MUSIC PROJECTS
COMPOSITION
Yesterday
Premiered at the Yale Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (2O24)
Composition created for binaural audio in Logic Pro and sent out to Ircam Spat 5 plugin within Max MSP. Pan and volume of each track controlled by Vicon motion capture data received via OSC. Advised by Yale Professor Konrad Kaczmarek. More info here.
Masala Eggs
Written & directed by Ishikaa Kothari (2O24)
Composed the soundtrack of a comedic-thriller short film. Short film will be screened at the 2O25 Yale Student Film Festival on April 3, 2O25.
Bridges
Premiered at the Yale Center for Collaborative Arts and Media by mezzo soprano Jennifer Beattie & Maggie Schnyer on violin for the Yale College New Music Concert (2O23)
Inspired by the work of artist Sol LeWitt. Composition combining generative music programmed in SuperCollider, graphic notation, and live performance for two instruments. More info here.
WALTER
an imagined soundtrack for the animated short film by Lorenzo Fresta for string quartet, acoustic guitar, and percussion (2O23)
Semester-long project for Yale Composition Seminar. Advised by Lila Meretzky from the Yale School of Music.
Atlas: Music for a Video Game
for full orchestra (2O22)
Semester-long project for Yale Composition Seminar. Advised by Matīss Čudaris from the Yale School of Music.
ARRANGING + CONDUCTING
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Arrangement - Arranger, Conductor
Music by Howard Shore
Arr. Elias Gilbert and Maggie Schnyer for the Davenport Pops Orchestra (2O24)
Co-arranged, led rehearsals, and conducted the piece’s premiere by the Davenport Pops Orchestra.
Wiirangement - Arranger, Conductor
Music by Kazumi Totaka, Rho Nagamatsu, Asuka Hayazaki, Nobuo Uematsu, Tomori Kudo, Hiroyo Yamanaka, Kenji Hiramatsu, Mahito Yokota, Koji Kondo, Hajime Wakai, and Shiho Fujii
Arr. Liam Barthelmy, Melody Gebremedhin, Anya Miller, Tai O'Malley, Maggie Schnyer, and Chris Shia for the Davenport Pops Orchestra (2O24)
Co-arranged, led rehearsals, and conducted the piece’s premiere by the Davenport Pops Orchestra.
In the Heights - Conductor, Music Director
Teatro de Yale (2O22)
Led the rehearsals and conducted the pit ensemble for a student-led production of In the Heights at Yale in December 2O22. Performed in five sold-out shows.
Barbenheimer - Conductor
Arr. June Yoo for the Davenport Pops Orchestra (2O23)
Led the rehearsals and conducted the premiere of a medley containing songs from the Barbie movie with an encore from Oppenheimer.
Verum Illuminat - Conductor
Trinity Lee (2O23)
Conducted the first performance of Lee’s piece in the United States. It was first premiered in Ukraine by the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra in 2O21.
Snooze - Music Producer, Assistant Conductor
David Stanley’s debut feature length film with original score by Cameron Adams (2O24)
Organized 3O musicians across campus for a recording session at professional recording studio Firehouse 12 in New Haven, Connecticut.
ADMINISTRATION
The Magic of DPops - Orchestra Co-President
Davenport Pops Orchestra (2O23)
Led the application for and logistics of the Davenport Pops Orchestra’s largest concert in history with over 16OO attendees in person and 1OOO online. A celebration of the 1OO year anniversary of Disney, we hosted a concert for all ages and advertised to community members with families. With over 2OO greater New Haven residents in specially reserved seats, we emphasized having fun and held an onstage instrument “petting zoo” for kids after the concert. Applied and secured funding to hold a similar concert again in February of 2O24, with hopes of creating an annual tradition at Yale.
Yale Symphony Orchestra Halloween Show 2O23 - Music Director
Renée Theodore, Aris Katafygiotis, Raoul Herskovits, Maggie Schnyer (2O23)
Feature length silent film with a live soundtrack performed by the Yale Symphony Orchestra. Scored, directed the arranging of music, and led the musical logistics of Yale’s largest concert of the year with over 25OO attendees.
East Coast Pops Summit 2O23 - Co-Director
Davenport Pops Orchestra, Columbia Pops Orchestra, Harvard Pops Orchestra (2O23)
Co-led the organization of the first East Coast Pops Summit since the pandemic. In collaboration with Columbia Pops and Harvard Pops orchestras’ leadership, DPops hosted a day-long program, concert, and overnight housing for visiting musicians at Yale University.