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Long a collaborator with composers including Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein, Gunther Schuller and Philip Glass, Adrienne Albert began composing her own music in the 1990s. Her concert works have been performed throughout the United States, Europe, Thailand, China, Mexico, South America and South Africa. An award-winning contemporary woman composer, Adrienne has received numerous commissions in addition to a National Endowment for the Arts grant. Her most recent commissions include "Three for Two", three movements for Contrabass flute and other flutes by Peter Sheridan (2010), an as-yet untitled work for baritone saxophone and harp (2010), "Musescapes" for piano trio, co-commissioned by Carol S. Gee and The Newstead Trio (2009) and premiered by The Newstead Trio in April 2009, "Between the dark and daylight" for Pacific Serenades (2007), "Americana" for flute and strings (2008) by Chamber Music Palisades, "Wind Tides" for trombone and piano, commissioned by Andrew Malloy (2009), and "Courage for Winds" (2009) commissioned by a consortium of Wind Bands from the Inland Empire. Ms. Albert was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Composers Forum for the Continental Harmony Project 2006 in Alaska. She is a recipient of the prestigous ACME Award and several Mu Phi Epsilon Music Fraternity grants. Ms. Albert has been Composer-In-Residence for The Wagner Ensemble and for The Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra who commissioned two orchestral works, "Courage" (2000) which has been performed all across the country and “Western Suite” which was premiered by LADSO on the West Coast and has had numerous performances by The Virginia Symphony Orchestra, The Hewlett-Packard Symphony Orchestra, The Old Post Road Orchestra, The Carson City Symphony Orchestra, The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra in Alaska and the Conway Symphony Orchestra in Central Arkansas. Other commissions include Circadia, a bassoon sonata commissioned by bassoonist, Carolyn Beck, several works for noted Saxophonist, Doug Masek. Her popular work,"Doppler Effect”, originally composed for flute, viola and harp has now been transcribed for 13 different instrumental trios.. Her ”Animalogy” for Woodwind Quintet won the Aeros Competition in 2008 and was performed in Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hallthat year. She has received consecutive ASCAP Awards for the past 12 years, and has received several Music Copying Assistance Program grants. She received honorable mention in the Aeron Flute Competition in 2009. The American Jazz Philharmonic commissioned Ms. Albert to compose "Serenade For Alto Sax, Trumpet and Orchestra" for the Henry Mancini Institute at which she conducted the premiere at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, CA. Ms. Albert received another Meet The Composers Grant for her orchestral piece, "Images" at which she also conducted the premiere performance. As the original singer of Stravinsky’s last completed work, “The Owl and The Pussycat”, Adrienne decided in 2010 to compose her own song to the Edward Lear poem. The song was premiered to critical acclaim by Arietha Lockhart, coloratura soprano and Mary Au, piano in New York in March 2010 and was performed in May, 2010 in Los Angeles by Diana Tash, mezzo-soprano of the Los Angeles Opera and noted pianist, Armen Guzelimian. She is currently working on “A Choral Quilt of Hope”, a work based on the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights with collaborator, Susan Suntree (2010). Other current projects include a saxophone quartet, a song cycle based on the poetry of Edward Lear, and a CD recording of recent chamber works. A graduate of UCLA in music and the child of professional violinists, Ms. Albert began studying the piano at age 4 and composition at 10. She studied piano with Jacob Gimpel and Aube Tzerko in Los Angeles, with Joanna Graudan at the Aspen Music School and later composition with Stephen Mosko and orchestration with Albert Harris. Her vocal career began while attending UCLA, singing with The Gregg Smith Singers and The Roger Wagner Chorale. Igor Stravinsky discovered her “perfect boy alto” voice and hired her to be the alto soloist on his "Mass". She worked with the Maestro on numerous occasions and recorded three more solo recordings with him including his "Four Russian Songs" For Flute, Harp, Guitar, and Voice", "Cantata", and Stravinsky’s last song, "The Owl And The Pussycat" with Robert Craft accompanying. Other solo recordings include songs of Charles Ives with The Columbia Symphony and Phillip Glass’s opera, The Photographer, with Glass conducting. Ms. Albert enjoyed a long working relationship with Leonard Bernstein and was both singer and contractor on the celebrated recording of his "Mass", (the premiere of which opened the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC) and West Side Story on which she performed with Kiri Te Kanawa and Jose Carreras. Ms. Albert sang at Bernstein’s 70th birthday celebration in Tanglewood under the baton of John Williams, and at Avery Fisher Hall with Gunther Schuller and the New York Philharmonic in a premiere of Schuller’s Symphonia for Four Voices and Orchestra. As a studio singer in New York and Los Angeles, Ms. Albert has worked with such diverse artists as Pablo Casals, Benny Golson, Dave Grusin, Lieber and Stoller, Zubin Mehta, Frank Sinatra, and Michael Tilson Thomas. Her eclectic musical background ranges from avant- 20th century vocal and choral music to folk music, jazz, and popular music. Ms. Albert is the current Co-President of the Los Angeles Alumni chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon Music Fraternity, a member of SAG, AFTRA, The American Music Center, L.A. chapter of the American Composers Forum, International Alliance for Women In Music, The Dominant Club and ASCAP. Her music is published by Kenter Canyon Music (ASCAP) and some of her works can also be purchased through TrevCo Music and Theodore Front Music Literature. More about Adrienne Albert can be found on her website: www.adriennealbert.com.

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Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Wind Tides	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2009	00:09:30
Eastern Hymn	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2009	00:08:00
Courage	Band	2009	00:05:00
Sam's Dance	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2008	00:06:00
Americana Quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2008	00:10:30
Nightdreams	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2008	00:00:00
Animalogy	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:07:30
Weaver Of Dreams	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2006	00:05:00
L.A. Tango Nuevo	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:06:00
Nightfall	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:06:00
Sunswept	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:06:00
Animalogy	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:08:00
Doppler Effect	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:06:00
Mirror Images	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:04:03
Doppler Effect	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:06:00
Boundaries	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2005	00:06:00
Clarinets Boogie	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2005	00:06:00
Bassoonet Boogie	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2004	00:06:00
Interiors	Orchestra	2003	00:08:00
Nightfall	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2003	00:06:00
Circadia	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:13:00
Windswept	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:04:30
Winter Solace	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:04:00
Mirror Images	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:06:00
Mirror Images	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:04:00
Nightfall	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:06:00
Courage	Orchestra	2000	00:05:00
Sam's Dance	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2000	00:06:30
Doppler Effect	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1998	00:06:00
Doppler Effect	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1998	00:06:00
Fanfare For 13 Brass	Band	1998	00:03:30
Japanese Gardens	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1996	00:06:30
Sam's Dance	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1995	00:05:00
Boundaries	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:06:00
Reflections	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:03:30


Wine and Wheels Festival The Third Wheel will perform Adrienne Albert's "Menage a Trio" for flute, clarinet and bassoon. Pacific Symphony hornist Jim Taylor has written a new piece for the occasion, and film composer Seth Shafer has created a new arrangement. Third Wheel will a	6/5/2011 04:00 PM Fancifull Gift Baskets 5617 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles CA us	Phone:323-466-7654 Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www.adriennealbert.com
No Strings Attached Calico Winds will perform Adrienne Albert's "Sam's Dance" for woodwind quintet as well as other works for WW5. Come here this wonderful group!	6/4/2011 08:00 PM The Boston Court Performing Arts Center 70 North Mentor Avenue Pasadena CA us	Phone:626-683-6883 Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www.adriennealbert.com
Mixed Chamber Ensembles Adrienne Albert's "Doppler Effect" for flute, bassoon and harp will be performed along with Virginia Broffitt and Susan Greenberg performing works by Bermel, Higdon, Muczynski, Beethoven, and Albert	8/14/2010 10:15 PM Anaheim Marriott Hotel/Marquis Ballroom North 700 West Convention Way, Anaheim, CA 92802 us	Phone: Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www.nfaonline.org/convention
Low Flutes:Voices from the Deep "Three for Two", three duets for Contrabass Flute and Alto/Bass flutes by Adrienne Albert will be performed by Peter Sheridan and Paige Dashner. Come hear this concert featuring low flutes from alto to contrabass, sponsored by the Low Flutes Committee, o	8/12/2010 11:00 AM Anaheim Marriott Hotel/Orange County Ballroom 700 West Convention Way, Anaheim, CA 92802 us	Phone: Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www.nfaonline.org/convention
The Triqueta Trio The Triqueta Trio will perform Adrienne Albert's "Doppler Effect" and "Japanese Gardens" for saxophone, cello and piano	8/1/2010 08:00 PM Swansea, Wales, U.K. Swansea Wales gb	Phone: Email: Web:www.adriennealbert.com
The Owl and The Pussycat	5/23/2010 03:00 PM The Foundation Los Angeles CA us	Phone: Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www,adriennealbert.com
Songs by Adrienne Albert A wonderful evening of song including works by Chihara and Albert. More information to come.	4/14/2010 08:00 PM Schoenberg Hall at UCLA Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles CA us	Phone: Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www.adriennealbert.com
Boundaries by Adrienne Albert for String Orchestra Frank Fetta, Music Director Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann, Guest Conductor will conduct a wonderful program of string orchestra music including works by Hovhannes, Holst, Mozart, Sibelius, Mann, and Grieg	4/3/2010 08:00 PM Veterans Memorial Auditorium 411 Overland Avenue at Culver Blvd Culver City CA us	Phone: Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www.adriennealbert.com
Doppler Effect will be performed by the Triqueta Trio Another version of Doppler Effect for saxophone, cello and piano will be performed by the Triqueta Trio in London, England	3/21/2010 04:00 PM St. George’s Church, 7 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HR. gb	Phone: Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www.adriennealbert.com
Ensemble Mix with Perform Adrienne Albert's Doppler Effect I originally thought of "Doppler Effect" while lunching in Rome, Italy. The notion of writing a piece based on the findings of an Austrian mathematician who observed the increase and decrease in the pitch of sound when the source and observer are getting	3/6/2010 06:00 PM Sydney Australia au	Phone: Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:http://www.adriennealbert.com
Faces Of Eve "Imaginings (of Lear and Joseph) for soprano and piano is a song cycle composed of two songs based on poems by Jenny Joseph, and the wonderful Edward Lear poem, "The Owl and The Pussycat" which was originally composed by Igor Stravinsky for his wife, Vera	3/4/2010 04:30 PM Emeritus College of Santa Monica 1227 2nd Street Santa Monica Ca 90405 us	Phone: Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:http://www.adriennealbert.com
Homage "Meditation" is a choral work I composed for a dear friend who passed away from a long battle with cancer. She was a singer and I thought the nicest gift I could give to her was a choral work. There are no words except for Alleluiah and Amen. The piece i	2/28/2010 03:00 PM Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall Princeton New Jersey 08542 us	Phone:609.258.9220 (v) Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:http://www.adriennealbert.com
"Gee Whiz" from "Musescapes" by Adrienne Albert	11/19/2009 07:30 PM Pennsylvania Academy of Music 40 Prince Street Lancaster, PA us	Phone: Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www.adriennealbert.com
Ode to Piazzolla from Musescapes by Adrienne Albert	11/14/2009 08:00 PM Valley Presbyterian Church Portola Valley Portola Valley, CA us	Phone:(408) 293-2765. Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www.adriennealbert.com
"Windswept" and "Reflections" by Adriene Albert	11/8/2009 03:00 PM Holly Springs Cultural Center Raleigh, NC us	Phone: Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www.adriennealbert.com
Adrienne Albert - THEME AND INVENTIONS for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon Premiere	10/17/2009 02:00 PM Cal State University Fresno Concert Hall 2380 E. Keats Street Fresno CA 93740 us	Phone: Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www.adriennealbert.com
Adrienne Albert - EASTERN HYMN for Saxophone Quartet Premiere	10/16/2009 08:00 PM Cal State University Fresno Concert Hall 2380 E. Keats Street Fresno CA 93740 us	Phone: Email:adrienne@adriennealbert.com Web:www.adriennealbert.com
American Inspired Twilight Series The marvelous Newstead Trio will premiere Adrienne Albert's new piano trio titled "Musescapes" co-commissioned by Carol Gee and The Newstead Trio.	4/3/2009 08:00 PM Steinman Hall at Pennsylvania Academy of Music 42 North Prince Street Lancaster PA 17603 us	Phone:717.399.9733 Email:info@paacademymusic.com Web:www.paacademymusic.com
Brass At The Beach Concert of Brass works including Fanfare for 13 Brass by Adrienne Albert, Rob Frear will conduct music by DiLorenzo, J.S. Bach, and Giovanni Gabrieli	3/25/2009 08:00 PM Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall Cal State University, Long Beach Long Beach California us	Phone:(562) 985-7785 Email:rfrear@csulb.edu Web:www.csulb.edu/music