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Composer Elizabeth Alexander (b.1962) has written over 35 commissioned pieces for orchestras, choirs, chamber ensembles and solo musicians. Since earning her doctorate in composition from Cornell University, she has received grants, awards and fellowships from the Jerome Foundation, New York Council on the Arts, Wisconsin Arts Board, National Orchestral Association, American Composers Forum, International League of Women Composers, Meet the Composer and ASCAP. Her choral music, which has been her compositional focus for the past decade, has been performed by hundreds of choirs worldwide. PREMIERES: May 4 2008, Minneapolis, MN -- Blessed Be the Flower That Triumphs for chorus and orchestra, commissioned by Bethlehem Music Series of Minneapolis. May 9 2008, Pennington, NJ -- Shelter This Candle for chorus, oboe, horn, harp and cello, commissioned by VOICES Chorale of Pennington, NJ in celebration of its 20th Anniversary. March 15 2008, St Paul, MN -- Maji, commissioned by Minneapolis Philharmonic Orchestra, with commissioning partners St. Paul Central High School Orchestra and De La Salle High School Orchestra. For more news and events, visit Elizabeth's performances pages.
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