Aaron Trant
percussion
Aaron Trant, deemed by 21st Century Music as a "fire-breathing"
percussionist, is active both as a performer and a composer.
Cited for his "melodic, if unpitched, voice" (Spendidzine),
he has also received great acclaim for his original score
and solo percussion performance of the Chris Marker film,
La Jetée. His eclectic knowledge of classical, jazz,
rock, contemporary and improvised music has made him an asset
to many ensembles throughout the United States. Mr. Trant
is the cofounder, performer and composer for the After Quartet,
one of the few groups dedicated to the art of live musical
accompaniment of silent film, and is also the assistant director
and percussionist for the Boston based new music chamber group
Firebird Ensemble. He is an original member of Primary Duo,
Endy Emby, the Adam James Wilson Quintet, High Street Percussion,
and the frequently touring group Cordis. Mr. Trant also performs
regularly with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the
Fromm Players. He has been seen in a variety of concert venues
including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall,
National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., Jordan Hall, and
Mexico's Palacio de Bellas Artes. Mr. Trant's compositions
have had performances throughout the U.S. by Firebird Ensemble,
Endy Emby, Mark Gould, Prana, Primary Duo and the Boston Modern
Orchestra Project's chamber music series. He can be heard
on the Boiled Jar, Cantaloupe, Cauchemar, Mode, Nepenthe and
Stone Quarry labels. Now residing in Boston, Aaron is a recipient
of the 2007-2008 St. Botolph Foundation Grant-in-Aid.
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