Georgia Tech School of Music Presents:
Revive
Georgia Tech School of Music Presents:
Revive
Thursday, September 22, 2022
7:30pm
Ferst Center for the Arts
Chaowen Ting, Conductor
Matthew Wardell, Conductor
With the support of the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, DC.
Program
Laura Ballestrino (b. 2000) Archaelund: The Orchestral Suite (2022) I. Archaelund II. The city of Port Galeb III. Harlain Plains IV. First blood V. Urendale VI. Finale [world premiere] |
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Laura Ballestrino, piano Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (1805-06) I. Allegro non troppo II. Andante con moto III. Rondo (Vivace) |
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 (1899) I. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico II. Andante (ma non troppo lento) III. Scherzo: Allegro IV. Finale: Andante - Allegro molto - Andante assai - Allegro molto come prima - Andante (ma non troppo) |
Laura Ballestrino
Composer Bio
Laura Ballestrino (2000) is a pianist and composer from Madrid, Spain. Laura started playing piano at the age of 4 and now she is one of the great promises of classical music in Spain, awarded with many prizes at prestigious competitions such as the First Prize at Juventudes Musicales de España and the Spanish Music Prize at Concurso Internacional de Piano Compositores de España among others. She has performed at some of the most important concert halls around the country including Auditorio Nacional de Música and Teatro Monumental, but also abroad like Solitär concert hall at Universität Mozarteum, Salzburg.
Beyond her career as a classical pianist, Laura works as the composer and producer of the Original Soundtrack of the upcoming videogame Archaelund. Besides, she composes and performs original jazz-fusion music for piano.
At the age of 15, Laura made her debut as a soloist performing Piano Concerto nº 20 by W.A. Mozart. She graduated with the End-of-Degree Extraordinary Prize in Conservatorio Rodolfo Halffter under the tutelage of María García and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree at Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid with piano Prof. Elena Orobio. Since 2019, Laura studies with the pianist and pedagogue Leonel Morales and currently pursues her Master’s Degree with him thanks to the scholarship that Universidad Alfonso X has granted her.
Laura often broadens her education receiving masterclasses from renowned pianists and also takes advanced courses in many areas such as interpretation, composition, improvisation and jazz, both nationally and abroad: Universität Mozarteum (Salzburg), Escuela de Música Creativa (Madrid), Berklee College of Music (Valencia), etc.
Among her future projects are the national tour États d’âme and a concert as soloist with the Orquesta Radio Televisión Española for the spring of 2023.
Program Notes - Archaelund Suite
Archaelund is an unexplored land of mystery, magic and adventure. In this six-movement suite we will listen to some of the themes from the Original Soundtrack of Archaelund, an upcoming role-playing videogame developed by an independent studio. This orchestral arrangement has been composed to be world-premiered by the Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra.
Ensemble Members
Violin I
Dalton Yu, Concertmaster |
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 4th year |
Jennifer Deng, Assistant Concertmaster |
Computer Science, 3rd year |
Felix Pei |
Electrical Engineering, 4th year |
Nathan Lin |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Banglue Wei |
Aerospace Engineering, 2nd year |
Julia Fleischman |
Environmental Engineering, 1st year |
Kevin Li |
Electrical Engineering, 4th year |
Daeyong Kwon |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Joshua Sampson |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Nikhil Damani |
Computer Engineering, 4th year |
Raymond Jia |
Computer Engineering, 1st year masters |
An Vu |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Adrian Cheung |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Archishma Goli |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Violin II
Eric Shao, Principal |
Aerospace Engineering, 3rd year |
Jonathan Shi |
Music Technology, 1st year |
Madison Park |
Mechanical Engineering, 2nd year |
Harold Graney Green |
Computer Science, 3rd year |
Jerry Xiong |
Computer Science, 2nd year |
Alexander Hom |
Mechanical Engineering, 2nd year |
Arvind Ramaswami |
Computer Science, 2nd year masters |
Emily Primmer |
Biology, 3rd year |
Rachel Kim |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Alex Wang |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Ethan Li |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Sohum Gala |
Computer Science, 4th year |
Viola
Ivy Xue, Principal |
Neuroscience, 3rd year |
Emily Liu |
Aerospace Engineering, 4th year |
Ayush Narain |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Emma Axelson |
Civil Engineering/Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies German, 5th year |
Esha Sringeri |
Neuroscience, 1st year |
Michelle Wang |
Computer Science, 3rd year |
Nicholas Chang |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Cello
Peter Gardner, Principal |
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 3rd year |
Sebastian Brumm |
Computer Science, 1st year masters |
Sean Yoshihara |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Patrick Kim |
Computer Science, 2nd year |
Benjamin Borthwick |
Computer Science, 2nd year |
Sunhyuk Lee |
Finance, 1st year PhD |
Sergey Blinov |
Physics/Math, 2nd year |
Bass
Eric Shute, Principal |
Mechanical Engineering, 4th year |
Atharva Gujrathi |
Aerospace Engineering, 1st year |
Flute
Naveen Madhavan ^~ |
Biomedical Engineering, 2nd year |
Vu Nguyen * |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Ama Maiki ^~ |
Environmental Engineering, 4th year |
Oboe
Oliver Long ^ |
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2nd year |
Anthony Otlowski *~ |
Aerospace Engineering, 2nd year |
Clarinet
Nathan Duggal ~
Nathan Duggal ~ |
Computer Science, 1st year |
Kevin Li *^ |
Mechanical Engineering, 1st year |
Bassoon
Lixin Zheng *~ |
Mathematics, 3rd year |
Vishaal Kareti ^ |
Computer Science, 2nd year |
Horn
Alex Bendeck ^ |
Computer Science, 2nd year PhD |
Satoshi Matsumura |
Visiting scholar (PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering) |
Matthew Reingold *~ |
Materials Science and Engineering, 4th year |
Cameron Bryant | -- |
Trumpet
Camryn Aguilar *^ |
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 1st year |
Matthew Liu ~ |
Civil Engineering, 4th year |
Daniel Hudadoff |
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2nd year masters |
Trombone
Tony Qin ~ |
Mathematics, 1st year |
Justin Zandstra * |
Mathematics, 4th year |
Eli Corley |
Computer Engineering, 2nd year |
Tuba
Alexander Coles | Industrial Engineering, 2nd year |
Timpani/Percussion
Matthew Wardell |
-- |
Dakota Basista |
Aerospace Engineering, 1st year |
Scott Douglas | -- |
Harp
Julie Koenig |
Denotes principal player: *Ballestrino, ^Beethoven, ~Sibelius
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