First UMC’s staff organist shares a program of music inspired by St Valentine’s Day!
PROGRAM
"Fanfare and Processional" by Andrew Carter (b.1939)
"Matona Mia Caro" by Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594)
"Trio in the Style of Bach, Alles Was Du Bist (All The Things You Are)" by Billy Nalle (1921-2005)
"Scene D'Amour, from Vertigo" by Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975), transc. by Aaron Shows
"Across the Stars, from Star Wars: Episode II" by John Williams (b.1932), transc. by Shows
"Improvisation on the Jazz Tune, L-O-V-E" by Aaron Shows (b.1989)
"The Gift of Love" by Edwin T. Childs (b.1945)
"Nuptial Postlude" by Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
About the Artist:
Aaron Shows (b.1989) is a Los Angeles-based composer, organist, and pianist originally from Montgomery, Alabama. With a musical background spanning 25 years, his influences draw from many centuries and styles, from the traditional Baroque era through contemporary genres such as jazz, folk/bluegrass, rock, and also with a particular interest in the evolving forms of film and television music. His original compositions are often performed and well-received across the United States and Europe, and he continues to compose for mediums including film/TV, concert music, and sacred settings. His solo organ compositions are published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
As an organist, his performances often bridge the traditional and modern, and since 2016, he has served as organist at First United Methodist Church of Pasadena. He is also an active accompanist for local middle and high school choral programs, and serves as an adjunct faculty member at Glendale Community College, both as an accompanist and as an organ instructor. Additionally, his organ playing can be heard in Hollywood films, most recently in “The Addams Family” (MGM, 2019).
Aaron holds an MFA in Film Music Composition from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, North Carolina), and a BFA in Church Music from Shenandoah University (Winchester, Virginia).
For more information, and to catch his weekly livestream broadcasts, follow Aaron on Facebook (facebook.com/ShowsMusic) and Instagram (@AaronShowsMusic). To hear recordings of his music, visit soundcloud.com/aaronshows.