Victoria Jordanova is an American composer, harpist, and media artist born in 1952 in former Yugoslavia, active in the field of

contemporary classical music Contemporary classical music is classical music composed close to the present day. At the beginning of the 21st century, it commonly referred to the post-1945 modern forms of post-tonal music after the death of Anton Webern, and included seria ...

experimental music Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, ...

and media arts. Her work encompasses contemporary classical composition,

improvisation Improvisation is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation. The skills of impr ...

and

electroacoustic music Electroacoustic music is a genre of popular and Western art music in which composers use technology to manipulate the timbres of acoustic sounds, sometimes by using audio signal processing, such as reverb or harmonizing, on acoustical instrumen ...

. According to

New Music Box ''NewMusicBox'' is an e-zine launched by the American Music Center on May 1, 1999. The magazine includes interviews and articles concerning American contemporary music, composers, improvisers, and musicians. A few interviews include renowned A ...

"Jordanova has a tightly controlled focus to her work, a singularity of vision, while melding experimental techniques, electronics and improvisation with her classical music education..." Jordanova has released six albums on CRI, Innova and Arpaviva labels, and her music was included in "The Composer-Performer (Forty Years of Discovery)" the CRI anniversary anthology release of American music. Her first album "Requiem for Bosnia and other works" was selected as one of the top ten classical releases in 1994 by Tim Page (New York Newsday). In 2007 Jordanova published first recording ever of

John Cage John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading fi ...

's "Postcard from Heaven" for 20 harps and 20 voices, all of the harp parts were recorded by Jordanova and all the voices by Pamela Z. In 2002 Jordanova founded Arpaviva Recordings, a Los Angeles-based independent music and media label. Jordanova performed at Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Concert Hall,

MOMA Moma may refer to: People * Moma Clarke (1869–1958), British journalist * Moma Marković (1912–1992), Serbian politician * Momčilo Rajin (born 1954), Serbian art and music critic, theorist and historian, artist and publisher Places ; Ang ...

, LACMA, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and other venues nationally and internationally. Her compositions were performed/presented by the

California EAR Unit The California EAR Unit was an American chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music. The group was founded in March 1981 in Los Angeles, California. The original members of the EAR Unit were Dorothy Stone (flute) ...

Bang on a Can All Stars The Bang on a Can All-Stars is an amplified ensemble that was formed in 1992 by parent organization Bang on a Can. Called "a flexible and expert sextet" by ''The New York Times'',

San Francisco Contemporary Music Players The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players (SFCMP) is a performing arts organization and unionized chamber orchestra that commissions, performs, and records innovative new music from across cultures and stylistic traditions. SFCMP incorporated in ...

, San Francisco Creative Voices, Zeitgeist, pianists Jenny Q. Chai, Anthony DeMare, Michiko Saiki, percussionist Amy Knoles, oboist

Libby Van Cleve Libby Van Cleve (born August 22, 1958) is an American oboist and Director of Yale University, Yale University's Oral History of American Music. Education and personal life Van Cleve has received the following degrees: *Bachelor of Arts degree in ...

, flutist Patricia Kaczmarczyk.

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