Described by Acoustic Guitar Magazine as
possessing "multi-dimensional gifts, imagination and fearless artistic
sensibility," Laura’s eclectic musical output has ranged from playing on
Lorne Balfe's soundtrack for Marvel film Black Widow to recording Lisa Streich’s guitar concerto Augenlider
with the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester. Laura studied with Julian
Bream, during which time she gave two concerts at Wigmore Hall featuring
premieres of his recent commissions. This led to international
recognition and festival debuts across Europe and the US, as well as
concerto debuts with Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and Münchener
Kammerorchester.
As
a composer, Laura’s music has been commissioned by the Birmingham
Symphony Hall, International Guitar Foundation, New York Guitar
Festival, Rockschool syllabus and ABRSM syllabus, and broadcast on BBC
Radio 3, BBC Radio Scotland, and Hong Kong Radio 4. Her work has been
recorded for BGS Records, Rubicon Classics, and Centaur Records, and
published by ABRSM, London College of Music, and Hal Leonard. As a
songwriter and performer with folk group Tir Eolas, following the
release of their debut album Laura toured numerous UK shows and
festivals including Cambridge Folk Festival, Bestival, and Shakespeare’s
Globe at the invitation of John Williams. She has also created and
recorded guitar arrangements for Noah and the Whale frontman Charlie
Fink’s album "Cover My Tracks."
Laura’s
international concert appearances have included the Guitar Foundation
of America, New York Classical Guitar Society, Long Island Guitar
Festival, Uppsala International Guitar Festival, Altamira Hong Kong
International Guitar Symposium, and San Francisco Performances. She has
given classes at the Royal College of Music, the Royal Welsh College of
Music and Drama, Birmingham Conservatoire, Yale University, the Purcell
School, Brussels Conservatoire, Arizona State University, San Francisco
Conservatory, Mannes School of Music, and Manhattan School of Music.
Artist's website: laurasnowden.co.uk/