Curriculum Vitae
Education & Additional Training
Education

RICE UNIVERSITY’S SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC, Houston, TX
Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition, 2009
- Composition studies with Karim Al-Zand, Anthony Brandt, and Shih-Hui Chen
- Secondary Fields: Music Theory and Music History
- Winner of the Cooper Prize for Orchestral Composition
- Dissertation: Everest (for symphony orchestra)
- Special coursework in Theory Pedagogy and Electronic Music
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC, Cleveland, OH
Master of Music in Composition, 2005
- Composition studies with Orianna Webb
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts in Music with Honors, 2003
- Composition studies with Jean Milew and Marta Ptaszynska
- Music theory studies with Thomas Christensen, Richard Cohn, Lawrence Zbikowski, and Yonatan Malin
- Phi Beta Kappa
Additional Training
Composition Master Classes
- William Bolcom (03/25/2006)
- Donald Erb (04/15/2004)
- Eighth Blackbird (01/19/2007)
- John Harbison (10/8/2003)
- Jennifer Higdon (10/6/2004)
- Lee Hyla (01/24/2004)
- Zhou Long (04/15/2005)
- Chen Yi (10/29/2003 and 11/19/2003)
Jazz
- Jazz theory and arranging with Paul Ferguson (Case Western Reserve University)
- Master Class with Marshall Griffith (Nov. 15, 2004)
Lone Star College Training
- Annual HR Training, Lone Star College
- Doing Diversity and Inclusion: It's Time!, Alma Tusini (2021)
- Quality Matters Training (2019)
- Lone Star College Online Teaching Certification (2017 & 2019)
- LGBTQ+ Safe Zone Training (2019)
- Conflict Resolution Supporting Alternative Dispute Resolution (2016)
- The Honors College - a Faculty Driven Model (2014)
Musical Theatre
- Musical Theatre Collaboration Class, Stuart Ostrow, University of Houston (Fall 2007)
- Musical theatre studies with The Writers' Workshop, Theatre Building Chicago (2002-2003)
Piano Study
- Gurminder Bhogal (Chicago)
- Judson Billings (Cleveland Institute of Music)
Vocal Study
- Jack Beetle (Houston)
- Andrea Holliday (Chicago)
- Beverley Rinaldi (Cleveland Institute of Music)
Teaching Experience & Honors
Teaching Experience
LONE STAR COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY PARK (Houston, TX) – 2017-Present
Chair of the Visual & Performing Arts, 2022-2025
Chair of the Performing Arts, 2018-2022
Professor of Music, 2017-Present
- Courses: Theory I-IV (in person and online), Appreciating Music (including online and hybrid sections), Honors Appreciating Music, Professional Development for Musicians, Class Piano I-IV, Pop Singers
- 2020-2021 Faculty Excellence Award
- 2020 Leo Award Winner in the “Cultivate Community” Category
- 2019 Leo Award Winner in the “No Fear” Category
LONE STAR COLLEGE-CYFAIR (Cypress, TX) – 2012-2017
Professor of Music, 2016-2017
Associate Professor of Music, 2013-2016
Assistant Professor of Music, 2012-2013
Lead Faculty, Department of Music, Drama, and Dance, 2014-2017
- Courses: Theory I-IV, Class Piano I-IV, Professional Development for Musicians, Popular Songwriting I & II, Electronic Music I, Pop Singers, Musical Theatre I & II, Music Fundamentals, Appreciating Music, Honors Appreciating Music, Online Appreciating Music, Honors Special Topics Seminar in Orchestration
- 2014 Distinguished Faculty Member
- 2015-2016 Faculty Excellence Award
WRITESPACE (Houston, TX) – 2016
Faculty
- Lyric Writing Workshops
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE OF HOUSTON (Houston, TX) – 2010-2011
Faculty Lecturer
- American Musical Theatre: Parts I (Fall 2010) and II (Spring 2011)
- Courting the Composers’ Muse: Music and Literature in the Western Canon (Spring 2011)
- Opening Nights: Music’s Great Premieres (Fall 2011)
RICE UNIVERSITY GLASSCOCK SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES (Houston, TX) – 2009-2010
Instructor
- “From Show Boat to Sondheim: Exploring the Broadway Musical” (Fall 2010)
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS (Austin, TX) – 2009-2010
Houston “Road Scholar” Faculty
- Designed and taught courses on music theory and history for an international University of Texas continuing education program.
AMERICAN FESTIVAL FOR THE ARTS/AFA (Houston, TX) – 2006-2018
Director of Composition, 2008-2018
Faculty, 2006-2018
- Composition, theory, & elective classes; private composition lessons
- Guest lecture on song writing and composition in outreach programs
- Designed theory placement exam and score-specific theory materials for the theory curriculum
ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Alvin, TX) – 2008-2010
Adjunct Faculty
- Private Composition Lessons (MUAP 1291): 2009-2010
- Music Theory III & IV (MUSI 2211-2212): 2008-2010
- Music Theory I & II (MUSI 1211-1212): 2009-2010
- Sight Singing and Ear Training I & II (MUSI 1216-1217): 2009-2010
- Introduction to Music (Fundamentals: MUSI 1301): 2008-2010
- History of Rock ’n’ Roll (MUSI 1310): Spring 2009
RICE UNIVERSITY’S SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC (Houston, TX)
Graduate Student Instructor, 2006-2008
- Music Theory for Non-majors (MUSI 317): Fall 2007 and Spring 2008
- Composition for Non-majors (MUSI 307): Fall 2006 and Spring 2007
Preparatory Department Faculty, 2005-2008
- Taught classroom theory and private lessons in composition and theory.
Additional Professional Experience
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
- Performing Arts Medicine Conference, Conference Organizer
Lone Star College-University Park, March 21-22, 2020
GUEST LECTURES
- AFA Houston: Writing for Theatre (June 29, 2026)
- University of Houston (Houston, TX)
Sept. 21, 2018: Presentation on the Feature Film Musical BULLY - ApolloCon (Houston, TX)
June 21, 2015: Guest Lecturer and Panelist on Songwriting - Wellington Society for the Arts (Houston, TX)
April 12, 2011: Guest Lecture on American Musical Theatre - Johnston Middle School (Houston, TX)
Spring 2011: Semester-long song-writing workshop - The Rice University Summer Institute for Piano (Houston, TX)
June 16, 2006: Guest Lecture on Lesser-Known Classical Period Keyboard Composers
HGOco
Houston Grand Opera’s Community Outreach Program, 2010
COMPOSITION MASTER CLASSES
- High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Houston, TX): March 5, 2007
- American Festival for the Arts (Houston, TX): June 30, 2006
- University of Nebraska at Kearney New Music Festival III (Kearney, NE): March 30, 2004
COMPETITION JUDGING
- Texas State University Annual Student Composition Contest: 2008-Present
- American Festival for the Arts: Young Artists Competition: 2008 and 2009 Contests
- American Festival for the Arts: Concerto Competition: 2008 and 2009 Contests
PANEL PARTICIPATION
- Think Factory: Self-Deception and the Possibility of Truth
April 30, 2013: Lone Star College-CyFair, Cypress, TX - Tampa Bay Composers’ Forum, Festival of Living Music
June 24, 2004: Palladium Theatre, St. Petersburg, FL - University of Nebraska at Kearney New Music Festival III
March 30, 2004: University of Nebraska, Kearney, NE
Teaching Awards & Honors
Lone Star College-University Park
- Leo Award: Advance Equity – 2023
- Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award (College Nominee) – 2021
- Faculty Excellence Award – 2020
- Leo Award: Cultivate Community – 2020
- Leo Award: No Fear – 2019
Lone Star College-CyFair
- Faculty Excellence Award – 2016
- Distinguished Faculty Member – 2014
- Diversity & Inclusion Council Faculty Spotlight – 2014
- Robert McGehee Award for DEI efforts for the LGBTQ community – 2013
- Dr. Cristal Albrecht Dean’s Award (Nominee) – 2013
Educational Publications
Alon, Aaron. “Four Recommendations for the Improvement of Lone Star College.” The Advocate. Texas: The American Federation of Teachers: Lone Star College Chapter (November-December 2023).
Alon, Aaron. “When Success Spells Failure.” The Advocate. Texas: The American Federation of Teachers: Lone Star College Chapter (March-April 2019).
Music Experience & Honors
Discography
Click here for full discography details.
EVERYBODY'S SON (2027 - Upcoming)
Musical Theatre | Aaron Alon Productions
MAD! (2027 - Upcoming)
Musical Theatre | Aaron Alon Productions
THE CHOSEN ONES (2025)
Musical Theatre | Aaron Alon Productions
THE GREAT WHITE WAY: THE BERT WILLIAMS MUSICAL (2022)
Musical Theatre | Aaron Alon Productions
BULLY (2019)
Musical Theatre/Film Score | Thunderclap Productions
ASCEND – Includes “Dulce Et Decorum Est” (2017)
Concert Music | Navona Records
HIGHLIGHTS FROM BULLY (2014)
Musical Theatre | Thunderclap Productions
MUSIC OF DIFFERENCE – Includes “Hibakusha” (2011)
Concert Music | Beauport Classical
DEATH THE MUSICAL (2011)
Musical Theatre | Thunderclap Productions
SOLILOQUIES – Includes “Hibakusha” (2009)
Concert Music | Capstone Records
HIGH WOOD – Includes “Córdoba” (2008)
Concert Music | Wild Basin Winds
GREETINGS FROM NACUSA – Includes “Spring and Fall” (2005)
Concert Music | National Association of Composers/USA
Concert Music Performances
Aaron Alon’s concert music has been performed in 8 countries on 5 continents and 14 US states, as well as Washington, D.C.
For a list of concert music performances, please click here.
Selected Composition Awards & Honors
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
- Fred Ebb Award (2022 finalist)
- Mu Phi Epsilon Composition Contest (2005 & 2009)
- Renée B. Fisher Composer Awards (2007)
- ACME Membership, Mu Phi Epsilon (2005)
- Tampa Bay Composers’ Forum Prize for Excellence in Chamber Music Composition (2005, 2nd Prize)
NATIONAL/REGIONAL AWARDS
- Broadway World Houston Critics' Choice Awards – Best Musical for The Chosen Ones (2026)
- Pipeline Foundation Awards – Semifinalist for The Great White Way: the Bert Williams Musical (2026)
- Texas Selection for World Music Days (2016)
- ASCAP/Lotte Lehmann Foundation Art Song Competition (2009, Honorable Mention)
- SCI/ASCAP Student Composition Contest (2005 & 2009, Regional Winner & Finalist)
- National Federation of Music Clubs Emil & Ruth Beyer Awards: Art Song Category (2009, 1st Prize)
- Meet the Composer MetLife Creative Connections Grant (2008)
- ASCAPLUS Awards (2005-2012, 2014, 2025)
- National Federation of Music Clubs Emil & Ruth Beyer Awards: Instrumental Category (2005, 2nd Prize)
- NACUSA (National Association of Composers/USA) Student Composer Contest (2004, 1st Prize)
Selected Compositions: Concert Music
Full Concert Music Information
Soul Flow (2013)
For speaker, flute, clarinet, viola, & cello
Father’s Song (2013)
For bass and piano
Everest (2009)
For full orchestra
Breaking the Silence (2008)
For soprano and tape
All Rights Reserved (2008)
For voice and piano
Dulce et Decorum Est (2007)
For baritone & string quartet
(alt. version for baritone & piano - 2010)
Fairy Tales (2005)
For solo piano
Hibakusha (2005-2006)
For solo flute
Córdoba (2004, rev. 2011)
For solo oboe
Peter Pan Suite (2004, rev. 2007)
A ballet for chamber orchestra
Spell (2004)
For violin & two cellos
Fantasia (2004)
For solo piano
Spring and Fall (2003)
For medium voice, cello, and piano
The Silken Tent (2002-2003)
For mezzo-soprano and piano
Selected Compositions: Theatre & Film
Full Details on Aaron's Musicals
Everybody's Son (2026)
Full-length stage musical, cowritten with Alric Davis
The Chosen Ones (2023)
Full-length stage musical
Mad (2020)
Full-length stage musical, cowritten with Russell Sarre
The Great White Way (2020)
Full-length stage musical
Bully (2017)
Feature film musical
Music for Twelfth Night (2012)
Music for a University of St. Thomas production, directed by Justin Doran
Music for The Drunken City (2012)
Music for a Rice University production, directed by Justin Doran
Death, the Musical (2011, rev. 2015)
Full-length stage musical revue, cowritten with a team of writers
Wilde (2011)
Act I for a full-length stage musical (music only)
The Nightingale and the Rose (2007)
A 40-minute stage musical (music only)
Selected Compositions: Songs
Full Details on Aaron's Musicals
Songs Not from Musicals:
You Can Do It (2023)
Song for the Chronic Illness Project
Come to Me (2020)
Communal singing choral piece, cowritten with Alex Berko
The Weight of Gravity (2014)
Lyrics to a theme song for a 2013 film, Mixed Emulsions
Published Scores & Music Articles
SCORES
Dulce Et Decorum Est in The Society of Composers, Inc. Journal of Scores 56 (2017): 5-26.
Hibakusha in The Society of Composers, Inc. Journal of Scores 40 (2008): 11-17.
Hibakusha in 2011 Anthology of Contemporary Concert Music, PARMA.
ARTICLES
Alon, Aaron. “Finding Gustav Mahler.” The Triangle of Mu Phi Epsilon 101, no. 1 (2007): 5.
Alon, Aaron. “Richard Strauss & the Shopkeeper’s Mirror.” The Triangle of Mu Phi Epsilon 100, no. 2 (2006): 14.
BLOGS
Numerous blogs written on professional development for musicians (musiciandevelopment.com) – full list of blog posts.
MUSIC FOR STUDIES & ARTICLES
Kortum, Philip, S.C. Peres, and Kurt Stallman. “Auditory Progress Bars: Reference, Performance, and Aesthetics.” Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Auditory Display. Montreal, Canada (June 26-29, 2007): Designed the sound stimuli for the experiment.
Schorsch, Ellen. “The Enchanted World of Piano Fairy Tales.” Clavier Companion. New Jersey: Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy (January/February 2012): 30-34. Included excerpts from and discussion of Aaron Alon’s “Fairy Tales” for young pianists.
Radio & Podcast Interviews & Broadcasts
Aug. 6, 2025
Interview about THE CHOSEN ONES
Brett Cullum Speaks with Aaron Alon
Prairie Rainbow Review (Listen)
June 19, 2016
Performance of “Hibakusha”
Laura Patterson, flute
“20th Century Classics”
91.5 WTUL New Orleans
Sept. 15, 2013
Interview & broadcast of excerpts from BULLY
Brad Goertz; Amanda Passanante; Tamara Siler
“After Hours” (Listen)
90.1 KPFT Houston Pacifica Radio (Listen)
Aug. 19, 2013
Interview & broadcast of excerpts from BULLY
Amanda Passanante; Brad Goertz
“Queer Voices” (Listen)
90.1 KPFT Houston Pacifica Radio
Dec. 18, 2012
Performance of “Hibakusha”
Natalie Zeldin, flute
“The Front Row” (Listen)
88.7 KUHF Houston Public Radio and
91.7 KUHA Houston Classical Radio
June 16, 2012
Performance of “Spell”
Jeff Yang, violin; Alyson Berger, cello; Dan Klingler, cello
“Relevant Tones”
98.7 WFMT Chicago
June 2, 2009
Performance of “Hibakusha”
Catherine Branch, flute
WXXI Rochester Public Radio, Rochester, NY
Film & Theatrical Experience & Honors
Selected Writings: Lyrics
EVERYBODY'S SON (2026)
THE CHOSEN ONES (2023)
Full-length Musical
THE GREAT WHITE WAY: THE BERT WILLIAMS MUSICAL (2020)
Full-length Musical
MAD! (2020)
Full-length Musical
COME TO ME (2020)
Communal Choral Piece, cowritten with Alex Berko
BULLY (2017)
Feature film musical
THE WEIGHT OF GRAVITY (2014)
Lyrics for a Song for the film Mixed Emulsions (MotionArts)
DEATH THE MUSICAL (2011)
Musical Revue, cowritten with a team of writers
Selected Writings: Plays, Screenplays, & Libretti
EVERYBODY'S SON (2026)
THE CHOSEN ONES (2023)
Full-length Musical
THE GREAT WHITE WAY: THE BERT WILLIAMS MUSICAL (2020)
Full-length Musical
MAD! (2020)
Full-length Musical
COME TO ME (2020)
Communal Choral Piece, cowritten with Alex Berko
RIGHT (2020)
Full-Length play
BULLY (2017)
Feature film musical
POSITIVE (2015)
Full-Length play
THE WEIGHT OF GRAVITY (2014)
Lyrics for a Song for the film Mixed Emulsions (MotionArts)
DEATH THE MUSICAL (2011)
Musical Revue, cowritten with a team of writers
A FINE ROMANCE (2010)
Full-length screenplay
Sketches & Short Plays
Divine Justice (2011)
1-Minute Sketch
Coming Home (2010)
10-Minute Play
Cleanin’ Out My Closet (2010)
10-Minute Play
Vertex (2010)
10-Minute Play
Inquietude (2009)
10-Minute Play
Trapped (2009)
10-Minute Play
The Talk (2009)
10-Minute Play
The Great Storm (2009)
Short Play
Family Portrait (2009)
10-Minute Play
Sound Design & Audio Engineering
Everybody's Son (2027 - Upcoming)
Recording & Audio Engineer | Aaron Alon Productions
Mad! (2027 - Upcoming)
Recording & Audio Engineer | Aaron Alon Productions
The Chosen Ones (2025 recording)
Recording & Audio Engineer | Aaron Alon Productions
The Great White Way: the Bert Williams Musical (2022 recording)
Recording & Audio Engineer | Aaron Alon Productions
From White Plains (2020 stage play)
Sound Design | Thunderclap Productions
Bully (2019 recording)
Recording & Audio Engineer | Thunderclap Productions
Bully (2017 film)
Recording & Audio Engineer, Sound Design, ADR | Thunderclap Productions
Lyrical Invention (2014 recording)
Recording & Audio Engineer | Lone Star College-CyFair
Rum and Vodka (2012 stage play)
Sound Design | Thunderclap Productions
Death, the Musical (2011 musical revue)
Sound Design | Thunderclap Productions
Directing
Pop Singers/Glee Show (2018)
Variety Show | Lone Star College-University Park
Bully (2017)
Film | Thunderclap Productions
A Man of No Importance (2015)
Stage Musical | Lone Star College-CyFair
STOP Project (2014-2015)
PSA-Style Short Films | Lone Star College-CyFair (DOJ Grant Funded)
Pop Singers/Glee Shows (2012-2015)
Variety Shows | Lone Star College-CyFair
The Great Storm (2010)
Stage Short Play Series | Thunderclap Productions
Performances: Full-Length Stage Plays & Musicals
Aug. 28-Sept. 6, 2025 (World Premiere)
The Chosen Ones (musical)
Directed by Aisha Ussery | Music Directed by Phillip D. Hall
Thunderclap Productions | MATCH, Houston, TX
Production Info | Tickets
June 21, 2025
Excerpts from The Great White Way: the Bert Williams Musical & The Chosen Ones (musicals)
Directed by Alric Davis & Aisha Ussery | Music Directed by John Cornelius
Thunderclap Productions | MATCH, Houston, TX
Production Info
Jan. 13, 2024
Excerpts from The Chosen Ones (musical)
Directed & Music Directed by Aaron Alon
Thunderclap Productions | MATCH, Houston, TX
Production Info
Mar. 9, 2015
Staged Reading of Positive (play)
Directed by Justin Doran
Thunderclap Productions | The Montrose Center, Houston, TX
Production Info
Oct. 6-31, 2011
Death, the Musical (musical revue)
Directed by Jimmy Phillips | Music Directed by Steven Jones
Thunderclap Productions | Ovations Night Club, Houston, TX
Production Info
Feb. 4-7, 2011
Staged Reading of Act I of Wilde (musical)
Directed by Justin Doran | Music Directed by Aaron Alon
Thunderclap Productions | Houston Piano Company, Houston, TX
Production Info
Nov. 30, 2007
Workshop Production of The Nightingale & the Rose (musical)
University of Houston School of Theatre José Quintero Black Box
Performances: Short Plays
Over 20 performances around the US (including New York, Houston, and San Diego) and in the UK between 2009 and 2016.
For a full list of short plays and their performance histories, click here.
Film: Official Selections & Awards
BULLY (2017 feature film)
Over thirty film festivals around the world and over two dozen festival prizes.
IT GETS BETTER (2013 short)
April 26, 2014: Brazos Bend Pride Film Festival official selection.
IMDb
Awards & Official Selections: Plays & Musicals
Everybody's Son (2026)
- Drama Club Camp Writer Residency – Selected for Development
The Chosen Ones (2023)
- Broadway World Houston Critics' Choice Awards, Best Musical (2026)
The Great White Way: the Bert Williams Musical (2020)
- Pipeline Foundation Awards, semifinalist (2026, international)
- The American Playwriting Foundation's Relentless Award, honorable mention (2025, national)
- Stanley Drama Awards, finalist (2023, international)
Coming Home
- Official Selection, 10×10 Festival of Short Plays, Scriptwriters/Houston (2011, Houston, TX)
- Official Selection, Gi60 One Minute Play Festival (2011, West Yorkshire, UK)
Family Portrait (2009)
- Camino Real Playhouse ShowOff!, runner up (2016, San Juan Capistrano, CA)
- Audience Choice Award, Readers’ Theatre, Theatre Southwest (2009, Houston, TX)
- Judges’ Choice Award (2nd place), 10×10 Festival of Short Plays, Scriptwriters/Houston (2009, Houston, TX)
- Official Selection, 10×10 Festival of Short Plays, Scriptwriters/Houston (2009, Houston, TX)
- Official Selection, 10×10 Festival of Short Plays, Scriptwriters/Houston (2010, Houston, TX)
Online Content Creation
Affiliations & Volunteerism
Professional Affiliations
- American Federation of Teachers (union member)
- American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP writer/composer and publisher)
- Mu Phi Epsilon (fraternity member & past chapter president)
- Recording Academy/GRAMMYs (voting member)
Volunteerism
Houston Theatre Directory, LLC (2026-Present) Founder and manager of a central website for all things related to Houston theatre
Vocal Toolkit (2025-Present)
Cofounder and board member for a vocal pedagogy nonprofit
Tommy Tune Awards (2017-Present)
Adjudicator for the Houston-area high school musical theatre awards
(NB: TTA began paying a small honorarium in 2022)
Thunderclap Productions (2011-Present)
Co-founder and president of the board of directors of a Houston-based theatrical and film production company
University of Chicago Alumni Association (2010-2013)
Alumni interviewer for Houston-area prospective students
Alvin Community College (2009-2010)
Founding faculty sponsor of the GSA and a musical theatre club
Rice University President’s GLBT Council (2007-2009)
On the university president’s advisory council for campus GLBT matters
HATCH (2006-2015)
Volunteer adult facilitator for a biweekly support group for minority teens in Houston
Mu Phi Epsilon (2003-2005)
Collegiate Chapter president at the Cleveland Institute of Music: Awarded the district’s “outstanding collegiate chapter” award, 2004-2005; community outreach included giving volunteer musical performances in cancer centers and retirement homes
Phi Beta Kappa (2003-2004)
Served on the Cleveland Board of Trustees and on the subcommittees for scholarships
Press
Articles, Interviews, Podcasts, & Reviews
- Cullum, Brett. “Feature: THE CRITICS AWARDS at BROADWAY WORLD HOUSTON.” BroadwayWorld Houston, 6 June 2026.
- Masseron, Meg. “33 New Musicals Will Be Developed at 2026 Drama Club Camp Writer Residencies.” Playbill, 2 Mar. 2026.
- Rabinowitz, Chloe. “Drama Club Reveals 2026 Residency Cohort Selecting 32 Teams to Develop New Musicals This Summer.” BroadwayWorld Maine, 2 Mar. 2026.
- Cullum, Brett. “Review: THE CHOSEN ONES at Thunderclap Productions.” BroadwayWorld Houston, 30 Aug. 2025.
- Lindsey, Craig D. “Here Are the 14 Best Things to Do in Houston This Labor Day Weekend.” CultureMap Houston, 27 Aug. 2025.
- “The Chosen Ones Presented by Thunderclap Productions.” YouTube, 2025.
- “Best Bets the Week of August 28–September 3, 2025.” Houston Press, 2025.
- de la Garza, Natalie. “Thunderclap Productions’ The Chosen Ones Heads to Conversion Therapy Camp.” Houston Press, 25 Aug. 2025.
- Khan, Ana, and Cary Darling. “The Ultimate Guide to Houston’s Must-See Productions in Theater, Dance, Music and Art.” Houston Chronicle, 10 Aug. 2025.
- Lee. “Brett Interviews Aaron Alon about The Chosen Ones — Episode 37.” Prairie Rainbow Review, 6 Aug. 2025.
- Nudo, Meredith. “Your Guide to Houston’s Best Art and Culture Events This August.” Houstonia Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025.
- Alvarez, Olivia Flores. “Aaron Alon’s New Musical Takes On Conversion Therapy with Heart.” OutSmart Magazine, 31 July 2025.
- Gaines, Tarra. “Broadway Hits and Shakespeare Festival Headline Houston’s 12 Best Summer Shows.” CultureMap Houston, 1 July 2025.
- Gaines, Tarra. “Cabarets and Festivals Take the Spotlight in Houston’s 8 Best Shows in June.” CultureMap Houston, 3 June 2025.
- “Interview with Alum Aaron Alon, BA in Music with Honors, 2003.” Music Department, The University of Chicago, 17 Dec. 2024.
- “Check Out Aaron Alon’s Story.” Voyage Houston, 10 Dec. 2024.
- “Friends of Fondren Event Celebrates Rice Authors, Artists.” Rice News, 22 Jan. 2024.
- Schwarzbach, Lindsey. “Seahawk Spotlight: Stanley Drama Award Winner, Faculty/Alum Research, New Grants, and Ping-Pong.” Wagner College Newsroom, 18 Oct. 2023.
- Perry, Tod. “Funny Video Shows What Other Countries’ Figures of Speech Sound Like in American English.” Upworthy, 9 May 2023.
- “BULLY KPFT “After Hours” Interview.” BULLY, 2013.
- “KPFT Queer Voices Interview.” BULLY, 19 Aug. 2013.
- Dorn, Lori. “How the English Language Would Sound If Each Vowel Had a Single Consistent Phonetic Voicing.” Laughing Squid, 15 Aug. 2018.
- Rossignol, Derrick. “This Video Cleverly Points Out How Inconsistent English Is Phonetically.” Nerdist, 15 Aug. 2018.
- Jones, Josh. “What English Would Sound Like If It Was Pronounced Phonetically.” Open Culture, 15 Aug. 2018.
- Kottke, Jason. “How Would English Sound If It Were Phonetically Consistent?.” Kottke.org, 14 Aug. 2018.
- “This Is Why English Is So Difficult for Non-Native Speakers to Learn.” The Irish News, 17 Aug. 2018.
- Maines, Don. “The ‘Bully’ Pulpit.” OutSmart Magazine, 8 Sept. 2017.
- Clarke, David. “BWW CD Reviews: HIGHLIGHTS FROM BULLY Concept Cast Recording Introduces Listeners to Intriguing, Timely Musical.” BroadwayWorld, 11 Mar. 2014.
- Clarke, David. “BWW Interviews: Aaron Alon, Justin Doran, and Brad Goertz Talk BULLY, A NEW MUSICAL and Its Concept Cast Album.” BroadwayWorld, 27 July 2013.
- Luks, Joel. “A Music Festival That Looks to the Future: Getting Collaborative at Anderson Fair.” CultureMap Houston, 12 July 2013.
- “Music and the Journey of War, Part 3.” Houston Public Media, 18 Dec. 2012.
- Maines, Don. “Multilayered Aaron Alon.” OutSmart Magazine, 1 Aug. 2012.
- Delacoma, Wynne. “ACM Closes Season with Edgy Scenes from 21st-Century Life.” Chicago Classical Review, 23 June 2012.
- Gimbel, Allen. “American Record Guide Review of Hibakusha by Aaron Alon.” American Record Guide, 2012.
- Maines, Don. “Dancing in the Dark.” OutSmart Magazine, 1 Oct. 2011.
- “Houston KPFT Radio Interview about Death, the Musical.” KPFT, 18 Sept. 2011.
- Wozny, Nancy. “Houston’s Incredible Multiplying Theater Scene: Grab a Program & Some Red Bull.” CultureMap Houston, 21 Oct. 2010.
- Groover, D. L., Marene Gustin, and Lee Williams. “Capsule Stage Reviews: Body, Soul & Gershwin, The Great Storm, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Laura.” Houston Press, 15 Sept. 2010.
- “The Front Row: Thunderclap Productions.” Houston Public Media, 15 Sept. 2010.
- Maines, Don. “Short and Sweet: Three Out Playwrights Showcase Works in ‘10×10’.” OutSmart Magazine, 1 Aug. 2010.
- “Radio Broadcast: Houston KTRU 91.7 FM Interview about Aaron Alon’s Everest.” KTRU 91.7 FM, n.d.