Laura Andel (born 1968) is an Argentinian musician, conductor and composer.

Biography

Laura Andel was born in Argentina and has Moldovan descent, and began music lessons in

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at the age of five. She played woodwind as a child and began to compose at an early age. She graduated from Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda in Buenos Aires with a degree in

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performance, and in January 1993, she began the study of jazz composition and music for film at

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in Boston. After completing her studies, Andel moved to New York City in 2000 where she has worked as a composer and conductor. She is the leader of the Laura Andel Orchestra and has conducted her music in cities including New York, Boston, Buenos Aires, Caracas, and Berlin. She is an associate professor at

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of the

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in the Bronx.

Awards and honors

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-Jerry Harrington Jazz Composers Award *

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at the Bellagio Study Center in Italy *Margaret Fairbank Jory Copying Assistance Program Grant from the American Music Center *Music Composition Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council *Artist-in-residence at the

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(

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, 2002) *Artist-in-residence at Sacatar Foundation (

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, Brazil, 2003/2004)

Works

Andel has focused on composing for large ensembles. Her compositions use elements from Jazz and classical music, and feature unusual combinations of instruments. Selected works include: *''SomnambulisT *''In::Tension:..'' *''Doble Mano'' *''Apsides'' *''In the midst'' *''Noise Machine''

Discography

Music recorded and released on CD includes: *''Berklee Discover'' (1997) *''SomnambulisT Orchestra SomnambulisT'' Red Toucan (2002) *''Laura Andel Orchestra/Doble Mano'' *''Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra In, Thru, and Out'' (2003) *''Amalgam(e) 10 years of Red Toucan'' (2004) *''Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra Celebration of the Spirit'' (2004) *''Laura Andel Electric Percussive Orchestra/I n : : t e n s i o n'' : Rossbin Records (2005) Independent releases: *''Laura Andel Music for °-20 Musicians'' Music by Laura Andel (2000) *''Laura Andel Jazz Orchestra'' Music by Laura Andel (1997) *''Laura Andel & Oli Bott Jazz Orchestra Live in Berlin 1999'' Music by Laura Andel and Oli Bott (1999) *''Laura Andel & Oli Bott Jazz Orchestra'' Music by Laura Andel and Oli Bott (1998)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andel, Laura 1968 births Living people 20th-century Argentine classical composers 21st-century Argentine classical composers 20th-century Argentine women composers 21st-century Argentine women composers Argentine women classical composers Jazz-influenced classical composers Argentine people of Moldovan descent Hostos Community College faculty Argentine conductors (music) Argentine women conductors (music)