

Aage N.


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Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAbout Aage N.
Oregon native Aage (pronounced like Owen without N) has been teaching woodwinds to students of all ages for thirty years. He has performed throughout the US and Denmark, as well as Iceland (International Viola Congress) and Holland (World Bass Clarinet Conference). He taught for many years at The College of Idaho and Northwest Nazarene University, and performed for over twenty years with the Boise Philharmonic and Darkwood Consort. He has released three CDs on Portland-based Rampur Records, received a 2007 Performing Arts Fellowship from the Idaho Commission on the Arts, and is the leading scholar and performer of the douçaine (early oboe). He teaches both modern and historical winds, with the unique twist of encouraging students of both modern instruments such as clarinet or saxophone, and early instruments such as recorder and double-reeds, to engage in everything from medieval and traditional music to jazz and classical.
Aage enjoys teaching students of all ages, from beginning to college level, including homeschoolers and adult beginners.
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A great first lesson. Aage was able to identify my level and chart a course for lessons quickly, drawing on lots of resources and knowledge. I’m just starting clarinet with plenty of saxophone experience, and I think Aage is the right person to guide me.

Kind, patient and obviously knowledgeable.

Very personable, yet business like. An extremely encouraging teacher which would be important for younger students.

It was an excellent lesson.

4th Lessons, I love it and made tremendous progress.

I loved lessons with Aage, his spunky attitude and constant encouragement is second to none. Learning with Aage, I didn't realize how much he really offered until I became a teacher myself. He was able to foster my love of music while still giving me the skills I needed to win the Idaho State Solo Championship in 2007. I was also exposed to music written long before the clarinet was created and with his encouragement, participated in numerous honor groups and music related community service.
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Douçaine
Sep 2018 - PresentTriplum
Medieval music on period instruments.
Bass clarinet, English horn, douçaine
Oct 2017 - PresentNielsen and Neubauer
Wind and string duo. Repertoire: classical, medieval, and traditional. Danish and mixed programming.
English Missal Editor
Aug 2017 - PresentOCP (Oregon Catholic Press)
Tenor voice, bass clarinet, douçaine, English horn
Apr 2015 - PresentBig Mouth Society
Medieval, Renaissance, & modern vocal and instrumental group
Director/Performer (bass clarinet & douçaine)
Mar 1992 - PresentDarkwood Consort
Founder, director, performer. Duties included fund raising, programming, and publicity, for collaborative concert series. Performed on bass clarinet and douçaine in the core duo, which toured internationally and recorded for Rampur Records.
Douçaine, English horn, and co-director
Jan 2012 - Dec 2019Ensemble Aalto
Historical and new music for douçaine or English horn and organ.
Douçaine
Jun 2011 - Dec 2014Mount Angel Abbey/Ensemble Aalto
Assisted in liturgical music at the abbey on douçaine and voice (as cantor), provided resident ensemble concerts in the abbey/seminary library auditorium, taught private lessons to seminarians, and taught monastic history and public reading to the novices.
Adjunct Professor of Music
Sep 2002 - Jun 2011The College of Idaho
Taught private lessons (clarinet, bass clarinet) and chamber music.
Adjunct Professor of Music
Sep 2008 - May 2011Northwest Nazarene University
Taught private lessons (clarinet, bass clarinet), chamber music, Woodwind Methods, pedagogy.
Bass Clarinet
May 1988 - May 2011Boise Philharmonic
Education
M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies
Sep 2008 - May 2010Boise State University
B.A. Applied Music
Jan 1986 - May 1991Northwest Nazarene University
Languages
Danish
Professional Proficiency
Dutch
Limited Proficiency
English
Fluent / Native Proficiency
French
Limited Proficiency
Affiliations
International Clarinet Association
Aug 2019International Double Reed Society
Jan 2015Early Music America
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