Welcome!
Composer Alexandra Gardner creates music with a clear, expressive sound and a flair for the imaginative and unexpected.
… few [contemporary composers] achieve the particular alchemy of craft, whimsy, and sensual appeal that the Baltimore-based composer Gardner consistently produces.
— The New Yorker
upcoming events
March 22, 2025
Perseids — wind ensemble
Shenandoah Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Shenandoah Conservatory
Winchester, VA
March 30, 2025
Cypress — baritone saxophone & fixed electronics
Kyle Blake Jones, saxophone
Oh My Ears 2025 Festival
CiBO Carriage House
Phoenix, AZ
newest work
Sleeping Weather (Reimagined) — bass flute, violin, percussion, fixed media
Time Unfolding — concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
listen / watch
Musicians of the Seattle Symphony perform the opening movement of Alexandra’s string quartet Coyote Turns in the Octave 9 performance space.
Pianist Natalia Kazaryan performs Hummingbird Dreams.
Flutist Megan Shanley Alger plays Fade.
Foreign Exchange by animator Corrie Francis Parks features Tourmaline.
dream & scheme sessions
Alexandra taps into 25+ years of experience to help composers from emerging to elite expand their careers.
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