Alex Shapiro

Alex Shapiro (born January 11, 1962 in New York City ) is an American composer.

Shapiro began her composition studies at the age of fifteen with Leo Edwards at Mannes College of Music and with Michael Czajkowski and George Tsontakis at the Aspen Music Festival and School . She then studied at the Juilliard School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music with Ursula Mamlok and John Corigliano . She also took guitar lessons from Marshall Kreisler .

She is a board member of the American Music Center and MacDowell Colony , a member of the ASCAP Symphony & Concert Committee , president of the board of the American Composers Forum of Los Angeles, and a board member of NACUSA , the College Music Society, and the Society of Composers & Lyricists . She was composer in residence of the NOW Music Festival , the Athena Festival at Murray State University and the New Music Festival at Santa Clara University (2006, with Chen Yi and Alvin Singleton ).

Works

The Medicine Show , music for the TV show (1993)

The Last Job , soundtrack (1994)

Horses and Champions , soundtrack (1995)

For My Father for piano (1996)

Piano Suite No. 1, "The Resonance of Childhood" (1996)

Intermezzo for piano, or clarinet and piano or clarinet and harp (1998) or flute and harp (2008)

Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano (1998)

Evensong Suite for flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano (1999)

Of Breath and Touch for bassoon and piano (1999)

Phos Hilaron for flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano (1999)

Piano Trio No. 1, "Elegy" , 1999, 2004

Journey for violin or electric violin and CD (1999)

Shiny Kiss for flute (1999)

Sonata for Piano (1999)

Organ transplant (1999)

Introspect , string quartet (2000)

Music for Two Big Instruments for tuba and piano (2000)

Of Bow and Touch for double bass and piano (2000)

Re: pair for two flutes (2000) or flute and oboe or bassoon or two bassoons (2001) or clarinet and bassoon (2008)

Desert Notes for oboe, bassoon and piano (2001)

Desert Passage for violin, cello or tenor saxophone and piano (2001)

Desert Waves for violin or electric violin or viola and CD (2001)

Of Air and Touch for oboe and piano (2001)

Of Wood and Touch for cello and piano (2001)

Slip for violin and harpsichord (2001)

Celebrate! for choir and piano (2002)

Water Crossing for clarinet and CD (2002)

At the Abyss for piano, marimba, vibraphone and percussion (2003)

Current Events , String Quintet (2003)

Bioplasm , flute quartet (2004)

Deep for contrabassoon or tuba and CD (2004)

Plasma for flute quartet (2004)

Chakra Suite for 32-string veena, tabla and guitar (2005)

Desert Tide for soprano saxophone and CD (2005)

Unhinged for Electronics (2005)

Vista for violin and CD (2005)

Evolve for viola or electric viola and CD (2006)

Just a Minute of Your Time for Electronics (2006)

Music for Four Big Instruments for tuba, piano, double bass and percussion (2006)

Of String and Touch for Violla and Piano (2006)

Of Wind and Touch for baritone saxophone and piano (2006)

Slipping for violin, harpsichord and percussion (2006)

Unabashedly for (piccolo) flute, violin, cello and piano (2006)

Desert Run for oboe, clarinet and piano (2007)

Luvina for piano (2007)

Water Voyage for two clarinets and CD (2007)

Below for double bass flute and CD

Desert Thoughts for flute, clarinet, and piano (2008)

Five Squared , string quartet (2008)

Flea Circus for clarinet, violin and piano (2008)

Homecoming (2008)

Slowly, searching for piano (2009)

Archipelago for wind quintet, string quartet and double bass (2009)

The Ebb of Memory for string orchestra (2010)

Immersion (3 mvts) for marching band and CD (2010)

Paper cut for marching band, recycled printer paper and recorded electronics (2010)

Unabashedly More for (piccolo) flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano (2010)

Elegiac for clarinet, cello and piano (2010)

Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Piano (2010)

Vendaval de Luvina for piano and recorded electronics (2010)

Web link

Homepage of Alex Shapiro

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personal data
SURNAME	Shapiro, Alex
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American composer
DATE OF BIRTH	January 11, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City