Dr. Jovana Damnjanović has a versatile career as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator. As a soloist, Dr. Damnjanović is the winner of more than 20 competitions, including the Midsouth Young Artist Competition, Flutissimo Young Artist Competition, Raleigh Area Flute Association Young Artist competition, Brumby Concerto Competition, and the San Diego Flute Guild. Dr. Damnjanović has performed as a soloist and with various chamber ensembles in Serbia, the USA, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.
A native of Serbia, Dr. Damnjanović graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Flute Performance from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad with Honors in Music Arts and received two master’s degrees from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad and Georgia State University. In 2014, Dr. Damnjanović was a scholar at the University for Music and Art International Summer Academy in Vienna, which allowed her to study with Kersten McKall and Felix Renggli. Dr. Damnjanović earned her Doctor of Music Arts degree at the University of Georgia under the tutelage of Professor Angela Jones-Reus. She has attended masterclasses by some of the world's most distinguished flutists, including Emmanuel Pahud, Michael Hasel, Patrice Bocquillon, Dejan Gavrić, Norbert Girlinger, and Lior Eitan.
When in Serbia, Dr. Damnjanović collaborates with the pianist Dunja Crnjanski. This duo has held numerous notable performances and recitals at the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts, A Fest, and Schumann Fest. She is a member of a prize-winning flute and piano duo with Brazilian pianist Daniel Padovan. Damnjanović has also performed premieres of music for flute and euphonium with Duo Novi partner Michael Fahrner. An active chamber musician, she was a member of the Southern Winds Quintet, with whom she performed for the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet. She has been a part of presentations all over the U.S. with the International Counterpoint Woodwind trio, and has been a fellow at the Cortona Sessions for New Music in Cortona, Italy.
