About Aaron

“Aaron Larget-Caplan is a riveting artist whose musical styling begs immediate attention. His classical guitar performance was a treasure...”
-G. Acosta, Washington Post

With performances in Spain, Italy, & on both US coasts as a soloist & chamber musician, Aaron Larget-Caplan is quietly emerging in the classical world as a unique performer & communicator who can link difficult & traditional music as well as various art forms with audiences.  Born in Oklahoma & raised in Colorado, Aaron began playing the classical guitar at age 16 & gave his debut at the Tabor Opera House one year later.  Since then he has devoted his life to the performance & study of the guitar, & the concert stage.  He has appeared repeatedly on National Public Radio in New York, Oregon, Colorado & Maine. 

Enamored with new music, Aaron has premiered over a dozen new solo or ensemble compositions, many of which are dedicated to him, by such composer as Daniel Pinkham, John McDonald, Kevin Siegfried, Ryan Vigil, Lior Navok, José Elizondo, & Kurt Erickson.  A frequent chamber musician, he has performed major works by Stravinsky, Ned Rorem, Astor Piazzolla & Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Chamber Music Award from the New England Conservatory.  He also received awards & grants from the American Composers Forum, D’Addario Foundation, Denver Classical Guitar Society, Mu Phi Epsilon, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Aaron’s debut CD, Tracing a wheel on water was released in 2006 & features three World Premiere Recordings.  Aaron’s second recording project has recently begun, & will include new works by composers David Leisner, Kevin Siegfried, Ryan Vigil, Jason Coleman & many more.

An advocate for listening to live classical performances, Mr. Larget-Caplan often introduces classical music & history into schools & other community settings through cultural programs & artist residencies.  The New England Conservatory awarded him Outstanding Educator & Performer, & he was the youngest solo roster artist with Young Audiences of Massachusetts.

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Aaron is a graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he studied with David Leisner & Eliot Fisk.  His primary teacher is Dmitry Goryachev & he continues his flamenco studies with Juanito Pascual.  He also studies body physics & geometry & its relation & application to playing & teaching of the guitar with wife, healer, & muse, Catherine Larget-Caplan.

Instruction / Lessons

Aaron Larget-Caplan currently offers private lessons & chamber coachings through the New School of Music in Cambridge, his residence in Newton, MA & at the residences of students in Greater Boston.

His current studio ranges in age from 6 to 65 years & from beginner to advanced. With willing students, he focuses on comfort & ease of motion of playing, body geometry, sound production, flamenco techniques & music interpretation.

Non-guitar music history & theory teaching experience in the classroom includes Bay Path College & Northeastern University.

For more information: aaron@aaronLc.com