The Composer and Music Theorist Dimitar Ninov

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The Composer Dimitar Ninov: A Brief Biography

Dimitar Ninov was the 2009 Chairman of the National Association of Composers, United States. He teaches music theory and ear training at Texas State University, San Marcos, and he also serves as Vice President of the CMS South Central Chapter and board member of the NACUSA Texas Chapter.

Ninov is a published composer and theorist and an invited lecturer at regional, national and international music theory conferences. His music has been performed in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Southeast Asia. His Piano Album, published by the FJH Music Company, is being distributed worldwide, and his violin and piano piece "A Lonely Man's Prayer" has been recorded on the "Made in the Americas" CD series, a production of ERM Media. In 2007 his piano piece Golden Leaves was included in volume six of the FJH's most representative piano series "Succeeding with the Masters".

Ninov holds a doctoral degree in composition from the University of Texas at Austin (2003), and master's degrees in theory (1992) and composition (1996) from the National Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria. He has previously taught theory and ear training at the University of Texas at Austin and at the University of South Carolina.

last updated on August 2, 2011