Aaron Pergram

Aaron Pergram, DMA, is an international performing artist and scholar specializing in new music by living composers from East and Southeast Asia, particularly the Chinese diaspora. His work centers on expanding the contemporary bassoon repertoire through deep collaborations that bring prominence to emerging Sinospheric musics. Dr. Pergram's extensive engagement with the region includes serving as Professor of Bassoon at Soochow University (苏州大学) in Suzhou, PRC, from 2014 to 2019. During this period, he built close professional ties with scholars and creatives throughout China. Fluent in Mandarin, he refined his language studies at Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学). As a global performer, he has taken his musical endeavors to over a dozen countries, including Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia, Thailand, and Hong Kong. He has appeared as a featured artist at prestigious venues such as the Suzhou Poly Grand Theatre, Jinji Lake Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Shanghai Symphony Hall, and has performed with ensembles including the Shanghai World Master Orchestra and the Dayton Philharmonic. Dr. Pergram holds degrees in music from the University of Kansas (BM), Indiana University (MM), and the University of Oregon (DMA). He currently teaches bassoon, world music, and global sound studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA.