Alex Shapiro has become one of the Pacific coast's most familiar composers of acoustic and electroacoustic chamber music. Performed and broadcast weekly across the U.S. and internationally, Alex's music is lyrically expressive, dramatic and often rhythmically driven. Published by Activist Music, Ms. Shapiro's scores are found in libraries and universities nationwide, and are distributed by a diverse list of retailers. Alex's music has been recorded by many artists and is available on CDs from Cambria Master Recordings, Innova Recordings, Crystal Records, DC Records, Centaur Records, Oehms Classics, and others. Her life and music were the subject of the one-hour show American MusicMakers, broadcast in February 2006 on public radio stations across the United States. Ms. Shapiro is the recipient of national honors and awards including those from The American Music Center, ASCAP, the American Composers Forum and Mu Phi Epsilon, and she has been awarded artist fellowships from The California Arts Council and The MacDowell Colony.