Victoria Jordanova music collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

Victoria Jordanova collection, C0111, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet 1 box
Creator:
Jordanova, Victoria
Abstract:
Contains materials pertaining to Bosnian musician Victoria Jordanova's career as a classical composer, pianist, and harpist. Materials include a compact disc recording of Jordanova's celebrated Requiem for Bosnia and other works; industry reviews of her Requiem; promotional pamphlets; notes on Jordanova's musical training; correspondence between Jordanova and music teacher/composer Sam di Bonaventura; and newsclippings on the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina, including articles on the Pope calling for reconciliation and tolerance between Muslims, Roman Catholic Croats, and Orthodox Christian Serbs.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Victoria Jordanova collection, C0111, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains materials pertaining to Bosnian musician Victoria Jordanova's career as a classical composer, pianist, and harpist. Materials include a compact disc recording of Jordanova's celebrated Requiem for Bosnia and other works; industry reviews of her Requiem; promotional pamphlets; notes on Jordanova's musical training; correspondence between Jordanova and music teacher/composer Sam di Bonaventura; and newsclippings on the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina, including articles on the pope calling for reconciliation and tolerance between Muslims, Roman Catholic Croats, and Orthodox Christian Serbs.

Biographical / historical:

Victoria Jordanova was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). Jordanova received her early musical training at the Belgrade Conservatory where, at age seventeen, she earned a diploma in composition, piano, and harp. After earning her Bacherlor of Arts from Michigan State University, Jordanova pursued graduate studies at the Paris Conservatory on a fellowship from the French government. While in France, she served as an Artist in Residence at the Cite Internationale des Arts. Following her studies in Paris, Jordanova studied at the Moscow Conservatory and then returned to the United States on a Langley Fellowship at New York University where she received a Master of Arts in Musicology. Seeking to recapture the spontenaeity of expression that distinguished her early forays into music, Jordanova relocated to San Francisco to pursue a career as a composer and musical improviser.

Acquisition information:
The donor is unknown.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in March 2024.

Arrangement:

Arranged by subject.

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