Natalya V. Morozova

In 2010 she graduated from the Second Moscow Regional Prokofiev College of Music, trombone class of Honoured Cultural Worker of Moscow Region Tatiana Ye. Oprish. After completing music college she entered the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music to study in the Department of Choral Conducting (class of Honoured Higher‑Education Worker of the Russian Federation, Dean of the Faculty of Conducting, Professor Margarita M. Apeximova). She later received a second higher education in Psychology at the Russian State Social University.

From 2017 to 2019 she studied in the Master’s programme, which she completed with distinction, in the class of People’s Artist of Russia, Professor Gennady A. Dmitryak. Her Master’s thesis was entitled «Forming the Performance Skills of Student Choral Conductors through Rehearsal Work in Secondary Professional Education» (supervisor: Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Elena N. Borisova).

Since 2015 she has worked at the Academy as Lead Specialist in the Academic and Methodological Administration (Faculty of Conducting), Lead Specialist in the Department for Monitoring Educational Quality and Informatization, Assistant to the Vice‑Rector for Strategic Development of Professional Music Education, and Assistant to the Rector.

From 2020 to 2021 she served as Deputy Head of the Department for State Support of Young Talents and Attestation of Teaching Staff in the Department of Regional Policy, Education, and Project Management of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. She holds the rank of Full Counsellor of the Civil Service of the Russian Federation, 3rd Class (Order of the Ministry of Culture of Russia no. 410‑02 of 30 July 2021).

She is currently Head of the Department for Strategic Projects, Practice, and Career Development and is undertaking postgraduate studies at the Institute for Strategy of Education Development of the Russian Academy of Education.

She is a laureate of international competitions, including the 3rd International A. D. Kastalsky Choral Composition Competition (2018), the 7th International Competition «National Heritage» (2016), the Laudate Dominum International Choral Festival in Vilnius (Lithuania) as a member of the choir (2013), the Folk‑Art Festival «Guardians of Russia’s Heritage» (2010), and the 13th International Festival‑Competition «Hopes of Europe» (2010).

She serves as Technical Secretary of the Federal Educational and Methodological Association for the field 53.00.00 «Art», Executive Secretary of the Coordinating Council of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation for the field of education «Art and Culture», and a member of the working group responsible for preparing and organising celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Elena F. Gnesina and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Gnesin State Music and Pedagogical Institute.

She is also a regular host of concerts at the Academy.

Participation in scholarly and practical conferences includes:

1. 23rd International Scholarly and Practical Conference «Spiritual and Moral Development of Students in the Contemporary Educational Paradigm: Yusov Readings», Moscow, 29 November 2022;
2. 5th All‑Russian Scholarly and Practical Conference for Teachers and Students of Professional Educational Institutions and Teachers and Pupils of General‑Education Schools of the Russian Federation «Volunteering: Past and Present», 27 November 2022;
3. All‑Russian Scholarly and Practical Conference «Forming Students’ Spiritual and Moral Culture through Folk Traditions and Decorative‑Applied Arts», Moscow – Taldom, 27 October 2022;
4. Competition of Research Papers «Creativity in Science, Art, and Culture», Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture, 17 May 2016;
5. 3rd International Scholarly and Practical Conference «Prospects for the Development of Science and Education», paper on «Psychological Factors in Successful Learning among Students in Technical and Humanities Specialities», Moscow, 31 March 2016;
6. All‑Russian Scholarly and Practical Conference with International Participation «The Creative Personality as an Object of Scholarly Research», Belgorod, October 2015.

Selected publications:

1. Morozova, Natalia V., and Elena N. Borisova, «Educating Students in a Creative Higher‑Education Institution: Forced Reformatting or Voluntary Spiritual and Moral Development?» in Yusov Readings: Spiritual and Moral Development of Students in the Contemporary Educational Paradigm, collected papers from the 23rd International Scholarly and Practical Conference (29 November 2022), ed. E. P. Olesina, comp. O. I. Radomskaya, general ed. L. G. Savenkova, Moscow: Institute of Art Education and Cultural Studies, Russian Academy of Education, 2022, 652 pp.;
2. Morozova, Natalia V., «On Practical Training for Academic Choral Conductors (on the Example of Work as a Music Director in a Kindergarten)» in Folk and Decorative‑Applied Art as the Basis for Forming Spiritual and Moral Culture, collected papers from the All‑Russian Scholarly and Practical Conference «Forming Students’ Spiritual and Moral Culture through Folk Traditions and Decorative‑Applied Arts» within the Year of the Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Russia (27 October 2022), comp. N. V. Sevryukova, Moscow: Institute of Art Education and Cultural Studies, Russian Academy of Education, 2022, 372 pp.;
3. Morozova, Natalia V., «The Role of Rehearsal Work in Forming the Performance Skills of Student Choral Conductors in Music Colleges» in Problems of Contemporary Teacher Education, collected papers, Yalta: RIO GPA, 2023, vol. 78, part 2, pp. 168–171;
4. Morozova, Natalia V., «Psychological Factors in Successful Learning among Students in Technical and Humanities Specialities» in 3rd International Scholarly and Practical Conference «Prospects for the Development of Science and Education», Moscow, 31 March 2016, ISBN 978‑5‑9906984‑7‑5;
5. Morozova, Natalia V., «The Concept of Musical Abilities: Musicality as an Aggregate of Musical Abilities» in All‑Russian Scholarly and Practical Conference with International Participation «The Creative Personality as an Object of Scholarly Research», Belgorod, October 2015.

She has served on organising committees for:

• 1st All‑Russian A. A. Yurlov Choral Conducting Competition (secondary professional education), Moscow, 16–18 February 2016;
• 2nd Moscow Open Festival of Youth Wind Bands «Vivat, Student», Moscow, 1–3 April 2016;
• 2nd All‑Russian A. A. Yurlov Choral Conducting Competition (secondary professional education), Moscow, 14–16 February 2017;
• 4th International Festival of National Orchestras of the World, Moscow, 3–6 April 2017;
• 15th All‑Russian Festival‑Competition of Contemporary Music for Russian National Orchestra «Music of Russia», Moscow, 3–6 April 2017;
• 3rd International A. A. Yurlov Choral Conducting Competition (secondary professional education), Moscow, 27 February – 1 March 2018;
• 16th All‑Russian Festival‑Competition of Contemporary Music for Russian National Orchestra «Music of Russia», Moscow, 2–4 April 2018;
• 4th Moscow Open Festival of Youth Wind Bands «Vivat, Student», Moscow, 13–15 April 2018;
• 5th International Festival of National Orchestras of the World, Moscow, 6–8 May 2018;
• All‑Russian Open Festival‑Competition of Wind Orchestras, Ensembles, and Soloists «Vivat, Student!», Moscow, 15–18 December 2018;
• 5th International Festival of National Orchestras of the World, Moscow, 2–5 April 2019;
• 17th All‑Russian Festival‑Competition of Contemporary Music for Russian National Orchestra «Music of Russia», Moscow, 2–5 April 2019;
• 4th International A. A. Yurlov Choral Conducting Competition (secondary professional education), Moscow, 18–20 February 2020;
• 18th All‑Russian Festival‑Competition of Contemporary Music for Russian National Orchestra «Music of Russia», Moscow, 31 March – 1 April 2021;
• 5th International A. A. Yurlov Choral Conducting Competition (secondary professional and higher education), Moscow, 1–3 March 2022;
• 19th All‑Russian Festival‑Competition of Contemporary Music for Russian National Orchestra «Music of Russia», Gnesin Hall, 31 March – 3 April 2022;
• Competition for the Creation of a Musical Work on the Theme «E‑F‑G», dedicated to Elena F. Gnesina, within the framework of events marking the 150th anniversary of her birth, 1 April 2023 – 27 December 2024;
• Inter‑University Composition Competition for the 120th Anniversary of Aram I. Khachaturian, 22 March – 15 May 2023;
• 1st Moscow Open Festival‑Competition of Folk‑Instrumental Art for Children and Young People «Children’s Academy», 15–21 October 2023;
• 6th International A. A. Yurlov Choral Conducting Competition (secondary professional and higher education), 26–29 February 2024.