As a clarinetist and saxophonist, Aaron is an open-minded, dynamic musician who revels in any performance opportunity that comes his way. Aaron has extensive experience performing solo works, chamber music, orchestral music, and jazz. Aaron primarily plays B-flat clarinet and he has performed on auxiliary instruments including E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, and tenor saxophone. Aaron has also privately taught clarinet and saxophone and he loves to teach new students who wish to expand their horizons with the gift of music.
Aaron holds a Bachelor of Music in performance from St Olaf College and a Master of Music in performance from the University of North Texas. Aaron has studied clarinet with Scott Anderson, Gabriel Campos Zamora, Kimberly Cole Luevano, and Gregory Raden. Aaron Linde has been a featured clarinet soloist and vocal soloist with the St Olaf Band and a saxophone soloist with St Olaf Jazz I. Aaron also performed in tours with the St Olaf Band and the St Olaf Orchestra domestically in Florida, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and California, and internationally in Australia, New Zealand, and Norway. Aaron has also performed in Carnegie Hall with the St Olaf Orchestra and was a member of the 2018 Downbeat Award-winning St Olaf Jazz I. Aaron has performed in masterclasses for Stephen Cohen, Howard Klug, Eric Mandat, J. Lawrie Bloom, Greg Raden, and Jonathan Gunn and has participated in the Indiana University Clarinet Performance Workshop, Marrowstone Music Festival, and the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival. Aaron is originally from Billings, Montana and has spent many summers working at his family's campground near West Yellowstone, Montana. In his free time, Aaron enjoys cooking, exercising, and playing video games. |
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