Broad gestures and rich textures are hallmarks of the “compelling” (The New York Times), “deliciously wistful” (San Francisco Classical Voice), music of composer Alex Weiser. Weiser’s debut album and all the days were purple, was named a 2020 Pulitzer Prize Finalist and cited as “a meditative and deeply spiritual work whose unexpected musical language is arresting and directly emotional.”
Mayn Glik
Performed in a new arrangement for piano trio by Julian Schwarz, Marika Bournaki, and Giora Schmidt at the Jewish Federation of Central New York
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The Great Dictionary
The World Premiere Production of "The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language" a chamber opera with libretto by Ben Kaplan.
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Aria from Tevye's Daughters
Performed as a part of American Lyric Theater's 20th Anniversary GALA concert
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Above The Bulk of Crashing Water
World premiere performance by Kristin Gornstein and Jeremy Chan as a part of the Brooklyn Art Song Society's New Voices Festival.
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Writings
History through My Jewish Grandmother’s Eyes, Music through Her Memories
Before my grandmother passed away, I asked her to tell me some of her favorite stories of her childhood...
A Song Still Vital: Preserving and Reviving Yiddish Folk Music
Learning Yiddish folksongs from archives and reimagining them for contemporary performances and compositions.
They hailed from Belarus and Galicia — but New York was their muse
In the early 20th century, Yiddish poets from Europe made New York their home...