5th Season with Seraphic Fire
Miami, FL
Aaron Merritt is currently the principal cellist for the Symphony of the Americas and performs with Miami’s Nu-Deco Ensemble, the Palm Beach Opera, Seraphic Fire, and the Naples Philharmonic, and has performed with the Florida Grand Opera and the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson
Thomas from 2004-2008. He has performed across the United States, Austria, and the Netherlands, and he performs at the Colorado Music Festival.
in Boulder, and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California, during the summer months. With his colleagues in the Sona String Quartet, Mr. Merritt has presented over one hundred educational concerts for underserved schools and communities in Greater Miami area. Mr. Merritt maintains a private studio, and his students have participated in and won competitions in the US and abroad, including the Sphinx and Tchaikovsky. He studied at Indiana. University (BM) and Rice University (MM). Principal teachers include Lynn Harrell, Emilio Colón, and Helga Winold.
