Photo: Aino Launis

13 August 2008 Night on the Prairies and Melville's Dozen now available at emusic! Check it out by clicking here!

5 August 2008 Magnolia, as recorded by Eva Alkula, broadcast on Finnish Public Radio (YLE1).

6 June 2008 Nikki Melville's solo CD Melville's Dozen, which includes Alex's Night on the Prairies, is now available through Innova! As the description says, "A generous helping of brand new piano music." Go check it out by clicking here!!

24 May 2008 Hämäläis-Osakunnan Laulajat perform Niin Pieniksi on their spring concert in Temppeliaukion Kirkko (the "rock church") in Helsinki at 7:30 pm. If you are in the area you can hear HOL sing Kreek, Kuula, Reger, Poulenc, Sibelius, Nystedt, and Whittall's Sakura, from his beautiful choral set, Shiki. If you're in Finland, don't miss it!! More info here.

6 May 2008 My profile at FIMIC (Finnish Music Information Center) is now active.

3 May 2008 Brian Lee performs Three Pieces and Sonata for piano--Chicago premieres! If you are in the Chicago area, check it out! For more information click here.

26 April 2008 AFPS's new recording September is posted on the popshow page. Listen here!

21-22 March 2008 AFPS records AFPS originals Connected and September in Kallio Kuninkala! Just north of Helsinki, the band retreats to the lovely countryside for some recording and sauna. New AFPS songs are on the way! Update!

7 March 2008 Nikki Melville performs Night on the Prairies, 12:15pm, part of the PianoForte Salon Series at the PianoForte Foundation, broadcast on WFMT 98.7 FM. You can listen to it live here.

1 March 2008 Carleton College Choir performs O Magnum Mysterium

1 March 2008 Alex is DJ for a Day at KRLX Radio! 4-5pm. Listen to the recorded hour here!

8 February 2008 Performance of Magnolia, Piano Sonata, Blueshift, and Intermezzo at Carleton College--all US Premieres. More details HERE.

18 January 2008 Alex's website goes live! Lots of areas still under construction, but Alex's web home is open--welcome!

23 December 2007 AFPS records classic AFPS hit "Drive" at legendary studio Finnvox in Helsinki check it out at the AFPS page!!

18 December 2007 HOL performs O Magnum Mysterium in Helsinki

14 December 2007 Alex performs the role of Saint Nicolas in Britten's "St. Nicolas" in Kuopio with Atso Almila and Puijon Kamarikuoro.