Archive for the 'performance' Category

Mar 08 2010

New Performance Videos

Published by Alex under music, performance, update

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 for [...]

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Feb 26 2010

Your music is not your music

Published by Alex under inspiration, music, performance, process

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 [...]

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Dec 08 2009

Street socks and other tidbits

Published by Alex under fun, inspiration, music, performance, press, reviews

On a recent trip to New York I had one of those anxiety-dream-meets-real-life moments, when I realized on the morning of day 2 that I had forgotten to pack socks! Genius at work. Happily, one of the good things about NYC (especially in the winter) is that wherever you go, you are only about 3 [...]

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Jul 03 2009

Belated

Published by Alex under music, performance, update

This post is horribly late, given that these events happened last week, which is now officially last month, but better late than never, right?
First of all, there was an amazing concert in Seattle! This was one of the very best premieres of a new work that I have ever experienced. Sometimes I am so nervous [...]

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Jun 22 2009

My cover is blown!

Published by Alex under fun, inspiration, music, performance, update

One of the things I adore about the Baltimore Contemporary Museum’s Mobtown Modern concert series is how much thought and creativity directors Brian Sacawa and Erik Spangler put into the themes of the concerts. Of course there is a thread weaving the pieces on the program together, but what makes the concerts extra special are [...]

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Apr 13 2009

Two B’s

Published by Alex under music, performance, update

For your reading pleasure! There are now program notes on the website for Banyan, for orchestra, and Bloom for cello and boombox. Stand by for recordings too!
Last Monday Joshua Roman premiered Bloom at The Flea Theater in NYC to a big, wonderfully responsive audience. I couldn’t be happier about the performance! Even though it did [...]

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Oct 19 2008

New Electric Blue Pantsuit Recording

Published by Alex under music, performance, recording, sound, update

A quickie post to let you know about a new studio recording of electric blue pantsuit, which you can listen to here. Jennifer Choi and I recorded it last spring at Threshold Music. An even more sparkly version will be released on Jennifer’s solo CD soon!
Here is a photo of us performing it last week, [...]

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Oct 14 2008

New Music Embraces Life

Published by Alex under music, performance, update

Wow, I’m not doing very well writing about events before they happen – had a nice post planned to preview yesterday’s Livingroom Music Project Concert, but being involved in the organizing process took over.
First, a quick bit of background: Randy Hostetler was a hugely talented composer who passed away much, much too early, at the [...]

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Oct 03 2008

Northern Exposure

Published by Alex under inspiration, music, performance, reviews

Already the leaves are changing big time in Maine!! I always feel clearer after a trip up north – like I’ve been internally realigned. Maybe it’s the air…or the lobster!
The concert in Baltimore went very well! Full house, good music. I particularly enjoyed Ingram Marshall’s Sea Tropes – his music, which is very sparse and [...]

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Sep 06 2008

September Crashes In

Published by Alex under inspiration, music, performance, update

The onslaught of September reminds me that my “body clock” is still tuned far more to the academic year than the calendar year. Moving from summer to fall always feels like a Significant Event, and clearly I am not the only one in this boat, because suddenly the phone is ringing and the schedule is [...]

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