Upcoming Performances
(also check out the Untwelve events page)
Jan 30th, 2010, 8pm
Solo electronic music concert in the dark
Private concert by invitation
April 27th, 2010, 6pm
Untwelve and 60x60 collaboration
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
June 19 - August
Music and sound for "The Tallest Man"
@ the Artistic Home theatre company, Chicago
Past Performances
2009
Dec 21 & 22, 7pmHandel's Messiah
Bank of America's "DIY Messiah"
Harris Theatre, Chicago
March 28th, 7pm
Resonance, Rhyme, Rhythm, Rebirth
Private house performance
observation of equinox using
Kraig Grady's Centaur tuning
Feb 17-Mar 22
music for play - Modigliani
The Artistic Home, Chicago
Sun Jan. 11th, 2009, 2-5pm
Champaign-Urbana Oddmusic convergence
co-sponsored by UnTwelve
Media Center, Urbana, IL
2008
(needs updating--several missing dates)Sun Dec. 21, 2pm
Mon Dec. 22, 7pm
Bank of America "DIY Messiah"
Civic Opera House, Chicago
Sat Dec. 13, 8pm
Kiltartan Road Christmas
World Folk Music Company, Chicago
Fri Dec. 12, 7pm
Hanukah service
Temple Sholom of Chicago
Thu Jul. 31, 8pm
UnTwelve benefit
SPACE (Evanston, IL)
Wed Jan. 9, 8pm
Fine Arts Chamber Players and guests
DePaul University Concert Hall
Works by Brahms, Bach, and Mozart
2007
Fri Dec 21st, Dec 22nd, 2pmLaSalle Bank "DIY Messiah"
Civic Opera House, Chicago
Sat, Dec. 15th, 8pm
Celtic Christmas concert with Kathy Cowan and Sean Cleland
World Music Company, Chicago
Sat, Oct. 20th, 7pm
INAUGURAL CONCERT of MidwestMicroFest
featuring works in 19-edo temperament for 2 pianos
Mendelssohn Gallery, Temple Sholom of Chicago
Mon, Aug. 13th, 12pm
Chicago Cultural Center
w/Linda Marianiello, flute
Thu, Jan 25th, 10:30am and 12:00pm
Ducati Trio live at Chicago Cultural Center
Mon, Mar. 12th, 12pm
with Kathy Cowan and Sean Cleland (an Irish Program)
19th Century Club, Oak Park, IL
2006
Dec 21st and 22nd, 7:00pm
LaSalle Bank "DIY Messiah"
Civic Opera House, Chicago
Aaron Krister Johnson, organ
Oct. 15th to Nov. 26th
sound design and original music for Petrified Forest
at the Artistic Home
opening Mar. 26th
sound design and original music for Clash by Night
at the Artistic Home
Mar. 17th, 10:30am
St. Paddy's Day appearance at
Holy Family cathedral, Chicago
Mar. 5th, 7:30pm
Jewish Music in America concert
w/Stuart Rosenberg and friends
at Temple B'nai Tikvah in Deerfield, IL
Feb. 11th, 8pm
Divide by Pi w/Dreamdaze
Corduroy's Espresso Shot, Chicago
2005
Dec. 20th and 21stLaSalle Bank "DIY Messiah"
Civic Opera House, Chicago
through Dec. 4th
The Madwoman of Chaillot
at the Artistic Home
original music by yours truly
Nov. 14th
Private House concert in LaGrange
featuring piano works by Frederic Mompou
Sep. 17th
Chicago Irish Fest
w/ Kathy Cowan
Aug. 19 & Aug. 20th
Milwaukee Irish fest
w/ Kathy Cowan
Aug. 3rd-Aug. 14th
Hear my my music and sound design for
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Twelfth Night
Lakeside Shakespeare company, Michigan
Sat, Jul. 30th, 7pm
Private home concert
Inaugural soir?e for my piano!
Sun Mar. 20th-Sun, Jun. 5th
Natural Affection by William Inge at the Artistic Home
Original Music and Sound Design by Aaron Krister Johnson
Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun shows
See Artistic Home site for times
Sun Apr. 17th, 4pm
Concert at Lutheran Church of the Ascension
Northfield, Il
Bach Concerto for 2 Harpsichords (pianos) in C major, BWV 1061 with Mischa Zupko as co-soloist, and the LCOA 'Collegium Musicum'
Program will also include Vivaldi's Gloria
Sat, Apr. 30th at 8pm
Recital at Salem Covenant Church
Worcester, Massachusetts
featuring solo piano music by:
Beethoven, Sibelius, Grieg, Milhaud and Mompou
Sat, Mar. 4th, at 9:30 pm
Divide by Pi at 3030
Electronic Improvisations with Andy Hasenpflug
2004
Mon, Dec 20, and Tue, Dec 21Lasalle Bank "DIY Messiah"
Chicago Civic Opera House
Thu, Nov. 18th, 9:30 am and 10:30 am
Chicago Cultural Center
w/Ducati Trio
Sun, Nov 14th, 2004-Sun, Feb 13th, 2005
Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen at the Artistic Home
Original Music and Sound Design by Aaron Krister Johnson
Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun shows
See Artistic Home site for times
Sun, Aug. 22nd, 11:30 am
Milwaukee Irish Festival
(Pub Stage)
w/Kathy Cowan
Fri, Aug. 20th, 4:30 pm
Milwaukee Irish Festival
(Pub Stage)
w/Kathy Cowan
Fri, Jun. 25th, 10:30pm
3030 W. Cortland, Chicago
Divide by Pi
Sat, Jun. 12, 9pm
The Candlestick Maker, Chicago
Divide by Pi w/Andy Hasenpflug
Electro-acoustic improvisation
Sat, May 22nd, 7pm
Lutkin Hall, Evanston
w/soprano Vicki Holland
works by Britten, DeFalla, Ravel, Chandler
Fri, Apr. 30th, 6:30
Temple Sholom of Chicago
Fri Night Live w/Stuart Rosenberg's band
Fri, Feb 20th, 8pm
Temple Sholom of Chicago
Cantor's concert
Thu, Jan. 22nd, 2004, 9:30am and 10:30am
Chicago Cultural Center-Preston Bradley Hall
w/Ducati Trio
Educational program
Wed, Jan. 21st, 2004, 9:30am and 10:30am
Mayo School w/Ducati Trio
Educational program
Tue, Jan. 20th, 2004, 9:30am and 10:30am
Faraday School w/Ducati Trio
Educational program
2003
Wed, Dec. 17th, 2003Fri, Dec. 19th
LasSalle Bank "DIY Messiah"
Civic Opera House
Fri, Oct. 24th, 2003
Sat, Oct. 25th
Time TBA
Beverly Arts Center
w/Kiltartan Road Ensemble
"In the Deep Heart's Core"
Sun, Oct. 19th, 2003, 7pm
Lutkin Hall, NU campus, Evanston, Il
w/ Paul Radulescu, Baritone
Schubert, Wolf, Schumann, Mozart, Bach, Brahms
Sun, May 18th, 2003, 7pm
Chief O'Neils Irish Pub
Benefit Concert with Kiltartan Road Ensemble
Fri, May 2th, 2003, 7:30 pm
"Friday Night Live" @ Temple Sholom
Chicago, Il
(Aaron plays with a great "Kletzmer" style band,
with Stuart Rosenberg, Ritchie Fudoli, Dick Bunns, Mike Raynor, and Howard Levy.)
Fri, Apr. 4th, 2003, 7:30 pm
"Friday Night Live" @ Temple Sholom
Chicago, Il
(Aaron plays with a great "Kletzmer" style band,
with Stuart Rosenberg, Ritchie Fudoli, Dick Bunns, Mike Raynor, and Howard Levy.)
Sun,Feb. 16th, 2003, 3pm
(w/Lira Ensemble)
Gary Cathedral
Gary, Indiana
Sun, Feb. 9th, 2003, 3pm
(w/Lira Ensemble)
St. Felicitas Church
Chicago, Il
Sun, Jan. 19th, 2003, 3pm and 7pm
Old Town School of Folk Music
Chicago, Il
w/Kiltartan Road Ensemble
"In the Deep Heart's Core" -music by Joseph Sobol set to words of W.B. Yeats