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Last updated on October 11, 2007

• view full updated list of performances, residencies, and activities —2006/2007/2008

• Ucross Foundation Composer Fellowship at the Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, Wyoming (July 2007 - 2 weeks)

• The Rockefeller Foundation - Bellagio Study Center, Composer Fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation at Bellagio Study Center, Bellagio, Italy (March 2007 - 4 weeks)

• The UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Program Music Fellowship from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at Espace Sobobadè, Toubab Dialaw, Senegal (3 months)

• Residencias - Composer in Residency Teatro Colón Composer in Residence at the CETC: Centro de Experimentación Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Exact dates TBA) Work in collaboration with choreographer Jimena Paz, to present a work for 3 dancers and 5 musicians. There will be 6 performances by the end of the residence.

• The album from Red Toucan Records, SomnambulisT will be pesented by Bernd Leukert from HR Radio in Frankfurt, Germany at his program Crossover: The Artist Corner. The show will be at 11pm on Saturday, September 17, 2005 and it will be 55 minutes in lenght.
 

• New CD Out on Rossbin Records - October 2005!! Laura Andel Electric Percussive Orchestra /  I n : : t e n s i o n : .
Music by Laura Andel recorded live by Mario Diaz de León on December 4, 2004 in NYC. Mixed and mastered by Elliott Sharp between December 18-22, 2004 in NYC. Listen here to mp3 excerpts.
 

• Radio Program! As of April 21st, 2004, I'm hosting a new web-radio program as part of the PS1/MoMA Art Radio. The show is called La Caldera, and is part of the series Music Tomorrow Today.I designed this program as a space to unveil part of what’s happening in the Latin American music scene, playing from traditional folk musics to the latest computer music, and all shades in between. Additional information about each show can be found at La Caldera page. Also, check out the wps1.org website to listen to the show, either live or on demand.
 

• Interested? Music Omi International Musicians' Residency Program Each August, approximately a dozen musicians-composers and performers from around the globe gather for two and a half  weeks to share in a unique collaborative music making residency program. I was the Music Curator in Residence for this residency program for August 2004. Everyone accepted to Music Omi receives full room and board during his or her stay. Check the Music Omi website for more information and details on how to apply for 2006.
 

• Meeting Points - Composition Introspective Contact me by e-mail if you are interested in Composition Classes, or  would like to have a one on one listening session or analysis of your music. It could either happen if you live in the New York city area, or in one of the cities that I will be visiting during 2004.
 

• Projects Abroad in 2004! During 2004, I was invited to 3 composer-related projects. One was a Composer Fellowship at an artist residency in Bahia, Brazil, another one was as Music Curator for Music Omi in New York state, and the last one was a Composer Fellowship at an artist residency in Andalucía, Spain. Check out the Artist Residencies link for more information.
 

• ORDER HERE! Red Toucan Records has released in May 2003 SomnambulisT performed by the laura andel orchestra recorded live on October 25, 2002 in NYC. The compact disc also includes two other compositions performed by jca orchestra in Boston.
 

• 2003 Travels! A MiniDisc recorder, a notebook, a photo camera, and a nomad searching soul in the Central American realms... I'll be travelling from July 1 until mid-September to 8 different countries, starting in Mexican Yucatan and going all the way south to Nicaragua —off to record, write and photograph what surrounds me during the trip to then mold all those elements into a new being. Check back for updates!
 

• Open to collaborations I'm open to any kind of artistic collaborations and experimentation in music or other arts. I'm also open to discuss any ideas, specially adventurous ones. If you are interested, please send me an e-mail!