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Alexandra Gardner
Experimental / Classical / Electro



Washington DC
United States

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Member Since5/7/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.alexandragardner.net
Band MembersLuminoso CD
InfluencesLuminoso is finally available on iTunes!
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Record LabelInnova
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   About Alexandra Gardner

The instrumental and electroacoustic music of composer Alexandra Gardner combines explorations into the rich details of acoustic sound with a visceral percussive energy to create dynamic sonic landscapes. Drawing inspiration from sources ranging from mythology and contemporary poetry to her training as a percussionist, Gardner is building new audiences for contemporary music with an expressive sound and a flair for the imaginative and unexpected.

Gardner's compositions have been featured at festivals and venues throughout the U.S. and internationally, including performances at the Aspen Music Festival, The Warsaw Autumn Festival, MATA Festival of New Music, Centro de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Look and Listen Festival, Conservatory of Amsterdam, Mobtown Modern, The Library of Congress, The Third Practice Festival and The Kennedy Center. Her music has been commissioned and performed by ensembles and musicians such as Percussions de Barcelona, SOLI Chamber Ensemble, bass clarinetist Harry Sparnaay, saxophonist Brian Sacawa, Contemporary Music Forum/Verge Ensemble, pianist Kathleen Supové, Ne(x)tworks and The Seattle Chamber Players. She has written a great deal of music for modern dance, and has worked with choreographers Deborah Riley, Sharon Mansur, Daniel Burkholder and Gesel Mason.

A native of Washington, DC, Gardner studied music composition at Vassar College, the California Institute of the Arts, and The Peabody Conservatory of Music.

Among Gardner's honors and awards are recognitions from Meet the Composer, ASCAP, The American Music Center, American Composers Forum, the Mid-America Arts Alliance, the Maryland State Arts Council, Vassar College, The Netherland-America Foundation, the Open Meadows Foundation, the Prix Ton Bruynel and the Smithsonian Institution. She has been a composer-in-residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and The MacDowell Colony. From 2002-2004 she was a Visiting Composer at the IUA/Phonos Foundation in Barcelona, Spain. In 2006 Innova Recordings released Gardner's CD Luminoso, a series of six compositions for solo instrument with electronics. She was a 2008 recipient of a DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities Individual Artist Fellowship.

Upcoming projects include commissions for the Swiss ensemble compagnie ch.AU, Hybrid Groove Project and pianist Jenny Lin.

For more information visit www.alexandragardner.net

Or visit Alexandra's blog, Building Noises!

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Renaissance Dell'Arte

Renaissance Dell'Arte



Aug 11 2009 11:04 PM


www.Renaissance Dell'Arte.com
www.The Untapped Source.com/Photo Gallery
www.Cd Baby.com/Ecstasy Vision Album
Duo In Touch ( Available on Amazon)

Duo In Touch ( Available on Amazon)



Aug 11 2009 9:00 PM

Bonjour Alexandra,
Thank you very much for your friendship on myspace.
Bravo for your music, with all thos "ways of ideas" !
Have a Great Joy of Creating, in music and Life,
Serge Bach
Duo In Touch

Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit



Feb 1 2009 2:54 PM

hope you are well Alexandra & that 2009 starts nicely on your end,
I have enjoyed visiting again and getting immersed into your beautiful music
will go dig your CD out and play it again now
Jan

Janice Slater



Aug 5 2008 6:35 AM

Alexandra, Thank you so much for the lovely Birthday wishes. Have a great week ahead. Cheers from the land of oz. jan.
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Lukas Ligeti

Lukas Ligeti



Jul 7 2008 11:59 PM

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that my new album Afrikan Machinery is out now on Tzadik Records.
Check out some of the tracks on my profile! You can buy the CD here, here, or here.
It's also available on iTunes.
afmachcover 
 
Best Wishes,
Lukas Ligeti
Strings Of Consciousness

Strings Of Consciousness



Jun 29 2008 5:36 PM

Knowing that you like our music I thought I'd let you know that we have uploaded 4 new songs in our player, feel free to come listen...
They are from our second CD which is now released and should be available in fine record stores close to you

Strings of Counsciousness : Fantomastique Acoustica (Off Rds)
www. myspace. com/offlabel

It offers 4 instrumental compositions + their remixes by:

Rothko (UK - BiP_HOp/Trace/Bella Union/Lo)
Mira Calix (UK - Warp)
Kammerflimmer Kollektief (DE - Staubgold)
Gamial Trio (BE - Off)
Leafcutter John (UK - Staubgold/Planet Mu)
Scanner (UK - Bette/Sub Rosa...)
Marsen Jules (DE - CCO)
Sutekh (US - Context/Leaf/Soul Jazz/Mille Plateaux)
Si-cut. db (UK - Sprawl/BiP_HOp)

+ 2 videos by Anne Sulikowsky and Olga Mink
Gil Fray

Gil Fray



May 28 2008 1:05 PM

Dear Alexandra: thanks you for accepting my request for cyber-friendship. You have beautifully crafted work on your site and display a delicious sense of humor working with the electro-acoustic medium as well. Good luck, gil.
Flexible Music

Flexible Music



May 2 2008 2:19 AM

thanks for checking it out alexandra... still working on a dc show, will keep you posted! great to meet you in NC, see you soon,
FM (dan)
ongaku-hh

ongaku-hh



Apr 30 2008 4:20 PM

Thanks Alexandra
for your kind interest.
It is an honour for me to be here.
Very fine sounds and textures -
(Tourmaline - my Fav. :-) )
Respect
and best greetings from Hamburg
Udo

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Patrick Castillo

Patrick Castillo



Apr 29 2008 2:55 PM

Hey Alex. I'm hanging out on your page for a little while this morning and am being very happily reminded of how much I love your music.
Hope all's well; any plans to be back in New York soon?
Effie Agrafioti

Effie Agrafioti



Mar 31 2008 6:43 PM

thanks Alexandra for the friendship. Beautiful music!!!
Greatings from Athens
Effie A
Patrick Dorobisz

Patrick Dorobisz



Dec 23 2007 1:24 PM

Hello,
Thanks for the frienship - - - merry christmas - - - Patrick
Patrick Castillo

Patrick Castillo



Dec 21 2007 5:27 PM

Hi, Alex,

I've just posted some new music on my page: the premiere performance of my cantata, "This is the Hour of Lead," for baritone/countertenor and chamber ensemble. I hope you'll stop by and have a listen!

Best wishes for the holidays,
Patrick
Walter Taieb

Walter Taieb



Dec 17 2007 10:48 AM

Elizabeth Walsh

Elizabeth Walsh



Dec 17 2007 4:13 AM

Hi, Alex! meow!
- Max ;-)
Patrick Castillo

Patrick Castillo



Dec 10 2007 2:23 PM

Alex Gardner's music is the truth.

Great to see you last night; brava again. Looking forward to our paths crossing next.
Patrick Castillo

Patrick Castillo



Dec 7 2007 12:01 AM

I'll try to be there Sunday. It'll be nice to rendezvous with another of Annea's students again--after, what, seven years?--and hear your music too.
Yara

Yara Barros



Dec 6 2007 7:41 PM

hello Alexandra. Beautiful relaxing music. greatings from Brazil
Nick Vasallo

Nick Vasallo



Dec 3 2007 9:32 PM

hey just stopping by to let you know my debut CD has just been released. You can hear samples on my page, hope you get a chance to pick up a copy.

hope you're doing well,
Nick
Pippo Guarnera - Sketches

Pippo Guarnera - Sketches



Nov 26 2007 2:25 PM

Thank You, I enjoy your compositions (Crows III in particular). I'm very honored.
Alex Shapiro

Alex Shapiro



Nov 17 2007 7:45 AM

Hi there-- thanks for the nice comment about the article! It felt really good to write that piece and share those thoughts.

The San Juans are really inspiring! Perhaps you'll have a chance to visit sometime... good for the muses!

:-)
Alex
Evan Hause

Evan Hause



Nov 2 2007 5:54 PM

dear composer, i enjoyed the listen. signed, composer.
Amanda Cole

Amanda Cole



Oct 7 2007 11:50 PM

Hi Alexandra, I enjoyed listening to your music. My favourite is Tourmaline

Amanda
Walter Taieb

Walter Taieb



Aug 20 2007 11:20 PM

Alexandra Gardner
Have a great week! Please stay in touch.
Walter
Orchestra of Our Time

Orchestra of Our Time



Aug 3 2007 11:05 PM

Hello Alexandra,

Thanks for adding OOT. Joel, Dary John and Linda say hello from NYC.

Dary John Mizelle has started his new blog at



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