Aaron Dalton produces the weekend Songbook programs on WNYC, the American Standards webstream, and occasional live broadcasts and events at New York’s Classical radio station, WQXR.
After producing concerts and educational programs for the World Music Institute and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Aaron came to WQXR in 2011 to help launch nationally-distributed concert series Carnegie Hall Live, and produce live events at The Jerome L. Greene Space, Avery Fisher Hall, the Caramoor Festival, NJPAC, the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, and other venues around the city.
Aaron trained at Sear Sound recording studios under legendary electronic music pioneer Walter Sear, then as assistant engineer for tracking and mixing sessions at Stratosphere Sound with chief engineer Geoff Sanoff. During his studio-rat days, Aaron worked on albums such as Wilco's A Ghost is Born, Eveningland by Hem, and Feels Like Home by Norah Jones, with producers including Arif Mardin, Jim O'Rourke, Ethan Johns, Daniel Rey, Adam Schlesinger, and Gary Maurer. In between sessions, Aaron earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Technology from New York University, and became a quite mediocre guitarist.
At New York Public Radio, in addition to work on Carnegie Hall Live, various radio specials, the summer series Concerts from The Frick Collection, events in The Greene Space, and live broadcasts from around New York, Aaron has produced over 200 episodes of the Young Artists Showcase. Aaron also produced, and mixed, and sound designed The Naked American Songbook with Julian Fleisher for WNYC Studios. He currently produces the American Standards stream as well as WNYC's Saturday night and Sunday afternoon Songbook programs.
Aaron Dalton appears in the following:
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Tonight, we look back to when violinist Annelle Gregory and pianist Hyun Ju Jang visited the Young Artists Showcase for a program of Russian violin music.
Thursday, October 01, 2020
Michael Tilson Thomas and the SFS present an evening of symphonic Mahler.
Thursday, September 10, 2020
L'Arpeggiata, led by Christina Pluhar, and soprano Céline Scheen and mezzo-soprano Giuseppi Bridelli present selections from Luigi Rossi's opera “Orfeo” and “Il Palazzo Incantato.”
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Our summer festival of encores continues as we revisit our studio session this past February with violinist Annelle Gregory.
Monday, March 25, 2019
The star of Kinky Boots and the new show Pose made a big splash with his Oscar style. Listen to find out how Richard Rodgers helped show Billy Porter the way to becoming himself.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Joel Grey sits down with Elliott Forrest to talk about his Yiddish directorial debut of Fiddler on the Roof.
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Watch live as WQXR kicks off its '19 for 19' initiative featuring performances from some of our established favorites and newcomers set for stardom in 2019.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Introducing Top Shelf. Singer and bandleader Michael Mwenso explores performers and songwriters that you might not have seen on the top shelf.
Tuesday, January 01, 2019
Singer-Songwriter Nellie McKay performs live, as she and host Paul Cavalconte take a musical trip through the American Songbook
Monday, December 31, 2018
Host Paul Cavalconte spoke recently with The Who frontman and occasional Songbook dabbler, Roger Daltrey.
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Young vocalist and bandleader Jazzmeia Horn talks with host Paul Cavalconte about her debut album, including a socially-conscious tribute to her mother.
Friday, September 14, 2018
Listen to a preview of Nellie McKay's conversation with Paul Cavalconte. She's back in The Greene Space on Friday for 44 Charlton, and later this month she'll appear at Birdland.
Friday, May 04, 2018
Listen to the WQXR broadcast of Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, featuring violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann as soloist, live from Carnegie Hall, May 4, 8 pm.
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
The pianist plays selected keyboard works from Mendelssohn, Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Singer, Songwriter, social activist. How does one even begin discussing Nina Simone? Luckily, we have a few friends to help us out in this Extra, dedicated to the High Priestess of Soul.
Sunday, December 10, 2017
On Monday at 9 pm, listen to a special holiday broadcast of the King's Singers from a 2014 Greene Space appearance.
Sunday, December 10, 2017
At the 2017 Richard Tucker Gala, the biggest stars in opera came together to sing some of your favorite arias.
Wednesday, November 08, 2017
Listen to WQXR's broadcast of Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 3, live from Carnegie Hall.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
A few months ago, we showed you Ira Glass, naked in 3 Acts. Ira got deep with Julian on some pop music that didn't fit into our show, so here's Act 4!
Friday, October 20, 2017
Listen to legendary pianist Martha Argerich and the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.