Alexandra Gardner
:: composer

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The Way of Ideas (2007) flute, clarinet, violin, cello
The Seattle Chamber Players
complete work

electric blue pantsuit (2007) amplified violin and computer sound
Lina Bahn, violin; Alexandra Gardner, computer
complete work

(Re)acciones (2005) piano and computer sound
Kathleen Supové, piano; Alexandra Gardner, computer
complete work

Coyote Turns (2004) string quartet
Ne(x)tworks
Cornelius Dufallo and Ariana Kim, violins; Angela Pickett, viola; Yves Dharamraj, cello
openings | filigree | intensities | ecstatic | tumble

Tourmaline (2004) soprano saxophone and processed sounds
Xelo Giner, saxophone
sample

Luminoso (2003) guitar and sampled sounds
Enrique Malo Lop, guitar
sample
"In Gardner's Luminoso, flamenco strummings are
digitally processed in a way that evokes a lone guitarist
wandering around a sun-baked ruin."
Alex Ross, The New Yorker

Ónice (2003) bass clarinet and processed sounds
Harry Sparnaay, bass clarinet
complete work

New Skin (2003) alto flute and electronics
Barbara Held, alto flute
sample

Snapdragon (2002) trombone and sampled sounds
Carlos Gil Ferrer, trombone
sample I | sample II

Ayehli (2002) marimba and sampled sounds
Robert Armengol, marimba
sample

Spotted Jasper (2001) bass clarinet, marimba and electronic sounds
J.D. Parran, bass clarinet; Frank Cassara, marimba
sample (1.8MB) | complete work

Tamarack (2000) accordion and ensemble
Teodoro Anzelotti, accordion; CrossSound Ensemble
sample

Crows (1998) clarinet, violin, cello and piano
SOLI Chamber Ensemble
red earth | clusters | silver breaths | invocation | drying stone
"...a thoughtful, compact and deeply beautiful work
that one fervently hopes to hear again."
Mike Greenberg, San Antonio Express-News

Migrations(1997) flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
sample | complete work

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