arteles_catalogue_2014

IN THE RESIDENCY
August 2014
AARON J. KIRSCHNER
USA
aaron@aaronkirschner.com // www.aaronkirschner.com
Aaron J. Kirschner (b. 1988) is a composer, theorist, clarinetist,
and conductor currently residing in Salt Lake City. Mr. Kirschner’s
music has been performed throughout the United States and Italy
by members of the American Modern Ensemble, DuoSolo, Corky
has a Band, the Fireworks New Music Ensemble, the Boston New
Music Initiative, and the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, among
others. In August of 2014, Mr. Kirschner will be an Artist-in-
Residence at the Arteles Creative Institute in Haukijärvi, Finland.
Also active as a theorist, Mr. Kirschner has received invitations to
present his research at the 2014 annual meeting of the Society for
Music Theory, the 2013 Harvard Bach Colloquium, the West Coast
Conference of Music Theory and Analysis, the Rocky Mountain
regional SMT meeting, and the SUNY Buffalo Music Graduate
Symposium. As a performer, Mr. Kirschner is strong advocate
for new music and performs regularly as a clarinetist and bass
clarinet specialist. Since making his soloist debut in 2010, he
has premiered dozens of new works throughout the country. Mr
Kirschner holds a Bachelor of Music in clarinet performance from
the University of Iowa and a Masters of Music in composition from
Boston University. He is currently completing his Ph.D. at the
University of Utah, where he also serves as a graduate professor
of Theory and Musicianship. Mr Kirschner has studied composition
with Steve Roens, Ketty Nez, John H. Wallace, David Gompper,
and John Eaton, as well as studying clarinet with Maurita Murphy
Mead.