Vera Ivanova teaches at Chapman University (Associate Professor of Music, Music Theory and Composition Department). She graduated from Moscow Conservatory (BM and MM), Guildhall School in London (MM), and Eastman School (Ph.D.) with degrees in music composition. Her compositions have been performed worldwide and received many national and international awards.
This performance is a part of "24 Stunden Komponistinnen Piano Marathon Vol. 2" "A Room Full of Voices". Two of the songs from my "Four Drinking Songs" will be performed: #1. A Drinking Song (setting W.B. Yeats's poem) and #3.The Last Toast (setting Anna Akhmatova's poem in English translation).
This performance is a part of the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble's concert at the 12th International ReMusik festival, held annually in Saint Petersburg.
In 2024 I was awarded the California Association of Professional Music Teachers commission to compose a new work for their 2024 Conference, held at CalState Long Beach University on October 19-20, 2024. As a result, I composed a 3-movement cycle for 2 pianos, here"Mirrored Rain," premiered by Duo-Art. This work was also distinguished with the Honorable Mention at the 2024 MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) National Competition.
March 15th, 2023
"Karkata" release on Makrokosmos 50 CD album
LA-based pianist Nic Gerpe releases my previously commissioned by him "Karkata" on his "Makrokosmos 50" CD Album on CD Baby.The album is available on Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Qobuz, Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, YouTube Music, Bandcamp, and many other digital streaming platforms.
'...Solo violin also features in VERA IVANOVA's tremendous QUIET LIGHT: an abstract, searching evocation of light as it penetrates the dome of an ancient church.'
'...humanistic and deeply felt works... they manage to express aspects of the human experience through an artistic medium that is not often associated with such deeply felt emotions...'
John Bilotta (Society of Composers, Inc.)
'...our five finalists are probably the best young composers working anywhere in the world today!'
Dr. Paul Mealor (on the finalists for the 2005 Aberdeen Music Prize, including Ivanova)
This title Aftertouch implies
the composer’s intent to make the listener pay attention to the life and death of each
sound with regard to the variety in attacks and decays.
Greek in origin, the word "Aura" has multiple meanings, which stand for "air; atmosphere; sensation..." These meanings are interpreted in the piece through the use of extended techniques.
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Vera Ivanova teaches at Chapman University (Associate Professor of Music, Music Theory and Composition Department). She graduated from Moscow Conservatory (BM and MM), Guildhall School in London (MM), and Eastman School (Ph.D.) with degrees in music composition. Her compositions have been performed worldwide and received many national and international awards.