Nayeli Dousa, D.M.A.
Piano
Dr. Nayeli Dousa joined the UTEP Department of Music faculty in 2019. She served as member of the music faculty of the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez from 2006-2018. She holds degrees in piano performance — a Doctor in Musical Arts from the University of Arizona, and a Master of Music and Bachelor of Music, cum laude, from the University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Dousa’s principal piano teachers include Tannis Gibson, Mauricio Náder, and Arryl Paul. At UTEP she was winner of the Concerto Competition, received the Outstanding Music Student Award, the Outstanding Academic Achievement in Music Award, and the Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society membership. In Mexico, she was third place winner of the Edvard Grieg National Piano Competition and was awarded a full scholarship to complete her doctoral degree. Her dissertation focused on the piano music of Mexican composer Samuel Zyman.
Dr. Dousa has performed in various venues in Mexico and the U.S., including as a soloist with the Chihuahua Philharmonic Orchestra, the UACJ Symphony Orchestra, and the UTEP Symphony Orchestra. For one year, she performed as part of Diez Pianos, an ensemble that toured extensively throughout Mexico and performed in the country’s prominent concert halls, including the Auditorio Nacional, Teatro de los Insurgentes, and Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros. During this time, she recorded the CD El Show de los Diez Pianos in Mexico City under the label Orfeon Videobox. She collaborates with her husband, Dr. Dominic Dousa, in four-hands piano recitals. Blue Griffin Recording released a CD of Dominic’s suite for four hands Lands of Enchantment, with Nayeli and Dominic at the piano.
Dr. Dousa has given scholarly presentations at national and international conferences and festivals and has remained active as a soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician. She has been an adjudicator for local piano competitions and the Texas Music Association State Piano Performance Competition. In 2022-2023 she was awarded the Tom Lea Fellowship. Dr. Dousa is certified to teach music at the secondary and elementary levels and has two years of experience teaching in the public school system. In addition to training as a musician, Dr. Dousa was a national youth chess champion and a member of the national team. She represented Mexico in international tournaments in Slovakia, Spain, Hungary, and Russia and was ranked among the top 50 woman by the US Chess Federation.
Contact Info
Department of Music
Email: nayelil@utep.edu
Office: FFA M338
Office Phone: (915) 747-7819
