About
Aleksandra (Sasha) Drozzina, from Ventspils, Latvia, received her PhD in Music Theory, along with a minor in Musicology, at Louisiana State University in 2020. Sasha’s dissertation is entitled “Schnittke, Gubaidulina, and Pärt: Religion and Spirituality during the Late Thaw and Early Perestroika,” in which she contextualizes selected works within the 1970s and 1980s in the late Soviet Union, and discusses the unique religious and spiritual nuances and compositional techniques within each piece. Sasha’s current research interests include Soviet and Russian music, Russian music theory, intersections of politics, religion, spirituality, and music. Education
Ph.D. in Music Theory (Minor: Musicology), Louisiana State University, 2020
MA in Music Theory, University of Toronto, 2016
