplan-confidence-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fret Not<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Grants<\/strong>: 3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/5concertsreflection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayor&#8217;s Office of Arts &amp; Culture,<\/a> multiple Local Cultural Council<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grants Applied for:<\/strong> 8&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interviews conducted:<\/strong> 5 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/category\/interviews\/music-i-am\/\"><em>Music I Am<\/em><\/a> blog series<\/li>\n<li><strong>Residencies<\/strong>: 2&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/music-residency-in-new-york\/\">Kirkland Community<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/music-residency-in-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artist Residency,<\/a> Clinton, New York \u2022 <em>Now Musique<\/em> &#8211; Dorchester, Mass.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classes: 12 &#8211; <\/strong>California, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island<\/li>\n<li><strong>Streams: <\/strong>2.5 million &#8211; Amazon and Spotify<\/li>\n<li><strong>Teaching: <\/strong>In person and online with students from California, China, Georgia, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Texas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amazing Street Tacos:<\/strong> 2 &#8211; San Francisco Korean Tacos and Los Angeles street tacos<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pieces performed:<\/strong> 79 compositions by 34 living composers, including 7 chamber works, 12 world premieres, and 29 solos from the New Lullaby Project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>* <em>Now Musique Composers<\/em><\/strong> TL: John McDonald, Stanley Hoffman, Charles Turner, Aaron Larget-Caplan TR: Larget-Caplan, Ronald Pearl, Brian Schober, Scott Wheeler BL: Tom Flaherty, Larget-Caplan, Stefanie Lubkowski, Ian Wiese, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz BR: Anthony Green, Francine Trester, Jim Dalton, Michael Veloso, Larget-Caplan, Curtis Hughes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 slight return moments of normalcy new artistic directions Catching up Dreams realized musical Adventures 2022 By the Numbers (see below for expansion): Premieres: 12 Concerts: 26&nbsp; Espresso: 730-750 (~2 per day) Albums: 2&nbsp; Cassettes: 1&nbsp; Publications: 3&nbsp; Collaborations: 8 Music with electronics: 2 Interviews &amp; 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