Laura Andel’s creative projects revolve around music, performance, music drawing, instrument making, video and sound.
Projects
clay instruments
As part of a new music project for clay trumpets and whistles, Andel has started making her own instruments in ceramic.
electroacoustic music
Newly found and recently built instruments become part of Andel’s new sonic landscapes and electroacoustic works.
sound & video installations
Inspired by the plasma lamp invented by Nikola Tesla in 1894, Andel’s new works involves aerophones, electronics, and video projections.
buenos aires new york ensemble
An ensemble that premiered Khartes (2013), an extended work for an eclectic instrumentation, featuring musicians of the Buenos Aires and the New York music-scenes, creating a crossover of geographies and personal languages.
experimental tango orchestra
A nine-piece orchestra that premiered Doble Mano (2009). It includes bandoneon, gamelan instruments, electric guitar, Fender Rhodes, vibraphone, cornet, viola, clarinets, piano, and double bass.
electric percussive orchestra
A ten-piece orchestra that premiered In::Tension:. (2005), a work that explores the tension points and internal pulses in a non-narrative world. Percussive, visceral, and electrically charged.
new york large orchestra
A fourteen-piece orchestra that premiered Somnambulist (2003). Through the act of conducting, Andel shapes and forms her music, combining actions and sounds that are both well-defined and open.
jazz big band orchestra
A twenty-piece jazz orchestra that premiered a number of award-winning large ensemble compositions. Traditional jazz big band instrumentation meets wild yet delicate soundscapes.
collaborations
A sound exploration across disciplines that includes collaborations with dancers, filmmakers, and visual artists.