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The American baritone and voice instructor, Aaron Thomas Cain, obtained his Bachelor of Music in Voice with Additional Focus in Orchestral Conducting and Sound Engineering from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, where he studied with John Van Cura, Robert Eckert and Albert Gammon (1989-1993); his Master of Music degree in Conducting: Choral from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, where he studied voice with Eric Mentzel (2007-2010); and his D.M.A. in Music Performance: Voice with with a specialization in Historical Performance Practice from the University of Oregon (2007-2012).
Aaron Cain performed and recorded with a variety of instrumental and vocal ensembles, most of which have made early music their focus. Groups with whom he has performed as a soloist include the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Portland Baroque Orchestra and Ensemble VIII. He has also sung with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Cappella Romana, Musica Angelica, Cascade Consort, Los Angeles Chamber Singers, Vox Resonat and the Berwick Chorus of the Oregon Bach Festival.
Aaron Cain is also one of the members of The Concord Ensemble, a Los Angeles- based vocal ensemble which performs and records a variety of music ranging from medieval, renaissance, baroque and contemporary vocal works. The Concord Ensemble first gained international attention when it was awarded the grand prize in the 1998 Early Music America / Dorian Records Competition. Recently, he appeared on recordings such as the Los Angeles Chamber Singers' "Padilla: Sun of Justice", winner of the 2006 Grammy for Best Small Ensemble Performance, Cappella Romana's 2008 release, "Toensing: Kontakion on the Nativity of Christ", and the 2011 Musik Ekklesia recording, "The Vanishing Nordic Chorale".
As a vocal instructor, Aaron Cain has led choral workshops and solo vocal master-classes across the country. He has served as Graduate Teaching Assistant to Opera Workshop at University of Oregon School of Music and Dance (2008-2009); Conductor, Repertoire Singers at University of Oregon School of Music and Dance (2008-2010); Assistant Director, Collegium Musicum Early Music Ensemble at University of Oregon School of Music and Dance (2009); Administrator of Graduate Teaching Fellows in Voice at University of Oregon School of Music and Dance (2009-2011); Private Voice Instructor in Eugene, Oregon / Huntsville, Alabam (since 2009); Graduate Teaching Fellow at University of Oregon School of Music and Dance (2007-2012); Guest Lecturer / Instructor at University of Oregon School of Music and Dance (2013-2014); Adjunct Professor at Umpqua Community College Department of Fine Arts (2012-2013); Assistant Professor, Voice / Director of Vocal Studies at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (since 2013). |
