Aaron produced, and wrote all arrangements/compositions for Countermeasure’s second album Made to Measure. The album received several awards and nominations including Best Album (CAL), and Best Original Song – CARA Awards, Best Pop Album Nomination – Toronto Independent Music Awards, Best A Cappella Song – Independent Music Awards.
Aaron recorded two albums as a member of the JUNO-nominated group, Cadence (Speak Easy, and Cool Yule) earning him recognition for his arrangements and compositions (Grand Prize Best Jazz Song – John Lennon Songwriting Competition, Best Jazz Arrangement, Best Original Song, Best Holiday Song – CARA Awards). Aaron’s arrangement of “All Right With Me” hit…
Aaron was delighted to join forces with comedy writer Jen Goodhue (Baroness Von Sketch, Kids in the Hall) for the new musical radioplay TTYL-FM. The piece tells the story of Nicole, the radio host of “Classical Mornings”, who learns while broadcasting that the entire staff, including herself, will be receiving a sizeable pay cut. The…
Aaron was thrilled to compose the score for MACBETH VR. The theatre experience features a star-studded cast of voice actors : André Sills, Julie Lumsden, Virgilia Griffith, Lauren Foster, Kristopher Bowman, Jonathan Tan, Deborah Hay, Jason Cadieux, and Seana McKenna. The score features: Sara Constant – Flute; Pamelia Stickney – Theremin; and Amber Walton-Amar –…
Aaron’s new work, “Long Road to Freedom” was premiered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in honour of Dr. Nelson Mandela’s 100th Anniversary Concert. Jensen was commissioned to write the new composition by Classical Movements for the 2018 Serenade! Washington DC Choral Festival as part of the Eric Daniel Helms New…
Aaron composed the score for the short film, Be Inspired. The film which is based on the famous painting “Mt. Lefroy” by Group of Seven Canadian artist, Lawren Harris reinterprets the story of renowned Canadian para-athlete Peter Eager climbing Mt. Lefroy in Lake Louise. Renowned comic, Colin Mochrie voices The Rooster. The vocal-only score features…
Aaron was thrilled to have his composition Long Road to Freedom reinterpreted through a collaboration with choreographer and dancer, Linette Doherty (Ballet Creole, Kalimba Kalimba); two-time Canadian National Poetry Slam Champion, spoken word artist, Dwayne Morgan; and director, Mike Cameron. The film premieres at The Concert Hall on June 1st, 2022 – presented by Sing!…
“Overgrown” is a stunning short film by writer-director Cailleah Scott-Grimes. I was honoured to compose the score for members of Tyva Kyzy – the first and only women’s group in Tuva who perform all styles of Tuvan throat-singing. The film, which features June Garber in the lead role, premiered at The Concert Hall on June…
musica intima recently featured Aaron’s composition Uvavnuk Dreams: The Great Sea, in concert. The song comes from Jensen’s song cycle, From Sea to Sea, setting the works of Canadian poets. Listen to the track below, as performed by The Elmer Iseler Singers.
Jensen was commissioned to compose two new works for a shared concert at Koerner Hall featuring Nathaniel Dett Chorale and Countermeasure. The event celebrated the life and works of Billy Strayhorn. Jensen composed Life is Fine, and All Roads Lead Back to You, and arranged Train the A Take (a playful deconstruction of Take the…
