Composer of chamber music and jazz; owner, Activist Music Publishing
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- Owner at Activist Music Publishing
- Public speaker, event moderator, event chairperson at Alex Shapiro, composer
- Writer, essayist (Sole Proprietorship)
- Alex Shapiro: Composer, chamber music and jazz at Activist Music Publishing (Sole Proprietorship)
- Education
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- Manhattan School of Music
- The Juilliard School
- The Ethical Culture School; Fieldston
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Alex Shapiro’s Summary
Please visit www.alexshapiro.org for more information than anyone could possibly need.
Alex Shapiro’s Specialties:
Acoustic music, electronic music, chamber music, public speaking and community leadership.
Alex Shapiro’s Experience
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Owner
Activist Music Publishing
(Music industry)
1998 — Present (11 years )
Activist Music publishes Alex Shapiro's scores and is a direct retailer for her scores and CDs, via the website at http://www.activistmusic.com. Activist Music Publishing also enjoys many distribution deals with a diverse array of retailers across the United States and abroad.
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Public speaker, event moderator, event chairperson
Alex Shapiro, composer
(Music industry)
1990 — Present (19 years )
Alex Shapiro is a familiar face in the new music community, as a panelist, guest lecturer and moderator at many high profile events. Appearances include those for each of the four ASCAP "I Create Music" Expos in Hollywood, the National Performing Arts Convention in Denver, the Chamber Music America Conference in New York City, The Society of Composers, Inc. National Convention in Arizona, the International Alliance of Women in Music in L.A., the National Recording Arts and Sciences "Grammy in the Schools" program in L.A., and many events for the Society of Composers & Lyricists and the American Composers Forum of L.A..
In her role as moderator of the Composers Salon series in Los Angeles, and of the "Composer to Composer" series at Walt Disney Concert Hall for ACF/LA, Alex has interviewed over 100 composers. Animated and entertaining, Alex has been a guest on many radio shows, found on her website at http://www.alexshapiro.org/ShapiroArticles.html . -
Writer, essayist
Sole Proprietorship
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Music industry)
1990 — Present (19 years )
Alex Shapiro’s interviews and articles on composers and new technology have appeared in many print and online magazines, including The American Music Center’s NewMusicBox, Tokafi, The Society of Composers & Lyricists’ The Score, The IAWM Journal and the American Composers Forum's Sounding Board, among others. Several of these can be read on her website at http://www.alexshapiro.org/ShapiroArticles.html .
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Alex Shapiro: Composer, chamber music and jazz
Activist Music Publishing (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Music industry)
1978 — Present (31 years )
Alex Shapiro has become one of the Pacific coast's best known composers of acoustic and electroacoustic chamber music. Performed and broadcast weekly across the U.S. and internationally, Alex's music is lyrically expressive, dramatic, and often rhythmically driven. Published by Activist Music, Ms. Shapiro's scores are found in libraries and universities nationwide, and her works have been recorded by many artists and are available on CDs from Cambria Master Recordings, Innova Recordings, Crystal Records, DC Records, Centaur Records, Oehms Classics and others.
Ms. Shapiro is the recipient of national honors and awards including those from The American Music Center, ASCAP, the American Composers Forum and Mu Phi Epsilon, and she has been awarded artist fellowships from The California Arts Council and The MacDowell Colony. Her life and music were the subject of the one-hour show American MusicMakers, broadcast in February 2006 on public radio stations across the United States.
Alex Shapiro’s Education
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Manhattan School of Music
music composition 1980 — 1983
For additional information, please visit: http://www.alexshapiro.org/ASBio.html
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The Juilliard School
music composition 1979 — 1980
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The Ethical Culture School; Fieldston
1969 — 1980
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Classical Musicians
Alex Shapiro’s Honors:
http://www.alexshapiro.org/ASBio.html
Alex Shapiro’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
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- new ventures
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- expertise requests
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