Aaron A. Pellegrini:
I was born in Yerington, Nevada on August 25, 1976, and graduated from Yerington High School in 1995. I attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for a short period of time before returning to the Yerington area to substitute as a temporary band teacher for Lyon County Schools, and resumed my schooling at the University of Nevada, Reno, but never finished my degree in music. I returned back to the Las Vegas area in 1998, and resided there for a year and a half before returning to Northern Nevada. Since then, I have continued composing and performing music.
Over the years, I have played horn with the Carson Valley Pops Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Danny Yale. The orchestra consists of about fifty players, all of which I have become close friends with. For a short period of time, I was the Associate Conductor of the Pops Orchestra. They have performed several of my original compositions at various different concerts. Members of the audiences have commented on my work being new and refreshing, powerful, dynamic and "profoundly moving". My latest composition, Celebration, was performed for the 100th birthday celebration for the town of Minden, Nevada on July 2, 2006 at the Minden Town Park. There, I was recognized by then, Nevada Congressman Jim Gibbons - now the Governor of Nevada, as he awarded me with a Congressional Certificate of Recognition. I was also awarded a Senatorial Recognition by Nevada Senator John Ensign. In 2008, I was a recipient of the Artist Fellowship Award from the Nevada Arts Council for the performing arts.
At the present time, I am still residing in Yerington, Nevada with my wife, Jennifer. I completed my first opera, Season of Regret late last year, and we are working towards production. In February of 2007, Jennifer and I founded the Mason Valley Wind Ensemble - a community band. When we started, we had eleven members, and today, we are 33 strong and counting. I am the Music Director/Conductor of the wind ensemble, and Jennifer is President, as well as being in charge of Public Relations and Advertising.
I am currently working on scoring a second opera, as well as numerous works for orchestra, piano and choir. Click on Compositions to hear samples of several completed works.