Philip Aaberg

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Philip Aaberg (also: Phil Aaberg; born April 8, 1949 in Havre , Montana ) is an American pianist and composer .

Life

Philip Aaberg's mother is Helen Ann Aaberg. He grew up in Chester , Montana. His mother worked there in the post office. Philip played the piano there from a young age. He received his first piano lessons at the age of four. He made his first appearance as a pianist at the age of seven. At fourteen he played the drums and organ in a rock 'n' roll band that he and his brother had started in high school . He played the baritone horn and tuba in the Chester High School Band. At fifteen, he attended Whitworth College in Spokane , Washington with Margaret Saunders Ott, a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music and director of the college's piano department. For Aaberg, this meant a twelve-hour train ride twice a month. Before that he had lessons with Ruth Lucke in Havre . He gave his first concerts as a piano soloist with a large orchestra at the age of sixteen. He played with orchestras in Spokane, Bozeman and Billings . In 1967 he received the Young Artist Award from the Billings Symphony Society . He graduated from high school in 1967. His musical skills earned him a Leonard Bernstein Scholarship in 1967 at Harvard University , from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts . In 1971 he took part in the Marlboro Music Festival , where Rudolf Serkin acted as musical director. He then lived in Des Moines , where he studied piano with Kenneth Drake at Drake University . He then went to California and played rock and pop music. He was keyboardist for The Elvin Bishop Band and toured with Peter Gabriel . He made records with Kenny Rogers , Vince Gill and The Doobie Brothers and played with John Hiatt , Vinnie Colaiuta and other well-known artists. By 1985 he had worked on over 40 albums as a keyboardist. In 1985 he started composing his own music in earnest and signed a contract with Windham Hill Records . His recording career began in 1985 with the album High Plains , released on Windham Hill Records, with solo and ensemble recordings . The album received very good reviews and gained international recognition. Aaberg played with the Boston Pops Orchestra, took part in the Marlboro Chamber Music Festival , gave premieres of contemporary works with the Paul Dresher Ensemble and recorded more than 200 albums for the All-American Jazz series for PBS. This earned him an Emmy nomination in 2008 . In 2008 he also received an Emmy nomination for the soundtrack to the Montana PBS-produced film Class C: The Only Game in Town .

Aaberg has been producing his records under his own label Sweetgrass Music, which he founded with his wife Patty, since 2000 . His solo album Live from Montana was nominated for a Grammy in 2001 in the category Best New Age Album . Aaberg masters a wide variety of styles of music such as rock, new age, boogie-woogie, blues and jazz right through to classical music and has recorded records that have been praised by music critics , some of which have won awards. Meanwhile, his focus is on chamber music jazz .

Since 2002 he lived in Chester again with his wife and son Jake. Here they ran The Great Northern Bed & Breakfast. Aaberg received the Governor's Award for the Arts and a Montana Arts Council Innovator Award. On 14 December 2012, he was awarded Montana State University , the honorary doctorate . After 14 years in Chester, Aaberg moved with his family to Helena (Montana) in 2017 .

Discography

Solo albums

  • High Plains (1985) - piano solo. It is Philip Aaberg's first solo album and was released on Windham Hill Records in October 1985 . It's a live recording. The pieces are all composed by Aaberg and inspired by the nature of his homeland, Montana. It's a mix of different styles of music like blues , jazz , classical music and rock 'n' roll .
  • Out Of The Frame (1988) - piano solo and ensemble. The album was released in March 1988 on Windham Hill Records. Aaberg played seven of the numbers as a soloist on the piano. For the other numbers he was supported by various instrumentalists. So act Darol Anger , Kenneth Nash , Brian MacLeod (1952-1992), Michael Hedges , Mike Marshall , David Abel and the singer Barbara Higbie (* 1958) with.
  • Upright (1989) - piano solo and rock ensemble
  • Meridian (1991) - piano solo
  • Cinema (1992) - piano solo
  • Christmas (2000) - piano solo
  • Field Notes (2000) - piano solo
  • Live from Montana (2002) - piano solo
  • Blue West (2005) - piano solo
  • High Plains Christmas (2013) - piano solo
  • Versatile (2017) - piano solo

With other artists

  • The Shape Of The Land (1986) - with guitarists Michael Hedges and William Ackerman . Soundtrack to the Japanese film Uemura Naomi monogatari (German: Verschollen im Schnee)
  • Morning Walk (1987) - as a member of the Metamora group
  • Meridian (1990) - in collaboration with Bernie Krause
  • A Wild Christmas (1995) - in collaboration with Bernie Krause
  • A Christmas Heritage (1998) - as a member of the New Grange group
  • New Grange (1999) - as a member of the New Grange group
  • Tasting The Wine Country (2001) - as a member of the Mike Marshall Quintet
  • The Romantic Music of Eric Funk (2001) - Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Terje Mikkelsen (conductor) , Philip Aaberg (piano)
  • Beyond Spirit Tailings (2005) - in collaboration with Ellen Baumler
  • CrossTime (2008) - in collaboration with Darol Anger
  • Three Part Inventions - Improvisations on Bach (2009) - in collaboration with Eugene Friesen and Tracy Silverman
  • Montana Wild Cats (2013) - Jack Walrath , Philip Aaberg and Kelly Roberti

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Distance not problem Youth likes his music . In: The Missoulian . Missoula, Montana December 8, 1966, pp. 7 (English, newspapers.com [accessed July 24, 2018]).
  2. ↑ a b c d e Jaqueline Johnson: Montana is home to Windham Recording Artist . In: The Billings Gazette . Billings November 15, 1985, p. 41 (English, newspapers.com [accessed July 24, 2018]).
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h MSU to award honorary doctorate to composer, musician Philip Aaberg at December commencement. Montana State University, December 2, 2013, accessed October 26, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b Soloist in Bozeman Concert . In: The Montana Standard . Buttle, Montana December 6, 1966, pp. 5 (English, newspapers.com [accessed July 24, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Darol & Phil Aaberg . darolanger.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved on February 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ Senia C. Hart: Young Talent Highlights Concert . In: The Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana April 24, 1967, pp. 15 (English, newspapers.com [accessed July 24, 2018]).
  7. ↑ From the text accompanying the CD "Live from Montana"
  8. ^ Samuel L. Singer: Naegele visited, stayer 21 years at Marlboro . In: The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia October 31, 1971, p. 121 (English, newspapers.com [accessed July 24, 2018]).
  9. ↑ Symphon's Guest Artist . In: The Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana April 29, 1973 (English, newspapers.com [accessed July 24, 2018]).
  10. ^ Philip Aaberg: pianist & composer . Sweetgrass Music. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
  11. ^ Philipp Aaberg. In: Grammy Awards. Recording Academy, accessed October 26, 2017 .
  12. ↑ a b Aabergs' businesses are for sale in Chester . In: Great Falls Tribune . (English, greatfallstribune.com [accessed December 4, 2017]).
  13. ↑ Chester pianist's return to play Jazz Society Concert coincides with album release . In: Great Falls Tribune . Great Falls November 10, 1985, p. 9 (English, newspapers.com [accessed August 4, 2018]).
  14. ^ Marga Lincoln for the Independent Record: Philip Aaberg holds “Versatile” CD launch party hosted by Helena Symphony . In: Helena Independent Record . ( helenair.com [accessed December 4, 2017]).
  15. ↑ Versatile . In: Sweetgrass Music . October 10, 2017 (English, sweetgrassmusic.com [accessed December 4, 2017]).
  16. ↑ Jill Warren: Philip Aaberg scores Japanese film . In: The Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis February 15, 1987, p. 95 (English, newspapers.com [accessed July 24, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Aaberg, Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American pianist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Havre , Montana