from "the green is either" (2003-4)
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upcoming performances asphyxia (Richard Haynes, soprano saxophone) ELISION ensemble, Government House, Sydney, Australia, July 13, 2008. PORTRAIT CONCERT ELISION. ABC Ferry Road, Brisbane, Australia, July 27, 2008. To be broadcast by ABC Classic FM.
String Quartet JACK Quartet, Festival Internacional Chihuahua, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico, September 24, 2008. String Quartet JACK Quartet, Festival Internacional Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, September 28, 2008. String Quartet JACK Quartet, University of Huddersfield, UK, March 26, 2009. |
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selected recent performances 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. ten monophonic miniatures for solo pianist Roger Admiral, Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 27, 2007. ten monophonic miniatures for solo pianist Roger Admiral, UW-Milwaukee, October 25, 2007. I, purples, spat blood, laugh of beautiful lips (Carl Rosman, voice) ELISION ensemble, Warsaw Autumn Festival. Warsaw, Poland. September 22, 2007. asphyxia (Richard Haynes, soprano saxophone) ELISION ensemble, Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne, Australia, May 26, 2007. Broadcast live on ABC Classic FM. I, purples, spat blood, laugh of beautiful lips (Carl Rosman, voice) ELISION ensemble, South Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia, May 24, 2007. asphyxia 175 East (Richard Haynes, soprano saxophone). Hopetoun Alpha, Auckland, New Zealand. May 6, 2007. asphyxia 175 East (Richard Haynes, soprano saxophone). St Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand, May 4, 2007. String Quartet JACK Quartet. University of Illinois, Champaign, IL. May 4, 2007. String Quartet JACK Quartet, Northwestern University, May 2, 2007. String Quartet JACK Quartet, the tank, NYC, April 20, 2007. The Crutch of Memory Mieko Kanno, violin. O Ciclo de Conferências e Concertos Momentum, Auditório do Departamento de Comunicação e Arte, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal. March 22, 2007. The Crutch of Memory Mieko Kanno, violin. Durham University, UK, March 1, 2007. The Crutch of Memory Mieko Kanno, violin. York University, UK, February 27, 2007. The Crutch of Memory Mieko Kanno, violin. Samtida Musik Series, Konstakademiens Hörsal, Stockholm, Sweden. January 21, 2006. The Crutch of Memory Mieko Kanno, violin. Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Huddersfield, UK. November 18, 2005. Broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (Hear & Now), January 28, 2006. String Quartet Quatuor Diotima. June in Buffalo 2005. "the green is or" Christopher Redgate, oboe. The Warehouse, London. May 14, 2005. Metallic Dust Ratko Vojtek, bass clarinet. ISCM World Music Days 2005/23rd Music Biennale Zagreb 2005. Matica Hrvatska, Zagreb, Croatia. April 18, 2005. ten monophonic miniatures for solo pianist Nora Mulder, piano. Gaudeamus International Music Week 2004, Amsterdam, September 8, 2004. ten monophonic miniatures for solo pianist Ian Pace, piano. Bienal Internacional de Musica Y Tecnologia, Anfiteatro Simón Bolivar, Mexico City, Mexico. August 21, 2004. "the green is either" Ensemble SurPlus. Bludenzer tage zeitgemäßser musik, Bludenz, Austria, November 2003. a/grammatical study for three (quasi-)independent players, from "the green is either" Ensemble SurPlus. Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany, August 2003. As part of the Schloss Solitude Sommerakadmie. World Premiere. "the green is or", from "the green is either" Jaime González, solo oboe (ensemble recherche). Bludenzer tage zeitgemäßser musik, Bludenz, Austria, November 2002. Metallic Dust Carl Rosman, bass clarinet. Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, October 17, 2002. Metallic Dust Carl Rosman, bass clarinet. St. Cyprian's Church, London (presented by the British Music Information Center), October 2002. ten monophonic miniatures for solo pianist, Ian Pace, piano. St. Cyprian's Church, London (presented by the British Music Information Center), October 2002. The Misprision of Transparency Garth Knox, viola d'amore. International Gaudeamus Music Week 2002, Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 2002. European premiere of completed version. ten monophonic miniatures for solo pianist Ian Pace. June in Buffalo 2002. String Quartet Kairos Quartett. Kesselhaus of the Kulturbrauerei Berlin, Germany, May 13, 2002. |
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recent grants/awards 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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publications “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. 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, 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. 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, Composition, and Choral Conducting. Also, Music Computer Lab Coordinator. |