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Bogdanovic
About Me
Described as a composer of masterful craft with a genuine clarity and
purity of vision (Guitar Review, 2002), Dusan Bogdanovic has
developed a personal synthesis of contemporary classical, jazz and
ethnic music. As a soloist and in collaboration with various artists,
Dusan has toured extensively throughout Europe, United States and
Japan. Early in his career, he received the only First Prize at the
Geneva Competition and gave a highly acclaimed debut recital at
Carnegie Hall in 1977.
Dusan’s has written music for solo guitar, various types of chamber
ensembles, orchestra, as well as multimedia and dance. He has over
one hundred published compositions as well as close to twenty CD
recordings. His most notable works include ballet Crow, premiered by
the Pacific Dance Company at the Los Angeles Theater Center,
Kaleidoscope Concerto, premiered by William Kanengiser at the
Montreal GFA Festival, Sevdalinka, written for the Newman- Oltman
Guitar Duo with the Turtle Island Quartet, premiered at Merkin Hall, New
York and many others.
His theoretical work includes Polyrhythmic and Polymetric Studies, a
bilingual publication Counterpoint for Guitar at Berben Editions, and Ex
Ovo, A Guide for Perplexed Composers and Improvisers published by
Editions Doberman. After having taught at the Belgrade Academy and at
the San Francisco Conservatory, he is presently teaching at the Haute
Ecole de Musique in Geneva, Switzerland.