Alicia Rytlewski is a pianist, composer and vocalist from Milwaukee, WI. Her debut album, When We Were Bears, was released in January of 2024. Brimming with movement and wonder, her compositions soundtrack transition and transformation, chronicling the rhythms of the seasons and the heart alike.

Uproxx called the album “a marvel,” writing, “When We Were Bears captures Rytlewski’s majestic dynamism, highlighting both her careful ear for fine detail and resplendent totality.” 

Milwaukee Record quoted, “This is a wonderful – and wonderfully accessible – contemporary classical album…earthy, mournful, dramatic, hypnotic, and rich.” 

Interlude Magazine in Hong Kong wrote, “Her ability to draw inspiration from personal connections and translate them into music has made her compositions deeply resonant.”

She played her album release show at The Pabst Theater with the beloved Milwaukee bands Field Report and Collections of Colonies of Bees. She composes and teaches piano at her home studio in Bay View.