Faculty Profile for Dr. Dimitar N Ninov

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Dr. Dimitar N Ninov
Professor of Instruction — School of Music
MUS 114
phone: (512) 245-3385
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr. Dimitar Ninov is Professor of Instruction at Texas State University. He is a published composer and theorist as well as an invited lecturer at international, national, and regional music conferences. His original research spreads in the fields of tonal harmony and musical form. His music has been performed in the USA and abroad. Ninov is a former Chair (2009) of the National Association of Composers, USA. He holds a DMA in composition from UT Austin and master’s degrees in theory and composition from the National Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria. Web: dimitarninov.com E-Mail: dn16@txstate.edu

Teaching Interests

 Tonal harmony, musical form, ear training, orchestration, jazz harmony, introduction to improvisation

Research Interests

 Tonal harmony, musical form, ear training

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Composer, Wind Quintet. 2024.
    Performances:
    • International Arts Festival. March 2024 University of Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas.
  • Composer, "The Sparrow" and "Golden Leaves". 2024.
    Performances:
    • CASA Salon Concert. February 2024 Petroff Residence, San Antonio, Texas.
  • Composer, “Nuages” for saxophone quartet. October 2022 - 2024.
    Performances:
    • Art series. October 2024 New Bulgarian Music Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Composer, “The White Rhino” for symphony orchestra. 2023 - May 2024.
    Performances:
    • Art series. May 2024 Tobin Center, San Antonio, Texas.
  • Composer, Nuages. 2023.
    Performances:
    • Performing Arts Center, Texas State University.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: “Most Inspiring Teacher” award, Sigma Alpha Iota Theta Omega Chapter TXST. May 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Two Big Special Prizes for Piano Music, Sixth International Composition Competition “Artistes en Herbe”, Luxembourg 2023. March 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: First Prize for composing music for wind orchestra, The City Council of Montana, Bulgaria. December 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: ASCAP Plus Award, ASCAP. November 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: ASCAP Plus, ASCAP. December 31, 2004 - December 31, 2017

Selected Service Activities

Chair
National Association of Composers, USA
2009-2009
Member
Alumni Committee
2024-Present
Adjudicator
1st International Student Conference for Music Research
2024-Present
Member
Alumni Committee
2023-Present
Member
Alumni Committee
2022-Present