Pergram

Aaron Pergram

Aaron Pergram, DMA, is an international performing artist specializing in new music of living composers from East and Southeast Asia, particularly works by composers of the Chinese diaspora.

From 2014 to 2019, Pergram served as bassoon professor at Soochow University (苏州大学音乐学院) in Suzhou, PRC. During this period, he built close connections with scholars and creatives within China and abroad. As a continuation of his work in Asia, Pergram’s devotion to expanding contemporary bassoon repertoire is evidenced by the growing number of new works forged by collaborations with East Asian composers. Purposively, bringing prominence to emerging Sinospheric musics is central to his global projects, research, and creative activity.  

As a performer, his musical endeavors have taken him to Vietnam, Brazil, Cambodia, Australia, Thailand, Canada, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mexico, Greece, and much of Mainland China. As a global performer, Pergram has appeared on stage with the Shanghai World Master Orchestra, Dayton Philharmonic, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Natchez Opera Festival, and Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, among other ensembles. He has been a featured performer at several notable venues, including the Suzhou Poly Grand Theatre, Jinji Lake Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Shanghai Symphony Hall, Hangzhou Grand Theater, and Music Hall in Cincinnati. 

Fluent in Mandarin, Pergram refined his Chinese studies in the nation’s capital at Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学) and received music degrees from the University of Kansas (BM), Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music (MM), and the University of Oregon (DMA). His prominent teachers include Eric Stomberg, William Ludwig, and Steve Vacchi. Pergram teaches bassoon, world music, and global sound studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA.  

Position

Assistant Professor of Bassoon

Miami University

Oxford, Ohio

Co-founder

Silkwind Mundi 丝风漫宇

潘翱荣

潘翱荣博士是一位国际演奏艺术家，专注于东亚和东南亚现今当代作曲家的新音乐，尤其致力于推广华裔作曲家的作品。 2014年至2019年，潘博士担任中国苏州大学音乐学院巴松管教授。任职期间，他与国内外学者及艺术创作者建立了密切的合作关系。教学与研究之外，他长期致力于扩展当代巴松管音乐作品并与东亚作曲家合作，促成大量新作品的创作。他的国际专案、学术研究与创作活动，都致力于推动华语文化圈的新兴音乐。

作为演奏家，他的音乐足迹遍布越南、巴西、柬埔寨、澳大利亚、泰国、加拿大、印度尼西亚、香港、台湾、墨西哥、希腊以及中国内地大部分地区。在国际舞台上，潘博士曾与上海世界大师交响乐团、代顿爱乐乐团、俄勒冈芭蕾舞剧院乐团、巴吞鲁日交响乐团、纳奇兹歌剧节乐团、惠灵交响乐团等多个乐团合作演出。他亦曾受邀在多座知名音乐厅举办独奏会或担任客座演出，包括苏州保利大剧院、金鸡湖音乐厅、卡内基音乐厅、上海交响乐音乐厅、杭州大剧院和辛辛那提音乐厅等。

潘博士精通普通话，曾赴北京师范大学深造汉语，并拥有美国堪萨斯大学音乐学士学位、印第安纳大学雅各布斯音乐学院音乐硕士学位及俄勒冈大学音乐艺术博士学位。他的知名导师包括Eric Stomberg、William Ludwig与Steve Vacchi。现任教于美国俄亥俄州牛津市的迈阿密大学，教授巴松管、世界音乐赏析及全球声学研究。