OCF2008 Program - Ohrid Choir Festival

“SLAVENSKI”BELGRADE - SERBIATIJANA KOVACEVIC, ConductorProgramName of the song Music by1 Duhovni koncert br.34“Da voskresnet Bog”(Sacred concerto No.34) Dmitrij Bortnjanski2 Golema č’čkalica Dragana Pantić-Veličković3 Geographical fuge Ernst Toch4 Uzori Maro Konstantin BabićThe “Slavenski” choir consists of the best students of the Music school“Josip Slavenski”. It was founded in 1937., and since then it has been performingsuccessfully both abroad and all over the country. The ensemblehas won many competitions, and the latest prize in the succession of manywas Laureate of the Serbian Choir Competition.Since 1998, the head of the choir has been Professor Tijana Kovačević.She graduated in conducting in Belgrade, and specialized at the PragueMusic Academy. The repertoire of the choir has been greatly enriched withnumerous works of world and local authors, through her great contribution.VOKALNO-INSTRUMENTALNI ANSAMBL MUZIČKE ŠKOLE “STEVAN MOKRANJAC”POŽAREVACVOACAL & INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF POZAREVAC MUSIC SCHOOL “ STEVANMOKRANJAC”POŽAREVAC - SERBIAILIJA RAJKOVIĆ, ConductorProgramName of the song Music by1 Аjde Jano kolo da igramo/Come on Jana, Let’s Dance Serbian Folk Song2 Čije je ono devojče Serbian Folk Song3 Makedonsko devojče/ Macedonian Girl Macedonian Folk SongThe vocal and instrumental ensemble of Pozarevac Music School was foundedin November, 2006. All choir members are female and there are 36 of themsinging in three parts. The orchestra consists of the following instruments: twoaccordions, two guitars, a violin, a fl ute, a piano and percussions. Members ofthe ensemble are mostly the students of “Stevan Mokranjac” music school fromPozarevac and it is run by the teachers of the same school. The ensemble performsmusic from Serbia, Macedonia, Russia and other countries in its originalarrangement. It performed all over Serbia and abroad (Slovenia, Republic ofSrpska, etc).The ensemble has also been taking part in many cultural activitiesin Pozarevac.In 2007 in Valjevo, it won the award for artistic improvement at the music festivalwhich is held there every year. As for the repertoire, it stays loyal to traditionalmusic.