Aaron Pergram

Snapshots from The Dragon Dream
2024-11-11 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Loulie, Valerie and William Canady Creative Arts Center, 1436 Evansdale Drive, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
Recital Program: Snapshots from The Dragon Dream

Snapshot I: Elegies of the Waring States

品味楚辞 [Pinwei Chu Ci] by 王驰 Wang Chi

Snapshot II: The Confucian Nobleones

竹歌 [Song of Zhu] by 李陶 Li Tao

Snapshot III: The Yue Boatman

越人歌 [Yueren Ge] by 王驰 Wang Chi

Masterclass to follow featuring bassoon students at West Virginia University.

Shenandoah Double Reed Day 2024
2024-11-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre, 620 Millwood Ave., Winchester, Virginia, 22601, United States
SPECIAL GUEST: AARON PERGRAM, BASSOON

Student registration for Double Reed Day is $30. Students who register and pay by October 20 will receive an Shenandoah University Double Reed Day keepsake shirt. After completing registration online, registrants will receive instructions for online payment. The day includes:

Special guests

Special sessions for oboists and bassoonists

Masterclasses

Recital featuring Shenandoah Conservatory students, faculty and special guests

Vendors

Giveaways

Up Close: The Making of the Dragon Dream Project
2024-11-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Ohio University School of Music, 497 Glidden Hall, Athens, Ohio, 45701, United States
Dr. Aaron Pergram discusses his experience as a performer-commissioner of the Dragon Dream Project from conception to execution. He will emphasize his experiences with the project’s winding path and share insights for those seeking intercultural commissions.

In Recital: University of Central Florida
2024-05-03 19:30 | School of Performing Arts, 12488 Centaurus Blvd m203, Orlando, Florida, 32816, United States
Recital and Performance Classes featuring the following program:

Introduction and Allegro (1966), Harald Genzmer (1909-1907)

Les délices de la solitude, Op. 20 No. 2, Michel Corrette (1707—1795)

Let’s Go to the Top 使至塞上 (2017), Genxiang Liu/Jicheng Feng/Ke Liu

Andy Warhol Sez: (2005), Paul Moravec (b. 1957)

Prayer “From Jewish Life”, No. 1 (1924), Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)

Song of the Yue Boatman 越人歌 (2022), Wang Chi (b. 1977)

Népdalszonatina (1958?), Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000)

Performance Class: Arizona State University
2024-01-20 12:00 | Organ Hall, 50 Gammage Parkway, Tempe, Arizona, 85281, United States
Aaron Pergram, bassoon performance class

10:00 AM: Récit et Allegro, Noël Gallon (1891-1966)

Joe Florance, first-year MM

10:30 AM: Concerto in B-flat Major, K. 191, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Cooper Taylor, first-year BM

11:00 AM: Andante e Rondo Ungarese, Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826); Allegro (exposition)

Benjamin Kearns, second-year DMA

In Recital: Arizona State University
2024-01-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Katzin Concert Hall, 50 Gammage Parkway, Tempe, Arizona, 85281, United States
“A Garden of Stories” with Albie Micklich, bassoon and Miki Aoki, piano

Introduction and Allegro (1966), Harald Genzmer (1909-1907)

Les délices de la solitude, Op. 20 No. 2, Michel Corrette (1707—1795)

Yeni Makam 1 (1989), Edward Hines (b. 1951) (Ney Taksimi // Boğaziçi Akşamı)

Andy Warhol Sez: (2005), Paul Moravec (b. 1957)

Prayer “From Jewish Life”, No. 1 (1924), Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)

Song of the Yue Boatman 越人歌 (2022), Wang Chi (b. 1977)

Népdalszonatina (1958?), Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000)

Level Up!
2023-10-26 19:30 - 21:00 | West Virginia
The Miami University Bassoon Studio invites you to attend our annual Halloween concert. The 2023 theme is “Level Up!”, which showcases music from video games. This event includes a gamer-themed costume contest with prizes. The audience is encouraged to participate in this interactive, multimedia concert so bring your cell phone. Please design your video game character costumes with care and avoid inappropriate and culturally insensitive garb. We look forward to seeing you there!

I Festival de Fagot Facultad de Música—Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2023-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Sala Xochipilli, C. Xicoténcatl 126, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
Pergram will premiere Yao Chen‘s “Apparitions of Dragons” with Belén Ruiz as part of the Dragon Dream Project at this inaugural bassoon festival in México City.

ITLC Lilly Asheville
2023-08-07 08:00 - 2023-08-09 17:00 | DoubleTree by Hilton Asheville-Biltmore, 115 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, North Carolina, 28803, United States
Innovative Strategies to Advance Student Learning Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning!

Conference presentation: “Pathways for Divergent Repertoire Study”

International Double Reed Society Conference 2023
2023-07-19 15:00 - 15:30 | Mahidol University College of Music, College of Music, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
World Premiere of Wang Yaming’s “Ashes of Time” for bassoon and piano. This is part of the Dragon Dream Project.

International Pride Orchestra
2023-06-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco, California, 94102, United States
Jimmy López Bellido Commission and World Premiere

Jacques Offenbach “Elle a fui, la tourterelle” – Les Contes d’Hoffman

Giacomo Puccini “O mio babbino caro” – Gianni Schicchi

Leonard Bernstein “Somewhere” – West Side Story

Mary D. Watkins Soul of Remembrance from Five Movements in Color

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Artists

Peaches Christ, host

Breanna Sinclairé, soprano

Christine Brandes, conductor

Kevin Fitzgerald, conductor

Michael Roest, conductor

Senior Recital: Alex John
2023-05-03 17:00 - 18:00 | Miami University Department of Music, 501 S. Patterson Ave., Oxford, Ohio, 45056, United States
Hersant, Galliard, Pierne, Schulhoff, Tansman

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
2023-04-28 19:00 - 21:00 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Music, 1 West University Blvd., Brownsville, Texas, 78520, United States
Recital and Performance Classes featuring the following program:

Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 50, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755)

Supplication “From Jewish Life”, No. 2 (1924), Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)

“Cum dederit” from Psalm 127: Nisi Dominus, RV 608, Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Jewish Song “From Jewish Life”, No. 3 (1924), Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)

Serenata from Suite Italienne, based on Pulcinella (1932/33), Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

“Bayou Home”, William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Song of the Yue Boatman 越人歌, Wang Chi (b. 1977)

Tempo di Modinha from Three Etudes, José Siqueira (1907-1985)

Prayer “From Jewish Life”, No. 1 (1924), Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)

Népdalszonatina (1958?), Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000)

Miami Takes Music Hall
2023-04-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Cincinnati Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202, United States
Aaron Pergram, soloist

Wood and Reed Transformed, Leslie Bassett

Featuring Wind Ensemble, Gary A. Speck, conductorWe’re celebrating Miami’s own ensembles on the big stage again! Debuting in 2019, Miami Takes Music Hall was envisioned as an annual signature event to showcase student talent at Cincinnati’s storied concert venue. We can’t be more thrilled to partner with the Department of Music to revive the tradition.

This concert also features the Miami University Symphony Band and faculty soloists Doug Lindsay and Jaime Morales-Matos under the direction of Brooke Johnson.

Oxford Community Arts Center Annual Gala
2023-04-15 18:30 - 21:00 | Oxford Community Arts Center, 10 S. College Ave., Ohio, 45056
“A Night in Rio”: feel the rhythm of the arts! Enjoy samba, a silent auction, great food, and good friends!

Senior Recital: Serena Kaplan
2023-04-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Miami University Department of Music, 501 S. Patterson Ave., Oxford, Ohio, 45056, United States
“Impulse”

Tansman, Bach, Hersant, and D’Rivera

College Music Society—Great Lakes
2023-03-10 00:00 - 2023-03-11 23:59 | Bowling Green State University, 1031 Moore Musical Arts Center, Bowling Green, Ohio, 43403, United States
The Dragon Dream Project: Three compositions will be presented at the 40th College Music Society (Great Lakes) Conference including Li Tao’s Song of Zhu (2022), Wang Chi’s Song of the Yue Boatman (2022), and Chong Kee Yong’s Dragon Dancing (2022). The Great Lakes Chapter of CMS, founded in 1983, is an international chapter comprising Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, and Wisconsin.

Miami University of Ohio Double Reed Trio
2023-01-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Edge Recital Hall, 250 River Road, University of Georgia, Georgia, 30602, United States
The University of Georgia welcomes artists Andrea Ridilla, oboe; Aaron Pergram, bassoon; and Siok Lian Tan, piano; all professors at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio).

The program includes trios by Stanislas Verroust and Peter Hope, and solo works by Lia Tao and James Cohn.

Trio Col Tocco Magico
2023-01-17 21:00 - 22:00 | Steve & Judy Turner Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave, Nashville, Tennessee, 37212, United States
Vanderbilt Blair School of Music presents guest artists Andrea Ridilla, oboe; Aaron Pergram, bassoon; and Siok Lian Tan, piano; all professors at the University of Miami (Oxford, Ohio).

The Trio Col Tocco Magico program includes trios by Stanislas Verroust and Peter Hope, and solo works by Lia Tao and James Cohn.

Meg Quigley Bassoon Symposium—Premiere Performance (Wang)
2023-01-07 13:00 - 14:30 | University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music, 1017 N Olive Rd #109,, Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States
The world premiere of Chi Wang’s Song of the Yue Boatman 越人歌

Ohio Solo and Ensemble Prep
2022-12-13 18:00 - 20:00 | McCutcheon Music, 38 Marco Ln, Centerville, Ohio, 45458, United States
Solo and Ensemble Prep is an opportunity for high school students to perform their solo or ensemble pieces for Miami faculty for critical feedback in preparation for the contest cycle. This session is for the bassoon and clarinet.

Rio Winds 2022 Festival Performance
2022-11-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Palácio São Clemente-Consulado de Portugal, R. São Clemente, 424 - Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22260-006, Brazil
Solo and chamber music, including a premiere of Li Tao‘s Song of Zhu (2022).

Brazilian Music with Thomas George Caracas Garcia
2022-11-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Oxford Community Arts Center, 10 S. College Ave., Ohio, 45056
This program features Brazilian classical and popular music by some of Brazil’s best-known composers, including Heitor Villa-Lobos, Pixinguinha, Jacó do Bandolim, Baden-Powell, and Chiquinha Gonzaga. Dr. Garcia is joined in this program by Oxford’s own Doug Hamilton and Noah Cope, Miami faculty members Aaron Pergram, Chris Tanner, and Ricardo Averbach, and Brazilian graduate student Matheus Silva de Souza. Dr. Garcia will be performing on instruments he recently built as part of a research project at the University of Aveiro in Portugal.

And... Action!
2022-10-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Miami University Department of Music, 501 S. Patterson Ave., Oxford, Ohio, 45056, United States
The Miami University Bassoon Studio invites you to attend our annual Halloween concert. The 2022 theme is “And… Action!”, which showcases music from television programs through the ages. This event includes a television-themed costume contest with prizes. The audience is encouraged to participate in this interactive, multimedia concert so bring your cell phone. Please design your television character costumes with care and avoid inappropriate and culturally insensitive garb. Admission is free and no ticket is required.

Australasian Double Reed Society
2022-09-17 08:00 - 2022-09-18 17:00 | Presbyterian Ladies’ College Melbourne, 141 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Victoria, 3125, Australia
Join us from September 17-18 for a full weekend celebrating all things ‘double reed’ at Presbyterian Ladies’ College in Melbourne.

Oboe and bassoon players of all ages and music enthusiasts are all welcome. Throughout the weekend there will be opportunities to participate in workshops, masterclasses, reed-making, and Q&A sessions, along with incredible solo and ensemble performances and much more!

The conference will enable you to be immersed in wonderful double reed music of all genres, hear performances from local and international artists, and meet and connect with other passionate double-reeders!

The ADRS National Competition will also be held during the Conference weekend with sections available for double reed players of any level. Be sure to mark this weekend in your diary now and go register as this Conference is not to be missed!

Signs of Tradition and New Directions
2022-09-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Oxford Community Arts Center, 10 S. College Ave., Ohio, 45056
Miami University music faculty members – Andrea Ridilla (oboe), Aaron Pergram (bassoon), and Siok Lian Tan (piano), are invited to perform at the 2022 Australasian Double Reed Society (ADRS) National Conference in Melbourne, Australia in September. They will perform part of their recital program in this preview concert for the trip. This recital features works for oboe, bassoon, and piano by Stanislas Verroust, James Cohn, Kee Yong Chong, and Alyssa Morris.

Hallowed Voices
2022-05-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Saint Paul the Apostle, 10750 Ohio Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90024, United States
Join Aaron Pergram and organist Jeffrey Parola on a musical exploration of what we, as humans, hold sacred. Some works touch on the memory of the dead, others on the vernal equinox. Featured music includes the oldest surviving complete musical composition, Islamic prayer song, Byzantine Greek hymns, scenes from Jewish life, and more. This sacred and secular journey of spiritual connection and healing through music will provide a time for reflection and healing. Composers include Seikilos, Kassia, Grandi, Bloch, King, Price, Vivaldi, Hines, Pérotin, and Hildegard von Bingen.

Hallowed Voices
2022-05-08 15:00 - 16:00 | Kumler Chapel, 650 Western College Dr., Oxford, Ohio, 45056, United States
Join Dr. Aaron Pergram on a musical exploration of what we, as humans, hold sacred. Some works touch on the memory of the dead, others on the vernal equinox. Composers include Seikilos, Kassia, Grandi, Bloch, King, Price, Vivaldi, Hines, Pérotin, and Hildegard von Bingen. Guest performers include Dr. Frank Huang and graduate students Roy Domoe, Kailun Hu, and Michael Park.

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Junior Recital: Alex John
2022-05-01 13:00 - 14:00 | Miami University Department of Music, 501 S. Patterson Ave., Oxford, Ohio, 45056, United States
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Portraits in Contrast
2022-04-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 S. Monument Ave, Hamilton, Ohio, 45011, United States
