News and Announcements
April, 2008 The Oxford University Press has awarded me the editorship of a book series. Titled THE INTEGRATED MUSICIAN, the series will be based on my music work as encapsulated in my books Indirect Procedures and The Integrated Musician.
March 19, 2008 I'll be giving a presentation for writers at WICE Paris. The subject of my presentation is my creative working methods.
March, 2008 My short story "Alma Paterson Wins Another Round" has been accepted for publication in an anthology by Scholastic, a major British publisher. The anthology is set to come out in August, 2008, in connection with the National Year of Reading.
February 16-28, 2008 I'll be teaching in New York City. To book a private lesson, please e-mail me.
January 25-27, 2008 Alexis Niki and I will be teaching a seminar in Paris, France, on the theme of the Energized Self.
December, 2008 Susan Cohen, a literary agent at Writers House, New York City, has agreed to represent my comic-horror novel for children, W.W Werewolf.
December 16-20, 2008 I'll be teaching in Cologne, Germany. To book a private lesson, please e-mail Nina Tichman. The lesson fee is 90 euros per hour.
October, 2007 I'll be teaching in New York City from October 6 to 18. To book a private lesson, please e-mail me.
April, 2007 Susan Cohen, a literary agent at Writers' House, New York City, has accepted to represent my book Rhythm & Flow in a Writer's Career.
March 7-10, 2007 I'll present my lecture/demonstration “Buckminster's Fiddle” at the ASTA national conference in Detroit, Michigan. In it I introduce a dozen ideas from mechanical engineering that clarify the workings of the human body and enhance string playing. Topics include mechanical advantage, stress, strain, momentum, inertia, friction, kinetic energy, and tensegrity — the brainchild of inventor and visionary Buckminster Fuller.
December, 2006 I'll be in New York City from December 15 to January 14. To book a private lesson, please e-mail me.
September, 2006 Strings Magazine has accepted an article for publication in the near future. Titled “The (Dis)Pleasure Principle,” it gives string players and other musicians pointers on how to increase the pleasure and usefulness of daily practice. Watch this space for an update.
September, 2006 My CD “Old New Worlds” is a nominee in the JPS 2006 Music Awards .
October, 2006 I’ll be in New York City from October 23 to November 4. To book a private lesson, please e-mail me.
April, 2006 The Oxford University Press has awarded me a contract for a new book, tentatively titled The Integrated Musician. Publication date is likely to be late 2008 or early 2009.
April, 2006 I’ll be in Minneapolis during the second half of April. Please e-mail me if you’re interested in private lessons or workshops.
February, 2006 I’ll be in New York City from February 11 to 25. Please e-mail me if you’re interested in private lessons or workshops.
December, 2005 Random House, the publisher of my novel Befiddled, has awarded me a contract for a new children’s novel. Tentatively titled Latrella Rewinds, it’s a time-travel epic that takes place in New York City during the first half of the 20th century. No publication date has been set.
November, 2005 I’ll be teaching master classes at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University (Houston , Texas) from November 15 to 19.
November, 2005 Delacorte, an imprint of Random House, is publishing my children’s novel Befiddled.
July, 2005 The Oxford University Press has announced that the publishing house Shunjusha is preparing a Japanese translation of Indirect Procedures. Expected publication date is 2007.
June 16 to August 14, 2005 I’ll be teaching lessons and seminars in New York City. For more details, please contact me.
June 18 and 19, 2005 Alexis Niki and I will be co-teaching two workshops in New York City with Alexander themes, “Object Wisdom” and “The Touch Lab.”
March, 2005 I’ll be in Minneapolis from March 7 to March 13. For information on my lessons and seminars, please contact Immanuel Davis.
February, 2005 I’ll be in New York City from February 20 to March 6. To book private lessons and work in small groups, or to be included on my e-mail list for workshops and seminars, please contact me.
October/November, 2004 I’ll be spending three weeks teaching in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. For more information, please contact David Moore in Melbourne or Penelope Carr in Sydney.
July, 2004 Alexis Niki and I are getting married in New York City.
June/July, 2004 I'll be teaching in New York City from June 17 to the end of July. To book a private lesson, or to put yourself on my list of New York lesson and seminar announcements, please contact me.
June/July, 2004 I'll be teaching the Alexander Technique and the cello, and coaching chamber music as well, at New York University's seminar for young string players, aged 15 to 25.The seminar lasts three weeks (June 28 to July 17) and focus intensely on the string quartet repertory. Click here for more information.
April/May, 2004 The Strad, the world's foremost magazine for string players, published the first of my two articles about the messa di voce, the subtle art of executing crescendi and diminuendi, in its May issue. The second part will appear in the June issue, available in late May.
April, 2004 I'll be offering a seminar for musicians on the weekend of April 24 and 25 in Paris. The seminar is open to singers and instrumentalists of all levels, with or without experience of the Alexander Technique, and it'll be held in English. Please click here for more information, click here to download a registration form (requires Word for Windows) or send an email message to alexis@alexisniki.com for registation and/or further information.
April, 2004 I’ll be teaching a three-hour master class for musicians at Lincoln Center in New York City, on Saturday, April 3. For more information, please contact Käthe Jarka.
April, 2004 I'll be teaching in New York City from March 31 to April 10. To book a private lesson, or to put yourself on my list of New York lesson and seminar announcements, please contact me.
March, 2004 I'll be teaching two seminars for Alexander teachers and a limited number of private lessons in Charlottesville, Virginia, on March 27 and 28. My visit is sponsored by Daria T. Okugawa-Goldstein, director of The Alexander Technique Training Centre of Virginia. For more information, please contact Daria.
February, 2004 My novel Befiddled has been accepted for publication at Delacorte, an imprint of Random House in New York City, thanks to the handiwork of my agent Celia Catchpole.
January, 2004 I'll be co-leading an introductory workshop for writers and illustrators with Alexis Niki in Paris, on Saturday, January 24th. Click here for more information.
December, 2003 I'll be giving a master class for the music students of the Musikhochschule in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday, December 6. For more information, please contact Anne Dorte Buchholz.
September, 2003 London-based literary agent Celia Catchpole has signed me on as her client. She'll promote my children's novel Befiddled, the tale of budding violinist Becky Cohen and her little brother Benjy, who edits "The Splinter," a monthly newspaper (motto: "Try Stepping on Us"). Watch this space for further news of Befiddled.