...Past Performances & Productions

Saturday, October 17 (2009) —premiere of new works

The Brecht Forum
451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune Streets)
West Village, Manhattan, Info: 212.242.4201
http://www.brechtforum.org/
http://www.myspace.com/neueskabarett

June 26 to July 4 (2008)

Symposium Impresiones Sonoras / Komposition und kulturelle Identität in Lateinamerika
Residency & Concert with Ensemble Klangexekutive

Invited as composer & conductor by Universität der Künste & Institut für Neue Musik
Berlin, Germany

March 20 (2008)

Issue Project Room
The (OA) Can Factory, 8:00 pm
232 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY

Ensemble Gamelan Son of Lion, Taylor Ho Bynum, Carl Maguire, Laura Andel
Performance of work Apsides

Saturday, September 29 (2007) @ 1:00 pm —premiere performance

The Festival of New Trumpet Music presents
“Breaths and Beats: New Directions in Trumpet and Percussion Music”

St. Mark’s Church In The Bowery
131 East 10th Street (Corner of 2nd Avenue)
New York, NY http://www.fontmusic.org/

New York-based, Argentinean composer and conductor Laura Andel premieres Apsides, a newly commissioned work by the Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT) for cornet, Fender Rhodes, and gamelan instruments. The new work will be 15-minutes long and will feature cornet player Taylor Ho Bynum, Carl Maguire, the ensemble Gamelan Son of Lion, and Andel's conduction.

Gamelan Son of Lion is a new music repertory ensemble and composers' collective based in downtown New York City. The ensemble uses Javanese-style iron gamelan keyboards made by Barbara Benary, who co-founded the group along with composers Daniel Goode and Philip Corner. Gamelan Son of Lion specializes in contemporary pieces written for the instruments of the Javanese and Balinese gamelan percussion orchestra. The ensemble has been performing since 1976, making it one of the oldest and best known new music/homemade gamelans in the country and has premiered over 150 new compositions by American and international composers in a variety of styles, adding electronics and other instruments as needed. In addition to its new music concerts, the group also presents traditional music of Java and Bali, wayang kulit shadow puppetry, Indonesian dance, and collaborations with contemporary choreographers. The 6-12 member ensemble has toured in the United States, Indonesia, Canada, New Zealand, and Estonia.

Saturday, June 23 (2007) @ 6:00 pm —premiere performance

Composer and conductor Laura Andel premieres a newly commissioned work by Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) for her nine-piece orchestra comprised of an unusually eclectic instrumentation that includes bandoneon, gamelan instruments, electric guitar, Fender Rhodes, vibraphone, cornet, viola, clarinets, piano and double bass. The Laura Andel Orchestra includes the long-time collaborators and unique musicians Taylor Ho Bynum, Ken Filiano, Stephanie Griffin, Carl Maguire, Ursel Schlicht, David Simons, and Danny Tunick, and for this BRAC performance, the special participation of Argentinean Tango bandoneon player Daniel Binelli, and New York experimental electric guitar player Elliott Sharp, this being their first time playing together. In addition to the BRAC premiere, the orchestra will perform another recently created work titled Doble Mano.

*Doble Mano was funded in part by the Composer Assistance Program of the American Music Center, and was partially developed during a residency at The Rockefeller Foundation / Bellagio Study Center, in Italy, and at Blue Mountain Center in New York.
 

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Bronx River Art Center
1087 East Tremont Avenue (next to the Bronx Zoo), Bronx, New York

May 11 & 12 (2007) @ 8:00 pm —premiere performance

*Doble Mano was funded in part by the Composer Assistance Program of the American Music Center, and was partially developed during a residency at The Rockefeller Foundation / Bellagio Study Center, in Italy, and at Blue Mountain Center in New York.
 

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Laura Andel at The Kitchen
Laura Andel works in mostly composed pieces for large ensembles and so the opportunities to hear her work are rare. But following notable recordings and performances of her SomnabUlisT and In::tension: over the last few years, her new Doble Mano for nonet was a major statement from the young composer. The piece for cornet, clarinet, viola, bandoneon, bass, keyboards and two percussionists received its premiere over performances at The Kitchen (May 11th- 12th) and demonstrated the light playfulness of Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota or her fellow Argentinian Astor Piazzolla (all adventurous composers regardless of their populist fields), but with the composer’s own penchant for contrast and relayed statements. Rhythm and counter-rhythm crossed from instrument to instrument, section to section, with a magical business, like choreographed traffic patterns - the title of the 45-minute piece, in fact, refers to a two-way street or multiple directions. Andel made full use of her orchestra, often setting a low bass clarinet tone or high bandoneon cry alone in their respective registers or putting Taylor Ho Bynum’s muted cornet against clanging finger cymbals. Carl Maguire was particularly inventive on Fender Rhodes and the vibraphone and various Gamelan percussion setups provided a wide array of shadings. When the full ensemble was engaged, the multiple counts and patterns loped like the inner workings of an overly complicated clock.
 

The Laura Andel Orchestra
with special guest Raul Jaurena (Bandoneon)

Taylor Ho Bynum (Cornet)
Matt Bauder (Clarinet / Bass Clarinet)
Stephanie Griffin (Viola)
Carl Maguire (Fender Rhodes / Accordion)
Ursel Schlicht (Piano)
Ken Filiano (Double Bass)
Danny Tunick (Vibraphone / Gamelan Instruments)
David Simons (Gamelan Instruments)
Laura Andel (Composition / Conducting)

april 30 (2005) —performance

Saturday, April 30, 2005, 8:00pm
at The Stone NW corner of Avenue C & East 2nd Street, New York, NY
General Admission: $10   •   Students 13 to 19: $5   •   Children 12 and under: FREE

The Stone is a new artists' space in the East Village, a not-for-profit performance space dedicated to the experimental and avant-garde.
Each month a different musician is responsible for curating the programs with 100% of the nightly revenue going directly to the musicians.

december 4 (2004) —performance / cd recording production

The Laura Andel  Electric Percussive Orchestra

Saturday, December 4, 2004, 8:30pm
Winter 2004 Roulette Concert Series at Location One
26 Greene Street, New York, NY
(Soho- between Canal & Grand Street)
 

october 21 (2004) —performance (festival cancelled)

Thursday, October 21, 2004, 8:00pm
Sixth Argentina-Brazil Music Festival of New York
Consulate General of Argentina
12 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019
(Midtown- between Fifth & Sixth Avenues)
 

march 28 (2004) —performance / cd release concert

This extended 50-minute work for 14 musicians and conductor, was composed by Laura Andel, premiered the laura andel orchestra, and recorded live by Elliott Sharp in October 2002 in New York city. SomnambulisTwas then released under the Canadian label Red Toucan Records in April 2003. And now, we celebrate this cd release as part of the Roulette Concert Series at The Flea Theatre. In SomnambulisT, the conductor and performers have both a compositional and improvisatory role. Part of the music is created and formed through the act of conducting, combining actions and sounds that are both well-defined and open.
 

Sunday, March 28, 2004, 8:00pm
Spring 2004 Roulette Concert Series at The Flea Theatre
41 White Street, New York, NY 10013
 

october 25 (2002) —premiere performance / cd recording production

Friday, October 25, 2002, 8:00pm
Fifth Argentina-Brazil Music Festival of New York
Consulate General of Argentina
12 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019

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