BIOGRAPHY
Claudia Aizaga is an Ecuadorian contemporary flutist and educator. She has taught at prestigious institutions such as Bowling Green State University, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, FOSJE Foundation, Gershwin Conservatoire and more.
As both a solo performer and a founding member of Newphonia Ensemble (with the unique instrumentation of flute, oboe, piano, mezzo-soprano and double bass), Claudia is dedicated to performing works by living and underrepresented composers. She curates and commissions new works for flute solo, flute and electronics, and is actively involved in interdisciplinary art collaborations.
Claudia holds degrees from University of Northern Iowa and Louisiana State University, and is currently an ABD doctoral candidate in contemporary music at Bowling Green State University.
COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES
Flute Solo / Electronics / Multimedia
Cynthia Van Maanen Flute Multimedia (world premiere in August 2024)
Sum Yee Lee Shadow of the Moon (world premiere in June 2024)
Ian Guthrie Feliz Viajera
Neda Nadim Sounds of Within ,Garden in the Sound
Thomas L. Wilson Lockdown Miniatures
Shahrzad Talebi Are You There?
Flute and Piano
Adam Har-zvi Where the Sea Meets the Moon-Blanched Land
Chamber (for Newphonia)
Cole Reyes there is a moon sole
Pablo Gómez-Estévez Black Cycle, a short dama on nostalgia
Hong-Da Chin (Whispering), …The Spread of an Ink Drop…
Cory Brodack Songs of Water and Women
Adam Har-zvi Skrt – Skrt, The Yeats Songs
Thomas L. Wilson Amber Waves
Steven Naylor Weltandschaft
David Walters SEVERED
Aarón González honey memories
Rodrigo Camargo 2 Arias from Emily Somebody
Jake A. Ellzey Boardwalks and Sidewalk Chalk
Jonah Cohen The Poet
Jack Kaiser The Tangibility of Color
Ant Julius Transition
Violet Purcell Untitled
Noah Sych A Study (A Soul)
Joshua Dix Closing Argument for the Prosecution of a Mouse
Rowan Lemaster As the Snow Falls