Dear Friends and Fans,

A short email to share some wonderful news.

I am very pleased to announce that I have received the Médaille D'Etain (Pewter Metal) in recognition for my musical life with an award from the Socièté Académique ARTS–SCIENCES–LETTRES of Paris, France!

It is a wonderful honor from a society with over 100 years of history. Celebrate! A gigantic thank you to those near and far for your continued support. I have written a brief blog post about the award and society. Click to read. http://alcguitar.com/blog/aslaward/

Musically,
Aaron 

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NEWS

• POP-UP CONCERT in Boston Saturday May 25 at 6pm •
Bach, Spanish Compsers & Cage • GROUPMUSE

• I recordied Being and Becoming for guitar & electronics by composer Lou Bunk at Chill House Recording Studio. Look forward to the upcoming release (HINT)

• Latest Review of John. Cage. Guitar. – "In the marvelous arrangement of Bacchanale, for two prepared guitars, the raucous sounds of the instruments work very well for this exuberant work." (American Record Guide) info

• Two new Arrangements to be published this year by Edition Peters!
1 - Bacchanale by John Cage for two prepared guitars originally for prepared piano (Hear it)
2 - Mystic Flute, Op. 22 by Alan Hovhaness originally for piano arranged for guitar solo

• Two lectures on John Cage & Keigo Fujii (Legend of Hagoromo) were chosen for the International Guitar Research Conference (IGRC) in Hong Kong in July.

• My May 5th concert in Pilgram Hall Museum was the first concert at the museum in over 100 years, which also happens to be the country's oldest museum.

• Friday night Bach Practice VIDEO (30 sec)