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Andrew Shapiro
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Friday Oct 23, 2009 (8–10pm)
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There's an interesting subgroup of composers who sing their own songs, blending aspects of art song and pop...Andrew Shapiro is a notable practitioner.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker
Fusing vocals with ambient streams and pulses, Andrew Shapiro merges classical and popular sensibilities, "blending the minimalist influence of Philip Glass with the moody pop sensibility of '80s New Wave" (New Music Box magazine).
Shapiro performs as a soloist and with his group Airbox and regularly composes for notable film and theater projects. He also performs his solo piano music at McDonald's in downtown Manhattan Sundays throughout the year. He received an extensive profile in the Sunday New York Times headlined "Quarter Pounder With Keys" and was featured as the "Best Pianist in a Fast-Food Restaurant" in the "Best of New York" issue of the Village Voice. Shapiro's solo piano album, Numbers, Colors and People, produced by Michael Riesman (longtime producer and musical director for Philip Glass), was released in March 2009.
Shapiro studied composition at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Raised in Larchmont, NY, he lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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