#Alexis Alrich

[ozkar-krapo]

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"Tellus #14 : Just Intonation"

(cassette. Tellus. 1986) [US]

[johnjpuccio]

Reviews of Recent CD Releases, No. 8

Concertos for Mallet Instruments. Alexis Alrich: Marimba Concerto; Karl Jenkins: La Folia; Ned Rorem: Mallet Concerto. Evelyn Glennie, percussion; Jean Thorel, City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. NAXOS 8.574218.

Although this recording was only recently released, it was recorded back in 2013. I have no idea why it took so long to get released, but I am certainly glad that it did, for it is a delight. I would think that by now, most classical music lovers are familiar with the featured soloist. As the liner notes boldly assert, “Dame Evelyn Glennie is the first person in musical history to successfully create and sustain a career as a full-time solo percussionist. As an eclectic and innovative musician and composer, she is constantly redefining the goals and expectations of percussion.” Her influence can be seen here, as she gave the world premiere of the Alexis Aldrich (b. 1955) Marimba Concerto (as explained in a brief overview of the work by the composer herself), an energetic, extroverted work in three movements that is quite entertaining. She was the dedicatee of La Folia by Karl Jenkins (b. 1944), a more stately dance-rooted composition for  marimba and strings that builds in energy as it moves along. The final piece on the program, the Mallet Concerto by Ned Rorem (b. 1923), features Ms. Glennie on vibraphone and xylophone in addition to marimba. It is quite a colorful work with an ending movement titled “An Ending” that is aptly named for reasons beyond the obvious.

To read the full review article, click here:

https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2021/05/recent-releases-no-8-cd-mini-reviews.html

Karl W. Nehring, Classical Candor

[sierrafoothillsreport]

Welcome Ken and Alexis to western Nevada County CA!

Welcome Ken and Alexis to western Nevada County CA!

“Wet Ink” performers, including Alexis in back row with Mark Vance

With our declining, aging population, it is news when someone moves here — in this case all the way from Beijing (and Hong Kong and San Francisco before that).

I’m pleased to note that Kenneth Howe, a longtime journalist, and his wife, Alexis Alrich, an accomplished classical musician and composer, are now residents of western…