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Alexander's Annexe
11+ albums
ambientexperimentalAvant-GardeneoclassicalAbstract NeoClassical
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Alexander's Annexe is an ensemble which comprises of three distinct artists: Mira Calix, David Sheppard and Sarah Nicolls. Alexander's Annexe is about methodology as much as it is about end result; all three artists met while on tour with the London Sinfonietta and have different backgrounds. Sarah was the principal pianist at the Warp Works and 20th Century Masters concert at Parco Della Musica in Rome in 2004, while David helped with the arrangement and performance of Mira’s now legendary insect piece Nunu whilst on this tour. Despite their very different musical training they immediately gelled, and inspired by the Sinfonietta project, discussed their desired ambition to create new pieces using instruments with electronics from scratch. Under the new moniker, the trio set out to compose new works. Their first release, Push Door To Exit, was released on Warp Records in November of 2006. It was initially commissioned by the Ravello Festival, Italy’s oldest festival, with strong links to Wagner. Even though it may not sound like a piano piece at all, Push Door to Exit only consists of the sounds generated from that one instrument. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
