Background
Aaron Cassidy was born in Illinois.
Aaron Cassidy was born in Illinois.
Aaron Cassidy was born in Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Music degree, with distinction, from Northwestern University"s School of Music in Evanston, Illinois, where his main instructors in composition were Jay Alan Yim, Alan Stout, and Michael Pisaro. He went on to study composition with David Felder and Jeffery Stadelman at the University at Buffalo (State University of New York) where he received a Doctor of Philosophy in 2003.
He also participated in masterclass and lessons with composers including Richard Barrett, Chaya Czernowin, Brian Ferneyhough, Jonathan Harvey, Alvin Lucier, and Tristan Murail, among others