Vojna Nešić

Education

Teaching career

Affiliations

Recognitions

• Vojna Nešić is the only composer from the Balkans whose two compositions have been published in the German encyclopedia Piano Music of Female Composers from 17th to 20th century.
• 1981 and 1982 winner of prize "Mokranjac", Belgrade;
• 1989 Award of Merit for symphonic poem "Alkar", Miami, United States;
• 1989 Finalist of International Competition "New Music" for "Essence" for string orchestra, USA;
• 1989 first women, the Winner of International competition in Corciano, Perugia, David Whitwell President of the Jury;
• 1990 member of international Jury in Corciano, Perugia ;
• 1991 world premiere of "Impressions" for wind orchestra, Corciano-Perugia;
• 1991 guest lecturer at CSUN ;
• 1993 world premiere of "Arabesque" for Clarinet, Fairbanks, Alaska ;
• 1994 biography in The New Grove Dictionary, Macmillan, London ;
• 1996 world premiere of "At summer’s End", Fairbanks, Alaska and Indiana University;
• 1999 Finalist of the International Competition "Santa Cecilia", Alba Adriatica, Bologna for "Concerto in Thema Kyr Stefan per i 10 strumenti";
• 1999 "Sonata" for Flute, world premiere in London, Monica Limongelli;
• 2001 IBLA "Grand Prize 2001-Accomplished musician", by IBLA Foundation New York;
• 2002 Heidelberg, Toccata for piano, Gertrud Firnkees;
• 2003 all piano works printed in the international anthology "Klaviermusik von Komponistinnen vom 17. bis zum 21. Jahrhundert", "Staccato Verlag", Edition by musicologists Barbara Heller, and Isolde Weirmuller-Backes, Germany;
• Worlds premieres of Voyna Nesic works in: LA, Northridge 1991 ; Fairbanks 1993, 1997; Indiana 1997 ; Mannheim 1985 ; London 1999 ; Bologna 1999 ; Munich 2000 ;
• Member of: international organizations "Frau und Musik" Kassel ; IAWM Abilene ; Serbian Composers Union; Honorable Committee of "Donne in musica", Rome;
• 1993 Founder and Art director of Chamber Choir "KIR STEFAN SRBIN", Kragujevac, YU;
• 2003 Director of Royal Cultural Center, Kragujevac;
• 2003 Founder of Festival "Youth for Justice and Peace", Kragujevac;
• 2003 Founder and President of International Association "Women in Music", Serbia;
• 2005 President of the Board of Directors of National Museum, Kragujevac
• Works authorized in SOKOJ, Mišarska 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.