Alex Shapiro born January 11, 1962 New York City, New York Alex Shapiro has become one of southern California's best known chamber music composers. Published by Activist Music, her award-winning scores are found in libraries and universities nationwide, and her works are performed weekly in concerts across the U.S. and internationally. Alex's music can be heard on the Cambria Master Recordings, Innova Recordings, Capstone, Crystal, Centaur and Oehms Classics labels as well as on many NPR radio stations. Born in New York City in 1962, Alex was educated at The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music, where she was a composition student of Ursula Mamlok and John Corigliano. Earlier composition studies from age fifteen were with Leo Edwards at Mannes College of Music and with Michael Czajkowski and George Tsontakis at the Aspen Music School. An accomplished pianist, Ms. Shapiro was a student of New York recitalist Marshall Kreisler, and she is an active guitarist as well. 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. An enthusiastic leader in the southern California new music community, Alex is President of the Board of Directors of The American Composers Forum of Los Angeles, Chairperson of ACF/LA’s Advisory Council, and a popular moderator of many local music events, including ACF/LA’s Composer’s Salon series in Hollywood. She has also served as an officer on the boards of national music organizations including NACUSA, The College Music Society, and The Society of Composers & Lyricists. A lively presenter, Alex has been invited to speak at a wide variety of seminars and programs, including NARAS' "Grammy® in the Schools," IAWM's International Congress of Women in Music, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic's First Nights series at Walt Disney Concert Hall, and she is a familiar guest lecturer at many colleges and universities. Alex resides in Malibu and Santa Barbara, California, and when she's not composing she can often be found ocean kayaking, sailing, or communing with the sea life at the tidepools. http://www.alexshapiro.org

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