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Aaron Jensen
Aaron Jensen
Composer. Arranger. Clinician.
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Aaron Jensen is an internationally-published composer, arranger, producer and performer based out of Toronto, Canada. His love of vocal music, obsession with language, and passion for interweaving musical genres can be heard throughout his body of work. Jensen’s creative offerings have been performed by Juno/Grammy Award-winning artists (Bobby McFerrin, The Swingle Singers, Heather Rankin) by celebrated choirs (Zvonky Praha, Voices of Namibia, Elmer Iseler Singers) and symphony orchestras alike (TUCCA Philharmonic, Orchestra Teatro Puccini, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg). Recordings of Jensen’s songs, arrangements, and compositions are played on syndicated radio stations worldwide, and have appeared on Global Television, CTV, CBC, BBC, FOX and many others.  Jensen has enjoyed repeat engagements as vocal director, arranger, pianist, and composer for CBC Television’s Schitt’s Creek. Since completing his studies in music composition at York University in 2006, he has toured internationally, and recorded with various musical groups including Cadence, Countermeasure, Retrocity, The Ruach Singers and The Watch. Aaron co-founded SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival, an international a cappella series which has presented over five hundred events since its inception, and has received three-time designation as Top 100 Festivals from Festivals and Events Ontario; Jensen acted as SING!’s Artistic Director from 2011-2015.  Jensen is currently the Composer-in-Residence of the Canadian Men’s Chorus, the Artistic Director of Countermeasure Music, the Artist-in-Resident at Beth Sholom Synagogue, and an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre. In his spare time, Aaron designs escape rooms for House of Teams.

In 2015, ‘From Sea to Sea’ – an album of original vocal works composed by Jensen – was released on the Centrediscs label, and distributed by NAXOS Music. In 2011, Jensen was awarded the grand prize by the International John Lennon Songwriting Competition in the Jazz category. In 2009, he completed his first orchestral commission, which was premiered in Florence, Italy and has since been performed in Brazil, Turkey and France.

Having recently returned to his roots in musical theatre, Jensen’s new work Everything There is to Know was presented at Toronto Fringe 2017, produced by Musicals Canada and David Warrack. 14 Characters, written and musical directed by Jensen, received 5 STAR reviews at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in 2016. He collaborated as a lyricist for David Lidov’s opera, Paradise Lost, in 2014. His first full-scale work musical theatre work, O.E.D., was commissioned by Broadway North Theatre Company and was premiered in 2006 at the E. A. Rawlinson Centre, in Saskatchewan.

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  • Canadian Choral Journal - Anacrusis
    “This past month, I have had a love affair with Canadian composer, Aaron Jensen’s new Centrediscs album, ‘From Sea to Sea’….Gorgeous, pitch perfect, beautiful relaxed vocal production, and effortless intonation. This recording is stellar….I often wonder what the future of choral music is; this album answers that question, recognizing and honouring our choral traditions while boldly and successfully experimenting in contemporary music and the avant garde.”
  • Valerie Kolko – RARB (Recorded A Cap­pella Review Board)
    Insanely cre­ative and ORIGINAL .… Jensen expresses a new sophis­ti­ca­tion in vocal jazz.
  • Heather Bam­brick — Jaz­zFM Toronto .
    Our hero, Toronto-local Aaron Jensen — I can hon­estly say this, [he’s] one the most phe­nom­e­nally tal­ented indi­vid­u­als I have ever met.
  • Andrea Warren Musicworks Magazine
    Aaron Jensen’s compositions are innovative and beautiful. His career as a professional singer has made him an adept vocal writer; his choral compositions make use of full spectrums of vocal colour, and his text settings are thoughtful, whimsical, and always clever. The breadth of his experience is noteworthy, and the consistency of his successes, impressive.
  • Mouth-Off Radio
    All the arrangements are great, but Aaron Jensen’s ‘On the Street Where You Live’ rises to another level entirely…Jensen’s originals are also great. ‘Good Love’ is a particular standout.
  • Rebecca Chrisite — RARB - RE Jensen's piece 'Oblong'.
    Pos­si­bly the best com­po­si­tion I’ve heard in nearly 15 years of fol­low­ing the scene.
  • Cana­dian composer/professor, David Lidov
    “…of the high­est stan­dard! O.E.D. is a very good show — stim­u­lat­ing, psy­cho­log­i­cally com­plex and intelligent.”
  • Notations Magazine - Summer 2015
    Jensen has an incredible ability to create layers within his pieces…Ingenious.
  • Wholenote Magazine
    Composer/singer/impresario Aaron Jensen is leading the singing revolution.
  • Workshop attendee
    “[Aaron]…opened our eyes to our potential and to the vocal palettes we could use together. He touched on so many things – internalizing rhythm, maintaining focus, manipulating sound, jumping off the page and into music together…”

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COMPOSITIONS

  • SATB Choral
  • SSAA Choral
  • TTBB Choral
  • Chamber
  • Chamber [with chorus]
  • Solo Instrumental
  • Orchestral
  • Theatrical

ARRANGEMENTS

  • Mixed Ensemble
  • Female Ensemble
  • Male Ensemble
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Holiday
  • Other

Recordings

  • From Sea to Sea

    From Sea to Sea

  • sing 11: One Louder

    sing 11: One Louder

  • 14 Characters

    14 Characters

  • SING! 2012

    SING! 2012

  • Cool Yule

    Cool Yule

  • Casino Jack — Soundtrack

    Casino Jack — Soundtrack

  • Voices Only Forte

    Voices Only Forte

  • Speak Easy

    Speak Easy

  • Sing 7

    Sing 7

  • Ferris Wheels

    Ferris Wheels

  • 20/20 Hear­ing

    20/20 Hear­ing

  • In the Pocket

    In the Pocket

NEWS & EVENTS

Andrea Bocelli

Aaron is excited to be transcribing and preparing scores for Andrea Bocelli’s upcoming Spanish language album. He will be working with noted L.A. producer, Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Taylor Swift).

March 25, 2018

Trafalgar 24

Thursday, March 8th, Aaron Jensen and seven other playwrights locked themselves in Trafalgar Castle overnight for a Driftwood Theatre fundraiser. From 9pm until 5am, Aaron and actor/writer/comedian Sophia Fabiilli, wrote a new 10 minute musical, Midnight at the Laundromat. In the wee hours of the morning, they passed their script and scores along to director, Marcia…

March 10, 2018
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Jensen appointed as Canadian Men’s Chorus Composer-in-Residence

Aaron is delighted to announce his appointment as Composer-in-Residence for the Canadian Men’s Chorus for their 2017-2018 Season. His first commission ‘Per Aspera Ad Astra’ will be featured at the choir’s upcoming concert ‘One Sky, Many Destinies’ on Saturday, November 11 at 7:30 PM at Church of the Redeemer, in Toronto. In choosing a jumping…

October 26, 2017
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Everything There is to Know

Everything There is Know, a new Canadian musical with music, lyrics, and book by Aaron Jensen, hits the stage at Randolph Theatre, as part of Toronto Fringe. Review from Mooney on Theatre: Everything There is to Know produced by Musicals Canada is the newest musical by playwright Aaron Jensen, playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival. It’s a coming of age,…

July 7, 2017
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Upcoming Events

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  • Andrea Bocelli
    March 25, 2018
  • Trafalgar 24
    March 10, 2018
  • Jensen appointed as Canadian Men’s Chorus Composer-in-Residence
    October 26, 2017
  • Canadian Choral Journal - Anacrusis
    “This past month, I have had a love affair with Canadian composer, Aaron Jensen’s new Centrediscs album, ‘From Sea to Sea’….Gorgeous, pitch perfect, beautiful relaxed vocal production, and effortless intonation. This recording is stellar….I often wonder what the future of choral music is; this album answers that question, recognizing and honouring our choral traditions while boldly and successfully experimenting in contemporary music and the avant garde.”
  • Valerie Kolko – RARB (Recorded A Cap­pella Review Board)
    Insanely cre­ative and ORIGINAL .… Jensen expresses a new sophis­ti­ca­tion in vocal jazz.
  • Heather Bam­brick — Jaz­zFM Toronto .
    Our hero, Toronto-local Aaron Jensen — I can hon­estly say this, [he’s] one the most phe­nom­e­nally tal­ented indi­vid­u­als I have ever met.
  • Andrea Warren Musicworks Magazine
    Aaron Jensen’s compositions are innovative and beautiful. His career as a professional singer has made him an adept vocal writer; his choral compositions make use of full spectrums of vocal colour, and his text settings are thoughtful, whimsical, and always clever. The breadth of his experience is noteworthy, and the consistency of his successes, impressive.
  • Mouth-Off Radio
    All the arrangements are great, but Aaron Jensen’s ‘On the Street Where You Live’ rises to another level entirely…Jensen’s originals are also great. ‘Good Love’ is a particular standout.
  • Rebecca Chrisite — RARB - RE Jensen's piece 'Oblong'.
    Pos­si­bly the best com­po­si­tion I’ve heard in nearly 15 years of fol­low­ing the scene.
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