Gary Bachlund's 'Alice' is a contemporary reflection on traditional song forms. It utilizes expressive, modern harmonic language while maintaining a classical sense of intimacy.
The performer must use subtle rubato to convey the emotional arc of the piece.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Alice is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Alice lasts about 2 minutes.
Alice is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Ballade and Fugue in D major by Gary Bachlund, At the Close of Day by Gary Bachlund, 'Tis moonlight by Gary Bachlund — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.