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"a s u p e r b, involving job of bringing together strands of classical, traditional Balkan, European disco and dramatic musics into a dazzling, coherent whole." - George Grella, The Big City •
"p o w e r f u l and atmospheric work, evocative of the sacred" - Meira Warshouer, IAWM Journal • "an e c s t a t i c musical experience, in its own dream sound-world" - Marc Greenfest, New Music Connoisseur • "the m a g i c of the transformation...moves with feminine beauty" - Hillary Tann, IAWM Journal •
"m e m o r a b l y g y p s y i s h ..evokes the hypnotic swirl of trip-hop.. as well as Angelo Badalamenti's Twin Peaks score." - Alan Young, Lucid Culture •
"the w o r k fuses driving rhythms and non-western microtonal tunings with a groove--filled background track that at times crosses into the genre of ambient electronica. The result is a pleasing blend of Eastern European flavors and vibrant urban energy.... a compelling performance, bringing out the sensuality, exoticism, and vitality of the music." - Cornelius Dufallo, New Music Connoisseur

Svjetlana Bukvich-Nichols is one of Sarajevo's premier music figures. A "force in new music" (American Festival of Microtonal Music), Svjetlana alchemizes old with new in a superbly original, yet accessible voice. An innovator in hybrid electronic sound, Svjetlana composes, produces, and performs with a unique musical sensibility informed by the cities she has lived in, including Edinburgh, New York City, Boston, Addis Ababa, and her native Sarajevo.

Sarajevo has been described as "the most eastern place of the West and the most western place of the East", balancing these points for centuries. As a musician on that scene in the 80ties, Svjetlana played with rock bands, composed for independent television and theater, collaborated with some of Europe's foremost musicians, and performed as a piano soloist with the Sarajevo Philharmonic.

Integrating the leading-edge technology with her classical training and bold, yet sensuous style, Svjetlana has been billed by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) as a "concert composer/performer whose music defies boundaries". She has appeared at major venues across the country, and internationally including Beijing, London, South Africa and Copenhagen. Her music has been broadcast on leading American radio stations. Most recently, Svjetlana was featured in a book of narrative portraits of contemporary women composers in American music.

New York City-based, Svjetlana continues to write for film, animation, dance, electro-acoustic ensembles, and trail-blazing instrumentalists in the new-music world. She teaches at New York University and Pratt Institute. Among her mentors are Josip Magdic, Neil Rolnick, Kurt Munkacsi, Miroslaw Rogala, Martin Bresnick, and Robert Ashley.

For more information, please visit http://www.svjetlanamusic.com

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