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Alex Shapiro, Composer
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Alex Shapiro (b. New York City, 1962) is a familiar face in the Pacific Coast's new music community, as a composer, activist, essayist and public speaker. Published by Activist Music, her chamber works and electroacoustic pieces are heard daily in concerts and broadcasts across the U.S. and internationally, and have been recorded by artists on over twenty commercially released CDs from record labels around the world. Educated at The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music as a student ...
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Shapiro: Of Breath and Touch
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Composer
:
Alex Shapiro
Artist
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Christin Schillinger (Bassoon)
Venue:
Arizona State University: Katzin Concert Hall (Tempe)
Recording Date:
Sat 22 Nov 2014
Billboard and About "Of Breath and Touch" (1:32)
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Of Breath and Touch (13:18)
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Shapiro: Deep
Composer
:
Alex Shapiro
Artists
:
Leslie Lashinsky (Contrabassoon)
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Dan Morris (Percussion)
;
Alex Shapiro (Electronics)
Recording Date:
Sat 4 Dec 2004
Commissioned by Carolyn Beck.
Deep, Excerpt (1:54)
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Shapiro: Phos Hilaron
Composer
:
Alex Shapiro
Artists
:
Brice Martin (Flute)
;
Charles Boito (Clarinet)
;
Carolyn Beck (Bassoon)
;
Frank Basile (Piano)
Venue:
Sunburst Studios (Los Angeles)
Recording Date:
Sun 6 Jun 1999
Commissioned by St. Bede's Episcopal Church, Mar Vista, California.
Phos Hilaron, Excerpt (1:34)
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Shapiro: At the Abyss
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Composer
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Alex Shapiro
Artists
:
Thomas Burritt (Marimba)
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Teresa McCollough (Piano)
;
Peggy Benkeser (Percussion)
Venue:
Santa Clara University: Center of Performing Arts Recital Hall (Santa Clara)
Recording Date:
Fri 4 Jun 2004
Commissioned by Teresa McCollough and Santa Clara University. This recording also appears on Teresa McCollough's CD, "Music for Hammers and Sticks," Innova Recordings 630.
I - Observe, Excerpt (3:23)
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II - Reflect, Excerpt (2:13)
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III - Act, Excerpt (1:54)
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Shapiro: For My Father
Composer
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Alex Shapiro
Artist
:
Susanne Kessel (Piano)
Venue:
KvB Funkhaus (Cologne)
Recording Date:
Thu 6 Jul 2006
This recording also appears on Susanne Kessel's CD, "Californian Concert," Oehms Classics/WDR 534.
For My Father, Excerpt (3:02)
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Archipelago
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Desert Tide for Soprano Saxophone and Electronic Soundscape
3.
Immersion
4.
Unabashedly
5.
Five Squared
6.
Liquid Compass
7.
The Ebb of Memory
8.
Tight Squeeze
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