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Catalog of Concert Works

 


Alex Shapiro

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Solo Piano

     
Sonata for Piano
(1999; 16')
Intermezzo for Piano
(1998; 3')
Luvina
(2007; 5')
For My Father
(1996; 5')
Slowly, searching
(2009; 6')
Chord History
(2014; 2')
Vendaval de Luvina
(with audio track; 2010; 6')
Spark
(2011; 7')
Piano Suite No. 1:
The Resonance of Childhood

(1996; 12')
Arcana
(2014; 23')
Arcana Planet
(with audio track; 2017; 20')
Breathless
(with audio track; 2023; 9')
     
PERUSAL PAGE for each of the piano works:  
Solo Piano Collection
(1999-2017; 11 works)
   
     
lavender

Harpsichord

   
Transplanted
(viola and harpsichord; 2012; 3')
Three Insanities
(viola and harpsichord; 2013; 7')
Slipping
(violin, harpsichord and percussion; 2006; 9')
Slip
(violin and harpsichord; 2001; 9')
Brat
(viola and harpsichord; 2013; 2')
Fleas
(viola and harpsichord; 2013; 2')
   
Bald eagle
     

Organ

Transplant
(solo organ; 1999; 4')
Liquid Compass
(wind band with optional organ;
2014; 9')
   
The San Juan Islands
   

 

Solo Percussion

Kettle Brew
(2013; timpani, percussion; 8')
   
Sunset over the San Juans
   

 

Solo Guitar
and Electric Guitar

Below
(with audio track; 2010; 10')
   

 

Solo Violin
and Electric Violin

Desert Waves
(with audio track;
2001; 10')
Journey
(with audio track;
1999; 7')
  Vista
(with audio track; 2005; 8')
   

 

Solo Viola
and Electric Viola

Evolve
(with audio track;
2006; 8')
Desert Waves
(with audio track;
2001; 10')
     

 

Solo Cello
and Electric Cello

Deep
(with audio track; 2004; 8')
   
1 goose
     

 

Solo Flute

Shiny Kiss
(C Flute or Alto Flute;
1999; 4')
Below
(contrabass flute with audio track;
2008; 10')
     

 

Solo Clarinet

Water Crossing
(with audio track; 2002; 9')
Desert Tide
(with audio track; 2015; 10')
   

 

Solo Bass Clarinet

Below
(with audio track; 2010; 10')
   

 

Solo Contra-alto Clarinet

Deep
(with audio track; 2018; 8')
   

 

Solo Contrabass Clarinet

Deep
(with audio track; 2004; 8')
   

 

Solo Bassoon

Deep
(with audio track; 2017; 8')
Below
(with audio track; 2008; 10')
   

 

Solo Contrabassoon

Deep
(with audio track; 2004; 8')
   

 

Solo Sax

Desert Tide
(with audio track; 2005; 10')
   
kelp
   

 

Solo Flugelhorn

Water Crossing
(with audio track; 2023; 9')
   

 

Solo French horn

Deep
(with audio track; 2004; 8')
   

 

Solo Euphonium

Deep
(with audio track; 2019; 8')
   

 

Solo Tuba

Deep
(with audio track; 2004; 8')
Below
(with audio track; 2008; 10')
   
Mount Baker

Harp

   
Intermezzo for Flute and Harp
(2008; 4')
Intermezzo for Clarinet and Harp
(1998; 4')
Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Harp
(2010; 4')
Intermezzo for Violin and Harp
(2002; 4')
Intermezzo for Bassoon and Harp
(2017; 4')
 
   
Bald eagle

Guitar

   
Slippery
(flute and guitar; 2015; 9')
Below
(guitar with audio track; 2008; 10')
   
beach driftwood

Percussion

   
At the Abyss
(piano, marimba, vibraphone and percussion;
2003; 14')
Music for Four Big Instruments
(tuba, piano, double bass, drum set;
2006; 7')
Slipping
(violin, harpsichord and percussion; 2006; 9')
Kettle Brew
(2013; timpani, percussion, and audio track; 8')
Kitchen Sync
(wind band and optional audio track; 2021; 1')
 
   
2 foxes

Duets

   
Slip
(violin and harpsichord; 2001; 9')
Music for Two Big Instruments
(tuba and piano; 2000; 7')
Slippery
(flute and guitar; 2015; 9')
Re:pair
(flute duet; 2000; 7')
Of String and Touch
(viola and piano; 2006; 10')
Re:pair
(flute and oboe; 2001; 7')
Of Wood and Touch
(cello and piano; 2001; 10')
Re:pair
(flute and English horn; 2014; 7')
Of Bow and Touch
(double bass and piano; 2000; 10')
Re:pair
(flute and bassoon; 2001; 7')
Of Air and Touch
(oboe and piano; 2001; 10')
Re:pair
(oboe and clarinet; 2016; 6')
Of Breath and Touch
(bassoon and piano; 1999; 10')
Re:pair
(oboe and English horn; 2014; 7')
Of Wind and Touch
(baritone saxophone and piano; 2006; 10')
Re:pair
(oboe and bassoon; 2022; 7')
Of Song and Touch
(euphonium and piano; 2011; 10')
Re:pair
(clarinet and bassoon; 2008; 7')
Fleas
(viola and harpsichord; 2013; 2')
Re:pair
(bassoon duet; 2001; 7')
Three Insanities
(viola and harpsichord; 2013; 7')
Intermezzo for Flute and Harp
(2008; 4')
Transplanted
(viola and harpsichord; 2012; 4')
Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Piano
(2010; 4')
Brat
(clarinet and piano; 2013; 2')
Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Harp
(2010; 4')
Brat
(viola and harpsichord; 2013; 2')
Intermezzo for Clarinet and Piano
(1998; 4')
Brat
(oboe and piano; 2013; 2')
Intermezzo for Clarinet and Harp
(1998; 4')
Brat
(alto sax and piano; 2013; 2')
Intermezzo for Bassoon and Harp
(2017; 4')
Water Voyage
(clarinet duet with audio track; 2007; 9')
Intermezzo for Violin and Harp
(2002; 4')
Water Voyages
(clarinet, bassoon, and audio track; 2018; 9')
Intermezzo for Cello and Piano
(2011; 4')
   
3 sheep

Trios

   
Desert Notes
(oboe, bassoon and piano; 2001; 10')
Piano Trio No. 1: Elegy
(violin, cello and piano; 1999; 8')
Desert Passage
(violin, cello and piano; 2001; 10')
Elegy
(trumpet, cello and piano; 2004; 8')
Desert Passage
(violin, tenor saxophone and piano;
2001; 10')
At the Abyss
(piano, marimba, vibraphone and percussion;

2003; 14')
Desert Run
(oboe, clarinet and piano; 2007; 10')
Slipping
(violin, harpsichord and percussion; 2006; 9')
Desert Thoughts
(flute, clarinet and piano; 2008; 10')
Elegiac
(clarinet, cello and piano; 2010; 8')
Desert Story
(clarinet, bassoon and piano; 2019; 10')
Trio for Clarinet, Violin & Piano
(1998; 12')
Flea Circus
(rec. only: clarinet, violin and piano; 2008; 1')
Quarks
(oboe, violin and piano; 2022; 12')
Circus of Fleas
(clarinet, violin and piano; 2018; 2')
 
   
4 orca whales

Quartets

   
Introspect
(string quartet; 2000; 7')
Evensong Suite
(flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano; 1999; 17')
Music for Four Big Instruments
(tuba, piano, double bass, drum set;
2006; 7')
Bioplasm
(flute quartet: 2 bass fls, 2 alto fls, 2 C fls, 1 piccolo; 
2004; 12')
Unabashedly
(flute/piccolo, violin, cello and piano;
2006; 14')
Phos Hilaron
(flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano; 1999; 3')
Five Squared
(string quartet; 2008; 4')
 
   
5 flowers

Quintets

   
Current Events
(string quintet: 2 vlns, 2 vlas, 1 vc; 2003; 16')
Introspection
(string quintet: 2 vlns, vla, vc, db; 2016; 7')
   
ducks

Sextets

   
Unabashedly More
(flute/piccolo, clarinet, violin, viola,
cello and piano; 2010; 11')
Unabashedly Said
(flute/piccolo, clarinet, French horn, violin,
cello and piano; 2011; 11')
Perpetual Spark
(flute/piccolo, violin, viola, cello,
double bass,
and piano; 2011; 7')
Train of Thought
(bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, French horn,
trombone, euphonium and tuba, with audio track;
2015; 9')
   
ducks

Large Chamber Ensemble

   
Archipelago
(string quartet, double bass, woodwind quintet,
piano; 2013, revised 2023; 10')
Remembrance
(string orchestra;
2013; 8')
Bioplasm
(flute choir; 2011; 12')
Even Deeper
(double reed choir with audio track; 2014; 8')
Passages
(any size ensemble, with audio track; 2020; 3')
Depth Sounding
(tuba and euphonium choir with audio track;
2023; 8')
   
   
sun on Strait of San Juan de Fuca

Choral

   
Celebrate!
(SATB or SSA choir and piano; 2002; 5')
Because I Am
(SSAA choir and piano; 2015; 1')
O Death Rock Me Asleep
( SATB choir, with audio track; 2019; 9')
 
 
baby spiders

Strings

   
Of Wood and Touch
(cello and piano; 2001; 10')
Current Events
(string quintet: 2 vlns, 2 vlas, 1 vc; 2003; 16')
Desert Waves
(5-string electric violin and audio track; 2001; 10')
Introspect
(string quartet; 2000; 7')
Desert Waves
(5-string electric viola and audio track; 2001; 10')
Circus of Fleas
(clarinet, violin and piano; 2018; 2')
Slip
(violin and harpsichord; 2001; 9')
Of Bow and Touch
(double bass and piano; 2000; 10')
Trio for Clarinet, Violin & Piano
(1998; 12')
Piano Trio No. 1: Elegy
(violin, cello and piano; 1999; 8')
Quarks
(oboe, violin and piano; 2022; 12')
Journey
(5-string electric violin and audio track; 1999; 7')
Desert Passage
(violin, tenor saxophone and piano; 2001; 10';
Elegy
(trumpet, cello and piano; 2004; 8')
Desert Passage
(violin, cello and piano; 2001; 10';
Of String and Touch
(viola and piano; 2006; 10')
Music for Four Big Instruments
(tuba, piano, double bass, drum set; 2006; 7')
Unabashedly
(flute/piccolo, violin, cello and piano; 2006; 14')
Evolve
(electric viola and audio track; 2006; 8')
Slipping
(violin, harpsichord and percussion; 2006; 9')
Perpetual Spark
(flute/piccolo, violin, viola, cello, double bass
and piano; 2011; 7')
Five Squared
(string quartet;
2008; 4')
Archipelago
(string quartet, double bass, woodwind quintet,
piano; 2013, revised 2021; 10')
Elegiac
(clarinet, cello and piano;
2010; 8')
Archipelago
(string quartet, double bass, woodwind quintet;
2009, revised 2013 and 2023; 10')
Unabashedly Said
(flute/piccolo, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano;
2010; 11')
Transplanted
(viola and harpsichord;
2012; 4')
Remembrance
(string orchestra;
2013; 8')
Fleas
(viola and harpsichord; 2013; 2')
Three Insanities
(viola and harpsichord; 2013; 7')
Brat
(viola and harpsichord; 2013; 2')
Slippery
(flute and guitar; 2015; 9')
Unabashedly More
(flute/piccolo, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano;
Introspection
(string quintet: 2 vlns, vla, vc, db; 2016; 7')
Vista
(violin and audio track; 2005; 8')
Intermezzo for Violin and Harp
(2002; 4')
Intermezzo for Cello and Piano
(2011; 4')
 
   
pacific madrona trees

Woodwinds

   
Bioplasm
(flute quartet: 2 bass fls, 2 alto fls, 2 C fls,
1 piccolo;  2004; 12')
Perpetual Spark
(flute/piccolo, violin, viola, cello, double bass
and piano; 2011; 7')
Bioplasm, for flute choir
(f2011; 12')
Evensong Suite
(flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano;
1999; 17')
Re:pair
(flute and oboe; 2001; 7')
Shiny Kiss
(C Flute or Alto flute; 1999; 4')
Re:pair
(flute and bassoon; 2001; 7')
Deep
(contrabassoon with audio track; 2004; 8')
Re:pair
(flute and English horn; 2014; 7")
Intermezzo for Flute and Harp
(2008; 4')
Re:pair
(oboe and clarinet; 2016; 6")
Intermezzo for Clarinet and Harp
(1998; 4')
Re:pair
(oboe and English horn; 2014; 7")
Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Piano
(2010; 4')
Re:pair
(oboe and bassoon; 2022; 7')
Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Harp
(2010; 4')
Re:pair
(clarinet and bassoon; 2008; 7')
Intermezzo for Clarinet and Piano
(1998; 4')
Re:pair
(flute duet; 2000; 7')
Intermezzo for Bassoon and Harp
(2017; 4')
Re:pair
(bassoon duet; 2001; 7')
Elegiac
(clarinet, cello and piano; 2010; 8')
Re:pair for Two Baroque Flutes
(flute duet; 2000; 7')
Water Crossing
(clarinet with audio track; 2002; 9')
Desert Notes
(oboe, bassoon and piano; 2001; 10')
Water Voyage
(clarinet duet with audio track;
2007; 9')
Desert Tide
(soprano saxophone with audio track;
2005; 10')
Water Voyages
(clarinet, bassoon, and audio track; 2018; 9')
Desert Tide
(clarinet with audio track;
2015; 10')
Circus of Fleas
(clarinet, violin and piano; 2018; 2')
Desert Passage
(violin, tenor saxophone and piano; 2001; 10')
Of Breath and Touch
(bassoon and piano; 1999; 10')
Desert Run
(oboe, clarinet and piano; 2007; 10')
Of Air and Touch
(oboe and piano; 2001; 10')
Desert Thoughts
(flute, clarinet and piano; 2008; 10')
Of Wind and Touch
(baritone saxophone and piano;
2006; 10')
Desert Story
(clarinet, bassoon and piano; 2019; 10')
Below
(contrabass flute with audio track;
2008; 10')
Unabashedly
(flute/piccolo, violin, cello and piano;
2006; 14')

Below
(bass clarinet with audio track; 2008; 10')
Unabashedly Said
(flute/piccolo, clarinet, French horn, violin,
cello and piano; 2010; 11')
Below
(bassoon with audio track; 2008; 10')
Unabashedly More
(flute/piccolo, clarinet, violin, viola, cello
and piano; 2010; 11')
Brat
(oboe and piano; 2013; 2')
Slippery
(flute and guitar; 2015; 9')
Brat
(alto sax and piano; 2013; 2')
Brat
(clarinet and piano; 2013; 2')
Even Deeper
(double reed choir with audio track; orchestra;
2014; 8')
Train of Thought
(bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, French horn,
trombone, euphonium and tuba, with audio track; 2015; 9')
Trio for Clarinet, Violin & Piano
(1998; 12')
Archipelago
(string quartet, double bass, woodwind quintet,
piano; 2013, revised 2023; 10')
Quarks
(oboe, violin and piano; 2022; 12')
   
Turn Island

Works with flute

   
Shiny Kiss (solo C or alto fl) Desert Thoughts (fl, cl., pno)
Re:pair (fl, ob) Bioplasm (fl quartet)
Re:pair (fl, Eng hn) Bioplasm, for flute choir
Re:pair (fl, bn) Evensong Suite (fl, cl, bn, pno)
Re:pair (fl duet)
Unabashedly (fl/picc, vln, vc, pno)
Re:pair for Two Baroque Flutes
Unabashedly More (fl/picc, cl, vln, vla, vc, pno)
Intermezzo for Flute and Harp
Unabashedly Said (fl/picc, cl, hn, vln, vc, pno)
Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Harp
Perpetual Spark (fl/picc, vln, vla, vc, db bs, pno)
Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Piano Below (contrabs fl, audio track)
Archipelago (str qt, dbl bs, w.w. quint, pno) Slippery (fl, gtr)
   
Turn Island

Works with clarinet and saxophone

   
Intermezzo for Clarinet and Piano
Water Voyage (cl duet, audio track)
Intermezzo for Clarinet and Harp
Water Voyages (cl, bn, and audio track)
Re:pair (ob, cl) Desert Tide (sop sax, audio track)
Re:pair (cl, bn) Desert Tide (cl, audio track)
Trio for Clarinet, Violin & Piano
Of Wind and Touch (bari sax, pno)
Train of Thought (bass cl, bari sax, Fr hn,
tbn, euph, tuba, audio track )
Brat (cl, pno)
Brat (alto sax, pno) Evensong Suite (fl, cl, bn, pno)
Elegiac (cl, vc, pno) Archipelago (str qt, dbl bs, w.w. quint, pno)
Desert Run (ob, cl, pno) Unabashedly Said (fl/picc, cl, hn, vln, vc, pno)
Desert Thoughts (fl, cl, pno) Unabashedly More (fl/picc, cl, vln, vla, vc, pno)
Desert Story (cl, bn, pno) Circus of Fleas (cl, vln,pno)
Deep (contra-alto cl, audio track) Desert Passage (vln, tenor sax, pno)
Water Crossing (cl, audio track) Below (bs. cl, audio track)
  Below (contrabs. cl, audio track)
   
Turn Island

Works with oboe and bassoon

   
Re:pair (fl, ob) Of Air and Touch (ob, pno)
Re:pair (fl, Eng hn) Of Breath and Touch (bn, pno)
Re:pair (ob, Eng hn) Desert Run (ob, cl, pno)
Re:pair (fl, bn) Desert Notes (ob, bn, pno)
Re:pair (ob, cl) Desert Story (cl, bn, pno)
Re:pair (ob, bn) Deep (contrabn, audio track)
Re:pair (cl, bn) Even Deeper (double reed choir with audio track)
Re:pair (bn duet) Archipelago (str qt, dbl bs, w.w. quint, pno)
Brat (ob, pno) Quarks (ob, vln, pno)
Intermezzo for Bassoon and Harp
Water Voyages (cl, bn, and audio track)
Evensong Suite (fl, cl, bn, pno) Below (bn, audio track)
   
   
Otter

Works with piano

   
Intermezzo for Clarinet and Piano
Quarks (ob, vln, pno)
Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Piano
Desert Notes (ob, bn, pno)
Intermezzo for Cello and Piano Desert Passage (vln, tenor sax, pno)
Intermezzo for Flute and Harp Desert Run (ob, cl, pno)
Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Harp Desert Thoughts (fl, cl, pno)
Intermezzo for Clarinet and Harp Desert Story (cl, bn, pno)
Intermezzo for Bassoon and Harp Of Air and Touch (ob, pno)
Intermezzo for Violin and Harp Of Breath and Touch (bn, pno)
Quarks (ob, vln, pno) Of Wind and Touch (bari sax, pno)
Circus of Fleas (cl, vln, pno) Of Song and Touch (euphonium, pno)
Trio for Clarinet, Violin & Piano
Of String and Touch (vla, pno)
Brat (cl, pno) Of Wood and Touch (vc, pno)
Brat (oboe, pno) Of Bow and Touch (dbl. bs, pno)
Brat (alto sax, pno) Phos Hilaron (fl, cl, bn, pno)
Elegy (tpt, vc, pno) Unabashedly Said (fl/picc, cl, hn, vln, vc, pno)
Elegiac (cl, vc, pno) Unabashedly More (fl/picc, cl, vln, vla, vc, pno)
Piano Trio No. 1: Elegy Unabashedly (fl/picc, vln, vc, pno)
Archipelago (str qt, dbl bs, w.w. quint, pno) Perpetual Spark (fl/picc, vln, vla, vc, db bs, pno)
Music for Two Big Instruments (tuba, pno) Evensong Suite (fl, cl, bn, pno)
Music for Four Big Instruments (tuba, dbl. bs, drums, pno)  
   
bull kelp

Works with brass

   
Elegy
(trumpet, cello and piano; 2004; 8')
Deep
(euphonium, with audio track; 2019; 8')
Water Crossing
(flugelhorn, with audio track; 2023; 9')
Depth Sounding
(tuba and euphonium choir with audio track;
2023; 8')
Deep
(French horn, with audio track; 2004; 8')
Deep
(tuba, with audio track; 2004; 8')
Unabashedly Said
(flute/piccolo, clarinet, French horn, violin, cello,
and piano; 2010; 11')
Below (tuba, with audio track)
Archipelago
(string quartet, double bass, woodwind quintet
(incl. French horn), piano; 2013, revised 2023; 10')
Music for Two Big Instruments
(tuba and piano; 2000; 7')
Train of Thought
(bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, French horn,
trombone, euphonium and tuba, with audio track; 2015; 9')
Music for Four Big Instruments
(tuba, piano, double bass, drum set; 2006; 7')
Of Song and Touch
(euphonium and piano; 2011; 10')
 
   
s lavender

Orchestra

   
Remembrance
(string orchestra;
2013; 8')
Archipelago
(chamber orchestra;
2013, revised 2023; 10' )
Beneath
(orchestra, with audio track;
2019; 11')
Passages
(any size ensemble, with audio track; 2020; 3')
   
geese

Concert Wind Band

   
Homecoming
(wind band; ACOUSTIC; 2008; 8')
Paper Cut
(wind band, printer paper, audio track; 2010; 5')
Airborne
(wind band; ACOUSTIC; 2021; 5')
Rock Music
(wind band, rocks, audio track; 2016; 4')
Free
(wind band, ACOUSTIC; 2022; 8')
Liquid Compass
(with wind band; optional organ; 2014; 9')
Lights Out
(wind band, audio track; 2015; 5')
Moment
(wind band, audio track; 2016; 6')
Tight Squeeze
(wind band, audio track; 2013; 3')
Trains of Thought
(wind band, audio track; 2017; 7')
Immersion
(wind band and audio track; 2010; 23')
Passages
(with soloist or any size ensemble; 2020; 3')
Depth
(wind band and audio track; 2010; 8')
Off The Edge
(wind band and audio track; 2019; 3')
Surface
(wind band and audio track; 2010; 4')
Ascent
(wind band and audio track; 2020; 3')
Beneath
(wind band and audio track; 2010; 11')
Breathe
(with wind band; 2020; 10')
Suspended
(wind band, audio track; 2021; 28')
Kitchen Sync
(any ensemble and opt. audio track; 2021; 1')
Distanced
(wind band, audio track; 2021; 9')
Pop Music
(wind band and audio track; 2022; 4')
Masked
(wind band, audio track; 2021; 5')
Count to Ten
(any ensemble and opt. audio track; 2021; 1')
Viral
(wind band, audio track; 2021; 6')
 
   

 

PERUSAL PAGE for each of the wind band works:

 
Wind Band Collection
(2008-2022; 25 works)
 
     
     
Lion's Mane jellyfish

Electroacoustic: Solo and Small Ensemble

   
Kettle Brew
(with timpani, percussion, 2013; 8')
Vendaval de Luvina
(with piano; 2010; 6')
Water Crossing
(with clarinet; 2002; 9')
Arcana Planet
(with piano, 2017; 23')
Water Crossing
(with flugelhorn; 2023; 9')
Breathless
(with piano; 2023; 9')
Water Voyage
(with clarinet duet; 2007; 9')
Desert Tide
(with soprano saxophone; 2005; 10')
Water Voyages
(with clarinet and bassoon; 2018; 9')
Desert Tide
(with clarinet; 2015; 10')
Below
(with contrabass flute or other low winds,
or guitar; 2008; 10')
Desert Waves
(with 5-string electric violin;
2001; 10')
Vista
(with violin; 2005; 8')
Desert Waves
(with 5-string electric viola;
2001; 10')
Evolve
(with electric viola; 2006; 8')
Deep
(with contrabassoon or any low wind
or brass; 2004; 8')
Journey
(with 5-string electric violin; 1999; 7')
Even Deeper
(with double reed choir, 2014; 8')
Train of Thought
(with bass clarinet, baritone saxophone,
French horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba, 2015; 9')
Passages
(with soloist or any size ensemble; 2020; 3')
Kitchen Sync
(with any ensemble; opt. audio track; 2021; 1')
Depth Sounding
(tuba and euphonium choir; 2023; 8')
   

 

Electroacoustic: Large Ensemble

   
Paper Cut
(with wind band, printer paper; 2010; 5')
Rock Music
(with wind band, rocks; 2016; 4')
Depth
(with wind band; 2010; 8')
Lights Out
(with wind band; 2015; 5')
Surface
(with wind band; 2010; 4')
Tight Squeeze
(with wind band; 2013; 3')
Beneath
(with wind band; 2010; 11')
Liquid Compass
(with wind band; optional organ; 2014; 9')
Immersion
(with wind band; 2010; 23')
Moment
(with wind band; 2016; 6')
Beneath
(with orchestra; 2019; 11')
Trains of Thought
(with wind band; 2017; 7')
Even Deeper
(with double reed choir; 2014; 8')
Off The Edge
(with wind band; 2019; 3')
Ascent
(with wind band; 2020; 3')
Passages
(with soloist or any size ensemble; 2020; 3')
O Death Rock Me Asleep
(with SATB choir; 2019; 9')
Breathe
(with wind band; 2020; 10')
Kitchen Sync
(any ensemble and opt. audio track; 2021; 1')
Count to Ten
(any ensemble and opt. audio track; 2021; 1')
Pop Music
(wind band and audio track; 2022; 4')
Distanced
(with wind band; 2021; 9')
Masked
(with wind band; 2021; 5')
Viral
(with wind band; 2021; 6')
Suspended
(with wind band; 2021; 28')
 
   

 

Electronic only

   
Just a Minute of Your Time
(electronic; 2006; 1')
Wail
(electronic; 2009; 1')
Unhinged
(electronic; 2005; 1')
Plasma
(electronic, with altered flute quartet; 2004; 1')
Chakra Suite
(with 32-string veena, tabla and guitar; 2005; 10')
 
   

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WHY is Alex drawn to compose electroacoustic works
for large ensembles?


In a conversation on March 26, 2022 with the musicians of The Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra, Alex was asked a question that gave her an opportunity to share her unique perspective on a genre she has helped bring to the fore. Click to watch her response!

 

 

 

 

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Licensing, Arrangements, & and Booking


 

Commissioning:

Ms. Shapiro is equally comfortable creating new works for an individual ensemble, or for a large consortium of participants. For commission inquiries,
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Arrangements:

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Alex loves to interact with ensembles, coach rehearsals, discuss myriad topics, and give a detailed tour of her state-of-the-art project studio on San Juan Island.
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Residencies:

When budgets allow for the expense of an in-person residency, Alex is a positive presence on campus, whether in rehearsals of her music, or giving lectures on the many facets of a happy career. Alex also enjoys doing e-residences, which are an excellent option that saves money fossil fuels! To inquire, please email Alex. Email Alex

 

 

 

 

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Publishing & Distribution

 

 

Alex Shapiro is proud to serve on the Board of Directors
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representing her publishing company Activist Music LLC.


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