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education
2015
Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Master in Musical Creation, New Technologies and Traditional Arts, with Academic Honors
1997
Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA
Bachelor of Music in Film Scoring & Jazz Composition (Dual Major), Summa Cum Laude
1991
Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bachelor of Music in Tango & Jazz Performance (Dual Major)
awards & commissions
2013
NYFA Artist Fellowship in Music/Sound
New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY, USA
2013
1st Prize Award in Music Composition
CAMU/UNESCO & TRIMARG (Tribuna de la Música Argentina), Contemporary Music Category for the work Khartes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010
Edward T. Cone Fellow & Millay Colony for the Arts
The Edward T. Cone Foundation, Princeton, NJ, USA
2009
Argosy Contemporary Music Fund
Grant Recipient, Brecht Forum Music Performance, New York, NY, USA
2009
Composer Commission by Mutable Music, Inc., New York, NY, USA
2008
Urban Artist Initiative/NYC, Fellowship Finalist, New York, NY, USA
2008
Symposium Impresiones Sonoras / Komposition und kulturelle Identität in Lateinamerika
Invited composer & conductor by Universität der Künste-Institut für Neue Musik, Berlin, Germany
2007
Group Exhibition Graphic Notation in Contemporary Music: Between Thought and Sound
Exhibition of Laura Andel Ixixí Music Drawing Work, The Kitchen, New York, NY, USA
2007
Greenwall Foundation Composer Commission
Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT), New York, NY, USA
2007
New York State Music Fund/Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) Commission, Bronx, NY, USA
2007
The Kitchen Composer Commission, The Kitchen, New York, NY, USA
2007
UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists
Music Fellowship, Sobobadè, Senegal (postponed)
2006
Composer Assistance Program
American Music Center Grant Recipient, New York, NY, USA
2006
Teatro Colon Experimental Center (CETC)
Composer-Choreographer Residency Collaboration, Buenos Aires, Argentina (postponed)
2004
Jerome Foundation Composer Commission
Roulette Commissioning Program, New York, NY, USA
2002
Norton Stevens Composer Fellowship
Norlin Foundation & MacDowell Colony, New York, NY, USA
2002
Aaron Copland Fund Awards Recording Grant
American Music Center Grant Recipient, New York, NY, USA
2002
Composer Commission for Poet Stephen Dunn, New York, NY, USA
2001
Margaret Fairbank Jory Copying Assistance Program
American Music Center Grant Recipient, NY, USA
1999
Artist Grant Recipient in Music Composition
Massachusetts Cultural Council, Boston, MA, USA
1999
Margaret Fairbank Jory Copying Assistance Program
American Music Center Grant Recipient, New York, NY, USA
1999
Alumni Grant, Berklee College of Music
Grant Recipient for 1 Year of Financial Support as Composer
for the Laura Andel & Oli Bott Jazz Orchestra Monthly Concert Series, Berlin, Germany
1999
Senate for Science, Research and Culture of the City of Berlin
Grant Recipient for 1 Year of Financial Support as Composer for the Laura Andel & Oli Bott Jazz Orchestra Monthly Concert Series, Berlin, Germany
1998
Alumni Grant, Berklee College of Music
Grant Recipient for Financial Support as Composer for the Symphonic Jazz Series Concerts in Caracas, Mérida, and Barquisimeto, Venezuela
1998
Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra Association & CEVAM
Symphonic Jazz Series, Guest Composer & Conductor for 3 Symphony Orchestras in Caracas, Mérida, and Barquisimeto, Venezuela
1998
Berklee College of Music, Alumni Grant
Grant Recipient for Financial Support as Composer for the Laura Andel & Oli Bott Jazz Orchestra Concert Series, Berlin, Germany
1998
Senate for Science, Research and Culture of the City of Berlin
Grant Recipient for Financial Support as Composer for the Laura Andel & Oli Bott Jazz Orchestra Concert Series, Berlin, Germany
1997
BMI Foundation/Jerry Harrington Jazz Composers Award
BMI Foundation, New York, NY, USA
1996
Julius Hemphill Composition Awards
Jazz Orchestra Honorable Mention, Boston, MA, USA
1994
Wayne Shorter Award
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA, USA
composer residencies
2013
Jerome Foundation & Roulette Residency Program, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2010
Fundación Valparaíso, Almería, Spain
2009
Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY, USA
2008
Blue Mountain Center, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, USA
2007
Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY, USA
2007
Rockefeller Foundation / Bellagio Study Center, Bellagio, Italy
2006
Blue Mountain Center, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, USA
2004
Fundación Valparaíso, Almería, Spain
2004
Yaddo Artist Colony, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
2004
Sacatar Foundation, Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil
2002
MacDowell Artist Colony, Peterborough, NH, USA
2001
Music Omi / International Arts Center, Omi, NY, USA
1997
Henry Mancini Institute, Long Beach, CA, USA
panelist
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), Selection Committee, Music & Sound category, New York, USA (2016)
Music Omi / Omi International Arts Center, Selection Committee, Music Fellowship Program, New York, USA (2002-2016)
Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Center, Selection Committee, Arts and Literary Arts Fellowships, New York, USA (2008-2014)
Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), Selection Committee, Music Composition Fellowships, Boston, USA (2013)
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), Selection Committee, Individual Artists category, New York, USA (2009-2012)
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation & Maryland State Arts Council, Selection Committee, Individual Artists Awards in World Music Composition & Solo Performance, Baltimore, USA (2010)
Millay Colony for the Arts, Selection Committee, Artist Residency Fellowships, Austerlitz, USA (2009-2011)
Bronx Council on the Arts, Selection Committee, BRIO Award Fellowships, Bronx, USA (2007)
Music Omi / Omi International Arts Center, Curator in Residence, Music Omi Residency Program, NY, USA (2004)
Julius Hemphill Composition Awards, Selection Committee, International Jazz Music Contest, Boston, USA (1998-2001)
discography
The NYFA Collection (Vol. 2), Laura Andel Orchestra (Khartes)
Limited Edition Compact Disc to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the New York Fellowships Program, Innova Records 253, USA (2015)
MCC 40th Anniversary Celebration Videos, Laura Andel Jazz Orchestra (Sao Dao)
Opening Music for MCC Videos to celebrate the Massachusetts Fellowships Program (2015)
Bellagio Music and Motion, Laura Andel Orchestra (Doble Mano)
Limited Edition CD to celebrate the 50 Years of The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, USA (2010)
Doble Mano, Laura Andel Orchestra
Rossbin Records RS 029, Italy (2009)
Graphic Notation in Contemporary Music: Between Thought and Sound
Laura Andel Music Drawing Ixixí, Exhibition Catalogue, The Kitchen, New York, USA (2009)
In::Tension:. Laura Andel Electric Percussive Orchestra
Rossbin Records RS 022, Italy (2005)
Amalgam(e) 10 Years of Red Toucan, Laura Andel Orchestra
Red Toucan Records RT 9325, Canada (2004)
Celebration of the Spirit, Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra
C.I.M.P. Records CIMP 298, USA (2004)
SomnambulisT, Laura Andel Orchestra
Red Toucan Records RT 9322, Canada (2003)
In, Thru, and Out, Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra
Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1153, USA (2003)
Discover, Laura Andel Jazz Orchestra
Berklee Records BCSPCD17, USA (1998)
Traigan Flores, Andamarka
Andamarka AK 1287, Argentina (1987)
Música de los pueblos de América del Sur, Banda Ollantaytambo
El Arca de Noé AN 3016, Argentina (1986)
projects
Ancestral Aerophones in Electroacoustic Music (solo work)
Composer & Performer (2014-2016)
Laura Andel Orchestra (4 musicians)
Composer & Leader, New York, USA (2012-2013)
Laura Andel Orchestra (9 musicians)
Composer & Leader, New York, USA (2007-2011)
Laura Andel Electric Percussive Orchestra (10 musicians)
Composer & Leader, New York, USA (2004-2006)
Laura Andel SomnambulisT Orchestra (14 musicians)
Composer & Leader, New York, USA (2002-2005)
Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra (18 musicians)
Composer-in-residence, Boston, USA (1997-2004)
WPS1, Art Web Radio from PS1/MoMA
La Caldera (Music of the Americas)
Curator & Host, New York, USA (2004)
Orchesta Sinfónica Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho (Caracas)
Orquesta Sinfónica de Lara (Barquisimeto)
Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado Mérida (Mérida)
Composer & Conductor, Venezuela (1998)
Jazz Composers Alliance Saxophone Quartet
Composer-in-residence, Boston, USA (1997-2004)
Laura Andel & Oli Bott Jazz Orchestra (20 musicians)
Composer & Co-Leader, Berlin, Germany (1997-1999)
BMI-NY Jazz Orchestra (17 musicians)
Composer-in-Residence, New York, USA (1996-2002)
Laura Andel Jazz Orchestra (19 musicians)
Composer & Leader, Boston, USA (1996-2000)
Laura Andel Saxophone Quartet
Composer & Performer, Boston, USA (1994-1996)
Andamarka, Latin American Music (5 musicians)
Performer of Ethnic Flutes, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1985-1989)
Ollantaytambo, Andean Band (25 musicians)
Performer of Ethnic Flutes, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1984-1988)
Early & Baroque Music Trio
Performer of Baroque Recorders, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1983-1985)
affiliations
Music Omi / Omi International Arts Center
Board of Directors, Member since 2007, New York, USA
BMI / Broadcast Music, Inc.
Composer, Member since 1997, New York, USA
other studies
Collage Art
The Cooper Union, New York, NY (2010)
Painting with Water-based Media
The Cooper Union, New York, NY (2009)
Photography
The Cooper Union, New York, NY (2003)
Movement Choir
Laban/Bartenieff Technique, New York, NY (2000-2001)
Sound & Recording Engineering
La Escuelita de David Lebón, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1992)
Music of the Americas
Taller Ollantaytambo, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1984-1988)
languages
English (Fully Fluent)
Spanish (Native Speaker)
French (Intermediate Level)
Portuguese (Reading Skills)
German (Reading Skills)
Italian (Reading Skills)
teaching
Experience teaching privately and at institutions, including City University of New York (New York City), New York Philharmonic (New York City), Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA), Universität der Künste-Institut für Neue Musik (Berlin, Germany), and Collegium Musicum (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
interests
Crossover of Arts & Sciences, New Technologies, Construction of Musical Instruments, World Music with particular focus on Music of the Americas, Contemporary & Avant-Garde Music, Interdisciplinary Projects