Vera Ivanova graduated from the Moscow Conservatory (Honours Diploma), Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London (MM with distinction), and the Eastman School of Music (Ph.D. in Composition). Her works have been performed in Russia, Europe and the U.S.A.

After teaching as Assistant Professor of Theory and Composition at the Setnor School of Music of Syracuse University (NY), she was appointed as Assistant Professor of Music in the College of Performing Arts at Chapman University (Orange, CA).

Ms. Ivanova is a recipient of the Sproull Fellowship at Eastman, the Gwyn Ellis Bequest Scholarship at Guildhall School, Moscow Culture Committee and American Composers Forum Subito grants, Honourable mention at the 28th Bourges Electro-Acoustic Competition, 3rd Prize at the 8th International Mozart Competition, 1st Prize in Category “A” at International Contest of Acousmatic Compositions Métamorphoses 2004 (Belgium), the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composers Award, the André Chevillion-Yvonne Bonnaud Composition Prize at the 8th International Piano Competition at Orleans (France), and Special Award from Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music.

Ms. Ivanova was commissioned by London Song Festival and Staunton Music Festival; her music was performed at the Moscow Autumn Festival (Russia), Figures du Siècle Festival (France), Yogyakarta Contemporary Music Festival (Indonesia), International Electroacoustic Music Festival at Santa Cecilia Conservatory of Music (Italy), New Music Miami Festival, New Music Festival at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (U.K.), Florida State University Festival of New Music, Cortona Contemporary Music Festival (Italy), 11th International Acousmatic Festival "The Space of Sound" (Belgium), ÉuCue XXIII, Concordia University and the Canadian Electroacoustic Community Festival (Montréal, Canada), Aspen Music Festival and Cal State Fullerton Annual New Music Festival.

Her music is available in print from Universal Edition (UE 31899) and SCI Journal of Music Scores (vol. 45), on CDs from Ablaze Records (Millennial Masters series, Vol. 2), Quartz Music Ltd (QTZ2072), Centaur Records (CRC 3056), PARMA Recordings (SCI CD series, No. 27) Musiques & Recherches (Métamorphoses 2004, electrocd.com, MR 2004), and on her web-site at: www.veraivanova.com.