from "the green is either" (2003-4)
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upcoming performances I, purples, spat blood, laugh of beautiful lips MusikFabrik soloists (Carl Rosman, voice), Kölner Philharmonie Alter Wartesaal, Köln, Germany. February 18, 2010. memory / memorial Peter Veale, oboe, Ensemble SurPlus Hommage à James Avery, E-Werk, Freiburg, Germany. February 28, 2010. And the scream, Bacon's scream, is the operation through which the entire body escapes through the mouth (or, Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion) ELISION, Kings Place, London, UK. March 15, 2010.
Second String Quartet JACK Quartet. Donaueschinger Musiktage, October, 2010. |
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selected recent performances String Quartet JACK Quartet, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, USA. January 23, 2010. What then renders these forces visible is a strange smile (or First Study for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion) [ukp] ELISION, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Huddersfield, UK. November 26, 2009. Because they mark the zone where the force is in the process of striking (or Second Study for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion [wp] ELISION, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Huddersfield, UK. November 26, 2009. I, purples, spat blood, laugh of beautiful lips ELISION (Carl Rosman, voice), Kings Place, London, UK, November 2, 2009. String Quartet JACK Quartet, Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY. October 16, 2009. String Quartet JACK Quartet, Center for 21st Century Music, University at Buffalo, Buffalo NY. October 13, 2009. String Quartet JACK Quartet. Le Poisson Rouge, September 14, 2009. asphyxia Ryan Muncy, soprano saxophone. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. July 15, 2009. asphyxia Ryan Muncy, soprano saxophone. XV World Saxophone Congress, Madihol University, Bangkok, Thailand. July 9, 2009. What then renders these forces visible is a strange smile (or, First Study for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion) Paul Hübner, trumpet. Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Leipzig, Germany. June 15, 2009. [European premiere] Being itself a catastrophe, the diagram must not create a catastrophe (or, Third Study for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion) and The Crutch of Memory ELISION (Richard Haynes, clarinet / Peter Veale, oboe; Graeme Jennings, violin). Kings Place, London, April 28, 2009. asphyxia dal niente (Ryan Muncy, soprano saxophone). The Spot, Chicago, Illinois. April 18, 2009. String Quartet JACK Quartet. University of Huddersfield, March 26, 2009. "the green is or" Christopher Redgate, oboe. University of Huddersfield, February 19, 2009. I, purples, spat blood, laugh of beautiful lips Philipp Blume, voice. University of Illinois, Urbana, USA, January 30, 2009. "the green is or" Christopher Redgate, oboe. Durham University, January 29, 2009. ten monophonic miniatures for solo pianist Ian Pace, University of Huddersfield, November 18, 2008. String Quartet JACK Quartet, Festival Internacional Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, September 28, 2008. PORTRAIT CONCERT ELISION. ABC Ferry Road, Brisbane, Australia, July 27, 2008. Broadcast by ABC Classic FM, 28 February, 2009.
asphyxia (Richard Haynes, soprano saxophone) ELISION ensemble, Government House, Sydney, Australia, July 13, 2008. ten monophonic miniatures for solo pianist Roger Admiral, Edmonton, Alberta, April 7, 2008. ten monophonic miniatures for solo pianist Roger Admiral. Camrose, Alberta, Canada. February 2008. asphyxia William Street, Convocation Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, February 29, 2008. |
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grants/awards Yearlong Research Grant on the Practice-Led and Applied scheme of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) for work developing a new string tablature notation, in connection with the commission from the JACK Quartet and Südwestrundfuk for the Donaueschinger Musiktage 2010. ASCAPLUS Award from ASCAP, September 2009. ASCAPLUS Award from ASCAP, September 2008. ASCAPLUS Award from ASCAP, September 2007. ASCAPLUS Award from ASCAP, September 2006. "the green is either" chosen by the Miami ISCM section as an official submission to represent the USA for the ISCM World Music Days 2006 in Stuttgart. New York Foundation for the Arts Special Opportunity Stipend. In collaboration with the Arts Council of Erie County. Spring 2005. Jurors Prize nominee for ten monophonic miniatures for solo pianist, Gaudeamus International Music Week 2004. metallic dust selected as official World Music Days Submission representing the United States from the Miami ISCM section for the 2005 ISCM World Music Days in Zagreb. Selected by International Jury for performance. New York Foundation for the Arts Special Opportunity Stipend. In collaboration with the Arts Council of Erie County. Summer 2003. Residency stipendium from Schloss Solitude Sommerakademie. 2003. Jurors Prize nominee for The Misprision of Transparency, Gaudeamus International Music Week 2002. The Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music for performance of ten monophonic miniatures for solo pianist, June in Buffalo 2002. The American Music Center Composer Assistance Program in support of the premiere of String Quartet, Berlin, May 2002. Dissertation Fellowship University at Buffalo. 2002. |
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bibliography “Determinate Action/Indeterminate Sound: Tablature and chance in several recent works.” Facets of the Second Modernity. New Music and Aesthetics in the 21st Century, Volume 6. Mahnkopf, Schurig and Cox, eds. Wolke Verlag, June 2008. Articles referencing Cassidy's work by Mieko Kanno and Christopher Redgate in Contemporary Music Review, Summer 2007. Forthcoming chapter on the compositional pedagogy of Michael Finnissy in a new book on Finnissy edited by John Habron. "15 Questions with Aaron Cassidy." www.tokafi.com August 2006. "Physicality and Choreography as Morphological Determinants." Musical Morphology. New Music and Aesthetics in the 21st Century, Volume 2. Mahnkopf, Schurig and Cox, eds. Wolke Verlag, 2004. “Interconnectivity and Abstraction: metallic dust as a testing ground for monophonic and structural polyphonies.” Polyphony & Complexity. New Music and Aesthetics in the 21st Century, Volume 1. Mahnkopf, Schurig and Cox, eds. Wolke Verlag, 2002. |
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conducting University of Huddersfield New Music Ensemble. Gerald Barry '______', Bernstein Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs. December 2009. Herrenhaus Edenkoben conducting course with Peter Eötvös and Zsolt Nagy, in cooperation with the International Ensemble Modern Academy. June/July 2009. University of Huddersfield New Music Ensemble. Feldman For Frank O'Hara, Webern Quartett Op. 22, and Hamilton Frank O'Hara on the phone piece. December 2008. University of Huddersfield New Music Ensemble. Varèse Octandre, Haley Procyon, and Reich Eight Lines. June 2008. New Music Northwestern. Various works, including Jürg Frey, Aldo Clementi, and numerous student pieces, 2005-07. International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). Student readings at Northwestern University, April 2007. Augenmusik. Concerts and residencies at a variety of venues in the northeast USA and Canada. Repertoire including Logothetis, Cardew, Andriessen, a.o. June in Buffalo 2003. Augenmusik, plus various student works. University at Buffalo Graduate Composers Concert. Student works. |
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discography Producer, Ferneyhough, La chute d'Icare. ELISION ensemble, Jean Deroyer, conductor. ABC Southgate Centre, Melbourne. May 2007. "the green is or" to be included on a new disc of solo oboe music (release TBA), recorded by Christopher Redgate in January 2007. Producer of new CD of choral music by Howard Skempton, performed by EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble, recorded in London, January 2007. To be released by NMC. Producer of new CD of choral music by Christopher Fox performed by EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble recorded in London, June/July 2005. NMC D114. Co-producer of CD of choral music by Michael Finnissy performed by EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble, with Howard Skempton, Michael Finnissy, Philip Howard, Julian Warburton, a.o., in London, January 2004. NMC D110. |
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teaching Senior Lecturer in Composition at the University of Huddersfield, from Autumn 2007. Coordinator of the MA in New Music for the Centre for Research in New Music. Lecturer in Composition and Co-Director of the New Music Northwestern concert and lecture series at Northwestern University, 2005-2007. Invited Lectures at University of Leeds and Southampton University, January 2004. Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Buffalo State College, 2003 - 2004. Teaching responsibilities included Music Theory, Aural Skills, and Composition. Also, Music Computer Lab Coordinator. |