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Aaron Robinson
email
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phone 207-775-2301
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Aaron has conducted several premiere
works for the concert stage including Scott Joplin’s opera
Treemonisha (in
association with the Scott Joplin Foundation in Sedalia Missouri), Leonard
Bernstein’s Candide
- The Concert Version, and
also Sondheim and Co. - A Gala Celebration, honoring the music of Stephen
Sondheim. Recently he received critical acclaim for his work as conductor
and musical arranger for Langston Hughes’
Black Nativity.
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He has lectured
extensively on the history of American music, including Jazz and Ragtime (Ragtime
- 100 Years of an American Musical Heritage),
the music of George Gershwin (Gershwin
- A Life in Music). Aaron
served as Artistic Director of the Mid-Coast Children’s Theater of Maine for
several years, and was director of the acclaimed children’s chorus
Cantiamo!
He has performed On- and Off- Broadway and was musical supervisor, conductor
and
arranger for the Broadway musical
Islands
in 2001 at the
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New Victory Theater on
42nd Street. Aaron studied composition at the Boston Conservatory with
composer John Adams, and film scoring at Berklee with Maestro John Williams.
He has written for television, film
and theater, and produced several musicals for the stage. His classical
works have been performed throughout the world. These include
Peter and Wendy - A Fantasy Ballet
and An American Requiem
for orchestra and chorus which had its New England premiere this Fall under the
direction of Dr. Robert Russell. He has released several recordings
including They All Played
Ragtime, along with the
original cast recording of
Treemonisha - The Concert Version (www.takeaboughproductions.com)
and Langston Hughes’
Black Nativity
(now available from the office at
Immanuel Baptist Church – call 207-775-2301). Currently Aaron serves as
Director of Music for Music at Immanuel at Immanuel Baptist Church in Portland,
where he also works as choirmaster and organist. He is staff-faculty
accompanist and vocal coach at the University of Southern Maine’s School of
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