Natasha Bogojevich

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Member Since: 12/1/2006
Band Members: Natasha Bogojevich studied composition in Belgrade, Serbia with Srdjan Hofman, graduated with a thesis on nonlinear time in music composition (University of Arts). She also studied piano, chamber music, electronic and computer music (at the Radio Belgrade Electronic Studio) and attended Master Classes for Film Music (Simeon). Before immigrating to America she worked as Assistant Professor at the University of Music in Belgrade, Dept. for Composition. She was also a collaborator in Belgrade TV - Cultural Production. As pianist Natasha performed contemporary music in many European cities. She participated in founding “The Magnificent Seven” group of composers and founded group “Gretchen” to explore the synthesis of music and visual arts. Her composition Circulus vitiosus, for symphony orchestra was honored with the “October Prize of the City of Belgrade”. She is the recipient of many awards for composition in former Yugoslavia (Josip Slavenski, Radio Belgrade, Association of Composers of Serbia…) Awarded the top prize at the UNESCO’s Rostrum of Composers in Paris, her chamber composition FORMES DIFFERENTES DE SONNERIES DE LA ROSE+CROIX was broadcast throughout the world. She received numerous commissions and attended festivals such as: European Festival of Experimental Music (led by Pierre Schaeffer, France); Beyond Biography, Gaudeamus, New Music in Middleburg (Netherlands); International New Music Festival (Slovakia); Europhonia, Gedok New Music (Germany); Concerts for Peace (Japan); New Music Forum (Ukraine); Arrai Music Festival (Canada); National Conference of American Music etc. Her compositions include works for symphony orchestra, solo instruments, chamber ensembles, choral and vocal pieces, ballet and numerous scores for film and stage music. Music by Natasha Bogojevich was performed by major soloists, ensembles and orchestras in former Yugoslavia, Greece, France, Germany, England, Switzerland, Republic of Slovakia, former Soviet Union, The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Australia and Canada. Since 2003, Natasha has been on the faculty of De Paul University in Chicago. She also teaches piano and composition from her private studio Musica Natasha.Her biography appeared in “The World of Woman in Classical Music” by Dr. Anne K. Gray, Seven Locks Press (March 2007).She admits that her greatest achievements are her daughter Marija, 13 and her son Dushan Stefan, 7.
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