2007 SOLO CONTEST WINNER

Aaron Blenkush

Aaron Blenkush is currently completing his sophomore year at Southern Oregon University as a piano performance major. Aaron has been playing classical piano since age nine. At Crater High School Aaron accompanied various school choirs, and performed in the jazz ensemble, while continuing his classical studies. In his third year of high school Aaron began to dabble in musical theater, and has music directed productions such as Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, Mary Rodger’s Once Upon A Mattress, and You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown. In addition to classical piano performance Aaron also provides keyboard accompaniment for instrumental and vocal soloists. Aaron is also pursuing education in the field of computer science. In his free time he programs dynamic web sites with P1W and MySQL. His latest project is a staff-management system for the University’s Music Recital Hall.