For Concert Wind band and Pre-recorded-Alex Shapiro first brought electroacoustic music-- paired with using an everyday object as an instrument-- to middle school bands with her 2010 piece PAPER CUT. Now comes ROCK MUSIC possibly the very first geo-electroacoustic minimalist band piece largely devoid of melody and of rhythm. Conceptual and atmospheric the music features compelling textures fro…

Homecoming is a distinctly American piece of music which ventures emotionally from doubt to hope and finally to celebration. The most simple wind instrument of all the human voice echoes meaningful homecomings wherever home may be and from whatever circumstance one returns. Written for the soldiers of the U.S. Army TRADOC Band Homecoming seamlessly flows between traditional styles that origi…

The renowned composer of Paper Cut and Tight Squeeze has created a love child from these two popular works. The result is Lights Out an audience-wowing excursion into a new realm of opto-electro-acoustic wind band repertoire that incorporates visual and physical elements into an exhilarating piece. The music itself is stunning but for the full effect you'll want to devise a performance that plun…

Continuing in the tradition of her innovative electroacoustic band works including Paper Cut Immersion and Tight Squeeze Alex Shapiro's Liquid Compass takes the musicians and the audience on a journey that spans the mystical and the triumphant. A subliminal connection to the sea is conveyed through the creative use of metal bowls filled with water and flutists will particularly enjoy the other…

From the acclaimed composer of Paper Cut AlexªShapiro this unique high-energy work could beªdescribed by the following: imagine Arnold Schoenberg ªHenry Mancini and Charlie Parker walking into aªdance club in Havana and staying for three minutes. Tight Squeeze ventures into new territory as it exploresªchromaticism and syncopation against a prerecordedªpercussion groove. The result is th…

For Concert Wind Band and Pre-recorded Soundscape