CV

Aleksandra Popovska

Info@aleksandrapopovska.com

PROFILE

Highly motivated, focused on performance and composition. Involved in research about : new vocal performances/ bridging contemporary, avanguard and traditional Macedonian music/ documentation of electro acoustic music/ technology support in creative process.

EDUCATION

2006 since Hogeschool Voor de Kunsten Utrecht, Fakulteit Kunst,Media ,Technolgie,Hilversum

& Open University Portsmouth,England

Mphill /Composing and performing in multimedia environment

2006-2008 Hogeschool Voor de Kunsten Utrecht, Fakulteit Kunst,Media ,Technolgi,Hilversum

Voortgezette Kunstopleiding Muziek ( Master of music)

2005- 2006 Hogeschool Voor de Kunsten Utrecht, Fakulteit Kunst,Media ,Technolgi,Hilversum & Open University Portsmouth, England

European Media Master of Arts/ Composition in Context

2004- 2005 Hogeschool Voor de Kunsten Utrecht, Fakulteit Kunst,Media ,Technolgie,Hilversum

Bachelor in Music Performance and Production

1993- 1997 University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Music , Skopje, Macedonia

Bachelor in Music theory and pedagogy

June 1993 mathematic Gymnasium “Stojan Ljubic”, Lebane, Serbia

High school degree in science

1983- 1989 Elementary music school ,Aleksinac ,Serbia

Degree in music theory and piano performance

WORKING EXPERIENCE

2005-since Popmusicacademy, Utrecht&Bunschoten

Singing teacher

2002-since Protégé of Ministry of Culture of Republic of Macedonia

PR and promotion for Macedonian group Dragan Dautovski quartet

1996-1999 High School “Zdravko Cvetkovski”, Skopje, Macedonia

Music history teacher and female choir conductor

1999-2000 High School “Koco Racin”, Skopje,Macedonia

Music history teacher and female choir conductor

1996-1999 Music & ballet center” Ilija Nikolovski Luj”, Skopje,Macedonia

Piano teacher

1999-2000 Children Music Center “ Rondo” Skopje, Macedonia

Piano, music theory, ear training and singing teacher

1998-2003 Forming vocal female trio: working with almost all music producers in Macedonia. Issued over fifteen CD’s

with Macedonian musicians, as well as over three hundred songs in different languages, and hundreds jingles and radio commercials

SCHOLARSHIPS

1994-1997 Ministry of Education, Republic of Macedonia

2004-2005 Ministry of Culture, Republic of Macedonia

2005-2006 Ministry of Culture, Republic of Macedonia

2006-2007 Scholingsfonds voor Kunst en Cultuur, The Netherlands

COMPOSITIONS

More than 50 musical compositions in different genres, mainly smaller forms for various instrumental/vocal soloists and groups, including usage of electronic musical instruments and computers. Recent works includes music composed for context such as media performance, documentaries, animation, music theater , video installations,...(detailed list available upon request).

PERFORMANCES

As a singer and keyboard player, recordings for various radio and TV programs; Over 200 concerts in Macedonia, all Former Yugoslav countries, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Holland, England, Sweden, Belgium, Russia, Ukraine, Australia,...(detailed list available upon request).

AWARDS

2002 Macedonian music journalists society for CD of the year and the best concert in 2002 ,with DD Quartet

2008 Macedonian composer society for the best performance in 2008 and keeping a heritage

DISCOGRAPHY

1998-2003 participating in recordings of over fifteen cd’s with Macedonian musicians, various music genres

2000 Cd-single , Dragan Dautovski Quartet “Roots and blossom”,Pan Production Skopje, Macedonia

2002 Cd-album, Dragan Dautovski Quartet “ Path of the sun”, Pan Production Skopje, Macedonia

2005 Cd-album Raam o Lash, Vinsky Production, The Netherlands

2006 Cd-album “ Macedonian folk music”, Fontana records, Czech Republic

2006 Cd- album “Thre voices” by Morton Feldman, (waiting for publisher)

2008 Cd-album, Dragan Dautovski Quartet “ The Loom”, DDQ Production, Macedonia

EXHIBITIONS

2006- since Participation in Mobile global exhibition SHOW YOUR HOPE”De Wereld in Nederland”, Eindhoven

May 2005 Virtual Internet exibition “Art comunicate the world” -portal of German Ministry for Foreign Affairs

June 2006 Interactive installation “Cluster”, Bebel – Utrecht, NL

May 2008 Group exhibition, Leonardo da Vinci College, Leiden, The Netherlands

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Macedonian and Serbian (native languages), English (fluent), Russian (fluent), Dutch (basic), German(basic), Slavic languages (Bosnian, Croatian, Slovenian, Bulgarian- good)

COMPUTER SKILLS

PC & Macintosh:

Music software: Logic, Cubase, Protools, Sound Forge, Wave lab, Audacity, Reason, Sibelius, Finale,

Other software: Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Dream Viewer, Final Cut

OTHER SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Music instruments; piano, traditional flutes, tambura, small percussions

Sports: Swimming/ Biking/ Tenis

Other: Painting / Movies / Literature / Photography/ Social Activities

REFERENCES

Mentors and teachers : composition electronic music/Hans Timmermans (http://kmt.hku.nl/~hanst/), research and ethnomusicology /Gerard van Wolferen(http://kmt.hku.nl/~gerardvw/), vocal perfromance/Jannie Pranger (www.janniepranger.nl), Macedonian traditional music/Dragan Dautovski( www.dragandautovski.com.mk ), classical composition Barbara Woof

Detailed references are available upon request.