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September 14, 2023
EPISODE 39
THEODORA NESTOROVA Theodora Ivanova Nestorova, a distinguished soprano, researcher, and educator, has garnered acclaim for her pioneering work on vocal vibrato. Her accolades include the Best Poster Award at NATS 2022 and recognition from PAVA for her vocology research. She excels in academia, performance, and cross-disciplinary advocacy.
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Bulgarian-British-American soprano, researcher, and teacher Theodora Ivanova Nestorova has most recently published as first author in the Journal of Voice and won Best Poster Award at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) 2022 Conference for her original work on vocal vibrato. As a scientist, Theodora was awarded the 2020 Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA)’s Best Student Presentation and presented at The Voice Foundation’s Symposium (including the New Investigator Research Forum), the International Congress of Voice Teachers, the International Physiology & Acoustics of Singing conference, the International Symposium on Performance Science, and the National Opera Association conference. During the 2022-23 season, Theodora will present and perform as McGill’s Research Alive Series First-Prize Winner, and is invited as a featured guest on the NATS Chat Series, VocalFri Podcast, and The Empowered Musician of the Month.
As an educator passionate about advocating for cross-disciplinarity and multi-cultural connections within and beyond music, Theodora was nominated to represent McGill and earn a M.B.A. in Arts Innovation within the 2023 Global Leaders Institute for Innovation Executive Cohort. An active pedagogue, she maintains a private voice teaching and diction coaching (especially Slavic languages) studio, and teaches with Virtu.Academy and The Vocal Coaches. She has curated new curricula and served as a course lecturer/instructor at McGill University and Framingham State University. Theodora also interns as the Singing Voice Specialist on the Collaborative Voice Care Team at the AXiO Performing Arts Clinic in Montréal, QC, CA.
The 2018-2019 first-place winner of the American Prize in Vocal Performance (Art Song), Theodora is an avid early to contemporary musician. She sang the title role, Galatea, in the world premiere of Dean Burry’s Il giudizio di Pigmalione with Opera McGill and was featured on the album Magie with the Wladigeroff Brothers by Little Tribeca/Aparté record label. Theodora has also recorded premieres with the Bulgarian National Radio and the Indictus Project, and has performed with Fermata Chamber Soloists, in the Jordan Hall Liederabend Series, Wien Modern Festival, Bang on a Can, and Emmanuel Music’s The Bach Institute. As one-half of the experimental soprano-cello duo, Pizzicanto, Theodora was invited to serve as a Music for Food Artist Fellow for the 2022-23 season.
A former Fulbright Scholar, Theodora was a 2018-19 Fulbright Study/Research Grant Recipient to Vienna, Austria, studying MA Lied/Oratorio at the University of Performing Arts and Music Vienna and conducting vocology research. Theodora is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Music (Interdisciplinary Studies & Applied Performance Sciences) at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music and holds a MM (Vocal Pedagogy & Music-in-Education Concentration) from the New England Conservatory (2021), and a BM
As an educator passionate about advocating for cross-disciplinarity and multi-cultural connections within and beyond music, Theodora was nominated to represent McGill and earn a M.B.A. in Arts Innovation within the 2023 Global Leaders Institute for Innovation Executive Cohort. An active pedagogue, she maintains a private voice teaching and diction coaching (especially Slavic languages) studio, and teaches with Virtu.Academy and The Vocal Coaches. She has curated new curricula and served as a course lecturer/instructor at McGill University and Framingham State University. Theodora also interns as the Singing Voice Specialist on the Collaborative Voice Care Team at the AXiO Performing Arts Clinic in Montréal, QC, CA.
The 2018-2019 first-place winner of the American Prize in Vocal Performance (Art Song), Theodora is an avid early to contemporary musician. She sang the title role, Galatea, in the world premiere of Dean Burry’s Il giudizio di Pigmalione with Opera McGill and was featured on the album Magie with the Wladigeroff Brothers by Little Tribeca/Aparté record label. Theodora has also recorded premieres with the Bulgarian National Radio and the Indictus Project, and has performed with Fermata Chamber Soloists, in the Jordan Hall Liederabend Series, Wien Modern Festival, Bang on a Can, and Emmanuel Music’s The Bach Institute. As one-half of the experimental soprano-cello duo, Pizzicanto, Theodora was invited to serve as a Music for Food Artist Fellow for the 2022-23 season.
A former Fulbright Scholar, Theodora was a 2018-19 Fulbright Study/Research Grant Recipient to Vienna, Austria, studying MA Lied/Oratorio at the University of Performing Arts and Music Vienna and conducting vocology research. Theodora is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Music (Interdisciplinary Studies & Applied Performance Sciences) at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music and holds a MM (Vocal Pedagogy & Music-in-Education Concentration) from the New England Conservatory (2021), and a BM
Episode Description
Theodora Ivanova Nestorova, a distinguished soprano, researcher, and educator, has garnered acclaim for her pioneering work on vocal vibrato. Her accolades include the Best Poster Award at NATS 2022 and recognition from PAVA for her vocology research. She excels in academia, performance, and cross-disciplinary advocacy.
Takeaways
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Takeaways
- Her passion for cross-cultural and international connections in music and the arts is evident in her multinational background and her involvement in global programs like Fulbright.
- Theodora emphasizes the importance of curiosity and constant learning in her career journey, allowing discoveries to shape her path.
- She advocates for the integration of entrepreneurship education in the arts to empower artists to create their own paths and not be solely dependent on traditional career routes.
- The digital age and social media offer opportunities for artists to engage with audiences authentically through storytelling and sharing their unique perspectives, although oversaturation and the need for innovation remain challenges.
Social Media Links
Facebook | Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube
What’s Next?!
Thank you for supporting this show by listening and sharing with your friends. If you liked this podcast, please rate and write a review of how this show has helped you. This will help us be able to increase our visibility nationally and in being able to make an impact on the profession.
If you would like to hear more about any specific topics, please email us at [email protected]. I would love to help support your community in all artistic disciplines.
Kristine Dizon
The Modern Artist Project
