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Alex Shapiro loves to write! And, speak. And, shoot nature photographs. And, of course, compose... and all of these activities are quite interconnected! Take a scroll down through some of her published thoughts...
...and to read the thought of the moment, peruse her offerings on FaceBook, and visit her archived pixel-sonic blog, Notes from the Kelp, and join Alex, and a lot of wildlife, on their rural island.
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Articles and interviews
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Alex is the featured artist in Kyle Gann's wonderful American Composer series that appears in the May/June 2008 issue of Chamber Music magazine. Read what Gann has to say about Alex's unusual background and appoach to her work.
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A peek into what makes Alex tick (and, tock) can be gleaned from this wonderful May 2023 profile piece that Amanda Cook wrote for I Care If You Listen. To read, click on the image at right.
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Greg Sandow is the author of an insightful blog on the future of classical music, and invited Alex to be a guest blogger in March 2013. Click here to see what she has to say on the subject of artists and the significance of social media, in her essay titled, E-ing There. Read E-ing There online
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Prior to Alex's participation as Composer-in-Residence for Capital University's 2023 NOW Music Festival, she gave a revealing interview for its Capital Stories series.
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The second edition of Spain's wind band publication Estudios Bandisticos features a lengthy interview that Alex gave to Camila Fernández over breakfast in December 2017 at Lincoln Center in New York City.
To read what Alex had to say in this wide-ranging conversation, click here.
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Shortly after the release of Alex's 2020 Innova Recordings release ARCANA, an album recorded by Adam Marks of Alex's complete solo piano works, Alex gave an interview to a British blog called Meet the Artist, in which she discusses a broad range of topics, and which includes a video of Adam performing a track from the album.
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NewMusicBox is the online magazine and blog for the national advocacy organization New Music USA. It is also the publication for which Alex has written the most articles, and each is linked below.
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NewMusicBox's September 2018 posts include an article Alex wrote titled Dissing the Competition, that exposes the myriad problems with some pay-to-enter composer compeitions and lists many better ways emerging writers can spend their money.
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Alex's challenging thoughts on the new digital paradigm, the internet, free speech and the meaning of net neutrality to all artists, were published in three January 2010 essays for the online magazine NewMusicBox. |
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NewMusicBox offers an excellent platform for debate between colleagues, and upon reading an essay in which author R. Andrew Lee proclaimed that art and entrepreneuship cannot coexist, Alex penned this response,
You're An Artist AND An Entrepreneur,
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Alex was asked to contribute her thoughts to NewMusicBox's April 2016 series about music and money, and delivered a piece titled Let's Make a List, that many college professors are already making required reading for their composition students. In it, Alex offers a detailed road map to point music-makers toward the many revenue streams that can be generated from their copyrights.
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When NewMusicBox editor Frank J. Oteri asked Alex to write an article about artists and website promotion techniques, Alex was happy to do so. But beginning work on the essay, she realized that there are three distinctly nonmusical concepts behind anyone's ability to promote their work: a sense of self worth, an abundant attitude, and a connection to the joy of what they do. Thus, a larger article was borne, and published November 2007. Here is the first part: All the Things You Are: Five Suggestions
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Here is the second part of Alex's writing for NewMusicBox about the significance of the internet for composers, and how they can use their web presence to create income. Making an Asset Out of Your eSelf,
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Upon her return from the enormous National Performing Arts Convention in Denver, Alex summarized her observations about the experience in her June 2008 NewMusicBox article, The Impact of NPAC.
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Alex was asked to contribute her thoughts to the September 2003 issue of NewMusicBox, addressing the topic of musical monikers such as neo-romanticism. Read what she had to say about today's concert music, the meaningless terms that attempt to categorize it, and why there's never been a better time to be a composer, in her response to, Would You Describe Yourself as a Neo-Romantic? Why (Not)?.
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How do you take a relatively dull subject and make it bearable as well as informative? Find out when you read Alex's explanation of DBAs for composers in her October 2005 NewMusicBox article, DBA: Three Good Notes, Three Necessary Initials.
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Sheet Music Plus features Alex and her career in a wide-ranging piece for its September 2019 Take Note blog. Read about the connection between music, activism, multimedia, and yes, even Beethoven, by clicking the icon at right, or here.
Minnesota Public Radio's Your Classical division created a Top Ten list of wind band composers, to expand the public's knowledge of the genre. Alex [randomly!] came in at #2 after Sousa. You can peruse the list by clicking the icon at right, or here.
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On Molly Sheridan's creative blog Mind the Gap, Alex Shapiro was one a few invited new music web denizen to weigh in on the premises in the book The Whuffie Factor, by Tara Hunt. Alex opened the conversation with a post that codifies her thoughts on artists and the professional relationships they create with new social network technology: Selling Everything, 2.0--The Jig Goes Public,
published July 2009.
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The following year, Molly Sheridan once again invited the blogizens back for a discussion titled Creative Rights & Artists, and Alex had a lot to say on the topic (as always!). That thread was published in July 2010.
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Alex openly discusses a broad range of topics in her ten-page autobiographical lead article, Compose, Communicate and Connect for the Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music, Spring 2005 issue. The article was reprinted with permission in two parts for the Autumn 2005 and Winter 2006 issues of the American Composers Forum magazine, Sounding Board. Alex shares her ideas about... • numerous ways to conquer writer's block
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Alex's detailed description about composing a middle school electro-acoustic wind band piece for her BandQuest commission is the cover of the July/August 2010 issue of Sounding Board, the magazine of the American Composers Forum. Click to read, Shredding With the 7th Grade! |
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Alex's feature article about composing a wind band piece for the U.S. Army is the cover of the July 2008 issue of Sounding Board, the magazine of the American Composers Forum. The twist to the story: the Commander found Alex on... MySpace!
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Musician and librarian Tom Moore interviewed Alex for an in-depth view of her life and work, in the October 2010 issue of 21st Century Music. Click below to read her thoughts on passion, motivation and how hitting the wrong notes while playing Beethoven might turn a kid into a composer.
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Alex has a lot to say about the connection between living an emotional life and composing emotional music in her March 2008 interview for the online magazine Tokafi
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Alex's direct opinions on life and music can be enjoyed in an August 2006 interview for Tokafi titled, 15 Questions to Alex Shapiro.
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You can read the October 2011 interview Alex gave to the terrific organization, Composers & Schools in Concert, to get a sense of her enthusiasm about professional musicians working with young students.
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Blogging: How to Build an Audience Without Leaving Home
Alex Shapiro, Jerry Bowles, editor of the new music blog Sequenza 21, and Drew McManus, author of Adaptistration.com, gave a panel presentation about blogging at the January 2006 National Chamber Music America Conference in New York City. Here's the handout guide they created, to assist anyone launching a blog.
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Orchestra consultant Drew McManus invited several colleagues to share their ideas about bringing pals to the symphony for Take A Friend To Orchestra month. In Alex's April 2006 essay for McManus' well trodden blog, Adaptistration, absolutely nothing is sacred! Enjoy her unorthodox take on the subject, along with the subsequent comments and return volley she offered... fasten your seat belt.
Alex's and many other TAFTO essays were made available in physical, bound form in the 2006 book, Take a Friend to the Orchestra, and can be enjoyed online by visiting this index.
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Alex has written an extensive two-part article on the subject of her clinic presentations on new media in the band world. The essay, titled The e-Frontier: Music, Multimedia, Education, and Audiences in the Digital World, appears in the June and September 2014 issues of the magazine of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, WASBE World.
CLICK HERE to read the full pdf of the article, offered with the kind permission of WASBE.
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Here's a short Q & A that The Vegetarian Times did with Alex for their July 2008 magazine. No animals were harmed in the making of this interview. |
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See what Alex divulges in her biographical interview
for the August 2002 issue of New Music Forum magazine about musical passion, musical business, and musical codependency. |
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Read what Alex had to say about attracting audiences to new music, in her September 2008 essay, The Joy of Discovery, for the Orcas Island newspaper Islands Sounder. |
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Read Alex's chat on the networking website forum, My Auditions where she was the August 2006 featured guest. |
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Alex is one of six co-authors of the new book, The Horizon Leans Forward...Stories of Courage, Strength, and Triumph of Underrepresented Communities in the Wind Band Field, released by GIA Publications December 2020.
Edited by conductor Erik Kar Jun Leung (Oregon State University), the book includes Ms. Shapiro's chapter, Reaching Out and Bringing Women In, along with those from composer Jodie Blackshaw and conductors Alfred L. Watkins, Robert Taylor (University of British Columbia), Courtney Snyder (University of Michigan), and Erik Leung, each of whom address perspectives of women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA2S+ composers and conductors of the past and present.
Additionally, the publication includes a notable annotated bibliography of works by underrepresented composers.
To read more about the book and to order a hard copy,
To order the digital copy, click HERE:
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In 2021 as part of the completion of his DMA in conducting at Northwestern University, former U.S. Air Force Band Principal Euphonium player Joseph Bello wrote a lecture/recital research document titled, RECOGNIZING UNDERREPRESENTED COMPOSERS IN THE WIND BAND COMMUNITY: FOSTERING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI).
The paper concludes with two lengthy interviews: one with Erik Leung, the author and editor of The Horizon Leans Forward..., and another with one of the book's other five authors, Alex Shapiro. In her conversation with Mr. Bello Alex touched on a broad spectrum of DEI issues which you can read by clicking HERE.
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Video interviews
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2020-2021 quickly became Zoom-dependent years in which Alex, surrounded by the glowing gear of her studio and already a longtime online video regular, appeared in countless webinars, panel discussions and interviews. Click below to listen to conversations ranging from diversity and inclusion, to education, to adaptable music, to technology, and to... her own works! |
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Conductor and composer Michael Shapiro (no relation) produces a webcast titled INTERPLAY featuring some of today's most active composers, performers, and conductors. In May 2021 he spoke with Alex about her newest creations-- including her new wind symphony, SUSPENDED, and about the past, present and future of electroacoustic writing. |
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April 2022
During Alex Shapiro's April 2022 residency as the Commissioned Composer at University of Wisconsin River Falls, she gave an extended talk to the music students and faculty. Topics included:
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Beyond The Notes Music Festival, hosted by conductor and educator Chris Gleason May 2020 |
Virginia Winds Academy: Alex talks to Middle School musicians January 2021 |
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CBDNA Webinar Series: Impact and Activism: Multimedia and the Wind Band World June 2020 |
NAfME: Exploring the Creating Process with Three Composers June 2020 |
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WASBE Worldwide Winds series: Alex Shapiro with Emily Moss January 2021 |
Maestro Moments with Wind Conductor: Alex Shapiro with Aaron Noe April 2021 |
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Music Ed Mentor Podcast: Alex Shapiro with Adam Kennaugh August 2021 |
Stoney Creek High School Q&A March 2020 |
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University of Washington Wind Ensemble: Interview with Alex Shapiro September 2021 |
Ashland High School Band Q&A April 2021 |
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Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra: Conversation with Alex Shapiro March 2022 |
Through the Eyes of the Composer: Alex Shapiro with Paul Crider May 2022 |
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Music for All: What Now & How: Delivering Solutions for Instrumental Music Education during COVID-19 May 2020 |
Spencer Arias: What is Adaptable Repertoire? With Creative Repertoire Initiative September 2020 |
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ACB Connects! Session #3: Discussing Adaptable Music with the Creative Repertoire Initiative September 2020 |
NAfME Webinar: Creative Repertoire Initiative August 2020 |
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The Recording Academy Conversations: The Institute for Composer Diversity October 2020 |
Hey Band! Network: Institute of Composer Diversity August 2020 |
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Inclusive Programming Composer Collaboration May 2020 |
WASBE Worldwide Winds series: Alex Shapiro with Emily Moss January 2021 |
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GIA Publications: Authors of The Horizon Leans Forward discuss the book February 2021 |
Graduate Wind Conductors Assn.: Authors of The Horizon Leans Forward discuss the book March 2021 |
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Social Emotional Learning Through Music: Episode 11, Authors of "The Horizon Leans Forward" May 2021 |
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Teaching Social Emotional Learning Through Music: Episode 1: Composing With Heart, Part 1 July 2020 |
Teaching Social Emotional Learning Through Music: Episode 1: Composing With Heart, Part 2 August 2020 |
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Embedding SEL in Instrumental Music December 2021 |
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ASCAP Lab and NYC Media Lab Summit October 2021 |
Alex talking about blogging with John Clare: Composing Thoughts February 2014 |
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March 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic grew, Australian conductor Ingrid Martin, the host of Conducting Artistry, interviewed Alex to discuss practicing performance skills in quarantine, being in the moment, finding peace in a fearful time, and choosing to look after each other.
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April 2020
The vibrant and forward-thinking conductor Kristin Tjornehoj invited Alex to talk with her students and colleagues. Here's an excerpt in which Alex shares her thoughts about what lies ahead for musicians. |
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April 2020
Alex was a guest of conductor Gregory X. Whitmore, and spoke to the members of the Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble about her approach to composition.
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May 2020
During conductor Aaron Noe's Wind Conductor webcast, Alex Shapiro shared insights on the new technologies with which everyone's suddenly becoming acquainted, and how these tools provide an opportunity for a positive influence in the wind band world.
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September 2020
Alex Shapiro discusses diversity, equity and inclusion issues in the music field, with music education students at Rutgers University, with faculty hosts Todd Nichols and Kraig Williams. |
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November 2020
Conductor Bjorn Bus and WMC Kerkrade invited Alex to give a short overview of her life since the pandemic began, for the Music Talks series.
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In March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic grew, the arts advocacy organization Composers Now invited Alex and other artists to offer a few words of hope. |
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April 2013
SoundNotion.tv is a weekly online video podcast series for, and by, music-makers, and Alex was the guest for their April 14, 2013 episode. Click here to stream or download Alex's concepts of how all composers can use the 21st Century tools available to them no matter where they live, as well as her thoughts on issues of self worth that artists of all genders face, on this podcast titled Out There
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October 2009
Ms. Shapiro was the sole artist testifying on an FCC panel hearing in 2009 about broadband access. Her career has become representative of the way the internet and digital technology have given anyone with a computer the ability to create a global presence. Alex's speech starts just after the 44 minute mark in the linked video.
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The following week, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski quoted Alex's testimony in his keynote address at the Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit in D.C.
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Chairman Julius Genachowski "Now, why is the adoption of fair rules of the road -- Net Neutrality rules -- so important? Well, the artists, songwriters, and independent producers in the music industry know better than most. For example, at a recent public workshop held at the FCC we heard Alex Shapiro who discussed how the Internet allows her to manage her career even from rural Washington State. Let me read from her testimony: "My name is Alex Shapiro, and I'm a composer. My use of the Internet has significantly shaped the evolution of my career, and has allowed me to reach audiences around the world, obtain commissions, and sell recordings and scores -- all from a fairly isolated outpost on a bridge-less island in Washington State." Her point is an essential one. You don't have to be Bruce Springsteen to reach your audience on the Internet. You can be an independent artist on an island -- whether literal or musical -- and reach everyone who has an Internet connection."
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In a segment filmed at her San Juan Island home, Alex is featured speaking about composer Morten Lauridsen at the opening of a beautiful film about his life and music, titled Shining Night. Winner of Best Documentary at the 2012 Washington, D.C. Independent Film Festival, the film was directed by Michael Stillwater, and has been screening at festivals in the U.S. and Europe in conjunction with the release of the DVD. You can enjoy a trailer of the film here.
Alex also appears in a longer segment at the opening Stillwater's 2015 documentary, In Search of the Great Song, which is the winner of the award for Best Documentary from the 2016 Moondance International Film Festival in Boulder, CO. Alex speaks about the many inspirations for her music that are found in the natural world surrounding her, as BELOW, in which she features a Humpback whale song, plays as the underscore.
In Michael Stillwater's third film, Beyond the Fear of Singing, Alex talks about non-musicians freely embracing the freedom of expression.
You can enjoy previews of all three beautiful documentaries here.
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Composer Ursula Mamlok remained dear friends with Alex since she was her teacher at Manhattan School of Music in the early '80s. When Ms. Mamlok arrived from Berlin to New York City June 2012 to attend a concert of her oboe concerto, a German crew working on a documentary titled Movements, about Mamlok's life and music, came along, and filmed a conversation between Ursula and Alex at MSM for the project. The film, directed by Anne Berrini, premiered in Berlin and New York in 2013, coinciding with Mamlok's 90th birthday celebration. A trailer for the documentary (and a few seconds of Alex at the start) can be found here. |
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Since 2008, Alex has been an active member of the Advancement Board for University of Washington's renowned marine research facility, The Friday Harbor Laboratories. Here's an excerpt from a short video that the UW's College of the Environment came to Alex's home to shoot, in which she discusses the relationship between immersive learning in music, and in science.
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Radio and podcast interviews
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August 2024
Alex has never been on faculty anywhere.
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July 2024
Does your life lack the luster and shine that can only come from hearing a lively podcast conversation while you brush your teeth, get dressed, and sip your coffee while doom-scrolling the news on your phone?
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June 2024
Alex had an especially frank conversation with flutists Nicole Riner and Elizabeth Robinson of the Flute New Music Consortium, on their podcast Music Crush. They all had so much to say that the discussion was published in two parts! Have a listen to what was revealed.
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December 2024
Is there a sonic hole in your day that would benefit from the cheery background patter of three musicians gabbing? And if those three musicians didn't just talk about music, but also about everything from the Manhattan island scene in the 70s, the San Juan Island scene in the 2020s, and a very slithery scene somewhere in Los Angeles in the 80s and 90s, would that entertain you?
Well, it entertained Alex and the wonderful podcast hosts of Beyond Artless Phil Ostrander and Peter Haberman! Fill that sonic hole in your day and join them by clicking HERE!
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October 2023
Alex's most recent guest appearance was on Jason Nitsch's new podcast Composer Chat. Sit back and laugh along with two people who take their work, but not much else, seriously! Click HERE to listen!
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October 2022
Alex was very happy to be a guest on for the podcast Enhance Life With Music on October 11, 2022. Host Mindy Peterson invited Alex, who has held the sole Symphonic & Concert writer seat on the Board of Directors of ASCAP since 2014, to explain to listeners exactly what the non-profit organization does. The resulting 38 minute conversation is an illuminating look into ASCAP's history as the oldest performing rights society in the U.S., and its many remarkable programs including career resources, civic and social initiatives, technology, wellness, and legislative advocacy. Click HERE to listen!
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April 2022
Gregory Houston's first podcast in his brand new series, The Houston Experiment, is an in-depth conversation with Alex about composer entrepreneurship and in particular, her [many] forthright (!!!) opinions about pay-to-play competitions, inspired by her 2018 article for New Music USA, Dissing the Competition. |
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Cameron Elliott launched a podcast in 2022 titled, Ear to the Podium: Listening for what's next in music education, and Alex was happy to be among his first guests. In the 20 minute segment, they discuss how composers' work has been affected by COVID, and what lessons we should take with us in music education moving forward. Click the icon to listen. |
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The Association of Concert Bands President Gail Brechting and band director and podcast host Keith Kelly are joined by Alex Shapiro and conductor Kaitlin Bove in the ACB hosted podcast, It's A Band Thing!, for a spirited discussion about community bands and societal issues. Click the icon to listen. |
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April 2021
"Those of us that have these very complicated internal lives as artists, we're so lucky; because we carry our world with us all of the time." Alex discusses many topics with host Adam Kennaugh on episode 22 of his Making Noise podcast! Click the icon to listen. |
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July 2021
Host Elisa Janson Jones writes about Episode 92 of Music Ed Mentor Podcast, "Alex is a composer by trade, but so much more than that. She's taken wind band music to a new level with the incorporation of recorded sounds and electronica. She is an environmental activist, thought leader, and mentor. She's a creator in every sense of the word. |
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July 2021
Join Kappa Kappa Psi editor & host, Ryan Smith, for a spirited conversation between Alex Shapiro, composer of the NIB commissioned symphony SUSPENDED, and conductor Dr. Cynthia Johnston Turner, at the Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma National Convention 2021 in Grand Rapids, MI. |
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June 2021
Alex Shapiro joined host Robby Burns of Music Ed Tech Talk to discuss getting young students to compose, the importance of composing repertoire for young musicians, writing electro-acoustic music, her "Putting the E in E-nsemble" curriculum, future tech, her amazing studio space, and overcoming blocks in the creative process. Click the icon to listen.
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March 2021
If you had a longing for lounge-chill funk timpani or want to understand the finer theory of whale-tempered tuning, now's your chance! Plus a legally indemnifying disclaimer: no flutists were harmed in the making of the wild effects you'll hear in one of the six eclectic works from Alex's diverse catalog that you'll hear on this revealing episode of Relevant Tones. Should anyone want a quick tour of the chaos that swirls in her head, Seth Boustead has generously provided the portal! Click the icon to listen.
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March 2021
Alex enjoyed a VERY spirited conversation with The Band Room Podcast's cohosts conductor Dylan Maddix and composer Cait Nishimura about why she loves the band community, how her environment influences her work, and how she overcomes creative blocks and anxiety, as well as her thoughts about adaptable music and the future of music publishing.
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Additionally, the Band Room Podcast features a bonus episode for its subscribers-- and in the case of Alex's, if you toss a latte's worth of Patreon dollars to the series you'll be rewarded with what is undoubtedly one of the most unusual, if truly bizarre, composer hobby stories— information that until now, Alex had never shared in a public format!
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February 2017 and 2020
Composers Datebook is a daily two-minute syndicated radio program produced by American Public Media in association with the American Composers Forum. The series highlights moments in music history of the past and the present, and its February 11, 2017 and 2020 segments feature Alex Shapiro and the anniversary of the premiere of her sonata for tuba and piano titled Music for Two Big Instruments. You can listen to the amusing description by clicking here and then clicking the "play" arrow at the top of the page
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March 2016
Composer and podcast series creator and host Garrett Hope came to Alex's home on San Juan Island on January 25, 2016, and they embarked on a very thorough and energetic conversation about the business and heart matters that define a music career. The duo covered so much ground that Garrett split it into two episodes. For those looking for very direct how-to information, as well as encouragement for their own composing lives, this interview may inspire you!
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December 2007
Hear Alex Shapiro's comments on several tracks from Notes from the Kelp, in response to questions from the producer of Behind the Beat, Steven Rosenfeld. The interview is featured on the ASCAP Audio Portraits series.
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July 2004
Alex had a great time as the guest composer on Kalvos & Damian's New Music Bazaar radio show, broadcast live from beautiful Vermont, with local composer pal Laura Koplewitz along for the ride as a co-interviewer. It's always dangerous when someone who's known you since you were 16 has the mic.
The two-hour show featured complete recordings of five of Alex's works, along with a lot of laughter and conversation covering everything from suggested composer hygiene to chocolate covered cricket clusters. Oh, and they talked about music, too!
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Want to read more of Alex's musings? |
In 2022 Alex was invited to join the distinguished roster of Conn-Selmer Education clinicians. Her first master class for the company's thoughtfully curated Rehearse and Renew series started off the quarter, followed in April 2022 when Alex had the pleasure of being hosted by Dr. Paula Crider as they walked the audience through Alex's latest symphony, SUSPENDED during her interview for Conn-Selmer's Concert Artistry series. You can read more HERE.
Alex is also pleased to be a clinician for Music for All, and has participated in several of their field-expanding webinars.
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Want to read Alex's musings
Along with photos and music?
For ten years beginning in 2006, Alex published a personal, pixelsonic blog called Notes from the Kelp, that has developed a following of thousands of readers each month. She pairs snapshots from her daily life by the sea with audio clips of fitting pieces of her music, and welcomes comments.
Alex doesn't only write about music or nature; she penned an especially pointed photo-essay titled, Cuba, Not Yet Libre upon her return from Cuba in June 2012 as an arts ambassador for The MacDowell Colony, on whose Board she served.
Alex also uses her blog for humor, as anyone who's ever cracked open a doubled-yolked egg can relate to in, The Yolk's On Me. Join her in Kelpville, and see where her music really comes from! Enter another world, here
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