Here is an excerpt of Beneath a Canvas of Green, which received a wonderful premiere on April 10th by the University of Iowa Symphony Band, directed by Dr. Richard Mark Heidel. The full recording and program notes will be available soon!

Pale Blue on Deep was recently named as an "honorable mention" in the 2011 CBDNA Young Band Composition Contest.

Joel Vanderheyden and St. Louis Symphony cellist, Catherine Lehr-Ramos will be performing Bridge Suite at the NASA Bienniel Conference in Tempe, Arizona, on Friday, March 16, at 10 AM.

I had a great time working on In This Moment with the Linn-Mar High School Concert Band and the U of Iowa's University Band!

I am looking forward to writing a new work for the Missouri Saxophone Quartet which will be premiered this summer in Scotland at the World Saxophone Congress XVI.

April was featured in Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, Volume 7, published by GIA Publications. It was also chosen as a JW Pepper "Editors' Choice."

Copyright 2012, Aaron Perrine.