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Aaron Kula joined the FAU faculty in 1997 and in the fall of 2003, was appointed director of music collections and performance at FAU Libraries, where his activities include archiving, lecturing, composing and performing. He has served on the faculty at Boston University and New England Conservatory of Music
where he has been conducting orchestras for the college and preparatory departments
since 1986. An active guest conductor, Kula served as principal guest conductor of the Boston Ballet from 1991-2003 and led orchestras for the Miami City Ballet, the Boston Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Santa Fe Symphony, New Hampshire Ballet, Chautauqua Ballet and Orchestra,
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locally the Boca Raton Symphonia. Kula has led international concert tours with NEC, Harvard and Stanford universities. He has been teaching, arranging and performing Jewish music for 30 years and has worked with numerous renowned artists, including cellist Yo-Yo Ma, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman,
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members of the Boston Symphony, and Metropolitan Opera singers Hakan Hagegard and Denise Graves. Kula
received a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Judaic Studies from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Music in conducting and theoretical studies, with distinction in performance, from New England Conservatory of Music.
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The Klezmer Company Orchestra (KCO) was founded by Aaron Kula in 1997 with a mission
to perform world music from a wide range of cultures and historical
periods. KCO, serves as the professional ensemble-in-residence at Florida Atlantic
University Libraries, and features accomplished jazz and classical
musicians. The ensemble defies classification with its high-energy
performances and diverse programming. KCO features core soloists with
orchestral personnel that varies depending on the repertoire for each
concert. The popular ensemble has performed before thousands at sold-out
concerts and has received critical acclaim for its innovative musical
fusion. KCO’s third CD “Beyond The Tribes” was released in 2008 and featured
world music from the FAU Jewish Music Archives in Special Collections.
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