About me

Aaron Dore (he/him) is a flutist currently based in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic. Aaron plays on a Burkart 9K/AG Professional flute and a Yamaha YPC-87R piccolo. He grew up in Wicklow, Ireland, and moved to New Jersey with his family when he was nine years old. Aaron was surrounded by music growing up, with his parents playing trumpet and piano, as well as one of his aunts being a professional pianist/clarinetist in England. Aaron began studying flute in fourth grade and enjoyed various ensembles of different genres from wind ensemble to pit orchestra to jazz throughout middle/high school. He participated in a youth orchestra in Kilkenny, Ireland when he moved back there from 2018 to 2019, and had the privilege of performing and traveling throughout Europe, including a trip to Hamburg, Germany. Aaron took private lessons with Susan Graham in New Jersey throughout middle and high school before deciding to pursue music at a higher level. He participated in the Juilliard Summer Winds' inaugural program via Zoom in 2020, later beginning his studies with Professor Sarah Brady at the Boston Conservatory in 2021. Aaron has also attended the Cortona Sessions for New Music in Cortona, Italy, and explored the study of new music in great depth. During his time at Boston Conservatory, Aaron played principal in wind ensemble and opera productions, and enjoyed a variety of chamber music endeavors, including an extended period with a woodwind quintet named "Cosmic Winds." He also had the opportunity to perform at Boston's Symphony Hall during his time at the Conservatory. Aaron has been seen performing around Boston with groups such as the New England Philharmonic and Horizon Ensemble and has given recitals in both the U.S. and Ireland. This past summer Aaron spent a month in northern Michigan performing the Opera "Carmen" with Bay View Music Festival as well as attending and performing with the Akropolis Chamber Music Institute. Aaron graduated Summa cum laude from Boston Conservatory at Berklee in May of 2025 and is currently attending the University of Delaware to pursue the University's new Masters in Chamber Music degree, where he is also a Fellow with the graduate woodwind quintet, Zephyria. You can follow his journey on social media using the links above!