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Elizabeth Alexander's award-winning choral music has been sung by hundreds of choirs around the world -- by children and adults; by women and men; and by professional, university, community and church choirs.  Moving effortlessly between concert stage, choir loft and jam session, her music invariably invokes the simple and extraordinary, the ethereal and commonplace, the beauty and messiness of life.

This varied collection reflects her experience as a composer, singer, conductor, classical and jazz pianist, a passion for formal elegance and melodic line, and a sense of humor grounded in joy, disappointment, and hope.

"...accomplished Minnesota-based choral composer Elizabeth Alexander... is very gifted, writing in an accessible style that is well tailored to the requirements of both semi-pro and amateur choruses... Alexander's use of harmony is somewhat reminiscent of Morton Lauridsen, but she is less languid and makes more use of declamatory projection in her text settings. Alexander's writing for women's chorus is especially good, and although her choice of texts is catholic in nature, her settings of subjects relating to women's issues are exceptionally strong. Several pieces stand out among those collected here, but her setting of poet Yehuda Amichai's Even a Fist was Once an Open Palm is particularly potent and makes one sit up and take notice.

...One hopes that the release of Finally On My Way to Yes will generate enough interest to facilitate a full-on, professional quality recording of Alexander's music by a single chorus, because the fine qualities and sound artistry behind Alexander's work certainly merit that."

~ David N. Lewis, copyright 2006, All Music Guide