Aaron Westman

violin

Since returning to California in 2005, Aaron Westman has become “one of the most popular period instrumentalists on the West Coast” (Santa Rosa Press Democrat). In demand as both a violinist and a violist, he has performed as a soloist with the American Bach Soloists, Seicento String Band, the Live Oak Baroque Orchestra, and El Mundo, and as a principal player with ABS, Berkeley West Edge Opera, Bach Collegium San Diego, Jubilate, LOBO, Music at St. Albans, Charlotte Chamber Music, Ensemble Mirable, Seraphic Fire, and the San Francisco Bach Choir, and regularly with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Musica Angelica, and the Los Angeles Master Chorale.  He was recently appointed Associate Director of the Live Oak Baroque Orchestra.  For three years, he taught Baroque strings at California Institute of the Arts, near Los Angeles.  He currently resides in West Marin with his wife, Shirley Hunt, with whom he directs the award winning chamber ensemble Agave Baroque.  Agave was selected as a finalist in the Early Music America/Naxos Recording Competition in 2011, and collaborates regularly with The Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles. Aaron holds a Master of Music from the Indiana University School of Music, with a double-major in Viola Performance and Early Music.  He studied with Geraldine Walther, Theodore Arm, Alan de Veritch, and Stanley Ritchie.