Biography

Felice Doynov is a Bulgarian-American flutist and arts administrator based out of Miami, Florida. Doynov currently serves as the Associate Dean of Visiting Faculty and Orchestra at the New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy. 

Felice Doynov is the Associate Dean of Visiting Faculty and Orchestra Manager at the New World Symphony. In this role, Ms. Doynov curates over 100 annual residencies, inviting leading orchestral musicians to the New World Symphony for presentations, lessons, and artistic exchange. In addition, she oversees orchestra personnel operations and mentors the fellows of the New World Symphony, fostering a culture of transparency, camaraderie, and excellence.

A passionate advocate for equity and inclusion in the arts, Doynov serves as Chair of the New World Symphony’s Repertoire and Programming EDIB (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging) Committee. She collaborates closely with partners at Sphinx and the League of American Orchestras through the National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS), working on initiatives to nurture talent and foster a more representative orchestral landscape. Doynov’s former work experience includes roles at the Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and Yale University.

At the Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Felice served as the Assistant Director of Music Admission and Preparatory Programs. In this role, Felice oversaw the School of Music’s application and audition procedures, the pre-college Summer Music Academy, and the implementation of risk management policies throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, she taught a professional development lecture course focused on entrepreneurship and financial planning. 

Previously, Felice served as the Community Engagement Manager of the New World Symphony, where she oversaw over 200 community engagement events per season. She managed the Chamber Music Program and worked for the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival at the Yale School of Music prior to her appointment at NWS. Throughout her career, Felice has been passionate about building strong partnerships among musicians in an atmosphere of inclusivity and authentic community while developing innovative programs that provide access to the arts. 

Felice holds a bachelor’s degree in Flute Performance from Indiana University, where she studied with Thomas Robertello as a recipient of the Barbara and David Jacobs Scholarship. She has a master’s degree from Yale University, under the tutelage of Ransom Wilson, where she was awarded the Alumni Association Prize upon graduation. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, wakeboarding, and playing chess. 

Felice lives in Miami with her husband and their two cats. In her spare time, she enjoys water sports (wakeboarding), chess, reading, and creating intricate mazes.

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As a flutist, Felice has been a scholarship recipient at multiple music festivals including the Sarasota Music Festival (2013), the Aspen Music Festival (2014), the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (2016), and the Norfolk New Music Festival (2017). As a chamber musician, Felice performed in the New York Philharmonic's Biennial of new music, was a semi-finalist at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, performed a recital at the Kennedy Center, and won the Yale Chamber Music Society Competition. Felice was honored to premiere Christopher Theofanidis’ work, One Thing at a Time, in 2017. Felice worked for the Yale School of Music’s “Music in Schools Initiative” as a teaching fellow for three years and tutored each week at New Haven Reads. In 2016, Felice co-organized a benefit concert supporting refugees and immigrants, was published in Yale’s Architecture magazine, Paprika, for her comparative work between the history of architecture and music, and was published in the 2016 Yale Israel Journal for her essay on the geopolitics of Israel and Palestine.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Felice co-founded Home2Home, a concert series designed to support musicians who had their lives uprooted due to postponed or canceled performances. Home2Home raised over $5,000 for performing artists struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative partnered with the Yale New Haven Health System and Yale School of Music through campus partner Donna Yoo to bring music to patients/ staff in 6 hospitals. The project was part of the 2020 YAA Board of Governors Excellence Award.

In 2018, Felice co-founded H.E.A.R. Classical (History, Equality, and Artistic Representation), an educational concert series that served as a resource and concert platform for music by underrepresented composers throughout western music history. After an inaugural concert at Yale in April 2018, H.E.A.R. Classical partnered with the United Nations Chamber Music Society and — in May of 2018 — presented a concert at All Saints Episcopal Church in New York, NY, with musicians from Yale and Juilliard, and featuring speakers from the United Nations.