New Albany Symphony Orchestra
Choir presentation
The New Albany Symphony Orchestra (NASO) is a community orchestra composed of over 120 community musicians, students, and professionals from across the Columbus metropolitan area who gather four times a year to present concerts of professional classical repertoire in the beautiful Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, in the heart of New Albany.
NASO was designed by its founders to be a true community orchestra, where students are mentored by professional musicians, talented community musicians have a stage on which to perform, and professional musicians have an additional outlet for their craft.
Founded in 2007 by New Albany resident and violist Heather Garner and founding conductor Luis Biava, the New Albany Symphony Orchestra has been proud to serve the community for over a decade.
THE CHOIR DIRECTOR: Luis Biava
Luis Gabriel Biava is currently celebrating his 17th season as Music Director of the New Albany Symphony, an orchestra that performs a wide variety of concerts for the community, featuring major repertoire, commissions, and a young artist competition. As Music Director of the New Albany Symphony, Mr. Biava has conducted renowned guest artists, including Jon Kimura Parker, Peter Dugan, David Finckel, Hilary Hahn, Chee-Yun, Charles Yang, Soovin Kim, Karen Gomyo, Michael Feinstein, Itzhak Perlman, and Branford Marsalis. He has also served as principal conductor for the New Albany Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker.
Mr. Biava’s educational activities include the School of Orchestral Studies in Saratoga Springs, a program for young musicians that reflects the repertoire of the Philadelphia Orchestra during their three-week residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
Mr. Biava’s family includes four generations of musicians. He began studying the cello with his uncle, Miguel Uribe, in his native Colombia, where he regularly performs with the Biava-Uribe Trio. He attended the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in performance, followed by a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Leonard Rose. He also studied with Oliver Edel, Samuel Mayes, Gabor Rejto, and Elsa Hilger. Additionally, Mr. Biava studied conducting with Michael Jinbo at the Pierre Monteux School in Hancock, Maine, and with his father, who was conductor-in-residence of the Philadelphia Orchestra and professor of conducting at Temple University. He participated in the Aspen Music Festival, where he studied with David Zinman and Murry Sidlin, and also served as principal cello.
In addition to his appointment as Music Director of the New Albany Symphony, Mr. Biava is principal cello of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (CSO), artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Dublin (CMSD), and music director of Camarata, an ensemble that presents a series of classical concerts in the beautiful St. John’s Church. He is the music director of the Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra and principal conductor of BalletMet’s Nutcracker. He is active as a soloist in standard repertoire and new works, and is also involved as a chamber musician, having performed the complete string quartet cycles of Beethoven and Brahms. Mr. Biava is currently performing the complete piano trios of Beethoven and Mozart, as well as contemporary works by Carter, Higdon, Augusta Read Thomas, Bernstein, and Pärt.
New Albany Symphony Orchestra
Choir presentation
The New Albany Symphony Orchestra (NASO) is a community orchestra composed of over 120 community musicians, students, and professionals from across the Columbus metropolitan area who gather four times a year to present concerts of professional classical repertoire in the beautiful Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, in the heart of New Albany.
NASO was designed by its founders to be a true community orchestra, where students are mentored by professional musicians, talented community musicians have a stage on which to perform, and professional musicians have an additional outlet for their craft.
Founded in 2007 by New Albany resident and violist Heather Garner and founding conductor Luis Biava, the New Albany Symphony Orchestra has been proud to serve the community for over a decade.
THE CHOIR DIRECTOR: Luis Biava
Luis Gabriel Biava is currently celebrating his 17th season as Music Director of the New Albany Symphony, an orchestra that performs a wide variety of concerts for the community, featuring major repertoire, commissions, and a young artist competition. As Music Director of the New Albany Symphony, Mr. Biava has conducted renowned guest artists, including Jon Kimura Parker, Peter Dugan, David Finckel, Hilary Hahn, Chee-Yun, Charles Yang, Soovin Kim, Karen Gomyo, Michael Feinstein, Itzhak Perlman, and Branford Marsalis. He has also served as principal conductor for the New Albany Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker.
Mr. Biava’s educational activities include the School of Orchestral Studies in Saratoga Springs, a program for young musicians that reflects the repertoire of the Philadelphia Orchestra during their three-week residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
Mr. Biava’s family includes four generations of musicians. He began studying the cello with his uncle, Miguel Uribe, in his native Colombia, where he regularly performs with the Biava-Uribe Trio. He attended the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in performance, followed by a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Leonard Rose. He also studied with Oliver Edel, Samuel Mayes, Gabor Rejto, and Elsa Hilger. Additionally, Mr. Biava studied conducting with Michael Jinbo at the Pierre Monteux School in Hancock, Maine, and with his father, who was conductor-in-residence of the Philadelphia Orchestra and professor of conducting at Temple University. He participated in the Aspen Music Festival, where he studied with David Zinman and Murry Sidlin, and also served as principal cello.
In addition to his appointment as Music Director of the New Albany Symphony, Mr. Biava is principal cello of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (CSO), artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Dublin (CMSD), and music director of Camarata, an ensemble that presents a series of classical concerts in the beautiful St. John’s Church. He is the music director of the Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra and principal conductor of BalletMet’s Nutcracker. He is active as a soloist in standard repertoire and new works, and is also involved as a chamber musician, having performed the complete string quartet cycles of Beethoven and Brahms. Mr. Biava is currently performing the complete piano trios of Beethoven and Mozart, as well as contemporary works by Carter, Higdon, Augusta Read Thomas, Bernstein, and Pärt.