Alexandra Gardner | Building Noises

Above are a few pages of sketches and notes from the making of Mint Conditioner for double bass and electronics – signed, sealed and delivered (several weeks ago) to exceedingly awesome bassist Logan Coale. True to the title, this piece starts out a tangled ball of knots, and by the end rinses out smooth and [...]

Shortly after I had completed my piece Tourmaline for saxophone and computer sound, I showed a recording engineer buddy the Pro Tools session that contained all the recorded elements, along with the score, and explained how the recorded part is represented in the score, how the performer plays along, and how if all goes as [...]

One can’t complain too much about this winter in DC after seeing what happened last week in Barcelona! Now that is historic snowfall! (Photo courtesy of bass clarinetist Harry Sparnaay) ******* As I patiently await the arrival of spring (grrrrrrrr!), this delightful tidbit, via Alex Ross, has become a daily necessity: During this sort of [...]

Updates are rolling in backwards! Chronological time is overrated… I wanted to alert you to some videos from last month’s concert in Baltimore. The combination of fantastic performances, an enthusiastic, open-eared audience, and a venue that has really good feng shui (Baltimore people, if you haven’t been to The Metro Gallery, you must stop in [...]

Last week I traveled with Molly and Brian to SUNY Fredonia, where we talked with students, played in and coached rehearsals, and had a concert sponsored by the Ethos New Music Society which included several compositions of mine, as well as works by Per Boland and Lei Liang. Thanks to Rob Deemer for being a [...]

Dubbed a “Classical Rock Star” by the press, cellist Joshua Roman has earned a national reputation for performing a wide range of repertoire with an absolute commitment to communicating the essence of the music at its most organic level. Current season engagements include debuts with the Albany, Arkansas, and Santa Barbara Symphonies, the New Philharmonic [...]

Kelli Kathman attends the Graduate Center of the City University of New York where she is a doctoral student of Tara Helen O’Connor. Kelli also holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the Eastman School of Music and a Master’s Degree from Yale University. She regularly performs with new music ensembles Signal and Alarm Will Sound and [...]

Born into a musical family, Alicia Lee grew up in Michigan where she began her musical studies on the violin and piano at age 4. She made the switch to clarinet at the age of 12. Her orchestral appearances include the Spoleto festivals in Italy and America, the Lucerne Festival Academy, the New Mexico Symphony [...]

Hi Everyone! For those of you who may be tuning in for the first time, this series of performer interviews is acting as a countdown to the February 3 Mobtown Modern concert in Baltimore. Come and meet everyone in person, it will be fun!! If you are inspired by these interviews to sponsor a musician, [...]

Yuki Numata is a violinist with “virtuosic flair and dexterous bravery,” according to the New York Times. Ms. Numata is rapidly gaining attention as a charismatic virtuoso, having performed as a soloist with the New World Symphony, the University at Buffalo’s Slee Sinfonietta, the Wordless Music Orchestra, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra and the Eastman [...]