Make Music Montclair

Ædan

Ædan has been playing piano since they were five years old. By age 12, they were performing their original piano works in and around New Jersey which led them to study music theory and composition many years later. They graduated with their Bachelor in Music Theory/Composition with an emphasis in piano from the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University, and participated in the New York Youth Symphony Composition Program for three years. Ædan is a commissioned composer receiving grants from National Endowment for the Arts as well as local grant programs in New Jersey and New York. They are a songwriter, keyboardist, harpist, singer, educator, and transcriber and have studied and worked with renown artists such as Katie Andrews (Wicked, the musical), Merynda Adams (Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey), David Fulmer (Columbia University), and Dr. Kyle Blaha (The Juilliard School). They released their debut EP in 2019 and the second album is scheduled to release in 2027.