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…
Aaron was delighted to compose and perform an original musical score for the 90 minute radioplay, A Shot in the Dark, produced in partnership with the University of Guelph. Listen to the main theme of A SHOT IN THE DARK:
Aaron had the pleasure of composing Hold On for Michael Davidson on vibraphone and Countermeasure for the 2020 release, Guest Sessions. The piece was premiered at Triphony Hall, in Tokyo, Japan. Click here to listen to Guest Sessions
Aaron’s commissioned composition, Aubade, was premiered at Theatre Aquarius by the Hamilton Children’s Choir, conducted by Zimfira Poloz.
Aaron participated in Driftwood Theatre’s Trafalgar 24, a theatre experiment/gala where twenty-four artists receive a scant 24-hours to write, rehearse and perform six site-specific plays in Whitby’s beautiful 19th century castle. TRAFALGAR 24 is a theatrical event unlike any other, where the audience is right on top of the action as each of the 10-minute…
