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Monday, Mar 14, 2022 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Composer Alex Shapiro is best known for her adventurous, genre-blind large ensemble electroacoustic works that seamlessly meld live and recorded sounds, and often include striking visual and physical elements. Published by her company Activist Music LLC, her works are performed and broadcast daily, and can be found on over thirty commercial releases from record labels around the world. Ms. Shapiro has served as the Symphonic & Concert writer member on the Board of Directors of ASCAP since 2014, and is a board member of the ASCAP Foundation and The Aaron Copland Fund for Music. Living on the water’s edge of Washington State's remote San Juan Island, when she's not writing Alex can be found photographing the wildlife that surrounds her, as seen on her website.
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