She is a native of the former Yugoslavia and has made the Bay Area her home for the past three years. She holds a degree in harp and piano from the Belgrade Conservatory, a B.A. from Michigan State University and held a Langely Fellowship to New York University where she received a M.A. in musicology. She has studied at the Moscow Conservatory and Paris Conservatory where she was on a fellowship from the French government. While in Paris she was also Artist-In-Residence at the Cite Internationale des Arts. Most recently she held a residency at Mills College in Oakland, CA. Her most recent musical collaboration has been with Rova Saxophone Quartet's Larry Oches. She recently recorded the CD Requiem for Bosnia on CRI's "Exchange: Music at the Crossroads" series. Victoria will present a recital of her most recent work for harp and electronic tape including Requiem for Bosnia and Variations for Harp.