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Alex Shapiro
Alex Shapiro




Want to hear my music in concert? Here's a listing of some performances that I have information about. Click on the title to learn more about the piece.

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A composer's work is purely abstract without musicians bringing it to life. I'm grateful to the many musicians around the world who have put their time, energy and heart into bringing my notes into the air, and the ears of audiences!

 

 
     
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Current and archived concerts, 2009-present
  2009 2010   2011 2012
2009    
DJanuary 10, 2009
2:00 p.m.

Five Squared

Quarteto de Brasilia

 

Brasilia, Brazil

U.S. Embassy private party

     
January 25, 2009
2:00 p.m.

Of Breath and Touch

Andrew Radford, bassoon
Natasha Kislenko, piano

  Ojai Art Center
113 S. Montgomery St.
Ojai, California
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February 8, 2009
3:00 p.m.

Water Voyage

F. Gerard Errante, clarinet
D Gause, clarinet
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Mountain View Presbyterian Church
8601 Del Webb Blvd.
Las Vegas, Nevada
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February 12, 2009
8:00 p.m.

Luvina

Ana Cervantes, piano

 

Chapel Performance Space
Good Shepherd Center
Seattle, Washington

 

Click here for info

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February 16, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Music for Two Big Instruments

Michael Forbes, tuba
Valerie Cisler, piano

 

Concerts-on-the-Platte Series
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Fine Arts Building
2506 12th Ave
Kearney, Nebraska

Click here for info

Click here for article about this concert

     
February 21, 2009
7:00 p.m.

Flea Circus

The Price Trio, recorded and slightly altered

  NACUSA concert series
Nacogdoches, Texas
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February 22, 2009
5:00 p.m.

Desert Notes

Trent Jacobs, bassoon
Angela Schmid, oboe
Casey Dierlam, piano

 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Smith Memorial Recital Hall
1114 W. Nevada Street
Urbana, Illinois

Click here for info

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March 6, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Homecoming

University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble
Robert Taylor, director

 

University of Puget Sound
Schneebeck Concert Hall
1500 N. Warner
Tacoma, Washington

Click here for info

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March 7, 2009
Time TBA

Below

Peter Sheridan, contrabass flute
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Melbourne, Australia

more info coming soon!

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March 8, 2009
3:00 p.m.

Shiny Kiss

Pamela Vliek Martchev, flute

 

Brand Library Music Series
Brand Library
1601 West Mountain Street
Glendale, California

Click here for info

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March 9, 2009
Time TBA

Water Voyage

F. Gerard Errante, clarinet
D Gause, clarinet
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Royal Northern College of Music
Manchester, England

 

     
March 9, 2009
8:00 p.m.

Elegy

David Kramer, trumpet
Lisa Kramer, cello
Kenneth Borrmann, piano

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
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March 11, 2009
Time TBA

Water Voyage

F. Gerard Errante, clarinet
D Gause, clarinet
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

The University of Hull - Scarborough
Scarborough, England

 

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March 12, 2009
8:30 p.m.

Luvina

Ana Cervantes, piano

 

US-Brazil Bi-National Center of Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Click here for info

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March 15, 2009
8:30 p.m.

Deep


Sam Rettew, contrabassoon
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Northwestern University
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Rengenstein Recital Hall
60 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, Illinois

 

Click here for info

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March 16, 2009
8:30 p.m.

Luvina

Ana Cervantes, piano

 

Artistic Education Foundation
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

 

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March 17, 2009
Time TBA

Water Voyage

F. Gerard Errante, clarinet
D Gause, clarinet
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Trinity College of Music
London, England

 

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March 21, 2009
1:00 p.m.

Below

Peter Sheridan, contrabass flute
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Recital Hall
California State University at Fullerton
Fullerton, California

 

Click here for info

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April 2, 2009
1:10 p.m.

Below

Peter Sheridan, contrabass flute
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Lunchtime Concert Series
Monash University, Clayton Campus
Victoria, Australia

Click here for info

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April 3, 2009
8:00 p.m.

At the Abyss

 

Zeitgeist

 

Studio Z
275 East Fourth Street
St. Paul, Minnesota

Click here for info

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April 4, 2009
8:00 p.m.

At the Abyss

 

Zeitgeist

 

Studio Z
275 East Fourth Street
St. Paul, Minnesota

 

Click here for info

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April 7, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Water Voyage

Nickitas Demos, clarinet
Ken Long, clarinet
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

neoPhonia New Music Ensemble
Kopleff Recital Hall
Georgia State University School of Music
Atlanta, Georgia

Click here for info

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April 9, 2009
8:00 p.m.

At the Abyss

 

Zeitgeist

 

Studio Z
275 East Fourth Street
St. Paul, Minnesota

 

Click here for info

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April 10, 2009
8:00 p.m.

At the Abyss

 

Zeitgeist

 

Studio Z
275 East Fourth Street
St. Paul, Minnesota

 

Click here for info

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April 11, 2009
8:00 p.m.

At the Abyss

 

Zeitgeist

 

Studio Z
275 East Fourth Street
St. Paul, Minnesota

 

Click here for info

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April 17, 2009
1:00 p.m.

Below

Peter Sheridan, contrabass flute
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Monash University
Monash Conservatorium: Lunch Time Concerts
Melbourne, Australia

more info coming soon!

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April 17, 2009
8:00 p.m.

Flea Circus

The Price Trio, recorded and slightly altered

 

Wayward Music Series
Good Shepherd Center
Fourth Floor
Seattle, Washington

Click here for info

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April 22, 2009
8:00 p.m.

Elegy

Todd Hayen, trumpet
Colin Field, cello
Jeffrey Hinkle, piano

 

Scores of Sound Festival
Cornish College of the Arts
Poncho Concert Hall
Seattle, Washington

Click here for info

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April 26, 2009
4:00 p.m.

Homecoming

Encore Wind Ensemble

 

Wayzata Community Church
125 Wayzata Blvd.
Wayzata, Minnesota

Click here for info

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May 11, 2009
4:00 p.m. PACIFIC

Alex Shapiro Interview

Alex Shapiro

 

Second Life Cable Network
Hosted by Music Academy Online

Click here to see the show live

Click here to see the show archived

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May 17, 2009
3:00 p.m.

Evensong Suite

Heart of America Wind Quintet:
Deana Wagoner, flute
Sean Jones, clarinet
Cynthia Taylor, bassoon
Roy Steeby, piano

  University of St Mary
4100 South 4th St
Leavenworth, Kansas
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May 29, 2009
3:00 p.m.

Music for Two Big Instruments

Norman Pearson, tuba
Cynthia Bauhof-Williams, piano

  South West Regional Euphonium Tuba Conference
Crowell Concert Hall
Biola University
Los Angeles, California
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May 30, 2009
8:00 p.m.

Desert Thoughts

Palisades Virtuosi

  Unitarian Society of Ridgewood
113 Cottage Place
Ridgewood, New Jersey
     
June 15, 2009
3:00 p.m.

Five Squared

Accessible Contemporary Music:
Elizabeth Choi, violin
Blagomira Lipari, violin
Doyle Armbrust, viola
Alyson Berger, cello

  Pritzker Pavillion
Millenium Park
Chicago, Illinois
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July 21, 2009
Time TBA

Desert Notes

Henry Skolnick, bassoon
Alicia Tate, oboe
Philip Morehead, piano

 

International Double Reed Society Conference
Birmingham, England

 

Click here for info

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August 13, 2009
9:00 a.m.

Below

Peter Sheridan, contrabass flute
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

National Flute Association Convention
New York, New York

 

Click here for info

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September 9, 2009
11:30 p.m.

At the Abyss

Teresa McCollough, piano
Peggy Benkeser, percussion
Tom Burritt, mallets

 

Classical Discoveries
Marvin Rosen, host
WPRB 103.3FM
Princeton, New Jersey

BROADCAST/STREAM

Click here for info, and to listen

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September 12, 2009
11:00 p.m.

Bioplasm

The Los Angeles Flute Quartet

 

Modern Times
FROM THE LAST DECADE I
Alan Chapman, host
KUSC 91.5FM
Los Angeles, California

BROADCAST/STREAM

Click here for info, and to listen

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September 28, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Desert Waves

Rudolf Haken, viola
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Faculty Recital
Music Building, Auditorium 2100
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois

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September 30, 2009
8:30 p.m.

Luvina

Ana Cervantes, piano

 

REDCAT Theater
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles, California

Click here for info

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October 2, 2009
Time TBA

Luvina

Ana Cervantes, piano

  California State University, Fresno
Fresno, California
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October 5, 2009
Time TBA

Below

Peter Sheridan, contrabass flute
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Sydney Flute Festival
Adelaide, Australia

 

Click here for info

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October 9, 2009
8:30 p.m.

Luvina

Ana Cervantes, piano

 

Outpost Performance Space
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Click here for info

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October 9, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Homecoming

Yale Concert Band

 

Woolsey Hall
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Click here for info

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November 14, 2009
9:00 a.m.

Deep

Fraser Jackson, contrabassoon

 

Double Reed Day at
Michigan State University
Music Building
East Lansing, Michigan

Click here for info

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November 15, 2009
2:30 p.m.

Archipelago

Fifth House Ensemble

 

Norton Building Concert Series
200 W 11th Street
Lockport, Illinois

PREMIERE!

Click here for info

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November 19, 2009
November 20, 2009
November 21, 2009

all shows 8:00 p.m.

At the Abyss

Zeitgeist:
Heather Barringer, percussion
Patti Cudd, percussion
Shannon Wettstein, piano


Studio Z
275 East Fourth Street
St. Paul, Minnesota

Click here for info

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November 22, 2009
4:00 p.m.

Celebrate!

The Heartland Chamber Chorale

 

The East Allen County Schools Choral Festival featuring the Heartland Chamber Chorale
Plymouth Congregational Church UCC
501 W Berry Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana

For more info, call 260-436-8080

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December 4, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Re:pair

Evie Banuelos, flute
Max Krongaus, flute

  UCLA
Popper Hall
Schoenberg Hall
Los Angeles, California
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December 5, 2009
8:00 p.m.

Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano

the Thurnauer Chamber Music Society:
Jon Klibonoff, piano
Sharon Roffman, violin
Richard Goldsmith, clarinet

 

25th Anniversary, Thurnauer School of Music
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Eric Brown Theater
411 East Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, New Jersey

Click here for info

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2010    
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February 7, 2010
4:00 p.m.

Evensong Suite

David Clemensen, piano
Mary Palchak, flute
Desmond Stevens, clarinet
David Muller, bassoon

  Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church
3233 Pacific View Drive
Corona del Mar, California
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February 11, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Pre-concert talk with Alex at 6:00pm

Water Crossing

Re:pair

Deep

Desert Tide

Several jazz tunes!

 

Dr. Lisa Jelle, flute
Dr. Gail Lehto Zugger, clarinet
Cynthia Cioffari, bassoon
Dr. Michael Cox, soprano saxophone
Tony Zilincik, tuba

PLUS

Spectrum Faculty Jazz Ensemble:
Dr. Michael Cox, saxophone
Stan Smith, guitar
Roger Hines, bass
Bob Breithaupt, drums

 

All-Shapiro concert
NOW New Music Festival concert
Huntington Recital Hall
Capital University
Columbus, Ohio

 

Click here for info

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February 16, 2010
8:00 p.m.

Five Squared

Accessible Contemporary Music:
Elizabeth Choi, violin
Blagomira Lipari, violin
Doyle Armbrust, viola
Alyson Berger, cello

 

Empty Bottle
1035 N. Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Click here for info

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February 21, 2010
3:00 p.m.

Archipelago

Fifth House Ensemble

 

First United Methodist Church series
919 - 60th Street
Kenosha, Wisconsin

Click here for info

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March 5, 2010
7:30 p.m.

Music for Four Big Instruments

Brandon Davis, tuba

piano, bass, drums TBA

 

Thayer Hall
The Colburn School Conservatory of Music
Los Angeles, California

Click here for a YouTube video

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March 11, 2010
6:00 p.m.

Vista

Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Birmingham-Museum of Art
2000 Eighth Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama
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March 13, 2010
7:00 p.m.

Homecoming

U.S. Army TRADOC Concert Wind Band
Major Tod A. Addison, conductor

 

The Ferguson Center for the Arts
1 University Place
Newport News, Virginia

Click here for info

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March 19, 2010
8:30 p.m.

Slowly, searching

Susanne Kessel, piano

 

Sophienkirche
Wuppertal, Germany

PREMIERE!

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March 19, 2010
8:00 p.m.

Vista

Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

The Chapel at Good Shepherd Center
Seattle, Washington

Click here for info

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March 21, 2010
7:00 p.m.

Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano

The Free Spirits Ensemble
of the Raleigh Symphony:

Jim Williams, clarinet
Tasi Matthews, violin
Lanette Lind, piano

 

Jones Auditorium
Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina

Click here for info

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April 9, 2010
8:00 p.m.

Re:pair

Deborah Boldin, flute
Jessi Rosinski, flute

 

Flutes and Poetry
540 White Plains Road
45 Mt Auburn St.
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Click here for info

     
April 9, 2010
7:30 p.m.

Below

Peter Sheridan, contrabass flute
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  UCLA
Jan Popper Theater
Los Angeles, California
D    
April 10, 2010
3:00 p.m.

Deep

Chelsea L. Schumann, contrabassoon
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Wood County Public Library
Bowling Green, Ohio
D    
April 11, 2010
2:00 p.m.

Bioplasm

Northern Westchester Flutes:
Alice Avouris, Elyse Knobloch
Cecilia Sparacio and Rebecca Quigley

  Hendrick Hudson Public Library
Democracy Center
Montrose, New York

Click here for info

D    
April 11, 2010
2:00 p.m.

Transplant

Frances Nobert, organ

 

Organ Historical Trust of Australia
2010 Conference
Pitt Street Uniting Church
Sydney, Australia

Click here for info

D    
April 11, 2010
3:00 p.m.

Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano

The Free Spirits Ensemble
of the Raleigh Symphony:

Jim Williams, clarinet
Tasi Matthews, violin
Lanette Lind, piano

 

Holly Springs Cultural Center
Raleigh, North Carolina

Click here for info

D    
April 14, 2010
7:00 p.m.

Celebrate!

The University of Saint Francis'
University Singers
Robert Nance, conductor

 

The University of Saint Francis
North Campus Auditorium
2702 Spring St.
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Click here for info

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April 25, 2010
Time TBA

Below

Peter Sheridan, contrabass flute
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

San Diego Flute Festival
Mesa College Music Department
7250 Mesa College Drive
San Diego, California

Click here for info

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May 3, 2010
7:30 p.m.

Music for Four Big Instruments

Joe Beribak, drums
Robin Kesselman, bass
Makiko Hirata, piano
Brandon Davis, tuba

 

Thayer Hall
The Colburn School Conservatory of Music
Los Angeles, California

Click here for a YouTube video

D    
May 8, 2010
8:00 p.m.

Bioplasm

Northern Westchester Flutes:
Alice Avouris, Elyse Knobloch
Cecilia Sparacio and Rebecca Quigley

  Grace Episcopal Church
White Plains, New York
D    
May 25, 2010
7:00 p.m.

Paper Cut

Friday Harbor Middle School Band
Janet Olsen, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

ACF/NEA BandQuest series premiere!
Friday Harbor Middle School Band
San Juan Community Theatre
Friday Harbor, Washington

PREMIERE!

Click here for info on the project

Click here for info on BandQuest

D    
May 27, 2010
8:00 p.m.

Desert Notes

EHECALLI ensemble:
Ana Cervantes, piano

  Guanajuato, Mexico
D    
May 28, 2010
6:00 p.m.

Slowly, searching

Susanne Kessel, piano

  WDR Sendesaal
Appellhofplatz
Cologne, Germany
D    
May 30, 2010
11:00 a.m.

Flea Circus

The Price Trio, recorded and slightly altered

 

Congress 2010
FoFA Gallery
Concordia University
Montreal, Canada

Click here for info

D    
June 4, 2010
8:00 p.m.

Slowly, searching

Susanne Kessel, piano

  Konservatorium
Musik Alexander
Mainz, Germany
D    
June 22, 2010
7:30 p.m.

Vista

Richard Altenbach, violin
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Music in the Mountains Summer Festival
Amaral Family Festival Center
Gate 1, Bldg. 1
Nevada County Fairgrounds
11228 McCourtney Road
Grass Valley, California

Click here for info

D    
June 26, 2010
7:30 p.m.

Intermezzo

Elegiac

Chamber Music San Juans:
Patricia Kostek, clarinet
Doug Davis, cello
Arthur Rowe, piano

 

Chamber Music San Juans
San Juan Community Theatre
Friday Harbor, Washington

PREMIERE!

Click here for info

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July 21, 2010
7:30 p.m.

Bioplasm

Northern Westchester Flutes:
Alice Avouris, Elyse Knobloch
Cecilia Sparacio and Rebecca Quigley

  Chappaqua Library
Chappaqua, New York
D    
August 14, 2010
8:00 p.m.

Unabashedly


The Elixer Piano Trio
with Susan Greenberg, flute


 

Beverly Hills International Music Festival
Voices of Hollywood
Saban Theater
8440 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, California

Click here for info

D    
September 9, 2010
12:00 p.m.

Deep

Fraser Jackson, contrabassoon
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

University of Toronto
Walter Hall
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Click here for info

D    
September 12, 2010
3:00 p.m.

Below

Peter Sheridan, contrabass flute
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

St. John's Anglican Church
Camberwell, Australia

Click here for info

D    
September 14, 2010
6:00 p.m.and 9:00 p.m.

Slowly, searching

Susanne Kessel, piano

 

International Beethoven-Festival
Palais Schaumburg
Bonn, Germany

Click here for info

D    
October 12, 2009
8:00 p.m.

Water Crossing

Gail Lehto Zugger, clarinet
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Ohio University
Recital Hall
Athens, Ohio
D    
November 5, 2010
8:00 p.m.

Vendaval de Luvina

Teresa McCollough, piano
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Santa Clara University
Center for the Performing Arts
Santa Clara, California

PREMIERE!

Click here for info

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November 18, 2010
8:00 p.m.

Homecoming

The Ohio State University Symphonic Band
Dr. Milton Allen, conductor

  The Ohio State University
Weigel Auditorium
Columbus, Ohio
D    
November 21, 2010
6:00 p.m.

Below

Peter Sheridan, contrabass flute
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Below the Line: Music for Low Flutes
Suite 1/111 Moore Street
Leichhardt, NSW 2040
Sydney, Australia
D    
December 12, 2010
4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time

Archipelago

Fifth House Ensemble

 

Broadcast of one-hour interview
Eric Stassen, guest; Steve Robinson, host
98.7 WFMT, Chicago, Illinois

Click here to listen

D    
December 28, 2010
7:30 p.m.

Re:pair

Betsy Bobenhouse, flute
Karen Sandene, bassoon

 

The New Music Agency
Lincoln Unitarian Church
63rd and A Street
Lincoln, Nebraska

 

Click here for info

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2011   2009____2010____2012
D    
January 3-14, 2011
Evenings

Current Events

Archipelago

Symphonic Voyages ensemble
Eric Stassen, music director

 

Symphonic Voyages
The Mercury
Celebrity Cruises
Sailing from Baltimore, MD
to the Caribbean, and back

Click here for info about this unique event

D    
January 29, 2011
8:00 p.m.

The Ebb of Memory

Culver City Symphony Orchestra
Frank Fetta, conductor

 

Veterans Memorial Auditorium
4117 Overland Avenue
Culver City, California

PREMIERE!

Click here for info

D    
February 11, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Deep

Martin Kuuskmann, contrabassoon
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Music at Amherst Parallels Series
Buckley Recital Hall
in the Arms Music Center
Amherst, Massachusetts

Click here for info

D    
February 16, 2011
7:30 p.m.

Immersion

The University of Minnesota
Symphonic Band
Dr. Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro


 

University of Minnesota
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, Minnesota

PREMIERE!

Click here for info

D    
February 18, 2011
9:15 a.m.

Paper Cut

Owatonna 9th Grade Band
Peter Guenther, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Minnesota Music Educators Association Mid-Winter Clinic
Minneapolis Convention Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

Click here for info

D    
February 23, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Immersion

The Ohio State University
Symphonic Band
Dr. Milt Allen, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Ohio State University
Weigel Auditorium
Columbus, Ohio

PREMIERE!

Click here for info

D    
February 25, 2011
7:00 p.m.

Intermezzo

Jenni Olson, bass flute
Fureya Unal, piano

  Santa Ana College
Los Angeles, CA
D    
February 26, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Deep

Luc Wauters, contrabass clarinet
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Out of the Immeasurable
In Vitro
The Academy of Fine Arts
Eeklo, Belgium
D    
February 27, 2011
Time TBD

Homecoming


Tony Zilincik, conductor

 

Columbus, Ohio

 

More info coming soon!

D    
March 1, 2011
Time TBD

Music for Two Big Instruments

Michael Kris, tuba
piano TBD

  Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
D    
March 3, 2011
Time TBD

Paper Cut

OPSU Band
Matthew Saunders, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Centennial Theatre
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Goodwell, Oklahoma

 

Click here for info

D    
March 1-4, 2011
Composer-in-Residence

A variety of Shapiro works

Murray State University
student and faculty performers
Eleanor Brown, director

 

The Athena Festival
Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

Click here for info

D    
March 7, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Unabashedly More

Lunatics at Large

 

The Sanctuary Project
WMP Hall
31 East 28th Street
New York, New York

SNEAK PREVIEW and FUNDRAISER!

Click here for info

D    
March 8, 2011
7:30 p.m.

Paper Cut

EIU Concert Band
with the Mayo 7th- and 8th-Grade Concert Band
Barry Houser, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

British & American Band Classics
Dvorak Concert Hall
Doudna Fine Arts Center
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois

Click here for info

D    
March 19, 2011
4:30 p.m.

Shiny Kiss

Christopher Chaffee, flute

 

Spring Flute Fling
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio

Click here for info

D    
March 21, 2011
11:00 a.m.

Of Bow and Touch

Adam Marks, piano
Eric Snoza, double bass

 

Members only private concert
The Women's Club concert series
The Union League Club
Chicago, Illinois

Click here for info

D    
March 21, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Unabashedly More

Lunatics at Large

 

The Sanctuary Project
Weill Recital Hall
Carnegie Hall
881 7th Avenue
New York, New York

PREMIERE!

Click here for info

D    
March 24, 2011
Time TBD

Paper Cut

Wisconsin Lutheran High School Band
Patty Bailey , conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Wisconsin Lutheran High School
330 North Glenview Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
D    
March 25, 2011
7:30 p.m.

Transplant

Frances Nobert, organ

 

Music, She Wrote: Organ Compositions by Women
Christ Episcopal Church
15th and H streets
Eureka, California

Click here for info

D    
March 27, 2011
3:00 p.m.

Re:pair

Annie Gnojek, flute
Leigh Munoz, bassoon

 

Ottawa University
University Chapel
1001 South Cedar Street
Ottawa, Kansas

Click here for info

D    
April 8, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Unabashedly More

Lunatics at Large

 

The Sanctuary Project
Christ and St. Stephens Church
120 West 69th Street
New York, New York

Click here for info

D    
April 10, 2011
7:00 p.m.

Unabashedly More

Lunatics at Large

 

The Sanctuary Project
Synagogue for the Arts
49 White Street
New York, New York

Click here for info

D    
April 12, 2011
Time TBD

Shiny Kiss

Christopher Chaffee, flute

 

Spring Flute Fling
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

Click here for info

Click here for flyer

D    
April 20, 2011
Time TBD

Paper Cut

Vancouver Tech Secondary School Band
Mark Reid, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Vancouver Tech Secondary School
2600 East Broadway
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

 

Click here for info

D    
April 21, 2011
7:30 p.m.

Unabashedly More

Lunatics at Large

 

The Sanctuary Project
WMP Hall
31 East 28th Street
New York, New York

Click here for info

D    
April 26, 2011
7:00 p.m.

Vista

Karen Bentley, violin
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Music at Olomouc
Olomouc, Czech Republic

 

Click here for info

D    
April 27, 2011
7:00 p.m.

Vista

Karen Bentley, violin
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Music at Olomouc
Olomouc, Czech Republic

 

Click here for info

D    
April 29, 2011
Time TBD

Paper Cut

Vancouver Tech Secondary School Band
Mark Reid, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Whistler Music Festival
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
D    
May 1, 2011
1:00 p.m.

Deep

Tony Metcalf, contrabassoon
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

DePauw University
Greencastle, Indiana

Click here for info

D    
May 6, 2011
6:00 p.m.

Unhinged

Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  60x60 Athena Mix
National University of Music Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
D    
May 8, 2011
2:00 p.m.

Unabashedly

Palomar Ensemble:
H¸lya Alpakin, piano
Alyson Berger, cello
Alicia Poot, flute
Jeff Yang, violin

 

Access Contemporary Music
Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway
Chicago, Illinois

Click here for info

D    
May 10, 2011
7:00 p.m.

Paper Cut

Singapore American School Band
Brian White, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Riady Center for the Performing Arts
Singapore American School
Singapore

 

Click here for info

Click here for even more info

D    
May 17, 2011
Time TBD

Paper Cut

West Aurora High School Band
John Sierakowski, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  West Aurora High School
Aurora, Illinois
D    
May 17, 2011
7:30 p.m.

Paper Cut

Century High School Band
Levi M. Lundak, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Century High School
2525 Viola Rd NE
Rochester, Minnesota
D    
May 19, 2011
Time TBD

Immersion

Rosemount High School Bands
Steve Olson, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Rosemount High School
Rosemount, Minnesota
D    
May 20, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Paper Cut

Youth Wind Orchestra of Wisconsin
Lawrence Dale Harper, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Carroll University
Shattuck Music Center
218 N. East Ave.
Waukesha, Wisconsin

 

Click here for info

D    
May 21, 2011
7:00 p.m.

Elegiac

Cross Island:
Joseph Rutkowski, Jr., clarinet
Suzanne Mueller, cello
Elinor Abrams Zayas, piano

  B'nai Israel Reform Synagogue
67 Oakdale-Bohemia Road
Oakdale, New York
D    
May 23, 2011
Time TBD

Paper Cut

Greenfield High School Band
Evan Marlowe, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Greenfield High School
Greenfield, Wisconsin
D    
May 27, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Shiny Kiss

Emily VanDette, flute

 

Wright State University
Dayton, Ohio

Click here for info

D    
June 1, 2011
Time TBD

Paper Cut

Middleton Regional High School Band
Richard Bennett, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Middleton Regional High School
Nova Scotia, Canada

 

Click here for info

D    
June 2, 2011
Time TBD

Paper Cut

Pine Grove Middle School 7/8 Band
Charles Penfield, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Pine Grove Middle School
East Syracuse, New York
D    
June 10, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Homecoming

The California State University
San Bernadino
Symphonic Band
Dr. Jeffrey Boeckman, conductor

 

California State University San Bernadino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernadino, California

Click here for info

D    
June 11, 2011
8:30 p.m.

Slowly, searching

Susanne Kessel, piano

 

Schumann Festival
Zwickau, Germany

Click here for info

D    
June 12-18, 2011
Time TBD

Paper Cut

Stanislaus Junior Band
Larry Colon, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

California State University Stanislaus
One University Circle
Turlock, California

Click here for info

D    
July 3, 2011
TBD p.m.

Elegy

Curvd Aire:
Paul Simmons, trumpet
TBA, cello
Virginia Sajac, piano

 

St. Katherine's Greek Orthodox Church
9165 Peets Street
Elk Grove, California

Click here for info

D    
July 9, 2011
Time TBD

Paper Cut

Sitka Fine Arts Camp Band
David Vickerman, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Sitka Fine Arts Camp
Sitka, Alaska
D    
July 24, 2011
4:00 p.m.

Shiny Kiss

Kenneth Cox, flute

  University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
D    
July 30, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Desert Run

Lisa Kozenko, oboe
Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet
Jim Goldsworthy, piano

 

Faculty Concert Series
Chamber Music Conference and
Composers Forum of the East
Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont

Click here for info

D    
July 30, 2011
4:30 p.m.

Evensong Suite

Kenneth Cox, flute

 

Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival
The Juilliard School
New York, New York

Click here for info

D    
August 7, 2011
2:00 p.m.

Intermezzo

Doug Davis, cello
Rowena Hammill, piano

 

Chamber Music San Juans
Friday Harbor, Washington

 

PREMIERE!

D    
August 21, 2011
1:00 p.m.

Below

Peter Sheridan, contrabass flute
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Japan Flute Association Convention 2011
Kotato Showcase
Shiga Prefecture
Kyoto, Japan
D    
September 22, 2011
3:00 p.m., Central Standard Time

Immersion

The University of Minnesota
Symphonic Band
Dr. Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro


 

Classical MPR
Steve Staruch, host
St. Paul, Minnesota

BROADCAST/STREAM of the live premiere from 2/16/11!

Click here for info, and to listen

D    
September 28, 2011
4:00 p.m.

Shiny Kiss

Kenneth Cox, flute

 

University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

Click here for info

D    
October 1, 2011
3:00 p.m.

Unabashedly Said

Palomar:
Amy Wurtz, piano
Alicia Poot, flute
KT Somero, clarinet
Robin Clevenger, French horn
Jeff Yang, violin
Alyson Berger, cello

 

Royal Conservatory
273 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

 

PREMIERE!

D    
October 2, 2011
4:00 p.m.

Unabashedly Said

Palomar:
Amy Wurtz, piano
Alicia Poot, flute
KT Somero, clarinet
Robin Clevenger, French horn
Jeff Yang, violin
Alyson Berger, cello

  University of Western Ontario
Talbot College, Rm 210
1151 Richmond Street
273 Bloor Street West
London, Ontario
Canada
D    
October 29, 2011
6:30 p.m.

Music for Two Big Instruments

Tony Zilincik, tuba
Caroline B. Salido, piano

  Huntington Recital Hall
Capital University
1 College and Main
Columbus, Ohio
D    

November 7, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Desert Thoughts

Sound de Trois

 

Aries Composers Festival 2011
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado

Click here for info

D    
November 8, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Immersion: Surface

Colorado State University Wind Ensemble
Christopher Nicholas, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Aries Composers Festival 2011
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado

Click here for info

D    
November 8, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Of Breath and Touch

Brian Nagle, bassoon
TBD, piano

 

Wright State University
Recital Hall
Dayton, Ohio

Click here for info

D    
November 10, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Re:pair

Annie Gnojek, flute
Margaret Marco, oboe

 

Festival of New American Music
Sacramento State University
Capistrano Hall
Sacramento, California

Click here for info

D    
November 11, 2011
7:30 p.m.

Spark

Teresa McCollough, piano

 

Center for the Performing Arts
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, California

PREMIERE!

D    
November 13, 2011
Time TBD

Paper Cut

Brazosport College & Community Wind Ensemble
Richard Birk, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

The Clarion at Brazosport College
500 College Drive
Lake Jackson, Texas

 

Click here for info

D    
November 17, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Spark

Teresa McCollough, piano

 

Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, New York

PREMIERE!

Click here for info

D    
November 18, 2011
7:30 p.m.

Intermezzo

Rowena Hammill, cello
Cristina Valdes, piano

 

Vashon Allied Arts
Vashon Chamber Music series
Vashon Methodist Church
Vashon Island, Washington

Click here for info

D    
November 19, 2011
7:30 p.m.

Intermezzo

Rowena Hammill, cello
Cristina Valdes, piano

 

Vashon Allied Arts
Vashon Chamber Music series
Vashon Methodist Church
Vashon Island, Washington

Click here for info

D    
November 24, 2011
7:30 p.m.

Paper Cut

Sir Winston Churchill High School Band
Mr. Graham, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Sir Winston Churchill High School
Family of Schools Concert
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
D    
December 8, 2011
7:00 p.m.

Paper Cut

Alpharetta High School Band
Mike Walsh, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Alpharetta High School
Winter Concert
Alpharetta, Georgia

Click here for info

D    
December 11, 2011
3:30 p.m.

Music for Two Big Instruments

Brett Miller, tuba
Lyndon Meyer, piano

 

The Eastman School of Music
Hatch Recital Hall
Rochester, New York

Click here for info

D    
December 16, 2011
2:30 p.m.

Paper Cut

VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band
Charles Menghini, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

The Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic
McCormick Place West
Chicago, Illinois

Click here for info

D   2009____2010____2011
2012    
D    
January 8, 2012
Time TBD

Re:pair

Annie Gnojek, flute
Margaret Marco, oboe

 

Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence
1263 N. 1100 Rd.
Lawrence, Kansas

Click here for info

D    
January 22, 2012
8:30 p.m.

Slowly, searching

Kailey Cann, piano

 

University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Click here for info

D    
January 22, 2012
12:30 p.m.

Paper Cut

University of Georgia Honor Wind Symphony
David Ragsdale, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

The University of Georgia
January High School Band Festival
JanFest
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Athens, Georgia

Click here for info

D    
January 26, 2012
2:15 p.m.

Paper Cut

Cheyenne Mountain Junior High Band
Brian Margrave, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Colorado Music Educators Association
Clinic and Conference
The Broadmoor Hotel
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Click here for info

D    
January 26, 2012
7:00 p.m.

Immersion: Depth

Encore Wind Ensemble
Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Andover High School
2115 Andover Blvd.
Andover, Minnesota

Click here for info

D    
January 26, 2012
Time TBD

Paper Cut

Prairie Star Middle School 8th Grade Band
Paul Aubrey, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

  Blue Valley High School
Overland Park, Kansas
D    
January 29, 2012
Time TBD

Re:pair

Annie Gnojek, flute
Margaret Marco, oboe

 

University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Click here for info

D    
February 15, 2012
9:30 a.m. to Noon, EST

Various Shapiro works
and a lot of fun conversation!

Marvin Rosen, host
Alex Shapiro, in-studio hostee

 

Classical Discoveries
Marvin Rosen, host
Princeton, New Jersey

BROADCAST/STREAM live!

Click here to listen!

D    
February 21, 2012
4:30 p.m.

Perpetual Spark

Fifth House Ensemble


 

South Shore Cultural Center
Chicago Park District
7059 S. South Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois

PREMIERE!

Click here for info

D    
February 22, 2012
4:15 p.m.

Perpetual Spark

Fifth House Ensemble


 

Arts Club of Chicago
Members Only
Chicago, Illinois

Click here for info

D    
February 23, 2012
5:00 p.m.

Perpetual Spark

Fifth House Ensemble


 

Preston Bradley Hall
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, Illinois

Click here for info

D    
February 24, 2012
5:30 p.m.

Perpetual Spark

Fifth House Ensemble


 

Grace United Methodist Church
Naperville, Illinois

Click here for info

D    
February 26, 2012
1:00 p.m.

Perpetual Spark

Fifth House Ensemble


 

First United Methodist Church
Kenosha, Wisconsin

Click here for info

D    
March 5, 2012
7:00 p.m.

Immersion: Depth

Encore Wind Ensemble
Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

East Ridge High School
4200 Pioneer Drive
Woodbury, Minnesota

Click here for info

D    
March 14, 2012
7:00 p.m.

Perpetual Spark

Fifth House Ensemble


 

Metropolis Theatre
111 W. Campbell St.
Arlington Heights, Illinois

Click here for info

D    
March 16, 2012
3:00 p.m.

Immersion: Beneath

Oregon State University Wind Ensemble
Chris Chapman, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

College Band Directors National Association, Western/Northwestern Division Conference
Ramada Reno Hotel
Reno, Nevada

Click here for info

D    
March 17, 2012
8:00 p.m.

Deep

Kevin Eberle, contrabassoon
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

University of Redlands
Redlands, California

Click here for info

D    
March 26, 2012
7:00 p.m.

Paper Cut

Northwestern State University Symphonic Band
James Henderson, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Magale Recital Hall
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, Louisiana

Click here for info

D    
April 13, 2012
Time TBD

Slip

Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord

 


Palo Alto, California

More info coming soon

D    
April 14, 2012
Time TBD

Slip

Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord

 


Stanford University
Palo Alto, California

More info coming soon

D    
April 15, 2012
Time TBD

Slip

Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord

 


San Jose, California

More info coming soon

D    
April 22, 2012
7:30 p.m.

Immersion

Boise State University Wind Ensemble
Marcellus Brown, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

Morrison Center Main Hall
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

Click here for info

D    
April 22, 2012
2:00 p.m.

Paper Cut

University of Massachusetts Concert Band
Charles O'Brien, conductor
Electronics created by Alex Shapiro

 

University of Massachussetts
Amherst, Massachusetts

Click here for info

D    
April 30, 2012
Time TBD

Bioplasm (for flute choir)

Michelle Grondin, conductor
Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

More info coming soon

D    
May 26, 2012
7:30 p.m.

Intermezzo

Sue Collado, clarinet
Grisha Krivchenia, piano

  San Juan Island Community Theater
Whittier Stage
Friday Harbor, Washington

waves at Zuma
inside the wave
waves at Zuma

This is just a sampling of concerts.
If you know of others which should be added to these listings,
please email Alex Shapiro.

 

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