Alexis A. Ffrench is a classical pianist, improviser and composer of rare d… Read Full Bio ↴Alexis A. Ffrench is a classical pianist, improviser and composer of rare distinction. "The combination of these gifts gives his performances an arresting individuality and an air of spontaneous sensitivity to a degree which is rarely heard nowadays. In recitals and concertos he has proved to be a born performer, responding at his best before an audience. He has a true performers flair and his playing is marked by an inspired individuality, a quality that has been rarer and rarer in recent times."
Born in 1970 Alexis began to improvise on the piano at the age of 4. A church organist at 7, he won scholarships to study at the Purcell School and the Royal Academy of Music, London in 1981. He later won a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music & Drama graduating with an AGSM Distinction and the Sheriffs' prize for piano. A two-year period of postgraduate study on the Advanced Solo Studies course followed culminating in the 'Premier prix' (Concert recital Diploma.) Alexis first came to prominence as a solo classical pianist in 1992 as a result of winning the first Portobello Concert Artists Award.
"...And there was a pianist Alexis Alexander Ffrench who brought the entire audience to its feet, and was subsequetly chosen to appear on television playing music by Samuel Coleridge Taylor"
Michael Dickson
Classical Music Magazine
In the same year he made his concerto debut as part of Simon Rattle's 'Towards the Millennium' Series performing 'Rhapsody in Blue' at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall.
"Alexis Ffrench gave an electrifying performance of the 'Rhapsody in Blue' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which was one the highlights of the Sounds for Silents festival dedicated to links between music and film"
Ian Christie British Film Institute
Subsequent appearances in the U.K have included concerts at the Barbican and South Bank centres, the Canterbury Festival, St.Martin in the Fields, Peterborough Cathedral as well as live broadcasts on Classic FM and Radio 3. Television broadcasts have included a live performance of music by Samuel Coleridge Taylor with the Commonwealth Chamber orchestra screened on BBC2. Concerts abroad have included a recital tour of Italy including appearances at the Bolzano and Montepulciano festivals and also concerts in Spain and Germany.
Alexis has worked uith many eminent conductors most notably Robert Ziegler, Michael Tilson Thomas, Norman Beedie and Sir Georg Solti. He has been awarded an array of prizes and scholarships, most notably the prestigious Carnwarth Scholarship awarded biennially by the Worshipful Company of Musicians, Countess of Munster and Myra Hess Trust Awards as well as prizes from the Barings and Johnsons' Wax foundations. Alexis was also a major prizewinner in the 1992 Royal Overseas League Music Competition.
In addition to his recital and concerto appearances Alexis is a leading exponent of classical contemporary improvisation in live solo concerts and as a recording artist. Alexis' spiritual and mystical improvisation exudes an almost magical quality and his mesmerizing solo concerts are truly unique experiences. "When improvising I am transported into the realm of the metaphysical in mind, body and spirit. Imbued with a sense of otherworldness I then begin to explore those timeless dimensions which are both powerful and irresistible. In such concerts the music should go as quickly as it comes with only the listener to determine the music's strength". It is this inspiration that lies at the very heart of Alexis' artistry creating a feeling of intense spirituality.
His latest CD 'Memories in Blue' is a collection of jazz inflected solo piano improvisations on songs by Andrew Lloyd-Webber.
Alexis combines his activities as a solo concert performer with a Head of Keyboard post at the prestigious Uppingham School. His compositions range from scores for film and television to symphonic and chamber works for the concert hall. In 1996 Alexis signed a worldwide publishing deal with Hit and Run Music prompting collaborations with a cross section of classical and popular artists from Andrea Bocelli to Mike Rutherford of Genesis. His eclectic musical tastes are revealed in the rich colours of his art and his depth of musical understanding crosses all boundaries.
" a pianist possessing outstanding technical ability and musicianship"
Robert Ziegler
"I enormously enjoyed Alexis Ffrench's dynamic playing of music from the Romantic repertoire. He brought power and musical poetry to a varied and stimulating programme."
Michael Berkeley
Composer / BBC broadcaster
"Alexis is a completely natural musician with a wide expressive and real technique at the keyboard. He is also a highly imaginative improviser... He is a wonderful musician."
Robert Saxton
Composer
Born in 1970 Alexis began to improvise on the piano at the age of 4. A church organist at 7, he won scholarships to study at the Purcell School and the Royal Academy of Music, London in 1981. He later won a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music & Drama graduating with an AGSM Distinction and the Sheriffs' prize for piano. A two-year period of postgraduate study on the Advanced Solo Studies course followed culminating in the 'Premier prix' (Concert recital Diploma.) Alexis first came to prominence as a solo classical pianist in 1992 as a result of winning the first Portobello Concert Artists Award.
"...And there was a pianist Alexis Alexander Ffrench who brought the entire audience to its feet, and was subsequetly chosen to appear on television playing music by Samuel Coleridge Taylor"
Michael Dickson
Classical Music Magazine
In the same year he made his concerto debut as part of Simon Rattle's 'Towards the Millennium' Series performing 'Rhapsody in Blue' at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall.
"Alexis Ffrench gave an electrifying performance of the 'Rhapsody in Blue' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which was one the highlights of the Sounds for Silents festival dedicated to links between music and film"
Ian Christie British Film Institute
Subsequent appearances in the U.K have included concerts at the Barbican and South Bank centres, the Canterbury Festival, St.Martin in the Fields, Peterborough Cathedral as well as live broadcasts on Classic FM and Radio 3. Television broadcasts have included a live performance of music by Samuel Coleridge Taylor with the Commonwealth Chamber orchestra screened on BBC2. Concerts abroad have included a recital tour of Italy including appearances at the Bolzano and Montepulciano festivals and also concerts in Spain and Germany.
Alexis has worked uith many eminent conductors most notably Robert Ziegler, Michael Tilson Thomas, Norman Beedie and Sir Georg Solti. He has been awarded an array of prizes and scholarships, most notably the prestigious Carnwarth Scholarship awarded biennially by the Worshipful Company of Musicians, Countess of Munster and Myra Hess Trust Awards as well as prizes from the Barings and Johnsons' Wax foundations. Alexis was also a major prizewinner in the 1992 Royal Overseas League Music Competition.
In addition to his recital and concerto appearances Alexis is a leading exponent of classical contemporary improvisation in live solo concerts and as a recording artist. Alexis' spiritual and mystical improvisation exudes an almost magical quality and his mesmerizing solo concerts are truly unique experiences. "When improvising I am transported into the realm of the metaphysical in mind, body and spirit. Imbued with a sense of otherworldness I then begin to explore those timeless dimensions which are both powerful and irresistible. In such concerts the music should go as quickly as it comes with only the listener to determine the music's strength". It is this inspiration that lies at the very heart of Alexis' artistry creating a feeling of intense spirituality.
His latest CD 'Memories in Blue' is a collection of jazz inflected solo piano improvisations on songs by Andrew Lloyd-Webber.
Alexis combines his activities as a solo concert performer with a Head of Keyboard post at the prestigious Uppingham School. His compositions range from scores for film and television to symphonic and chamber works for the concert hall. In 1996 Alexis signed a worldwide publishing deal with Hit and Run Music prompting collaborations with a cross section of classical and popular artists from Andrea Bocelli to Mike Rutherford of Genesis. His eclectic musical tastes are revealed in the rich colours of his art and his depth of musical understanding crosses all boundaries.
" a pianist possessing outstanding technical ability and musicianship"
Robert Ziegler
"I enormously enjoyed Alexis Ffrench's dynamic playing of music from the Romantic repertoire. He brought power and musical poetry to a varied and stimulating programme."
Michael Berkeley
Composer / BBC broadcaster
"Alexis is a completely natural musician with a wide expressive and real technique at the keyboard. He is also a highly imaginative improviser... He is a wonderful musician."
Robert Saxton
Composer
Bluebird
Alexis Ffrench Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Bluebird' by these artists:
Alan Jackson I'm lost in the night The icy wind is howlin' out…
Alessia Cara I wish you bluebirds in the spring To give your heart…
Alice Fredenham Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying…
Ambo bluebird on a fence behind the house she woke me this…
ANDERSONS THE Gonna find me a bluebird let him sing me a…
Ann King There's a valley between you and I For your love of…
Anne Murray I can be high as a bluebird flies if you'd…
Arab Strap I thought of you too quickly My body went to work…
Av.i When I walked up all you caught was the shade…
B.B. King & johnny Lee Hooker There's a valley between you and I For your love of…
B.G.Man Oh, well I knew you shook the set-up baby, of…
Backstage Cast Bluebird singing our story A few notes, a perfect melody I t…
BB King & John Lee Hooker Bluebird Please, take this letter down south for me Oh, blu…
Beach House Love, it comes up on the ceiling My mouth and these…
Bearkat I am sorry my little man I kissed him more on…
Becky Jane Taylor The lake lay Blue, below the hill. O'er it, as I…
Ben Beal & Kill Bill the Rapper I like that lilac on her chainlink Purple tinted paintings W…
Ben Noble Blue bird, spirit of the wasteland, fly You fly Blue bird, b…
Better Love You locked yourself away I haven't heard from you in…
Billy Harvey Bluebird there in the tree tops lost in a daydream,…
Bingham Ryan My bluebird, my blue bird can fly as far as…
Blanche Good morning, honey Good morning darlin, did you have a goo…
Bonnie Raitt Listen to my bluebird laugh She can't tell you why Deep with…
Bret Reilly Blue, bird, bluebird come to me Blue, bird, bluebird sing me…
Buffalo Springfield Listen to my bluebird laugh She can't tell you why Deep with…
Canyon City Leave the lights off when you go I don't wanna know Keep…
Cassie Steele As I swim mermaids dance with me As I drown they…
Christian JaLon Hey bluebird, I see you on my windowpane Would you…
Christina Perri How the hell does a broken heart Get back together when…
Color Dolor Like a bluebird You fly away Away from me I can't keep you …
Corinne Bailey Rae Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying…
CotS Bluebird, what happened to your head? You fell down near the…
Crosby Stills & Nash Listen to my bluebird laugh she can tell you why Deep…
D. B. M. & T. Bye bye bluebird, bye bye bluebird You were lots of fun…
Daniel Ash She is a love And she is an answer She picks you…
Darol Anger's Republic Of Strings The Pain Of Losing You Well It Made Me An…
Dave Monks Oh my bluebird What a beautiful day Sometimes I cry And som…
Dawn Landes Bluebird, blue Flew by caught my eye and I fell in…
Denny Laine/Geoff Britton/Howie Casey/Jimmy McCulloch/Linda McCartney/Paul McCartney/Paul McCartney Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying…
Devendra Banhart My baby is a redbird Flying across the sky My baby is…
Doug Paisley The song of the Bluebird Buried in the dust Did you once…
EL-MALO いつだってそうだよ 君の前の 古くさい恋の物語は 思いどうりの筋書きでも 嘆くことばかり忙しくて どうだっていいのさ そ…
Electric Light Orchestra The streets, the signs are pointing all one way But…
Esme Patterson Goodmorning bluebird Goodmorning cottonwood Out the window,…
Gus Dapperton Run Runner-up I'm fast and I'm running out of luck I can har…
Gustavo Bertoni Too young for world-weary eyes A self-inflicted demise Of al…
Ha Tfelt 바람은 내게 말했어 따듯한 햇살 아래서 비바람을 견디고 나면 언젠가 꽃피울…
Hedge & Donna Hey little bluebird, how are you? Is it fun to fly…
Helen Reddy Yeah I'm lost in the night The icy wind is howling…
Hello Shannon Bluebird fly on wings of fancy And my don’t you look…
Holland K. Smith There'll be bluebirds over The white cliffs of Dover Tomorro…
HÔTEL COSTES 9 ONE SELF When I walked up all you caught was the shade…
Hours Eastly Where I’m from the sun gets tired It sleeps while I’m…
Howlin' Wolf Bluebird bluebird, I want you to take a message down…
Hoyt Axton I've been going down that long lonesome road Boy i've been…
Ikimo no Gakari Habataitara modorenai to itte Mezashita no wa aoi aoi ano s…
Imai Miki 今井美樹 今だけ少しでも泣けるのなら この胸をいやせる事ができるのに あふれだしそうな涙をかくして それでも夜明けを探してる 心か…
J.B. Hutto & The Hawks Wouldn't you like to be a bluebird flying All the way…
J.J. Cale Bluebird, bluebird where you been Man it's been a while sin…
James Gang Listen to my bluebird sing She can't tell you why Deep wit…
Jamestown Revival I can feel her coming As blows in with the breeze There's…
Jim White Bluebird on a telephone line How are you? I'm feeling fine S…
Jim White [feat. M. Ward] Bye bye bluebird, bye bye bluebird You were lots of fun…
John Lee Hooker Bluebird Please, take this letter down south for me Oh, blu…
Kasey Chambers If I fall like rain Will you still feel the same Will…
Kate Stephenson You're so tall But you've always been small to me And this…
Katie Noonan This rhapsody of tension has lifted from my chest As my…
Kimmie Rhodes AIN'T NO SUNSHINE SUCH A DREARY DAY MY WHOLE WORLD LOOKS…
KITCHEN + 1 - Beach House Love, it comes up on the ceiling My mouth and these…
Leon Russell Yeah, I'm lost in the night The icy wind is howling…
Little Big Town Bluebird singing Right outside my window in a tree Just for …
LIVING ROOM - Wings Yesterday I tried to find my love But she weren't round Nowh…
Lola Marsh Dorn this throat I've fallen deep before i had the chance…
Luca Fogale She moves like a ghost Sleepless eyes and weathered bones Sh…
Malika Ayane Day dreams Clouds breaking Bye bye Blue sky Shine on …
Mark Knopfler Got crows in my pasture Rats in my barn Crows in my…
Matthew Good Band An unmade bed The unfinished book lies half-read Underneat…
McCartney Paul & Wings Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying…
Milkshake Bluebird, bluebird singing me a new song Bluebird, Bluebird …
Mindy Gledhill Bluebird in a cage I set you free and then you…
Miranda Lambert Yeah, I'm a turner I turn pages all the time Don't like…
Musikjury Titel Nr. 1 When I walked up all you caught was the shade…
Nellie McKay Bluebird Bring back my happiness And see me through This …
Not From England I know I'm not the same And I change more than…
Offica Habataitara modoranai to itte Mezashita no wa aoi aoi Scratc…
Ole Berthelsen There are Mountains and Oceans between us But in my thoughts…
One Self When i walked up all you caught was the shade…
Orienta 見慣れた夢の途中で見回してる Where are you going? I got glimpse of your sh…
Orpha I am the broken boy, I spit my grief out You…
Paper Rival home, here with your family home, to hell with the rest i…
paul mccarntey and wings Yesterday I tried to find my love But she weren't round Nowh…
Paul McCartney Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying…
Paul McCartney And Wings Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying…
Paul McCartney Wings Wings Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying…
Paul McCartney 爀 Late when the wind is still I'll come flying through your…
Paul McCartney & Wings Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying…
Perri Christina How the hell does a broken heart Get back together when…
Pokey LaFarge I was a razor blade, you took me to the…
Rachael Beck Late At Night When The Wind Is Still I′ll Come Flying…
Robin Trower Sittin' in the wood alone, On silver tree that turned to…
Ross Newhouse I was a broken winged blue bird You had an empty…
Ryan Bingham My bluebird, my blue bird can fly as far as…
Sammy Miller and the Congregation I will wait for you my bluebird You will find your…
Sanna Longden's CD No. 1 1/2 Now, bluebird, bluebird Please take this letter down south f…
Sanna Longden's CD No. 1 12 When I walked up all you caught was the shade…
Sara Bareilles Word came through in a letter One of us changing our…
Sara Bareilles(사라 바렐리스) Word came through in a letter, One of us changing our…
Something for Kate If I hadn′t changed my ticket If I hadn't crossed the…
Soundtrack - K-Pax Da da da da da da da da da da…
Southern Isolation Take the moths off and breathe them in your mouth Dress…
Stéphane Pompougnac When I walked up all you caught was the shade…
Stephen Stills The Pain Of Losing You Well It Made Me An…
Steve Lukather Listen to my bluebird sing She can tell you why Deep withi…
Stone & Snow My ship set sail to Bluebird Island And slowly drifted out…
Swan Lake bluebird brave in the night bluebird brave in the night …
T. Flanagan Trio Feat. K. Burr Da da da da da da da da da da…
The Andersons! Gonna find me a bluebird let him sing me a…
The Beatles/Paul McCartney Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying…
The Head and the Heart Put on my strange hat and shoes and go for…
The Heart Strings There was a time when my heart Filled with zippedy do…
The heartbreak kids My scurvy'd heart Sits on a raft in a sea of…
The Ivory Maze Sitting in a dark room I´m tired of breathing this air A…
The James Gang Listen to my bluebird sing She can't tell you why Deep wit…
The Kid Bluebird, bluebird, through my window Bluebird, bluebird, th…
The Temptations Blue skies There′s nothing but blue skies Blue skies (see me…
The Wings Yesterday I tried to find my love But she weren't round Nowh…
The Young Love Scene Bluebird waiting at my window Bluebird singing at my door I …
Theresa Sokyrka The stars have gone from the sky, And tears are here…
Third Culture Kid Little bluebird in the sky You're strong enough to take flig…
Tigerr Around a year ago I wasn't feeling best You know what they…
Timothy Brown The lake lay blue, below the hill The lake lay blue,…
To Life Please speak your mind I wanna know what's going on inside T…
Uncle Walt's Band I want my baby back at home again But they say…
Victoria Bigelow I′m sorry I've shown you my dark When all I want…
We All Together "Bluebird" Late at night when the wind is still I'll come f…
Wings Yesterday I tried to find my love But she weren't round Nowh…
Wings / Paul McCartney Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying…
Wings/Wings Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying…
Пол Маккартни & Wings Yesterday I tried to find my love But she weren't round Nowh…
今井美樹 今だけ少しでも泣けるのなら この胸をいやせる事ができるのに あふれだしそうな涙をかくして それでも夜明けを探してる 心か…
핫펠트 (HA:TFELT) 바람은 내게 말했어 따듯한 햇살 아래서 비바람을 견디고 나면 언젠가 꽃피울…
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@NOELIO08
Hello.
Blessings for you from Mexico.
I speak a little English.
I read your story , it moved me to drop some tears.
This musical piece takes me to beautiful images when I am sad.
I can only live with my daughter of 14 just one day a week and I miss him the rest of the days.
But
Blue Birdhelps me not to be so sad.Thank you for sharing you story.
I m with my daughter in my profile photo when she was 4 or 5 years old.
@pathofclouds85
A little story from me for those who have time to read this long comment: This composition means a lot to me for so many reasons. I lost my husband in an accident 7 years ago. We were both young, only 31. We used to love camping and one of our favorite camping grounds was in Colorado. There I saw bluebirds for the first time in my life. They were so so blue and tiny and there were so many of them. I felt like a Disney princess because they were not scared and were flying all around me. My husband found this amusing and endearing and used to call me his baby bluebird. When he died, I got a tattoo of two bluebirds on my arm and his initials. One day this composition played randomly in my Alexa piano playlist. But I was always so captivated by the music that I forgot to ask the name of the song and the musician every single time! The song always made me feel like I was in the mountains again with my husband in that campsite, one of my favorite memories with him. Then one day, when it randomly played again, I made sure I asked the name. And it was called Bluebird <3...
Alexis, if you read this, thank you for creating this, it is perfect.
@ailee6006
That’s incredible thank you for sharing 💞💞
@TheSexemama1
Your story brought tears and meaning to a beautiful peace of music I listen to daily. Thank you for sharing 🥰
@NOELIO08
Hello.
Blessings for you from Mexico.
I speak a little English.
I read your story , it moved me to drop some tears.
This musical piece takes me to beautiful images when I am sad.
I can only live with my daughter of 14 just one day a week and I miss him the rest of the days.
But
Blue Birdhelps me not to be so sad.Thank you for sharing you story.
I m with my daughter in my profile photo when she was 4 or 5 years old.
@pathofclouds85
@@NOELIO08 I am sorry for your loss. I hope your daughter is flying like a bluebird somewhere in nature.
@lolemma688
So beautiful. Im crying.
@benkidoum
This song is pure emotions to me. I was pregnant of my first little boy and I played that song when he was still in the womb. Unfortunately, pregnancy stopped at 6 months. We played that song at his funeral. Still today, listening to this song reminds me of the joy I felt carrying him and having him in my life. Forever. ❤
@sondapaul
The universe needs the extended version
@pokiibaebae9670
🌠🌌🎆✨
@cac7865
Definitely !