Aaron Jay Myers – Curriculum Vitae www.aaronjaymyers.com
[email protected] (443) 286-4002 Education 2009 – 2011 2005 – 2009 2000 – 2005
Master of Music in Composition, Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA, Bachelor of Music in Composition, Towson University, Baltimore, MD Private studies in Classical, Flamenco, Jazz guitar, and Music Theory, Frederick, MD
Associations / Appointments 2017 2011 – present
Composer in Association for Atlanta based ensemble Chamber Cartel begins in 2017 Executive Director for Equilibrium Concert Series since summer of 2015, founding member, Boston, MA
Festivals / Fellowships / Awards 2014
Composition Fellow at the Summer Institute of Contemporary Performance Practice, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, June, 2014 Composition Fellow at the Summer Institute of Contemporary Performance Practice, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, June, 2013 Finalist for the ALEA III 2011 International Composition Competition for Late Night Banter, premiered Oct.9, 2011, Tsai Performance Center, Boston, MA Awarded 2nd place for the IronWorks Percussion Duo’s 2011 call for scores, Long Beach, CA
2013 2011 2011 Reviews / Features 2015 2015 2014 2013 2012
The Boston Music Intelligencer, Oct. 16 - http://www.classical-scene.com/2015/10/16/equilibrium5/ Composers’ Circle feature - http://composerscircle.com/aaron-jay-myers/ New Music Box, March 3 - http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/new-englands-prospect-the-agnosticismof-bostons-equilibrium-concert-series/ New Music Box, July 2: http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/the-mush-race-of-boston-the-sicpp-2013iditarod/ The Boston Music Intelligencer, May 23: http://www.classical-scene.com/2012/05/23/bloom-paintings/
Teaching Experience 2014 – present 2013 – present 2012 – 2015 2010 – 2011 2010 2008 – 2009 2008 – 2009 2007 – 2009 2005 – 2009 2006 2002 – 2005
Malden Music Teaching Collective, Malden, MA, , classical guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, ukulele, and music theory lessons Dedham School of Music/ Rashi School, Dedham, MA, classical guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, ukulele, and music theory lessons, began Oct. 2013 Boston Music Center, Andover, MA, classical guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, ukulele, and music theory lessons, began Sept. 2012 and left April 17, 2015 when Boston Music Center was bought out. Teaching Assistant to Dr. Teresa Neff for Music History III in Fall of 2010 and for Music History IV in Spring of 2011, The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Teaching Assistant to Dr. Elizabeth Seitz for Music History II in Spring of 2010, The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Bill's Music Store in Baltimore, MD, classical guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, and music theory lessons, substitute teacher Musician's Institute of Baltimore, MD, substitute guitar teacher Music and Arts Music Store in Bowie, MD, substitute guitar teacher Home Studio, Baltimore, MD, classical guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, and music theory lessons Maurice Arenas Guitar Academy, Frederick, MD, classical guitar, electric guitar, and music theory lessons Holton Arms School, Bethesda, MD, beginner guitar classes to children 6 – 12 years of age for the Holton Arms Creative Summer Camp Make 'N' Music, Music Store in Frederick, MD, classical guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, and music theory lessons
Biography A native of Baltimore, MD, Aaron Jay Myers is a Boston based composer, guitarist, and teacher. His works have been performed across the United States by various ensembles including ALEA III, IronWorks Percussion Duo, Zodiac Trio, DMC Duo, Juventas, Ludovico Ensemble, Diagenesis Duo, Boston Modern Brass, Transient Canvas, Chamber Cartel, BPeG, Iktus, Soundry, TEMPO, and by many other performers. He has been commissioned by DMC Duo, Transient Canvas, Diagenesis Duo, Boston Modern Brass, Open Theatre Project, Chamber Cartel, Hub New Music, Fourth Wall Ensemble, Soundry, Claxo Duet, NakedEye Ensemble, and others. He is also the Executive Director for Equilibrium Concert Series. As a guitarist, he has performed many different kinds of music in solo and group situations over the past twenty years including hardcore punk, Early Music, New Music, classical, flamenco, jazz, and free improvisation, and is the founder of the band, Zyzzyx. He has been giving private guitar and theory lessons since 2002. Myers holds BM and MM in Composition degrees from Towson University and The Boston Conservatory. His primary guitar teachers have been Maurice Arenas and Troy King. His primary composition teachers have been Dave Ballou, William Kleinsasser, Jan Swafford, and Marti Epstein. He has had additional composition studies with Nicholas Vines and Roger Reynolds.
Compositions Title Ghūl
Year 2016
Instrumentation flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, violin, cello violin, percussion
Dur. 6:43
Performance History TBD
Information Commissioned by Hub New Music
6:20
Aug 6, 2015 – premiered by Nicole Parks & Michael Hardin at Davis Square Theatre, Somerville, MA
Written for Nicole Parks & Michael Hardin
Constantly on the Verge of Tears
2015
Have-Not
2015
bass clarinet, marimba
6:45
Thing I
2015
orchestra
9:23
Choronzon: Dweller of the Abyss
2015
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion
8:00
Oct. 4, 2015 – performed by TEMPO New Music Ensemble at CSUN, Northridge, CA May 28, 2015 – premiered by Soundry at the Lilypad, Cambridge, MA
Commissioned by Transient Canvas. Originally written in 2014 and heavily rewritten in 2015. Original version premiered by Transient Canvas on June 9, 2014 at Davis Square Theatre, Somerville, MA Originally written in 2010, heavily rewritten in 2015. The original version was performed on Nov. 19, 2010 by The Boston Conservatory Composers’ Orchestra, conducted by Yoichi Udagwa at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Commissioned by Soundry
The Butterfly Dream
2015
toy piano (3 8ve)
5:30
Chrysopoeia
2015
flute, bass trombone, vibraphone
3:17
A Bergman Afternoon
2014
violin, toy piano
3:50
Wabi-Sabi
2014
alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, 3 percussion
18:05
Thought Patterns: Logical; Correlative; Lateral; NonConceptual …But I’m doing it anyway
2014
cello
6:15
2014
piano, percussion
8:50
Oct. 23, 2015 – performed by Amy O’Dell at Elevate Atlanta, Atlanta, GA July 31, 2015 – premiered by Amy O’Dell at Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA Feb. 26, 2016 – premiered by Fourth Wall Ensemble at Green Street Studios, Cambridge, MA Dec. 11, 2015 – premiered by Marti Epstein & Nicole Parks at Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA May 16, 2015 – premiered by Chamber Cartel at the First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta in Atlanta, GA
Oct. 18, 2015 – performed by Chamber Cartel at Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA
Commissioned by Amy O’Dell, released on her 2016 CD titled Find Your Inner Child Commissioned by The Fourth Wall Ensemble Written for Marti Epstein and Nicole Parks Commissioned by Chamber Cartel
Commissioned by Chamber Cartel
Oct. 13, 2015 – performed by Chamber Cartel at USD, San Diego, CA Oct. 8, 2015 – performed by Chamber Cartel at Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA June 13, 2014 – performed by Chamber Cartel at Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Fairbanks, AK Mar. 26, 2014 – performed by Chamber Cartel at Georgia Perimeter College, Fine Arts Building, Clarkston, GA Mar. 15, 2014 – performed by Chamber Cartel at the Florida Contemporary Music Festival, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL Mar. 9, 2014 – premiered by Chamber Cartel at Erikson Clock Gallery, Atlanta, GA For Madelyn
2013
viola, guitar
4:00
Commission resulting from the 2012-13 Equilibrium Concert
Flux
2013
Choro-Slam Dance
2012
Leg and Skull
2012
2 trumpets in C, horn in F, trombone, tuba oboe, violin, cello, piano
8:00
solo percussion
7-10
Feb. 21, 2014 – premiered by Modern Brass, YMCA Theater, Cambridge, MA
4:07
June 22, 2013 – performed by Taylor Long at the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Series fundraising campaign Commissioned by Jason Huffman and Modern Brass Written for the 2012 Rapido! Composition Contest Written for the Equilibrium Series’ Hyman Bloom Project
April 26, 2013 – performed by Masako Kunimoto at a private Equilibrium fundraiser, Cambridge, MA May 17, 2012 – premiered by Masako Kunimoto at The Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA Convergence
2012
English Horn, marimba
5:15
We Are The 99%
2012
percussion trio
4:40
Everything Is Sexual
2012
bass drum, amplified cello
6:00
Processional and Recessional
2011
violin, viola, cello
5-10
Just Lonesome
2011
soprano, cello
5:00
April 25, 2012 – performed by Amy Gollins and Laurent Warnier at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA March 15, 2013 – performed by IKTUS Percussion at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA May 10, 2012 – presented twice in 5.1 surround sound to a live audience by Austin Stone at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA May 7, 2012 – premiered by Ana Lorenzo and Christopher Homick at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Oct. 15, 2011 – performed at Emmanuel Episcopal Church during the wedding of Jason Huffman and Jennifer Coes Feb. 9, 2012 – performed by Diagenesis Duo at White Sands, La Jolla, CA Feb. 8, 2012 – performed by Diagenesis Duo at the Encinitas Public Library, Encinitas, CA Feb. 6, 2012 – premiered by Diagenesis Duo at
Written for a recording project at Berklee College of Music at the request of Austin Stone
Written for Ana Lorenzo
Written for the wedding of Jason Huffman and Jennifer Coes Commissioned by Diagenesis Duo
Left-Handed
2011
bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, percussion
7:45
Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra
2011
marimba, string orchestra
13:00
Late Night Banter
2011
flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, drum set, percussion, piano (originally celesta), cello, contrabass
10:00
alto flute, alto saxophone
1:46
Self-Image
2011
Through the blinds and screen, through the barren trees and suspended between clouds; A Sliver of a Rainbow A Lucid Dream
2011
violin, clarinet, piano
3:30
2011
chamber orchestra
6:23
Otesánek
2010
violin, clarinet, vibraphone, piano
8:27
Two Songs of Social Unrest: I Have Seen Criminals and Whores; The Masque of Anarchy Having thoroughly enjoyed their picnic and confused by Man's hatred, Buddha, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, Lao Tzu, and Gandhi hold hands while skipping and
2010
tenor, piano
5:09
2010
body percussion, any multiple of 8 performers
4:47
University of California, San Diego Sept. 23, 2011 – premiered by Amy Advocat, Rebecca Wellons, and Dane Palmer for The Open Theatre Project’s New Works Festival at Zumix, Boston, MA May 6, 2012 – premiered by Matt Sharrock, conducted by Jeffrey Means for The Equilibrium Concert Series Concerto Project, Emmanuel Church, Boston, MA Oct. 15, 2015 – presented by Equilibrium Concert Series at YMCA Theatre, Cambridge, MA Oct. 9, 2011 – premiered by ALEA III, Tsai Performance Center, Boston, MA April 23, 2011 – performed by Rebecca Wellons and Rachel Azrak at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA
Commissioned by The Open Theatre Project
Commissioned by Matt Sharrock, revised 2014-15
Finalist for the ALEA III 2011 International Composition Competition. Revised in 2015
March 4, 2011 – premiered by Rebecca Wellons and Rachel Azrak at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Feb. 3, 2011 – premiered by The Zodiac Trio at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA March 10, 2011 – performed by The Boston Conservatory Composers’ Orchestra, conducted by Yoichi Udagwa at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA April 2, 2011 – premiered by The Ludovico Ensemble at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Feb. 10, 2011 – performed by Joseph Gualtiere and Yukiko Oba at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA April 23, 2011 – performed at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Nov. 22, 2010 – performed at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA
Written for the Ludovico Ensemble
dancing through rolling fields of wildflowers. Skin
2010
tenor saxophone (or bass clarinet), marimba
ca. 9:30
June 21, 2014 – performed by Philipp A Stäudlin and Michael Jones at the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA May 6, 2012 – performed by Transient Canvas for The Equilibrium Concert Series Concerto Project at Emmanuel Church, Boston, MA April 18, 2012 – performed by Transient Canvas (Matt Sharrock and Amy Advocat) at The Davis Square Theatre downstairs, Somerville, MA April 23, 2011 – performed by Rebecca Wellons at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA
Actions
Conspirators of Pleasure
2010
2010
flute/piccolo/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello, piano
clarinet, percussion
5:31
6:14
Sept. 23, 2010 – premiered by Matt Sharrock and Rebecca Wellons at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA April 23, 2011 – performed at Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Dec. 9, 2010 – performed at Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA July 30, 2014 – performed by Daniel T. Lewis and Kevin Price at a private Equilibrium fundraiser, Cambridge, MA May 28, 2013 – performed by Boston Percussion Group (BPeG member Karli Mason with guest clarinetist Kevin Price) at Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA May 1, 2011 – performed by Dane Palmer and Erika Platton at The BaldwinWallace Conservatory, Berea,
Written for The Devil May Care Duo (Ariana Lamon- Anderson, clarinet; and Caleb Herron, percussion). OH
April 23, 2011 – performed at Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA June 27, 2010 – performed by The Devil May Care Duo at Chocolate Perks, Duluth, GA
Chromosomes
2010
oboe, B-flat trumpet, horn
7:30
Cracks in the Sidewalk
2010
cello, 2 marimbas
7:47
Just One Day
2010
marimba, 4 hands
4:40
June 2, 2010 – world premiere by The Devil May Care Duo at The Lily Pad, Cambridge, MA April 23, 2011 – performed by Jason Huffman, Amy Gollins, and Thomas Rybarczyk at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA April 26, 2010 – performed by Jason Huffman, Amy Gollins, and Thomas Rybarczyk at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Oct. 21, 2010 – performed by Matthew Sharrock, Karlyn Mason, and Jennifer Bewerse at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA March 1, 2012 – performed by IronWorks Percussion Duo at CSU, Long Beach, CA
Won 2nd place in the 2011 IronWorks Percussion Duo’s call for scores.
Jan. 27, 2012 – performed by IronWorks Percussion Duo for a clinic and concert at Rosemead High School, Rosemead, CA April 23, 2011 – performed by Laurel Black and Jeremy Barnett at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Oct. 29, 2010 -performed by Masako Kunimoto and Ching-Ping Wang, SUNY Purchase, NY
Sitting, Thinking
2010
piano
5:19
Reflections on a Decade
2009
cimbalom, cello
8:50
April 13, 2010 – premiered by Laurel Black and Jeremy Barnett at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Feb. 4, 2010 – performed by Nicholas Place at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Feb. 23, 2010 – performed by the Ludovico at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA
Written for the Ludovico Ensemble
Dark Song
2009
soprano, piano
4:13
Faces in the Mirror
2009
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano
7:26
They Keep Taking
2009
classical guitar
4:17
Yokai: Kitsune; Tengu; Yukionna; Jorōgumo; Oni
2009
flute/piccolo, alto flute, bassoon, percussion, double bass/voice, two guitars/voice, glass bottles (everyone), ensemble is amplified
11:42
string quartet
7:08
Melmoth
2009
March 2, 2010 – performed by Kelsey Carroll and Yukiko Oba at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Oct. 08, 2009 – performed by the Juventas New Music Ensemble at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA April 26, 2010 – performed by Jim Dalton at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA April 26, 2009 – conducted by Andrew Hamilton at Towson University, Baltimore, MD April 8, 2009 – conducted by Andrew Hamilton at Towson University, Baltimore, MD April 26, 2009 – performed at Towson University, Baltimore, MD
Revised and renamed in 2011
Nov. 12, 2008 – performed at Towson University, Baltimore, MD As Above So Below
2008
electric guitars, classical guitar, electric bass, flute, percussion
13:15
Nov. 28, 29, 30 and Dec. 5, 6, 7, 2008 – performed six times with the recording at The Theatre Project, Baltimore, MD
Octet: I; II
2008
flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, 2 percussion
ca. 17:00
May 14, 2014 – presented by Equilibrium Concert Series at Davis Square Theatre, Somerville, MA March 30, 2013 – performed by Chamber Cartel at The Goat Farm Arts Center, Atlanta, GA April 26, 2009 – conducted by Anthony T. Marasco at Towson University, Baltimore, MD
Paroxysm
2008
piano
4:12
Nov. 12, 2008 – conducted by Anthony T. Marasco at Towson University, Baltimore, MD June 10, 2010 – performed by Nicholas Place at The University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME
This is a dance piece by Air Dance Bernasconi for which I was commissioned to compose and record the music. Revised 2012-14
April 18, 2010 – performed by Nicholas Place at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA April 26, 2009 – performed by Christopher Dillon at Towson University, Baltimore, MD
Three Magicians
2007
classical guitar quartet, percussion
ca. 20:00
April 9, 2008 – performed by Christopher Dillon at Towson University, Baltimore, MD Nov. 28, 2007 – performed at Towson University, Baltimore, MD Nov. 17, 2007 – performed at Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA
Amaterasu's Cave
2007
Hard Head, Weak Knees
2006
Abraxas
2006
Nov. 14, 2007 – performed at Towson University, Baltimore, MD April 11, 2007 – performed at Towson University, Baltimore, MD
flute, amplified classical guitar, percussion, 10 voices electric guitar, cello
9:37
10:00
Nov. 18 & 19, 2006 – performed at Towson University, Baltimore, MD
clarinet, piano, cello
3:45
Nov. 15, 2006 – performed at Towson University, Baltimore, MD
This is a dance piece by Caroline Rodgers for which I was commissioned to compose and perform the music.
