Sound Event Happening
$5-$15 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds
- Gust Burns, piano
- Greg Campbell, percussion
- Aaron Michael Butler, percussion
David Gibson — Lillian Brook (Aaron Michael Butler, percussion)
"David Gibson's Lillian Brook was performed only a couple of times by legendary American percussionist Jan Williams after its composition in 1973. The piece requires a modified vibraphone, and was eventually lost to the Creative Associates archive at SUNY Buffalo. In 2018 it was brought to my attention, and I was determined to find a way to bring it back to life. It's an incredibly special work that hints at trends to come over the following decades of experimental percussion repertoire.
"Join us and bathe in beating and difference tones!"
-Aaron Butler
About Gust Burns, piano
About Greg Campbell, percussion
About Aaron Michael Butler, percussion
Aaron Michael Butler is a percussionist/composer currently based in Athens, OH. He regularly presents concerts of contemporary solo and chamber music, and has been active in the creation of new works through commissioning composers of his generation. Recent performance highlights include the 2013 Athens International Film Festival, 2012/14 Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, the 2014 Ohio University World Music and Dance Festival with marimbist Pei-Ching Wu, a performance with Luciano Chessa's Orchestra of Futurist Noise Intoners in 2015, and the 2016 Nelsonville Music Festival. In 2010 Aaron founded the NOBROW.collective; in conjunction with the Athens International Film Festival NOBROW has commissioned Deep Earth - a large-scale, multimedia work - from composer Matthew Burtner which was premiered in April 2014.
As a composer, he frequently collaborates with artists from other disciplines including choreographers Ani Javian and Travis Gatling, filmmaker Chris Lange, and Bristol-based potter Steve Carter. His recent work includes commissions from Andrew Trachsel and the Ohio University Wind Symphony, percussionist Kyle Lutes, and a choral work for the Cincinnati Soundwebs project.
Aaron holds degrees in percussion performance from Ohio University and Centenary College of Louisiana where he studied with Roger Braun, Guy Remonko and Chan Teague. He is currently adjunct professor of music at Ohio University.
https://www.aaronmichaelbutler.com/