4 November 2011 MSG Matthew Wozniak performs Bass Trombone Concerto with the Ridgewood Concert Band in Ridgewood, New Jersey at 8pm in a Veterans Day concert. Dr. Christian Wilhjelm conducts. RCB All Star Jazz Band will play a prelude concert at 7:30.
7 October 2011 ACME performs Blueshift at the University of South Carolina School of Music. 7:30 pm, Recital Hall, rm. 206.
25 September 2011 Composer Richard Zarou's podcast No Extra Notes features Alex Freeman. Richard asks some questions and plays a few pieces, including a new recording of A Coventry Carol.
8 June 2011 Six-voice version of Coventry Carol will be performed in the finals at Tampereen Sävel by the English Vocal Consort of Helsinki.
10 May 2011 Blueshift performed by ACME at the MATA festival in NYC.
20 April 2011 Premiere of Päivä ja Kuu by Tapiola Choir. Päivä ja Kuu is illustrated by Mika Launis--slides are projected during the performance--and features the electric kantele, performed by Eva Alkula.
7 April 2011 The Finnish Institute in Paris, France hosts a concert of music of Armas Launis, including music I transcribed and/or edited from manuscripts.
12 February 2011 Visiting composer at Hillsdale College in MI. The concert includes the US premiere of Outside Voices (Second Sonata for Piano) performed by Brad Blackham, Blueshift, and Night on the Prairies, for piano, along with music of Mathew Fuerst.
7 February 2011 World premiere of Toccata for Kannel in New York City. Toccata was commissioned by Hedi Viisma, who will perform the premiere of this work at Scandinavia House.
***2 February 2011 I received Honorable Mention in the Finale® National Composition Contest! You can read about it here.
22 January 2011 YLE recording session of Carols for Yuletide by Hämäläis-Osakunnan Laulajat.
16 January 2011 Introit for woodwind octet at Carleton College performed by ensemble of combined faculty and students.
8 January 2011 Risto-Matti Marin records Outside Voices.
19 December 2010 HOL performs Carols for Yuletide at Olaus Petri Church in Helsinki. You can catch the premiere of the six-voice version of Coventry Carol by the English Vocal Consort of Helsinki in Helsinki's Tuomiokirkko at 7pm.
10 December 2010 Hämäläis-Osakunnan Laulajat (HOL) premiere Chanticleer and Four Thousand Winters at Akateeminen Joulukonsertti, an evening of Christmas choral music. Click here for HOL's Christmas concert schedule. You can catch these new carols along with two other carols in my Carols for Yuletide in Roihuvuori Church on the 14th, (where the double-choir version of my setting of Coventry Carol, originally for solo horn and choir, will be premiered), in Tampere in Tuomiokirkko on the 18th, and again in Olaus Petri Church in Helsinki on the 19th!
3 November 2010 Members of The Catholic University of America Orchestra, David Searle, Conductor, perform Blueshift at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
17-20 September 2010 Fifth International Sibelius Conference: I gave a talk on sketches of Sibelius's Fourth Symphony at Oxford University.
4 July 2010 Risto-Matti Marin premieres Outside Voices (Second Sonata) at Mänttä Music Festival.
12 December 2009 HOL performs A Coventry Carol on their joint Christmas concert with Hiljaa Ensemble at Paavalin kirkko in Helsinki (Kallio).
***Lehdellä nominated for 2010 EMMA award (Finnish Grammy equivalent) for year's best classical album!!*** More info in Finnish here.
4 December 2009 SOI performs my transcription for chamber orchestra of the orchestral overture to the second act of Armas Launis's opera Kullervo at Sellosali in Leppävaara.
4 December 2009 Hämäläis-Osakunnan Laulajat perform world premiere of A Coventry Carol for mixed choir and French horn at the Academic Christmas Concert (AJK) in Helsinki.
12 November 2009 Risto-Matti Marin performs Night on the Prairies at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.
16 October 2009 Transcription of the orchestral overture to the second act of Armas Launis's opera Kullervo for piano quartet premiered at the Armas Launis Symposium in Helsinki celebrating the composer's 125th birthday. The concert takes place in the Finnish National Library at 6pm.
18 October 2009 Society for New Music performs Blueshift in conjunction with Syracuse University's Syracuse Symposium celebrating light. For more info click here.
18 September 2009 Brian Lee performs Sonata for piano solo at Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, 3:15 pm.
24 June 2009 Risto-Matti Marin gives Night on the Prairies its Finnish premiere at the music festival in Mänttä.
1 May 2009 Four Songs of Hellaakoski now available at Alba records on HOL's new album Among The Leaves aka Lehdellä.
25 April 2009 Hämelaulu premiere at HOL's 80th anniversary celebration.
21 March 2009 CD RELEASE! Four Songs of Hellaakoski released by Alba Records. HOL performs selections from the new album at Temppeliaukio in Helsinki at 6pm.
7 March 2009 Intersections (Gao Hong, Nikki Melville, Jun Qian, and David Hagedorn) perform Winter PIeces at the MacPhail Center in Minneapolis.
12 December 2008 Hämäläis-Osakunnan Laulajat perform O Magnum Mysterium on their Christmas concert, "Alilo!" at Olaus Petri Church in Helsinki. The program includes a rich mixture of English, Finnish, and Georgian Christmas music. If you're in HKI, don't miss it! More info here.
10 December 2008 Metsoforte performs O Magnum Mysterium in Lähetyskirkko, Helsinki at 7 p.m, along with some Gabrieli and others (also...if you're in HKI, don't miss it!).
15 November 2008 AFPS's September featured in Eric Gansworth's Re-Creation Story at the Public Theater in NYC! More info here.
26 October A new short work, Introit for wind octet, will be premiered at Carleton College by members of Carleton and St. Olaf music faculty. More info here.
13 October 2008 AFPS single Connected released! Click here to listen!
3 October 2008 Night on the Prairies can be heard on Nikki Melville's faculty recital at Carleton College.
13 August 2008 Night on the Prairies and Melville's Dozen now available at emusic 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.
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 at Torrey-Gray Auditorium!
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!
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.
7 October 2011 ACME performs Blueshift at the University of South Carolina School of Music. 7:30 pm, Recital Hall, rm. 206.
25 September 2011 Composer Richard Zarou's podcast No Extra Notes features Alex Freeman. Richard asks some questions and plays a few pieces, including a new recording of A Coventry Carol.
8 June 2011 Six-voice version of Coventry Carol will be performed in the finals at Tampereen Sävel by the English Vocal Consort of Helsinki.
10 May 2011 Blueshift performed by ACME at the MATA festival in NYC.
20 April 2011 Premiere of Päivä ja Kuu by Tapiola Choir. Päivä ja Kuu is illustrated by Mika Launis--slides are projected during the performance--and features the electric kantele, performed by Eva Alkula.
7 April 2011 The Finnish Institute in Paris, France hosts a concert of music of Armas Launis, including music I transcribed and/or edited from manuscripts.
12 February 2011 Visiting composer at Hillsdale College in MI. The concert includes the US premiere of Outside Voices (Second Sonata for Piano) performed by Brad Blackham, Blueshift, and Night on the Prairies, for piano, along with music of Mathew Fuerst.
7 February 2011 World premiere of Toccata for Kannel in New York City. Toccata was commissioned by Hedi Viisma, who will perform the premiere of this work at Scandinavia House.
***2 February 2011 I received Honorable Mention in the Finale® National Composition Contest! You can read about it here.
22 January 2011 YLE recording session of Carols for Yuletide by Hämäläis-Osakunnan Laulajat.
16 January 2011 Introit for woodwind octet at Carleton College performed by ensemble of combined faculty and students.
8 January 2011 Risto-Matti Marin records Outside Voices.
19 December 2010 HOL performs Carols for Yuletide at Olaus Petri Church in Helsinki. You can catch the premiere of the six-voice version of Coventry Carol by the English Vocal Consort of Helsinki in Helsinki's Tuomiokirkko at 7pm.
10 December 2010 Hämäläis-Osakunnan Laulajat (HOL) premiere Chanticleer and Four Thousand Winters at Akateeminen Joulukonsertti, an evening of Christmas choral music. Click here for HOL's Christmas concert schedule. You can catch these new carols along with two other carols in my Carols for Yuletide in Roihuvuori Church on the 14th, (where the double-choir version of my setting of Coventry Carol, originally for solo horn and choir, will be premiered), in Tampere in Tuomiokirkko on the 18th, and again in Olaus Petri Church in Helsinki on the 19th!
3 November 2010 Members of The Catholic University of America Orchestra, David Searle, Conductor, perform Blueshift at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
17-20 September 2010 Fifth International Sibelius Conference: I gave a talk on sketches of Sibelius's Fourth Symphony at Oxford University.
4 July 2010 Risto-Matti Marin premieres Outside Voices (Second Sonata) at Mänttä Music Festival.
12 December 2009 HOL performs A Coventry Carol on their joint Christmas concert with Hiljaa Ensemble at Paavalin kirkko in Helsinki (Kallio).
***Lehdellä nominated for 2010 EMMA award (Finnish Grammy equivalent) for year's best classical album!!*** More info in Finnish here.
4 December 2009 SOI performs my transcription for chamber orchestra of the orchestral overture to the second act of Armas Launis's opera Kullervo at Sellosali in Leppävaara.
4 December 2009 Hämäläis-Osakunnan Laulajat perform world premiere of A Coventry Carol for mixed choir and French horn at the Academic Christmas Concert (AJK) in Helsinki.
12 November 2009 Risto-Matti Marin performs Night on the Prairies at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.
16 October 2009 Transcription of the orchestral overture to the second act of Armas Launis's opera Kullervo for piano quartet premiered at the Armas Launis Symposium in Helsinki celebrating the composer's 125th birthday. The concert takes place in the Finnish National Library at 6pm.
18 October 2009 Society for New Music performs Blueshift in conjunction with Syracuse University's Syracuse Symposium celebrating light. For more info click here.
18 September 2009 Brian Lee performs Sonata for piano solo at Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, 3:15 pm.
24 June 2009 Risto-Matti Marin gives Night on the Prairies its Finnish premiere at the music festival in Mänttä.
1 May 2009 Four Songs of Hellaakoski now available at Alba records on HOL's new album Among The Leaves aka Lehdellä.
25 April 2009 Hämelaulu premiere at HOL's 80th anniversary celebration.
21 March 2009 CD RELEASE! Four Songs of Hellaakoski released by Alba Records. HOL performs selections from the new album at Temppeliaukio in Helsinki at 6pm.
7 March 2009 Intersections (Gao Hong, Nikki Melville, Jun Qian, and David Hagedorn) perform Winter PIeces at the MacPhail Center in Minneapolis.
12 December 2008 Hämäläis-Osakunnan Laulajat perform O Magnum Mysterium on their Christmas concert, "Alilo!" at Olaus Petri Church in Helsinki. The program includes a rich mixture of English, Finnish, and Georgian Christmas music. If you're in HKI, don't miss it! More info here.
10 December 2008 Metsoforte performs O Magnum Mysterium in Lähetyskirkko, Helsinki at 7 p.m, along with some Gabrieli and others (also...if you're in HKI, don't miss it!).
15 November 2008 AFPS's September featured in Eric Gansworth's Re-Creation Story at the Public Theater in NYC! More info here.
26 October A new short work, Introit for wind octet, will be premiered at Carleton College by members of Carleton and St. Olaf music faculty. More info here.
13 October 2008 AFPS single Connected released! Click here to listen!
3 October 2008 Night on the Prairies can be heard on Nikki Melville's faculty recital at Carleton College.
13 August 2008 Night on the Prairies and Melville's Dozen now available at emusic 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.
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 at Torrey-Gray Auditorium!
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!
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.
