As part of their unit, “Music of Film,” Grade 9 students interviewed Riverstone alumnus and NYU Steinhardt School of Music student, Aled Roberts, about some of his recent composition and sound design projects. The students are focusing on the role of music and sound effects in helping films and advertisements communicate to an audience. Aled shared his experiences working on several commercial composition projects and students asked questions about challenges that they were facing in their own composition projects.
Aled is currently studying under Ezequiel Viñao at NYU and has also studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where his Piano Trio and Clarinet Quartet were premiered, respectively. “Narenji” and “Keisha” are two films that he has scored, in addition to many other films for Tisch students. Last spring at the Flea Theatre’s Music With A View festival, Aled premiered five films with live performances of his scores.
Having alumni who are willing to share their expertise with current students is powerful. Thank you Aled!
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