STEPHEN ARON
Classical Guitar爱的简单
Full Biography
Described by the New York Times as “cultivated and musical,”Stephen Aron has established himlf at the center of the American classical guitar scene. His first solo CD, Sketches, features the first recordings of works by Ned Rorem and David Bernstein. Of this recording, the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it features “interpretations that sing with vibrant rhythm, subtle color and a feeling of intimacy.”Mr. Aron’s CD, 3-disc t, features the complete 51 Chopin Mazurkas on solo guitar (Mel Bay). This recording, in prenting an entire ries of works by a major non-guitar compor, reprents an audacious industry first. “He has produced what must certainly be regarded as the most important contribution to the repertoire (by arrangement) in breathtaking”(Guitar Review). The t was recently re-issued in a one-disc version “My Favorite Mazurkas”by Clear Note Publications. His latest recording, of the Lieder ohne Vorte of Mendelssohn and the complete Kinderszenen, Op. 15 of Schumann, Romantic Guitar, was relead this year by Clear Note. A book of thirty of the Mendelssohn works accompanied the CD relea.
An avid arranger, his work is published by Tuscany Editions (“wonderful guitaristic arrangement,”American Music Teacher), Mel Bay Publications (“historic,”Guitart), and Clear Note Publications. His edition and recording of the Complete Guitar Works of Burle Marx was relead in 2007 by Clear Note (“This is a book to be ignored at your peril. If is not played by lots of performers in the next few years, then there is simply no justice in the world of music,”Classical Guitar). Stephen Aron’s recordings have been described as “stunning”(Guitar Review), “inspired”(Classical Guitar) and “exemplary”(Soundboard). A vigorous chamber music advocate, he performs regularly with JoNell Aron, a soprano with whom he has recorded two CD’s, one of original arrangements of vaudeville songs called Shine On Harvest Moon, and one of original arrangements of sacred songs entitled In My Heart. Of Shine On Harvest Moon, Fanfare magazine said it was “warmly recommended,”while The Rag Times declared it was “exceptional and appealing; get this CD.”Of In My Heart, Soundboard stated “there are many reasons to like this superbly it is one of the best discs to cross my desk.”He is a regular guest with the Gabrieli Enmble (strings) and his quartet Poco Tango, (flute, guitar, bass and percussion) performes regularly in the region. Mr. Aron has also published a collection of arias arranged for voice and guitar from Handel’s Messiah, and an original composition for solo guitar, Rockport Stomp (both with Clear Note). Classical Guitar described Rockport Stomp as “imaginative, adventurous, effortlessly entertaining and a great deal of fun to play.”
Stephen Aron has adjudicated and produced numerous national and international competitions. He has given lectures, performed and taught masterclass at six
GFA Conventions, the Boston Conrvatory Guitar Festivals, the Stetson International Guitar Festivals, the Portland Guitar Festivals, the Great Lakes Festivals, the Weathersfield Chamber Music Festival, the Rantucci Guitar Festivals, the Appalachian Guitar Festivals, The Eastman Guitar Festivals, The Ithaca College Winter Guitar Festival, the Yale University Guitar Extravaganza, the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the East Carolina University Guitar Festival, the Alexandria Guitar Festival, the Rosario Guitar Festivals, the Eastern Tenne Guitar Festival, the ASTA, the MANC, and the National Summer Guitar Workshops. He has performed and taught at such schools as Manhattan School of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, Yale University, University of Southern California, Tulane University, Magill University, MIT, Cal State Fullerton, Miami International University, the San Francisco Conrvatory of Music, and the Mannes College of Music. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the GFA from 1991-93, Aron hosted and directed the GFA International Festival in 1988 in Akron, and was again the host and artistic director of the GFA International Convention in 2005, in Oberlin. Aron is a graduate of the Hartt College of Music and the University of Arizona.
In addition to his post as Professor of Music and Chairman of Guitar Studies at the University of Akro
n (since 1981), Stephen Aron is Teacher of Classical Guitar and founder of the classical guitar studies program at the Oberlin Conrvatory of Music (since 1991).
More info is available at www.stephenaron.
Classical Guitar
Brief Biography
Described by the New York Times as “cultivated and musical,”Stephen Aron performs regularly throughout the US, Canada and recently completed a tour of Italy. An avid arranger, his work is published by Tuscany Editions (“wonderful guitaristic arrangement,”American Music Teacher) and Mel Bay Publications (“historic,”Guitart). His original composition “Rockport Stomp”and the “Complete Guitar Works of Burle Marx”were recently relead by Clear Note Publications. Aron’s recordings have been described as “stunning”(Guitar Review), “superbly produced”(Soundboard), “warmly recommended”(Fanfare) and “inspired”(Classical Guitar). His new recording and publication of thirty Lieder ohne Worte by Felix Mendelssohn for solo guitar were relead this year. Aron has adjudicated numerous national and international competitions and has been a repeat guest, giving performances, lectures and masterclass at Guitar Foundation of America Conventions, Stetson G
uitar Workshops, Portland Guitar Festivals, Eastman Guitar Festivals, Rantucci Guitar Festivals, Alexandria Guitar Festivals, and Appalachian Guitar Festivals as well as at the Yale Guitar Extravaganza, the Ithaca College Winter Guitar Festival, the National Summer Guitar Workshop, the Eastern Carolina University Guitar Festival, the Eastern Tenne Guitar Festival and others. In addition to his post as Professor of Music and Chairman of Guitar Studies at the University of Akron, Stephen Aron is Teacher of Guitar and founder of the classical guitar studies program at the Oberlin Conrvatory of Music.
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Reviews
IN PERFORMANCE
"Stephen Aron's program showcad both his personality and impeccable musicianship. ...I always look forward to hearing Mr. Aron perform any of his Chopin arrangements. It has been said that the mark of a great arranger is when the music sounds as if it were written for the instrument being played; this certainly holds true for Stephen Aron."
- GFA Soundboard阿零
"A cultivated and musical his phrasing and dynamic shading were exemplary"
- New York Times
"The slow pieces were delightfully melodic; the fast pieces left the audience in awe; a standing ovation brought him back for an encore"
- GFA Soundboard
"Notes were gorgeously edgy, stunning the audience with their evocation of regret and lament"
- Daytona Beach News Journal
"Stephen Aron thrilled the spectacular renditions soared gloriously"
- The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
"st a fine recital"
- GFA Soundboard
"A stunning concert which demonstrated the virtuosity of both performers"
- GFA Soundboard
"It was an exciting concert. Aron has the ability to play with such precision that no matter how soft a passage gets, the notes literally zing out into the audience. His style, while full of romantic vibrato, was also delicate and lyrical"
酸子- Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Expert and entertaining"
- GFA Soundboard
ON RECORD
"His n of how to handle the material on guitar is completely convincing. The lines are beautifully phrad, with a sweeping rubato almost never heard on The effect is voluptuous and mesmerizing. The fast pieces are impressively virtuosic, the slow ones are full of subtlety and nuance. The overall effect Mr. Aron has not only managed to create the most convin
cing ca yet of Chopin on the guitar, but he has gone a very big step further. He has produced what must certainly be regarded as the most important contribution to the repertoire (by arrangement) in recent years: a fully unified major cycle of works by a major compor." (Complete Chopin Mazurkas)
- Guitar Review
蜂蜜的功效与作用
"Inspired" (Complete Chopin Mazurkas)
- Classical Guitar Magazine
白果功效"An impressive feat" (Complete Chopin Mazurkas)
- Acoustic Guitar
"There are many reasons to like this superbly it is one of the best discs to cross my desk" (In My Heart)
- GFA Soundboard
"Warmly recommended" (Shine On Harvest Moon)廉政谈心谈话
- Fanfare Magazine
"JoNell Aron has a youthful quality and crystal clear diction; Stephen Aron plays well with vitality and wit. This CD will obviously have strong appeal." (Shine On Harvest Moon)时髦的英文
- Classical Guitar
"Exceptional and appealing; get this CD" (Shine On Harvest Moon)
- The Rag Times
"Aron's playing is clean, crisp he gets into the spirit of the music and gives interpretations that sing with vibrant rhythm, subtle color and a feeling of intimacy" (Sketches)
山谷风的形成原理- Cleveland Plain Dealer
