Alexandra Gardner | Building Noises

It’s totally 150% cliche, but… I love New York! Honestly. When I’m there I buy into the frenzy and run around from meeting to meeting to friend visit to concert to meeting to another friend visit to whatever else comes up to….! I always return to DC completely exhausted and oversensitized and inspired and buzzing [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Those years working in public radio have finally come in handy! My podcast, or rather Mobcast, is available on the Mobtown Modern website, and on iTunes. It’s a little tour through my composition Tourmaline, which Brian Sacawa will be performing on Mobtown’s October 1 “Sound Ecology” program. Look forward to seeing you there! ***** Here [...]

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 [...]

There really aren’t enough good things to say about a hairdresser who truly understands one’s cowlick situation. Mine also happens to be an up-and-coming DJ and producer! August! To be honest, I’m not really a fan. Hot, sticky, even thoughts seem a bit stuck in the air… I find myself just waiting for September to [...]

This is turning into a deliciously summery summer, with plenty of exercise (jogging and tennis are my favorites!), fresh vegetables and fruit, spontaneous friend gatherings, sunsets watched from the roof deck. I am heading out once more to North Carolina, this time for a little beach romp at Blackbeard’s home. Having spent nearly every summer [...]

Has anyone read this article in The Atlantic?? I thought I was just becoming really scattered; turns out my brain is being reformatted, and it is totally catching! Truthfully, since entering into a more “webby” existence, my book reading habit has slowed to a crawl…measures are being put in place to fix that. After all, [...]

Some tidbits regarding the National Perfoming Arts Convention, in no particular order… Overall the convention seemed well organized. If there were train wrecks, I missed them. Because this event was all about the AmericaSpeaks process, many caucus meetings were attended. The week also involved numerous martinis. Had the martinis been integrated into the caucus meetings, [...]

Already I am cheating on my own blog! Last week the writing happened on NewMusicBox. I totally blame Molly. After 4 days of meetings and name badges and (as another Alex calls it) schmooze-ic and copious doses of fluorescent light, I was only too happy to get out of the city and into the mountains! [...]