Aaron Soltis is a music composer and pianist from Massillon, Ohio. He currently studies composition with Octavio Vazquez and Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis at the Nazareth University School of Music (NY) and plans to pursue a graduate degree and a career in Film and Media Scoring. His passion and eagerness to explore his love for composing through the lens of film, TV, and games has led to multiple collaborations with the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as well as multiple competitions and festivals. Aaron is excited to announce the successful world premiere of his choral work Mirage which was written and performed at the Choral Chameleon Summer Institute concert on June 26, 2023.

Some notable awards of Aaron’s include receiving Honorable Mention in the “Young Composers Category” for the Ember Ablaze Composer Lab Competition hosted in 2023. His musical theater collaboration with librettist Devin Landis, Lucidity: A New Musical, debuted in 2023 at the SETC Fringe Festival in Kentucky and was selected as the runner-up in the 'Best of Fringe Award' ceremony. Aaron is excited to be attending the Mostly Modern Festival Summer Institute 2024 where he will have the opportunity to premiere a new work for brass quintet.