Concert Rock Violinist Aaron Meyer Performance & Project History
To print this information below from a pdf, click hereSymphony Performances- Age 11 - Soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra
- 2004 - Soloist performing 90-minute concert of original music with the Oregon Symphony, Portland, Oregon
- 2005, 2006, 2007 - Solo performance with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Bangkok, Thailand
Major Northwest Concert Performances- Sunriver Music Festival, Sunriver, OR - 2006 & 2007
- Admiral Theatre for the Performing Arts - Bremerton, WA - Holiday Concert Dec 2007
- Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts - Longview, WA - Holiday Concert Dec 2007
- Wildish Theatre for the Performing Arts - Springfield, OR - Holiday Concert Dec 2007
International Concerts & Performances- Atlanta High Museum - 2007 Winemaker Dinner hosted by world renowned painter Thomas Arvid
- Siem Reap, Cambodia - 2006 Angkor Children's Hospital Fundraiser/Concert Gala
- Four Seasons Golden Triangle, Thailand - 2006 New Years Eve Gala
- Qamea Resort & Spa, Fiji Islands - 2005 International Winemaker Dinner
- Phuket, Thailand - January 2005, Post Tsunami fundraiser, Chedi Hotel Phuket, Thailand and annually again in 2006, 2007.
- Four Seasons Chiang Mai, Thailand - 2005 New Years Eve Gala
- Koh Samui, Thailand - 2005 Koh Samui Jazz and World Music Festival
- Negril, Jamaica - 2004 International Food & Wine Festival
- Tortola, British Virgin Islands - 2003 Humane Society Charity Concert hosted at the BVI Governor's Mansion
- The United Nations, 1999 World Peace Conference
- The Hague, Netherlands - 1999 World Peace Conference
Major Televised Sports Events- 1999 NBA Western Conference Finals National Anthem performance
- National Anthem, 1999 - 2007 NBA Basketball Regular Season Games (Portland Trailblazers & The Seattle Supersonics)
- Seattle Seahawks - 2002 and 2003 NFL VIP floor half-time show
Original Music Commissions- 2004 13-Part NPR Radio Series - "The Unfinished Journey", based on the journey of Lewis and Clark
- 2001 commission and live performance for His Holiness The Dalai Lama, International Speakers Forum in Portland, Oregon
- 2000 Oregon Ballet Theatre, "Illuminations"
- 2000 Portland Art Museum - commission for the traveling Russian Art Exhibit: Kandinsky, Malevich, and other Russian Avant-Garde
Film & Television- 2006 DVD soundtrack - "The Honeymoon DVD" - as featured on Dr Phil
- 2001 PBS Frontline Special - "The Execution"
- 1999 Microsoft commercial - played during NCAA Tournament live telecast
- 1999 - 2007 Weddings Portland Style - weekly wedding show
Movie Premieres & Openings- 2004 Gus Van Zant, "Elephant" in Portland, Oregon
Major Artists & Recording Credits- 1999 Pink Martini - "Sympathique" Album - sold over 600,000 copies
- 2003 Everclear - "Slow Motion Daydream" - platinum record (composed string arrangements, recording for the album, and performed live)
Guest Performances with Major Artists- 2002 Smokey Robinson Portland, Oregon
- 2002 Katie Harmon - 2002 Miss America
- 2001 Opening Act for Aaron Neville
Educational ProjectsClassroom Music Project - 1999 to the present Started in Portland, Oregon and expanding to international destinations, Meyer created the Classroom Music Project, a music education program bringing opportunities to thousands of students connecting classical music with contemporary and world music using state of the art recording technology. Meyer has continued to diversify this program incorporating history and science with a unique approach examining music from the perspective of different cultures and styles. Cross Cultural CollaborationsMeyer has engaged in several cross-cultural collaborations with various artists and recorded numerous musicians from around the world including Buddhist monks in Siem Reap, Cambodia and Mahout's (Elephant Trainer's) singing traditional Mahout song's sitting around the campfire in The Golden Triangle, Thailand. - The Machean Hilltribe School, "The Golden Triangle Symphony Orchestra", Golden Triangle, Thailand Jale Mareau, Famous Fijian Folksinger and Songwriter - recorded and produced Jale's most recent CD, "Isa Na Utoqu" on Aaron's independent record label
- Live Traditional Music in Northern Fiji
- Northwest Tibetan Children's Choir - collaboration on Aaron's Holiday CD, "A Winter's Dance" Holiday Music From Around the World and live holiday performances
CD Releases and Soundtracks: Music of Aaron Meyer - From The Beginning, featuring Aaron's favorite classical and recent original compositions
- The Compass, Original Soundtrack for NPR Radio Series, "The Unfinished Journey".
- The Fourth Season, Holiday Music From The Winter Season
- Iniziare (Italian for "The Beginning"), original music and arrangements
- A Winter's Dance, Holiday Music From Around The World
- Near The Edge, soundtrack to Oregon Ballet Theatre's original production: "Illuminations"
- Isa Na Utoqu, featuring original music by Fijian Musician Jale Mareau
- Music of the Fiji Islands, Live recording of traditional Fijian music
- Be A Rock Star and Practice Classical Violin, educational CD for beginner Suzuki violin students
- The Wedding CD, Traditional and original music for wedding ceremonies & receptions.
- Aerobetty, Soundtrack to aerial dance theatre productions
For more information on Violinist Aaron Meyer please contact: shannon@aaronmeyer.com | |