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SEASON 2, EPISODE 7:
ALEX ARMBRUSTER

YOUR HOST:
JOURNALIST AND MUSICIAN
LAWRENCE LANAHAN

season 2, episode 7

ALEX ARMBRUSTER

The Baltimore musician talks arranging, teaching music, and making a life in the arts without stylistic boundaries.

Baltimore drummer Alex Armbruster recently arranged five works by women composers for a performance by his six-piece sax/tuba/sousaphone ensemble Top/Bottom/Switch. In this episode, they discuss their approach to arranging and their determination live a life in the arts unbound by stylistic or disciplinary distinctions. 

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Alex Armbruster

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REARRANGED considers the meaning we take from songs by examining an underappreciated aspect of their creation: the arrangement.

Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.

Armbruster's dance film RE:wilding premieres November 6, 2026 at Howard Community College. The soundtrack EP, Wood Metal Glass, comes out later in 2026. You can follow them at @alexarmbruster and @top.bottom.switch on Instagram.

 

Thanks to Osiris Media for marketing and distribution. 

 

Rearranged theme music composed and recorded by Lawrence Lanahan.

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