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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
February 6, 2025
Time Unfolding
concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
CU Wind Symphony
Nathan Mertens, saxophone
Matthew Dockendorf, conductor
CU Boulder
Boulder, CO
February 21, 2025
Time Unfolding
concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
CU Wind Symphony
Nathan Mertens, saxophone
Matthew Dockendorf, conductor
CU Boulder
Boulder, CO
February 21, 2025
Time Unfolding
concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Wind Ensemble
Nicki Roman, saxophone
Kevin Holzman, conductor
NASA Region 5 Conference
Cincinnati, OH
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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