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Maria Panayotova, born 1976 in Varna, Bulgaria, is a composer who combines experimental approaches to composition, both for acoustic instruments and electroacoustic music, with an aesthetic sensibility derived from her eastern European heritage. Her recent interests involve pieces for both video and multichannel audio based on nature footage and sound. She holds a doctorate in composition from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She has also studied at University of Maryland (UMCP) and Mannes College of Music.
Some of her participations include the International Computer Music Conference (Belfast, 2008), Atlantic Center for the Arts with Kyle Gann, Chicago Filmmakers “Switched on Video” Festival, Electronic Music Midwest, Society of Electroacoustic Music in the United States, Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival, SPARKFEST, International Women's Electroacoustic Listening Room Project- BIMhuis in the Muziekgebouw (Amsterdam), Voices on the Edge: Electroacoustic Listening Room, 2002-2005 Works by Women Composers in Electroacoustic Music, Merging Voices: Women in New Music Festival (Cal State-Fullerton), Threshold Electroacoustic Festival (Bowling Green), GAMMA (UTexas-Austin), Upbeat Hvar (Croatia), OCEAn Festival of Electroacoustic Music (Oberlin), Interactive and Experimental Music Festival at CCM. She has won awards for the Competition for New Orchestral Works by a Student at CCM and was Winner of the International Alliance of Women in Music Search for New Music.
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