"Fire-breathing" percussionist (
21st Century Music)
Aaron Trant's experience in classical, jazz, contemporary, rock, and improvisatory styles has made him a valuable asset and desired performer and composer for new ensembles around the US. He is a cofounder, composer, and performer for the
After Quartet, which is dedicated to performing live accompaniment to silent films. Aaron is also a member of the
Firebird Ensemble (assistant director and percussionist),
Primary Duo (original member for piano-percussion duo;),
Endy Emby (trumpet and percussion),
Adam James Wilson Quintet, and
High Street Percussion. Additionally, Aaron performs regularly with the
Boston Modern Orchestra Players, the
Fromm Project, and
Alarm Will Sound. As a composer, Aaron has written works for Lisa Saffer, Mark Gould,
Firebird Ensemble,
After Quartet,
Endy Emby and
Primary Duo, and he has received the
St. Botolph Club Foundation Grant-in-Aid and grants from the
New England Foundation for the Arts.
Aaron's contemporary performance and composition resume speaks for itself, so check out
Spiral for percussion trio.
Spiral is a two-movement work. The first uses cycles of un-pitched percussion to create a melody over interlocked rhythms. The second movement, for primarily melodic pitched percussion, uses a slow, minimalist-style development of a melody over a lush, serene percussion layer of sound. For audio samples from both movements, click
HERE.
Additionally,
Aaron's xylophone solo
"x is always for Xylophone" is featured in the
2010 MassChap Xylophone Collection (take a look in this month's
HIGHLIGHTS).
Good luck this spring, Aaron. Keep up the great work!