LANA JANJANIN - BIOGRAFIJA

Lana Janjanin, 31-godišnja skladateljica, klaviristica i pjevačica rođena je u Zagrebu u glazbenoj obitelji. U dobi od 4 godine kreće u glazbeni vrtić, a sa 6 godina upisuje klavir kao glavni predmet na Glazbenom učilištu Elly Bašić u Zagrebu, gdje završava osnovni i srednjoškolski program, paralelno pohađajući 18. jezičnu gimnaziju.
Interes prema jazz, soul/R&B i pop glazbi potiče ju na pisanje vlastitih pjesama, no ljubav i poštovanje prema klasičnoj glazbi vode ju u Beč gdje 2008. godine upisuje studij kompozicije na glazbenoj akademiji “Universtät für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien” .
U lipnju 2010. godine završava prvi diplomski studij klasične kompozicije i nastavlja sa studijem medijske kompozicije, kojeg 2013. uspješno završava te stiče titulu magistre s 23 godine, kao najmlađa u klasi.

Lana piše tekstove, sklada i aranžira glazbu za svoj jazz sastav s kojim redovito nastupa na internacionalnim pozornicama, kao i za klasične i jazz orkestre, kojima po prilici i dirigira. Njezine kompozicije za klasične komorne sastave redovito izvode ansambli po cijelome svijetu (SAD, Argentina, Njemačka, Francuska, Austrija, Danska, Belgija, itd.). Također, kao izvođačica nastupa internacionalno solo i sa svojim sastavom na brojnim festivalima te ekskluzivnim hotelima (Švicarska, Grčka, Kina, Kajmansko otočje, itd.)

Surađivala je sa mnogim renomiranim glazbenicima i orkestrima među kojima su i Roby Lakatoš, Vlatko Stefanovski, ORF Simfonijski Orkestar, Jazz Orkestar HRT-a i Zagrebačka Filharmonija.

Krajem 2018. godine objavila je debitantski album autorske glazbe - "A Minute of Love", koji je snimila sa svojim jazz sastavom.
Iste godine objavljen je i dvostruki album "Miracles" u suradnji sa Dinom Rizvić i Jazz Orkestrom HRT-a, s kojom produkcijom obje glazbenice ulaze u povijest Hrvatske i regije kao prve žene koje su skladale, aranžirale, odsvirale i otpjevale svoj opus za big band.

Lana je 2019. godine nominirana za diskografsku nagradu "Porin" u kategoriji "Novi izvođač godine", a iste godine predstavljala je Hrvatsku na međunarodnom projektu i turneji "Euroradio Jazz Orchestra" pod organizacijom Europske radiodifuzijske unije.

U srpnju 2021. godine preuzima funkciju umjetničke direktorice jazz projekata Hrvatskog Društva Skladatelja, čiji je redovni član.

LANA JANJANIN KVARTET

Lanin kvartet je skupina mladih, talentiranih i svestranih glazbenika, oformljen s ciljem izvođenja Lanine autorske glazbe, te ga uz Lanu (vokal, klavir i kompozicije) čine glazbenici iz Slovenije – Marko Ferlan (el.bas i kontrabas), Tomaž Gajšt (truba), i Austrije – Lukas Fellner (bubnjevi). Svi glazbenici su visoko obrazovani u klasičnoj i jazz glazbi, a pronalaze svoj glazbeni ukus unutar raznovrsnih žanrova (soul, jazz, RnB) koje kombiniraju u zajedničkom muziciranju. Izdali su album „A Minute of Love“, sastavljen gotovo potpuno od Laninih autorskih kompozicija, na kojem su im se pridružili i gostujuću glazbenici. Nastupaju na svjetskim pozornicama i festivalima, pa su tako 2020. nastupali i na Cayman Arts Festival, a najrecentniji nastup bio im je na Novosadskom jazz festivalu u 2021.

Organizatori festivala:
Dr.Sc.Nino Zubčević-Project manager,Umjetnički ravnatelj,producent
Mr.Sc.Ana Marić-P.R. & marketing

Nenad Vasilić, biografija

Nenad Vasilić, kontrabasista, kompozitor i pedagog, rođen je 1975. godine u Nišu. U rodnom gradu stiče osnovno i srednje muzičko obrazovanje, i započinje svoju karijeru. Školovanje nastavlja na džez akademiji u Gracu, a po njenom završetku nastanjuje se u Beču, odakle nastavlja da radi i stvara.

Već dugo je među predvodnicima evropskog džeza, a do sada je napisao više od 40 originalnih kompozicija, i objavio 12 albuma pod svojim imenom.

Vasilićevo stvaralaštvo je fuzija evropskog džeza i improvizovane muzike, obojeno melodijama i ritmovima iz bogatog nasleđa balkanskog folklora uz koji je odrastao i koji ga inspiriše. “Ova muzika je veoma edukativna. Prisutna je energija muzike njegove domovine. Nekako, prevazilazi sva mišljenja, kritike, jezička i kulturna ograničavanja.” (Denai Burbank, JazzReview).

Muzika koju stvara u stalnoj je interakciji sa publikom, budući da godišnje ima preko 80 nastupa - na brojnim međunarodnim festivalima, koncertima sa svojim triom, solo nastupima, ili studijskim sešnima.

Svoju posvećenost mentorskom radu i edukaciji mladih muzičara Vasilić godinama neguje kroz brojne radionice. Velika potvrda uspeha na ovom polju je nedavno imenovanje za redovnog profesora i šefa katedre na „Jazz Institut Berlin“, pri Berlinskom Univerzitetu umetnosti (Universität der Künste Berlin), gde predaje od aprila 2020.

Tokom karijere nastupio je i na muzičkom programu Olimpijskih igara u Londonu 2012. godine sa projektom “Reka”, u društvu Amire Medunjanin i desetak muzičara iz jugoistočne Evrope.

2014. Vasilić je proglašen ambasadorom za integraciju pri kabinetu austrijske vlade, a od 2018. je i kreativni ambasador platforme „Srbija Stvara“.

Dvadeset godina Vasilićevog rada u Austriji obeležila je i pesmarica/songbook „33 originalne kompozicije“.

Nenad Vasilić Trio je internacionalni projekat sa kojim aktivno nastupa poslednih petnaest godina. Pored kontrabasa, tu je Marko Živadinović na harmonici, na saksofonu su najčešće Romed Hopfgartner, Andrej Prozorov, a poslednjih godina i Rastko Obradović.

www.vasilic.com

youtube: https://bit.ly/3m7oiYq

Organizatori festivala:
Dr.Sc.Nino Zubčević-Project manager,Umjetnički ravnatelj,producent
Mr.Sc.Ana Marić-P.R. & marketing

SIDE ONE
1. Ascension 6:15 (composed and arranged by Sanja Marković; lyrics by Sanja Marković with quotes from Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass”)
2. It Has Always Been 3:28 (composed and arranged by Sanja Marković)
3. N’anya 4:34 (composed and arranged by Sanja Marković)
4. The Mystery of Man 4:03 (composed by Francy Boland; arranged by S. Marković; lyrics by Gene Lees)

SIDE TWO
1. Sovereign State of Mind 3:38 (composed and arranged by Sanja Marković; lyrics by Sanja Marković)
2. Zhega 6:04 (composed and arranged by Sanja Marković)
3. Sun 4:31 (composed and arranged by Sanja Marković; lyrics by Sanja Marković - based on a XVI century Serbian poem)

Produced by Sanja Marković Recording engineers: Djordje Janković, Danilo Orbović and Zoran Marinković Mix and mastering engineer: Aleksandar Buzadžić Recorded at Orvel Studio, Barba Studio and Kolarac concert hall, 2017

Special thanks to Vlada Ribel, Vlado Georgijev, Miomir and Lovorka Nikolić, and my beautiful family and friends who stood by believing in me.

This album is dedicated to my mother and my daughter.

SONG CREDITS AND PERSONELL:

Ascension

Sanja Marković - vocals, programming
Milena Jančurić - flute
Max Kočetov - soprano saxophone
Ivan Radivojević - trumpet
Mina Djekić - violin
Julijana Marković - cello
Aleksandar Grujić - el. piano
Miroslav Tovirac - el. bass
Igor Malesević - drums

It Has Always Been

Sanja Marković - vocals, soprano & tenor saxophone (first part)
Ivan Radivojević - trumpet
Rastko Obradović - tenor saxophone (third part and improv.)
Aleksandar Grujić - piano
Miroslav Tovirac - el. bass
Predrag Milutinović - drums

N'anya

Sanja Marković - tenor saxophone (center to left)
Ivan Radivojević - flugelhorn, trumpet
Rastko Obradović - tenor saxophone (center to right)
Aleksandar Grujić - piano
Milan Nikolić - double bass
Predrag Milutinović - drums

"The Mystery of Man"

Sanja Marković - vocal
Rastko Obradović - tenor saxophone
Gorana Ćurgus - harp
Aleksandar Grujić - piano
Milan Nikolić - double bass
Petar Radmilović - drums

"Sovereign State of Mind"

Sanja Marković - vocal
A-leksandar Buzadžić - melodica
Aleksandar Grujić - el. piano
Milan Nikolić - double bass
Predrag Milutinović - drums

"Zhega"

Sanja Marković - soprano and tenor saxophone
Igor Lazić - French horn
Mihajlo Bogosavljević - trombone
Manja Ristić - violin
Ivana Grahovac - cello
Aleksandar Grujić - piano
Milan Nikolić- double bass
Predrag Milutinović - drums

"Sun"

Sanja Marković - vocals, soprano saxophone
Milena Jancurić - flute
Julijana Marković - cello
Aleksandar Grujić - piano
Milan Nikolić - double bass
Petar Radmilović - drums

Front photo by Predrag Mijailović
Back photo by Vladan Cvetković

SANJA MARKOVIĆ

http://www.sanjamarkovic.com/

Sanja Markovic (composer, jazz vocalist, instrumentalist and producer) was born in Belgrade, and lived on the East Coast of the United States. She gained a Master’s degree at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, Serbia.

"Gentle and wondrous effects of my childhood have left me little choice but to never step aside from music and love of creation. Toggling as a teenager between East Coast US and my hometown of Zemun (Belgrade, Serbia), I’ve continued on my varying musical path from studying classical music to developing a passion and taste for live jazz music. Expressing my ideas in these past years has led me to embarking upon a solitary path of composition and music production."

In addition to engaging in various theaters and music/theater group as a composer and performer (e.x. The Secondhanders), Sanja actively performed as a jazz singer, writing her own arrangement for the Big Band (Kolarac concert hall, Belgrade). Parallel to that, she had developed a taste for short semi-commercial forms and had a few good clients (e.x. Leo Burnet, United Nations). Sanja has also learned a bit about music production at the “Water Music Studio” with Rob Grenoble, Hoboken, NJ - a love that was first started next to her father and uncle who had worked at two influental studios in old Yugoslavia.

Upon returning to Belgrade, Sanja formed " Brazilian Jazz Collective” with whom she regularly performed as a jazz singer and guitarist (Arlemm festival,KCSG, Trg republike, numerous jazz clubs).

And lastly, a new creative chapter had began with Sanja producing her first album "Ascension" that is to be released early spring 2020.

Organizatori festivala:
Dr.Sc.Nino Zubčević-Project manager,Umjetnički ravnatelj,producent
Mr.Sc.Ana Marić-P.R. & marketing

Progam:
THE BLUES GUITAR KINGS
HENDRIX and CLAPTON
Band: Vedran Božić & "Rock Masters"

Povodom izlaska dva CD-DVD albuma Planet Hendrix i Planet Cream, u izdanju Croatia recordsa, predlazem promotivni koncert koji bi odrzali u sklopu vaseg festivala. Sam naslov koncerta sugerira da se to odnosi na dva najveca gitarista u povijesti te glazbe.

Hendrix je proglasen najboljim gitaristom XX stoljeća, a Clapton je zasigurno taj "vjecni drugi". Mogli bismo reci kao Bijeli i Crni Kraljevi na šahovskoj ploči. Zbog navedenog sam rekao da se albumi nazovu Planet jer su njih dvoje to i ucinili svojom glazbom i muziciranjem. Program je srocen tako da prati put nastajanja njihove karijere a samim tim i citavog opusa. Pjesme se sviraju u realnim trajanjima kao singl verzije i samim time koncert je dinamicniji i interesantan za publiku. Zbog svega opisanog mislim da je najbolja osoba za ovaj glazbeni izazov jedan od nasih najboljih gitarista u povijesti te glazbe Vedran Božić. Osim sto je godinama, svirajuci autorski glazbu, zaduzio nasu scenu nikada nije napustio svoju prvu ljubav Blues. Osim toga dozivio je i veliku cast da svira na sessionu sa Hendrixom davne 1969 god. u Frankfurtu. Ostali clanovi su takoder velikani i legende nase Rock scene a to su: Tomas Krkač bas/voc, S. Pintaric-Pista bubnjevi i Adonis Dokuzović bubnjevi.
Zajedno nastupaju pod imenom Rock Masters a publika ih pamti po nastupima u sastavima: Time, Nirvana, Divlje jagode, Drugi način Aerodrom, Telefon Blues Band itd.
Na kraju mozemo zaključiti ovaj text rijecima velikana i neimara nase Rock povijesti Sinise Škarice koji je za ovaj projekt napisao: Ako imamo za klasicnu glazbu Zagrebacke soliste onda su oni rokerski Zagrebacki solisti.

CONCERT – SARA RENAR QUINTET
OSIJEK, 23.10.2021. u 21.00h - KULTURNI CENTAR

[HRV] Sara Renar je nagrađivana zagrebačka kantautorica i pripada skupini najpriznatijih glazbenih imena nove generacije u regiji.

Iza sebe ima pet diskografska izdanja. Album "Djeca" je 2014. godine nominiran za nagradu Porin za najbolji debitantski album, dok je 2015. za EP "Jesen" Renar nominirana u dvije kategorije (najbolja ženska vokalna izvedba, najbolji alternativni album), a Porin je osvojila u kategoriji najbolje vokalne izvedbe. "Tišina" iz 2016. je za istu nagradu nominirana za album godine i najbolji alternativni album, a album je zaslužio nominaciju i IMPALA za europski album godine. Live album "Gdje povlačiš crtu" odjeknuo je u svim medijima, a prema svim kritikama je revolucionarni i svjetski materijal koji zaslužuje posebnu pažnju.

U posljednjih pet godina Sara je zabilježila oko 250 koncertnih nastupa diljem Europe i regije nastupivši na svim važnijim regionalnim festivalima i koncertnim prostorima. Osim vlastite autorske glazbe, surađivala je na projektima kazališne skupine Montažstroj i umjetničkog kolektiva SKROZ , česta je suradnica književnih manifestacija "Goranovo proljeće", "Tko Čita?", "Sjećanje na Tina" i "Doručak kod Krleže", surađuje sa svjetski priznatim DJ imenima (Insolate, Hibrid, Outcome), književnicima i pjesnicima (Barbara Delać, Marija Dejanović) te radi glazbu za multimedijske projekte ( “Radio Nostalgia from Mars” gaming OST). Dobitnica je raznih europskih priznanja i stipendija, uključujući projekt Europske Unije za potporu mladih glazbenika "European Music Incubator", europsku potporu za mobilnost umjetnika i-Portunus te OneBeat Balkan umjetničku rezidenciju.

[ENG] Sara Renar is a recording and performing artist from Zagreb, Croatia and praised as one of the best and bravest Balkan new generation singers – songwriters. Her music style can be described as experimental/indie/pop mixing subtle melodies with electronic and theatrical elements. A former architect with a Master’s degree, she has left her office job to pursue a full time career in music. Performing in her mother Croatian tongue, she has won multiple regional awards for her music and live performances including the IMPALA European indie album of the year nomination.

Renar has played over 250 gigs in the last five years including major regional venues such as MENT festival, SuperUho festival, Exit festival, Špancirfest, Lake fest, Mixer festival and Pula film festival and has performed as the opening act for Manu Chao, Macy Gray and Rundek Cargo Trio. She has released five albums: “Djeca” (“Children”), “Jesen” (“Autumn”),“Tišina” (“Silence”) and the live album “Gdje povlačiš crtu?” (“Where do you draw the line?”). Her fifth album “Šuti i pjevaj” (“Shut up and sing”), symbolically released March 8th 2021 is critically acclaimed as her best and bravest album so far.

Renar has also successfully collaborated on many projects with experimental theatre (Montazstroj collective, SKROZ collective) and has released various multi – genre and multimedia collaborations, including an EP with the renowned Croatian DJ Insolate, an album with the critically acclaimed poet Marija Dejanovic, a performance with the Montenegrin poet Barbara Delac and a soundtrack collaboration on the multimedia computer game “Radio Nostalgia from Mars” OST produced by Demagog studio (New York - Belgrade). Renar is the author of the critically acclaimed experimental piece “Where do you draw the line?” made in collaboration with the Croatian National Television and Radio.

STUDIO WORK

LIVE RECORDINGS

ORGANIZACIJSKI ODBOR:
Dr.Sc. NINO ZUBČEVIĆ - PROJECT MANAGER,PRODUCENT
Mr.Sc. ANA MARIĆ - PR & MARKETING
IRIS TOMIĆ - Producer/Performing arts production

Emisija Kritika HRT Osijek.mp3 (56:17)

Kvartet Supreme na RTS-u

Emisija Susretanja na RTS-u.mp3 (55:17)

PRIMADONA DRAGANA RADAKOVIĆ prof. (SOPRAN) – BEOGRAD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laA7m_syoAw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_pHRZPQ4cg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2U45uPungU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsMy2fFjw4E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtAH_MX6GEY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PbZ5Bp8L6g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Gni_aQdQg

Dragana Radakovic was born in Novi Sad (the Republic of Serbia). She graduated and received her master’s degree from two Departments at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade: Vocal Arts in the class of Professor Radmila Bakočević and Conducting in the class of Professor Stanko Šepić. She continued her professional development in Italy by attending master classes of the famous sopranos: Renata Scotto, Mirella Freni, Magda Olivero and Bruna Baglioni. The most important and final contribution to her development was made by Professor Nikola Mitić. Since March 2002 she has been singing the role of Abigaille (Nabucco) in two productions at the National Theatre in Belgrade (2002 and 2007). She appeared in the role of Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus) in the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad in three seasons, from 2004 to 2007. She made her debut as Odabella (Attila) in the Slovenian National Theatre in Maribor and at the International Festival in Ljubljana (Cankarijev dom) in the season of 2005/06 directed by Plamen Kartalov. In the same year, she appeared for the first time in the role of Marguerite (Faust) in the Slovenian National Theatre in Maribor, and at the International Festival in Ljubljana (Cankarijev dom), as well as in the Summer Festival in Italy - Oderzzo. In the season of 2007/08 she made her debut in the role of Leonora (Il Trovatore) at the National Theatre in Belgrade, which she still sings. In the same season she also sang Beethoven's 9th Symphony with Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as the role of Sylvia (Die Czardasfurstin) in the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad. In 2008, in the concert dedicated to Puccini in Palas del Art, Valencia, Spain, she performed with Juan Pons, Mariella Devia, Daniela Barcelona and the great maestro Placido Domingo. As Leonora (La forza del destino) she appeared in a new production of the National Theatre in Belgrade in the season of 2009/10. In 2009, she appeared for the first time in Romania in the role of Abigaille (Nabucco) in the Romanian National Opera in Timisoara. Since then, she has been a regular guest of that opera house singing the roles of Abigaille, Tosca, Aida, Adriana Lecouvreur and Donna Anna. In early 2011 she debuted in the Romanian National Opera Cluj-Napoca as Aida, and in May 2011, she sang the role of Tosca dedicated to the legendary soprano Virginia Zeani in the same theater. In September 2011, she made her debut as Adriana Lecouvreur in the Romanian National Opera at Timisoara. In November 2011, she was invited for the first time to sing in Holland and Belgium in Muziek Theater Breda and Muziek Theater Brugge in the role of Tosca. In December 2011, she appeared for the first time in the Teatro Lirico Elena Teodora in Craiova, Romania, in the role of Abigaille (Nabucco) and in January 2012 in the role of Aida in the same theater. In January 2012, she was hosted for the first time by the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek as Abigaille (Nabucco). In February of the same year she made her debut with the role of Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) in the Romanian National Opera in Timisoara, followed by her appearances in Germany in the same role in the theaters in Munich, Dortmund, Wolfsburg, Saarbrucken and Frankfurt. Since March 2012 she has began cooperation with the Romanian National Opera in Constanta, Romania, singing the roles of Abigaille, Tosca and Aida, being also a guest at international festivals in Romania, Timisoara, Sibiu, Constanta and Hunedoara with the roles above. She gave notable concerts in the Netherlands and Belgium: Tilburg Concertzaal Muzik Theater in Brugge, Chasse Theater in Breda and Anton Philipszaal in the Hague. In February 2013, she cooperated with Zurich Kammerphilharmonie for the concert dedicated to the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of G. Verdi. In May 2013, she appeared for the first time in the role of Norma in the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek. In October she debuted with the role of Desdemona (Othello) in Opera Romana Craiova and premiere of Il Trovatore with role of Leonora in Opera National Timisoara. 2014 is a very successful year for Dragana Radakovic, beside plenty of already sang roles like Aida, Abigaille, Tosca, Leonora, Donna Anna, she had opportunity to sing on Summer Festival in Schwerin (Germany) where she had excellent success with role of Abigaille (Nabucco). In October 2014 she opened a new season in Cairo Oprea, Egypt with role of Aida (Aida). In November she debuted in role of Turandot in Timisoara (Romania), and thanks to a grate success she had opportunity also to sing the same role in Opera Nationala in Cluj-Napoca. In March 2015 she sang role of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni in new production in HNK in Osijek, Croatia. In May in Cairo Opera Company, Egypt she sang role of Leonora in Il Trovatore where she got an excellent critics. 2015 August she sang Turandot in Timisoara, International Festival of Opera and in September she had an opportunity to sing for the first time in Moldavia with the role of Desdemona in Otello on Festival Maria Bieshu. In October 2015 she has her 6th production of Tosca in HNK Osijek, Croatia. In March and April 2016 Dragana Radakovic had her debut appeareance at Australia Opera in Sydney with 14 performances of title role of Turandot. In Semptember, she appeared again in the title role of Turandot in two performances at 30th anniversary of Macao International Music Festival. In November this year, Dragana performed in China (National Centre for the Performing Arts) the role of Santuzza(Cavalleria rusticana). In December 31st she sang New Eve Gala Concert in Sydney Opera House and in January she appear in the role of Santuzza in same theatre and in Arts Centre Melbourne in May 2017. During the summer of 2017 she sang Aida on International festivals in Bulgaria and in Moldavia. In November she seng a new production of Il Trovatore role of Leonora in HNK Osijek, Croatia. During the year 2018. she performed many roles in Nabucco, Turandot, Tosca, Aida, Il Trovatore … in National Opera Sofia(Bulgaria) and Bucharest(Romania). The biggest event in 2018. was 150 years since the first opera Aida, in front of the Pyramids in Egypt, where she interpreted the main role of Aida(March2018). In June 2018. She debuted in Opera Nice in France on a Gala Concert to close the season. In September(2018) at the International Opera Festival Sibiu(Romania) she sing solo soprano in Verdi Requiem. In the season 2018/19 she will sing for first time in Minsk (Belarus), role of Tosca. In December 2018, she will debut the role of Elisabetta (Don Carlo) in the National Opera Bucharest. For the fourth time she will return to Sydney Opera House and interpret the role of Turandot in the new production in February/March 2019. Then in April 2019 she will be guest with Turandot in National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Taiwan.

MAESTRO GORAN KONČAR prof. (VIOLINA) - ZAGREB

01 Adieu (With Darko Jurković Jazz Quartet)

02 Linđo (With Darko Jurković Jazz Quartet)

03 Rolling Oranges (With Darko Jurković Jazz Quartet)

04 Moreška (With Darko Jurković Jazz Quartet)

05 Under The Open Sky (With Darko Jurković Jazz Quartet)

06 Long Distance (With Darko Jurković Jazz Quartet)

07 Why Did (With Darko Jurković Jazz Quartet)

08 Kalamota (With Darko Jurković Jazz Quartet)

09 Capriccio Za Violinu I Jazz Kvartet Con Brio (With Darko Jurković Jazz Quartet)

10 Capriccio Za Violinu I Jazz Kvartet Allegretto Scherzando (With Darko Jurković Jazz Quartet)

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Na ovome su izdanju snimke na kojima su prvi put surađivali Goran Končar i Bruno Vlahek, dok je na snimanju Ottave alte 1998. sudjelovao i sam autor Ivo Malec.

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Pogledajte isječak live snimke izvedbe Sonate za rastanak Brune Bjelinskog s koncerta održanoga 30. studenoga 2013. u HGZ-u.
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Goran Končar (b. 1954), one of the most prominent Croatian violinists, studied at the Music Academy in Zagreb with Martin Barić and Josip Klima, and obtained a Masters degree in the class of Leonid Kogan at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow in 1978. He also studied with Max Rostal in Bern and Henryk Szeryng in Geneva, then with Yfrah Neaman in London where he was Neamans assistant at the Guildhall School of Music from 1981 to 1983. He has been teaching at the Music Academy of the Zagreb University since 1988. and held master classes in Madrid, Berlin, Turin, Milan, Sidney, Tokyo, Beijing, Stellenbosch and elsewhere. In 2004, he started the LAUS Summer Academy in Dubrovnik together with the worlds greatest violinists (Zakhar Bron, Viktor Tretyakov, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Leonid Sorokow etc.). Apart of that Koncar is Member of jury in many major international competitions, founder of the Croatian national Competition for young musicians “Papandopulo” (from 2012.) and International “F.Krežma” Violin competition (from 2019.). Since 2018. Koncar is president of the “V.Huml” international Violin competition in Zagreb, member of the “Kogan” Festival (Russia), “Kabalevski” International Competition (Moscow) , president of the jury of the “Consonance” competition (Wladimir) and Member of expert jury HE-MU Conservatoire (Sion, Lausanne). His international solo career began in 1982 with guest performances in majority of European countries, as well as USA, Japan, Korea and Israel. From 1984 to 1994 he was the Leader of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, Croatian Radio Television Symphony Orchestra and Zagreb Philharmonic. As a soloist he has performed with renowned orchestras and conductors all over the world. He won first and special prizes at national competitions, as well as the Music Life Award in Moscow (1980) for his performance of D. Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 for violin and orchestra, the First prize at the International Competition in Bratislav (1984) and numerous other accolades. Among the awards received” Vladimir Nazor” Award (2006) holds a prominent place. He pays special attention to the performances of the 20th century classics (M.Kelemen, D.Shostakovich. B.Bartok,A.Berg,I.Stravinsky B. Martinu,K.Hartmann,L.Janaček S. Gubaidulina,B.Papandopulo, A. Nilsson, K. Goldmark etc.) and also contemporary pieces. Numerous composers have dedicated their works to him (Boris Papandopulo, Milko Kelemen,Igor.Kuljerić,Anđelko Klobučar,Davor Bobić,Dalibor Bukvić,Tomislav Uhlik, Frano Đurović,Ljerka Končar-Gamulin, Giuseppe Gavazza, D. Holloway, Ivo Malec etc.) His first record was released by EMI (London) in 1984 , and he recorded for BBC, CBS, France Musique,Cantus,Nova Era (Torino),ALM (Tokyo), HRT and other radio and TV stations. Croatia Records released one of the rare integrated performances of complete Eugene Ysaye solo violin sonatas, and in 2018. he finished first recording for Parma records, New York. In 2019. Vox Primus released his CD with violin Music by B.Bjelinski,S.Šulek and I.Malec, and in 2020. He started International Tsunami project with friends from Tokyo,New York, Moscow, Prague and Zagreb. From 1987 to 2012 Koncar was first violinist of the Zagreb Quartet and for a full quarter of a century his skill and art were part of this oldest Croatian and European string quartet.. He played on some of the most famous violins by A.Stradivarius and G.Guarnerius from Nippon Violin collection, studying the sound of historical instruments and raising awareness of the value of tonal wood from Croatia and Bosnia that was used to make the most valuable string instruments. In order to promote Croatian makers of string instruments, in 2005 he initiated the founding of the Croatian Association of Professional Makers and Restorers of String Instruments. Koncar is plaing on violin made by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume in 1930.

PROF. MIRJANA NEŠKOVIĆ (VIOLINA) - BEOGRAD

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Mirjana Nešković was born in 1983 in Belgrade. She finished Dr Vojislav Vučković Music School, in the class of prof. Rankica Oršolić. She graduated in 2005 at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, in the class of prof. Jasna Maksimović. Mirjana Nešković performs as member of the BSO Dušan Skovran since 2001, where she cooperated with many renowned soloists such as Nigel Kennedy, Stefan Milenković, Ksenija Janković, Sreten Krstić and others. In 2002 she became a member of the Belgrade Philharmonic, where she is currently employed as the assistant concertmaster. As a soloist, Mirjana Nešković performed with the Belgrade Philharmonic, Zagreb Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lyon, Brussels Philharmonic, Sophia Philharmonic Orchestra, L'Orchestre symphonique de Bretagne, Camerata Serbica, Czech National Symphony Orchestra from Prague, etc. She cooperated wuith many conductors: Zubin Mehta, Eiji Oue, Muhai Tang, Cristian Mandeal, Uroš Lajovic, Srbolјub Dinić, David Navarro Turres, Gabriel Feltz, Michail Jurowski, Hans Graf, Daniel Raiskin, Fabrice Bollon, Noam Zur, Luc Keller... During her work on theater music for the Tempest by William Shakespeare, Mirjana Nešković established a cooperation with composer Isidora Žebelјan, which resulted with many chamber music concerts, premiere opera performances, and the concertmaster position at the Žebelјan Orchestra. Nešković actively performs as member of the Construction Site Contemporary Music Ensemble with which she primarily plays Serbian contemporary music. She is also a member of other renowned orchestras: Symphony Orchestra Bolshoi (concertmaster), No Borders Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra Makris, RTS Symphony Orchestra, IMOGEN (chamber ensemble of the International Mahler Orchestra), St. George Strings, and Ljubica Marić Chamber Orchestra. Mirjana Nešković had notable solo and chamber performances at international festivals: Le Festival Saint Riquier, Zagreb Classic, Festival Les Nuits de Fourviere, Festival of World Sacred Music, Balkan Trafik Festival, Festival Ulysses, BEMUS, SOMUS, NIMUS, Classic Fest, International Review of Composers, Raussian Music Festival Bolshoi, KotorArt, etc. She made permanent recordings for Universal Music, Mascom, Oboe Classics, RTS. She is a member of the string quartet Wonder Strings, with which she performs film, jazz, popular, and author music.

MAESTRO MATEJ MEŠTROVIĆ (KLAVIR) - ZAGREB

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Matej Mestrovic is pianist and composer born in Zagreb in 1969 into an artistic family; his mother is a pianist and teacher at the Music Academy in Zagreb. He started his music education at age of four. At age of six he had his first public musical performance. Since he won the first prize on the competition, at age of thirteen (1982), he performed Mozart Rondo with the orchestra of the Croatian Music Institute. At the Croatian Music Days in 1985, at the age of sixteen, he participated with his own composition Toccata, as the youngest composer in history of the festival. As he is one of most versatile artists in Croatia his opus contains hours and hours of original music, starting with solo piano works, through chamber music, music for TV and theatrical music and finally music for symphony orchestra. Not only is he a successful musician and a composer, but also a well-known director of documentaries and travel films, the field in which he was recognized and highly awarded both in Croatia and internationally. Matej Mestrovic is an eclectic and versatile composer, having written a large body of works ranging from chamber and orchestral concert music to music for television, theatre, and film. Mestrovic's albums include Zvuci Velebita, Eat Suite (which won a 2014 Independent Music award), My Face Music Book (which won the 2016 Classical Album of the Year and Runner-Up Overall Album of the Year on SoloPiano.com), Vivaldi 4 Seasons For 3 Pianos (whic won the 2017 Global Music Awards Silver Medal for Piano Trio & Album, and Album of the Year, on SoloPiano.com) Matej Mestrovic's Danube Rhapsody received its world premiere at the Carnegie Hall April 15th 2018. with the composer at the piano. Matej Mestrovic is one of the pioneers of the New Age music in Croatia in the nineties, when he has the memorable performance with a renowned American harpist Georgia Kelly at the Zagreb Music Biennale. Mestrovic is also the laureate of the City of Zagreb Award for an exquisite realization of Croatian pavilion and the exhibits at Expo '98 in Lisbon. He composed original music for more than 400 documentaries. Matej Mestrovic received a special recognition from the Mayor of Karlovy Vary for his film "Croatian Dream Dubrovnik". "Zvuci Velebita" an original music recorded on a CD, sold along with the National Geographic magazine issues in 45,000 copies. In last 10 years, he works as piano parts arranger on all albums of famous world classical and crossover pianist Maksim Mrvica. In 2010. Music Information Centre publishes Mestrovic's sheet music for two pianos 'Twenty fingers'. His film 'Zagreb Zagreb' receives Award for the Best National Tourism Film, which includes broadcasting in 50 countries of the World. Two years in a row, for the opening ceremony of the Dubrovnik Summer Festival he composes a beautiful piece of music made for symphony orchestra, two choirs, percussion ensemble and more than 200 dancers. In the first half of 2016. Mestrovic wrapped few large projects; He writes original music for the movie "Funne" in Croatian - Italian co-production, participates as an author and performer in the spectacular opening of the European University Games in Zagreb and releases album "My Face Music Book" for piano solo, in his own independent production. In the 2017. Matej recorded CD "Vivaldi 4 seasons for 3 Pianos" for NAVONA Records. "Navona Records proudly presents 4 SEASONS FOR 3 PIANOS, a whirlwind transcription of Vivaldi's masterful string concertos by Croatian pianist and composer Matej Mestrovic. Performing with Hakan A. Toker and Matija Dedic on three pianos (and accordion), Mestrovic thoroughly reimagines the four concertos, his work exceeding that of a normal transcription. The collection, in such a radical new form, becomes almost a whole new work." In June 2018. Mestrovic recorded "3 RHAPSODIES FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA" for NAVONA Records, and the release of this CD is March 8, 2019. It is tempting to compare Matej Mestrovic's compositional style to his great predecessors in the late-Romantic tradition. After all, much of the Croatian composer's style and techniques would be right at home in Rachmaninoff's concertos, Tchaikovsky's works, or Prokofiev's neoclassicism; and the name of the album's first work, Danube Rhapsody, naturally evokes associations with Smetana's similarly river-themed Vltava. Add to all of this that Mestrovic, like most of his great musical ancestors, is a talented virtuoso pianist, and it's easy to see why 3 RHAPSODIES is bound to meet with enthusiasm. Of course, a skilful composer like Mestrovic doesn't confine himself to mere epigonism. And indeed, there is an original voice which constantly rises out from tradition. This is partially achieved through Mestrovic's clever instrumentation: the Danube Rhapsody's scoring includes, among others, a cimbalom and a tamburitza (the Croatian long-necked lute), which immediately tells the listener that he or she is hearing the Balkans, not Russia or Czechia. Similarly, the Chinese Rhapsody employs traditional Chinese instruments such as the pipa, erhu, and zheng, gorgeously contrasting them against the tremolo strings of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. American East Coast natives will find themselves swept back home in Mestrovic's New England Rhapsody, a composition initially as comforting and sentimentally heart-warming as the Transatlantic accent in a 1940's film. It's a deceptive respite, however: the final movement, interspersed with jazzy rhythmic elements and Mestrovic's resurfacing Croatian voice, takes the listener right back to the exalting ardour of the album's beginning. Instead of fizzling out like lesser compositions might, it finishes with a bang. There is no way around it: 3 RHAPSODIES is a triumph. It is not at all unlikely that future generations, when asked to name the first famous Croatian composer that comes to mind, will exclaim with conviction: "Mestrovic, of course!"

Dr.sc. NINO ZUBČEVIĆ-Project manager, producent
Mr.sc. ANA MARIĆ-PR-marketing
IRIS TOMIĆ-Freelance producer/Performing arts production student

Ana Sofrenovic je diplomirala na Fakultetu dramskih umetnosti u Beogradu. Muzikom i javnim nastupom se bavi od 4. godine zivota. Nakon zavrsenog fakulteta gradi karijeru filmske i pozorisne glumice ali i razvija se kao vokalistkinja kako u bluzu i dzezu tako i u roku, mjuziklu, operi i eksperimentalnoj muzici. Tokom svoje dugogodisnje karijere nagradjivana je vise puta i u zemlji i u inostranstvu. Tokom cetvorogodisnjeg zivota u Londonu igrala u serijama na BBC-ju i ITV-u.
Glas je skolovala kod Mary Hammond koja je osnovala katedru za muzicki teatar u okviru Kraljevske muzicke akademiije u Londonu.
Od 1995. - 2013. godine saradjuje sa jednim od najboljih dzez sastava kvintetom Jovana Maljokovica.

U January 2006. godine pozvana je da ucestvuje u masterklasu i koncertu legendarne americke kompozitorke i vokalistkinje Meredith Monk u organizaciji Karnegi Hol-a u Njujorku.
Pored glume i mnogobrojnih koncerata poslednjih 18 godina bavi se i istrazivanjem glasa van okvira tradicionalnih vokalnih tehnika.

Ucestvovala je na mnogobrojnim radionicama umetnika poput: David Moss, Shelley Hirsch, Jaap Blonk, Joan La Barbara, John Giorno, Phil Minton, Tran Quang Hai, Maria Hussman i mnogih drugih. Od 2007.godine drzi vokalne radionice u zemlji i inostranstvu u okviru kojih je akcenat na improvizaciji, oslobadjanju autenticnog glasa i interdisciplinarnom performansu.

2009. godine umetnicka organizacija CEC Artslink joj daje umetnicku rezidenciju u Njujorku gde se upoznaje detaljnije sa radom fondacije Meredith Monk House of Foundation i gde se upoznaje sa radom studenata glume na prestiznoj Jejl dramskoj akademiji.

2010. godine CEC Artslink joj dodeljuje Independent Project award za projekat istrazivanja tela i glasa u saradnji sa njujorskim koreografom i vokalistom Peter Sciscioli. Ovaj performans je izveden u La Mama prostoru 2011. I u La Roulette 2012. godine. u Njujorku.

2011.godine umetnicka organizacija KIOSK je poziva da napravi performans za hologramsku platformu gde su publika i izvodjaci u odvojenim prostorima, virtuelno povezani u jedan izvodjacki prostor. Projekat Displacement je bio projekat srpskog paviljona na Praskom kvadrijenalu. U ovom projektu Ana je saradjivala sa eksperimentalnom vokalistkinjom Gunnlaugh Thorvaldsdottir.

2013. I 2020. godine Ana ucestvuje kao umetnik u umetnickoj rezidenciji i drzi svoje radionice u okviru International Interdisciplinary Artists Consortium u Earth Dance (Massachusetts) uz podrsku fondacija Suitcase Fund (New York Live Arts) i Movement Research.

2013. na poziv Beogradskog dzez festivala stvara i izvodi projekat Glasovi, za koji dobija vrhunske kritike vodecih svetskih dzez kriticara.

2015. godine Pozvana je da svojim izvodjenjem otvori NOVA festival eksperimentalne umetnosti na kome izvodi svoj projekat “Pejsaz glasa”.

2017. Igra glavnu ulogu u predstavi “Zojkin stan” Bulgakova u produkciji Beogradskog dramskog pozorista

Poslednjih nekoliko godina bila je ziri mnogih prestiznih pozorisnih i filmskih festivala u Srbiji.

Od 2018. je profesor tehnike glasa studentima glume na Fakultetu umetnosti Pristina.

[ENG] Ana Sofrenovic has an MA in acting. She graduated from the Academy of Dramatic arts in Belgrade. She has been publicly performing as a singer since the age of four. After the Academy she has been building a career both as an actress and a musician.
She played many roles in Serbian and international film and theatre productions and received numerous awards for her work.
She was vocally trained by Mary Hammond the founder of the music theatre department at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Her singing experience ranges from rock and jazz, to opera and contemporary experimental music.
From 1995 to 2013. she’s been regularly performing with the best jazz band in Serbia Jovan Maljokovic band.
In January 2006, she took part in the masterclass and concert held by the legendary American avant-garde vocalist and composer - Meredith Monk, at Carnegie Hall.
While still active as an actress and a singer, the last 15 years she spent exploring the abilities of human voice and it's use in performance outside the frame of traditional vocal techniques.

She took part in numerous workshops held by artists such as Shelley Hirsch, Jaap Blonk, Joan La Barbara, John Giorno, Phil Minton, Tran Quang Hai, Maria Hussman and many others. She also held numerous workshops for voice, improvisation and interdisciplinary performance in Serbia and abroad.
In 2010. CEC Artslink Foundation gave her an Independent Project award for a body voice exploratory piece where she collaborated with a Brooklyn based choreographer and vocalist Peter Sciscioli. It was performed at La Mama in 2011. and La Roulette in 2012.

First project of this sort she did in Serbia was in 2011. when an artistic organisation Kiosk commissioned her to create a performance piece for a hologram platform where the audience, artist and the collaborators were in different spaces but virtually connected into a single space. Project Displacement was a project of the Serbian pavilion at the Prague Quadrennial . In this project she collaborated with Islandic experimental vocalist Gunnlaugh Thorvaldsdottir.

She also took part as an artist in residency and tutor at the International Interdisciplinary Artists Consortium held at Earth Dance (Massachusetts) in 2013. and 2020., supported by the Suitcase Fund (New York Live Arts) and Movement Research.

She created and performed an interdisciplinary piece VOICES, commissioned by the Belgrade Jazz Festival in 2013. for which she got great reviews from leading jazz critics from USA and Europe.

In 2015. She opened a new festival NOVA festival for experimental music and art with her piece Landscape of Voice.

In 2017 she played a leading part in a theatre piece Zojka’s Apartment by Bulgakov produced by the Belgrade Drama Theatre.

She also was part of numerous juries at theatre and film festivals in Serbia and abroad.
In 2018 she started teaching vocal technique to students at the acting department at The Faculty of Arts of Pristina.

Live snimci I intervju

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Koncert Beogradske filharmonije održan 14.05.2021. Betovenova "Eroika" u aranžmanu za 9 svirača. Aranžman je radio Natalie Ansamble.

Program:
F. Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No. 1
J. Brahms - Piano Trio No. 1
Photo Credit: Marko Đoković

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CARMEN - ROCK VERSION Operă în patru acte de Georges Bizet Spectacol eveniment al Operei Române Craiova Sala Palatului București 14 decembrie 2016 Distribuţia: Carmen – Ljubica Vraneš Don Jose – Bogdan Zahariea Michaela – Renata Vari Escamillo – Ștefan Ignat Zuniga – Dragoljub Bajić Frasquita – Noemi Modra Mercedes – Natasha Rasić Morales – Dragoș Drăniceanu Remendado – Cristian Bălășescu Dancairo – Dan Patacă Lilas Pastia – Dan Cornescu Manuelita – Anca Țecu Concertino Accordion Band Corul și Baletul Operei Române Craiova Conducerea muzicală: Marius Hristescu Motocicliști: Vasile Amza (Motocicletă Honda VTX 1300), Daniel Tuţă (Motocicletă Suzuki Intruder 1800) Dresor câine: Marian Ungureanu (Câinele Duțu) Regia artistică: Antoniu Zamfir Coregrafia: Laurențiu Nicu Costume soliști: Cătălin Botezatu Costume și decoruri: Răsvan Drăgănescu Asistent regie artistică: Dan Cornescu Maestru de cor: Bogdan Botezatu Pregătire muzicală: Corina Stănescu, Maria Cristina Stan Sufleur: Viorica Tomuş Regia tehnică: Iulian Tudosie Maestru de lumini: Roberto Bujor Sonorizare: Sorin Tican Proiecții: Florin Chirea Titraj: Mihaela Gomoiu Machiaj: Ioana Boicea Coafură: Oprica Ilie © Opera Română Craiova www.operacraiova.ro

Ljubica Vranes is a mezzo-soprano solo performer at the Belgrade Opera House. She graduated with both Bachelor and Masters Degree from Belgrade Unversity, Faculty of Music, in the Class of Professor Radmila Bakocevic.
Ljubica used to be a member of the National Theatre Opera Studio Ensemble led by Nikola Kitanovski and of the Borislav Popovic Opera Studio led by Professor Radmila Bakocevic and Maestro Dejan Savic.
She became a member of the Belgrade National Theatre Opera Ensemble in 2011. Since then she has also taken part in numerous concerts all over our country.
In the role of Fenena in Verdi`s "Nabucco" Ljubica made her debut at the Timisoara Opera, which enabled her to enter several more opera houses in Romania.
She was even given the title role in the first ever rock version of Bizet`s "Carmen" in the Craiova City, Romania, followed by the "Carmen" productions in Timisoara and Bucharest as well as the productions of Verdi`s "Otello", "Don Carlo" and "Rigoletto"; Mascagni “Cavalleria Rusticana”, Camil Sen Sans “Samson and Dalila”.
Ljubica Vranes has achieved great success in various roles on the Belgrade National Theatre stage such as Fenena, Maddalena, Carmen, Preziosilla, Angelina,... she opened Season 2018/19 in Albanian opera house,Tirana,with Carmen.
Ljubica Vranes is also a winner of the prestige "Oskar Danon" Prize.

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Dr.SC. NINO ZUBČEVIĆ-PROJECT MANAGER,PRODUCENT
Mr.Sc.ANA MARIĆ-PR & MARKETING

Branislava Podrumac is a multitalented artist with tremendous power of transformation, who dominates the stage equally effortlessly in operas, operettas, musicals and even drama plays.

Branislava graduated from the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, where she studied solo singing with Prof. Radmila Smiljanić. She attended master classes in Belgrade, Vienna and The Hague with Olivera Miljakovic, Katarina Jovanovic, Sona Ghazarian, James McCray, Rita Susovsky, Marjana Lipovšek and Olga Makarina. She made her debut on the opera stage in 2003 as a member of the Opera Studio of the National Theatre in Belgrade, singing the leading role in Puccini’s Sister Angelica.

She caught the attention of the wider audience by singing the leading female role (I) in the hit musical Rebecca by Sylvester Levay, for which she won the Association of the Music Artists of Serbia’s Best Young Artist Award in 2012. This role marked the beginning of a very successful cooperation with the Madlenianum Opera & Theatre, where she has played the roles of Cathy in the musical The Last Five Years , Hanna Glawari in the operetta The Merry Widow, Nedda in the opera Pagliacci, Éponine in the musical Les Miserables, Franzi in the operetta Viennese Blood by Johann Strauss the Younger, Papagena in the version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute for children, Ore in the opera Suton (The Dusk) by Stevan Hristić, as well as the dramatic character of Vida in the theatrical play Little Secrets, directed by Goran Marković.

Branislava has given a large number of concerts, recitals, as well as public and TV appearances. Highlights of her numerous performances include Benstein’s Kaddish, with the RTS Choir and Symphony Orchestra (2003), the New Year’s concert of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra (2011) and Hommage to Ennio Morricone - with Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra (2021).

A special place in her career is dedicated to traditional and spiritual music, as well as to performances of contemporary classics. She was acclaimed for her performances of Elisabeth in the dance opera Les Enfants Terribles by Phillip Glass (2009) and the Nymphe in the chamber opera Narcissus and Echo by Anja Djordjević (2003). As part of the chamber music series at the Belgrade Philharmonic Hall she took the role of the narrator in Serbian premiers of William Walton’s Façade in 2017. In addition to musical skills, she showcased her remarkable acting adroitness, in this very interesting piece written in declamatory form to provocative and sophisticated poems by Edith Sitwell.

Branislava Podrumac is a member of several ensembles, with which she regularly appears in concerts, festivals and thematic cultural events. These include Libercuatro, which specializes in the performance of tango music, as well as Trio Casablanca and No Boundaries duo, with repertoires of film and popular classical music. In 2020 Branislava joined the Shira U’tfila, a multi-ethnic, multi-faith ensemble that draws its inspiration from the diversity and richness of Judeo-Spanish, Ottoman-Turkish, Arabic and Balkan musical traditions.

Besides singing, she also teaches and is committed to children’s musical education (The Harry Potter Suite with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra in 2006, 2016 and 2018; as well as The Magic Flute for children at Madlenianum Opera & Theatre since 2013). Branislava also starred in a documentary by Goran Paskaljević – Belgrade: Stolen Youth (2002), produced by the German-French TV station Arte. Here life and works from the early days are also portrayed in the two TV documentaries by Vladimir Perović : Gift from God (1997) and What color is a soul (2019).

Branislava Podrumac is a member of the Association of the Music Artists of Serbia, with the status of a freelance artist. She also teaches vocal techniques at Faculty of Contemporary Art in Belgrade

Branislava Podrumac, soprano
Full name: Branislava Podrumac
Date and place of birth: September 1st, 1982, Osjek

www.branislavapodrumac.com

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Theatrical roles:

- role of Cathy in the musical The Last Five Years (Jason Robert Brown) - Madlenianum Opera & Theatre - May 2021.
- role of Hanna in the operetta The Merry Widow (Franz Lehár) - Madlenianum Opera & Theatre –February 2020
- role of Nedda in the opera Pagliacci (R. Leoncavallo) – Madlenianum Opera & Theatre – September 2018.
- role of Ore in the opera The Dusk (Stevan Hristić) – Madlenianum Opera & Theatre – October 2016.
- role of Vidosava Vida Rosic in the theatre play Little Secrets (G. Markovic) – Madlenianum Opera & Theatre –March 2015
- role of Franzi in the operetta Viennese Blood (Ј. Strauss II) - Madlenianum Opera & Theatre - October 2014
- role of Éponine in the musical Les Misérables (A.Boublil / C.M.Schönberg) - Madlenianum Opera & Theatre – March 2012 (revival show)
- role of I in the musical Rebecca ( M.Kunze / S.Levay) – Madlenianum Opera & Theatre –December 2012
- role of Papagena in the opera The Magic Flute (W.A.Mozart) – Madlenianum Opera & Theatre – June 2011
- role of Elizabeth in the opera Les Enfants Terribles (P. Glass) – Jugokoncert and Dusko Radovic Theatre – December 2009
- role of Ida in the opera The Bat (J.Strauss) – Belgrade Opera - December 2007
- title role in the opera Sister Angelica (G.Puccini) – Opera Studio at the National Theatre – July 2005
- roles of Rosalinda and Adele in the opera The Bat (J.Strauss) – Opera Studio at the Faculty of Music Arts – Slavija Theatre - 2004
- role of Nymph in the chamber opera Narcissus and Echo (Ana Djordjevic) – Jugokoncert – Dusko Radovic Evening Stage – June 2003
- role of Susanna in the opera The Marriage of Figaro (W.A.Mozart) - Opera Studio at the Faculty of Music Arts – Slavija Theatre - 2003

Concert performance highlights:

- Hommage to Ennio Morricone - with Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra - Tivat and Podgorica - September 2021
- The Lights of the Stage - Gala concert marking 24th Anniversary of Madlenianum - February 2021
- Musical journey from Madlenianum Stage - Madlenianum Opera & Theatre - November 2019 - January 2020
- Movie Classic 3 - 9th Classic Fest Pančevo - June 2019
- Branislava's Musical Kaleidoscopes - solo concert with guests - February 2018.
- Façade (William Walton)- Pandemonium the Belgrade Philharmonic chamber music series - September 2017
- St Peter's day symphony concert - Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Tuzla – June 28th 2014
- An Evening of Spanish and Latin American songs, solo concert marking the 2012 Best Young Artist Award– Stankovic Music School hall – December 1st 2013
- Francis Poulenc: part monk, part rascal, part of the concert series marking 50 years of Pulanc's death – Artget gallery – November 26th 2013
- Special guest performer in the concert celebrating 65 Years of the RTS Children’s Choir – Kolarac Hall – June 21st 2013
- New Year according to the Gregorian calendar, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra New Year’s concert conductor Rossen Milanov- Kolarac Hall – Decembar 30th 2012
- Solo concert Samuel Barber and his contemporaries - Belgrade Philharmonic Hall – December 1st 2011
- Special guest performer in the concert celebrating 200 Years of the Kuban Cossack Choir – Krasnodar, Russia – October 14th 2011
- Graduation concert – Belgrade Philharmonic Hall – May 7th, 2007
- Evening of Italian Opera Music – Army Hall orchestra, conductor: Simone Fermani – Army Hall - November 2003
- All-Bernstein Evening – mixed and children’s choirs and orchestra of Serbian Radio Television, conductor: Andrija Pavlic – Sava Centre and Novi Sad Synagogue- September 2003

Film, television, theatre and radio highlights:

- Title role in the Opera Diva episode of National Theatre in Ten Acts TV series - RTS, April 2019
- Main protagonist of the documentary Color of the Soul - Vocal jurney of Branislava Podrumac by Vladimir Petrovic- RT Vojvodina, February, 2019
- Narrator in the role of Harry Potter during the performance of the: Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone, Children’s Suite for Orchestra– Belgrade Philharmonic – January 2018, April 2016, December 2006
- Main protagonist of the documentary -feature film Belgrade: Stolen Youth – director: Goran Paskaljevic, Arte TV – 2001
- Main protagonist of the documentary program A Gift from God from the Far series by Vladimir Petrovic – BK television – 1997

Other engagements and activities:

• Vocal techniques pedagogue at Faculty of contemporary art in Belgrade (since 2021)
• Full-time member of the Association of Musical Artists of Serbia with the Independent Artist Status (since 2009)
• Vocal pedagogue

EDUCATION:
- Faculty of Music Arts – University of Arts in Belgrade, Graduate solo singer (2007) in the class of professor Radmila Smiljanic; graduated with an average grade 8.36; holder of scholarships from the Faculty of Law, Official Gazette and Karic Foundation
- Josip Slavenski Music School – secondary music school in Belgrade, in the class of professor Olivera Grujic (Enrolled in the Faculty of Music Arts after finishing the third grade and taking supplemental exams).
MASTER CLASSES:

Online master class with Olga Makarina 2020
Master class in Belgrade with Marjana Lipovšek 2019
Master class in Belgrade with Rita Susovsky 2009
Master class in Belgrade with Katarina Jovanovic 2006
Master class in the Hague with James McCray 2005
Master class in Baden with Sona Ghazarian 2003
Master class in Belgrade with Olivera Miljakovic 2001

COMPETITIONS:

- Winner of the Association of the Music Artists of Serbia Best Young Artist Award in 2012
- 1st place in a solo singers category at the International Competition of Young Musicians Petar Konjovic in Belgrade 2011
- 4th place in the Music Youth International Competition Jeunesses Musicales in Belgrade 2003
- 2nd place in the International Competition of Solo Singers Nikola Cvejic in Ruma 2001
- 3rd place in the chamber duo category at the Chamber Music Competition in Belgrade 2000
- 1st place in the Republic Competition of Solo Singers in Belgrade 1999
- The most talented competitor award as the youngest competitor in the solo singing category in Sremski Karlovci 1998

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Aleksandra Anja Đorđević
Covering a wide range of compositions including pop song and opera, symphonic music and music for children, world music and electronic soundscapes - as far apart as they might seem in terms of musical forms and music genres - the music composed by Anja Đorđević is always authentic and recognizable. Characteristic for its clear and refined, tuneful and often reduced style, her music touches us, easily appealing to diverse listeners and audiences.
Active both as composer and vocal performer, she achieved first major success with her opera Narcissus and Echo. This opera was also the first opera composed by a woman in the history of Serbian music. In 2003, she was awarded the Stevan Mokranjac Prize, the most important national award given for to composers, for this opera. In 2011 the opera Narcissus and Echo premiered in the UK. It was performed in English, in Manchester, Bradford and London.

Aleksandra Anja Đorđević was born in Belgrade. She graduated at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, where she obtained MA degree from the Department of Composition, in the class of Prof. Vlastimir Trajković. She attended advanced training studies under the tutorship of Prof. Zoran Erić.
From 1994, within the project Musical Synthesis, she performed with the composer and double bassist Vojin Mališa Draškoci. In the period from 2000 until 2004, she was a member of Balkan music ensemble Marsija, founded by Žorž Grujić. The ensemble recorded an album entitled The Tall Tree, published in 2003 by PGPRTS. In 2003, together with fellow composers Božidar Obradinović (piano) and Vladimir Pejković (bass), she founded experimental trio Flat Sky. In 2012 she founds the sextet Šlageri sa šlagom. In 2016, MultiMedia music issues the album Šlageri sa šlagom.

Anja is the author of music for over forty various theatre productions in Serbia and internationally, including music for a number of contemporary dance performances. Her collaboration with choreographer Isidora Stanišić includes Elevator, Self-Erase, Paranoia Chic, The Road to Damascus, and that with choreographer Dalija Aćin Thelander includes several productions for children of various ages, such as The dream of a Yellow Sock (Bitef Theatre), Sensescapes (ModernaMuseet, Stockholm), Myriads of Worlds (Royal Opera Stockholm)
She is also the author of music for several documentaries: Djindjić – Ein Leben, (dir. Christoph Sodemann), MairinThomais, for Irish TV (dir. Elizabeta Zemljić), I Married a Serb (dir. AnberinPasha), Battery man (dir. Dušan Šaponja and Dušan Čavić)
For the television series Žigosani u reketu, she composed the end credits theme, a song entitled Another Chance and performed by one of the most acclaimed recording artists of the region, Bisera Veletanlić.

Vocal music, music theatre and multimedia feature prominently in her work, as reflected in many songs and cycles: opera Narcissus and Echo; stage cantata Atlas; Total Reflection - Enemy Time and Niagara (parts of the music theatre piece Tesla- Total Reflection); multimedia performance Classifieds /Operrra is of female gender. Children’s musical Strange Affections (Bozidar Valtrovic award in 2012). Musical Bollywood, The God of the City for mixed choir and string orchestra… For the experimental piece Canzone distorte (together with Svetlana Maraš) she was awarded the Vitomir Bogić Prize for best radiophonic piece in 2012. Purely instrumental chamber and symphonic pieces also constitute a significant part of her body of work: symphonic pieces The Abduction of Europa and The Joy of Meeting Anew (commissioned by Belgrade Philharmonics in 2016.), Nightscapes of Babylon for alto saxophone and string orchestra, Summertime, contemplation under a sunny tree for two pianos and string orchestra…

This year her composition for solo cello, Etida Scappare was included in the compilation Tragovi (new Serbian cello music,) performed by Nemanja Stankovic, one of the greatest Serbian celloists.

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Branka Popović (1977, Belgrade) graduated from both Musicology and Composition departments (composition studies with Zoran Erić) of the Belgrade Faculty of Music. She obtained her Master of Music Degree in Composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London (composition studies with Judith Bingham). She stayed for another year at the Guildhall as the Composition Fellow. She finished her doctorate studies in composition at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade (composition studies with Zoran Erić).
Her pieces were performed by many prominent performers, to name just a few – Austrian Ensemble for New Music, ARTéfacts Ensemble (Greece), Ansamblul devotioModerna (Romania), Stephen Gutman (UK), Ellen Ugelvik (Norway), The Construction Site, Ensemble Metamorphosis, Studio 6, St. George Strings, LP Duo and have been presented at events such as the World New Music Days (Bratislava, 2013), Reims Scenes d’Europe (2016), Átlátszó Hang (Budapest, 2017), International Spring Orchestra Festival (Malta, 2016), Festivalul International Meridian 2014 (Romania), 4th International Biennial of Contemporary Music in Koper 2014 (Slovenia), International Review of Composers, City of London Festival, Sir Harrison Birtwistle Festival and International Rostrum of Composers.
Her first chamber opera Petersburg was premiered in June 2012. She won a prize for trio Dream (I. S. o. F) for clarinet, violoncello and piano at the Summer Music Academy Budapest-Prague-Vienna 2002 and was awarded the Best Music in Film accolade for her work in The Breaking Point (directed by Igor M. Toholj) at the 56th Belgrade Short and Documentary Film Festival in 2009. Her piece Lines & circles... for recorder, trumpet, harp and accordion was elected among ten recommended works at the International Rostrum of Composers 2015 in Tallinn. In 2016/17/18, she was one of selected participants to take part in the CEEC Composers Fieldtrip to China. As part of the project, in December 2017, her piece The Music of the South for chamber ensemble was first performed by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music National Chamber Orchestra conducted by Wu Qiang. Her piece Stardust for viola and string orchestra was awarded 2nd prize at the London Music Society 2017 International Composer's Competition. As part of Hearing China IV project her piece In That Place Wholly Faraway for symphony orchestra was performed by Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zhang Liang in Shanghai Symphony Hall in December 2018.
Branka Popović is an associate professor of composition at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade. Between 2010 and 2015 she was associate of Radio Belgrade 3. In 2007/2008 she was associate of Beta Radio France International and from 2015 she is a programme selector of International Review of Composers.

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MEŠTROVIĆ & EXPRESTO CONCER PROGRAM

Old Classics For New Generation

Radetzky March
Mozart - Alla Turca
M.Meštrović - The Walls of Yericho
M.Meštrović - Cobra Dance
Brahms - 5. Hungarian Dance
Tchaikovsky / Shostakovich - Swan Lake / Waltz
Bizet - Carmen
Offenbach - Can Can Fantasia
M.Meštrović - Childs Play
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M.Meštrović / Vivaldi - 4 Seasons

Total time : 90 min

Matej Meštrović & Kristina bjeloplavlović - Piano
Borna Šercar - Percussions

MEŠTROVIĆ & EXPRESTO

Established in 2009.

Matej Meštrović – Piano
Kristina Bjelopavlović – Piano
Borna Šercar – Percussion

Meštrović & Expresto have given concerts in Austria, Japan, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, China and all over Croatia. Their performances have been widely acclaimed by both critics and audience. In October 2010. Matej & Expresto - the winner of the European travel journalists for outstanding contributions to tourism.
“Matej with the Expresto has an extremely dynamic and inventively designed blend of ethnic sounds and forms of classical music, a kind of explosion sound on the piano for four hands or two pianos, original cross over, at least as far as Croatian concert scene.”
"Look, you may be unaccustomed to music purists and distrustful of a different reading of the classics music at this concept, because it really is about the music miles away from what we normally hear at the concerts of this type. But, like many times before it was shown that the difference is precisely this winning combination: Expresto is a fascinating melange of classical and Balkan rhythms, equally appealing to listen and to watch "
"Standing ovations and cries of delight echoed the hall last night, the Croatian Music Institute in response to the spectacular concert where the Zagreb audience, for the first time, introduced the trio Expresto. Dinamic combination of ethno and classical music in the music which was written by Matej, creator of the project, hardly has retained the seat in the audience. Dancing and clapping audience is more than obviously enjoyed the music, a bit different from what we normally offer the oldest musical institutions in Croatia. "
"The particularity of the project where he used the piano as a percussion instrument as a musical instrument, completed by the last song" The Walls Of Jericho "and car rims and exhaust, used as percussion instruments, extending the dimension of the musical thinking of young artists who are connected with their concept of modern impossible to possible. "
"The enthusiasm expressed by long applause after each song and standing ovations at the end of the concert gave the musicians unequivocal confirmation of his music found a mass audience."

MATEJ MEŠTROVIĆ is pianist and composer born in Zagreb in 1969 into an artistic family; his mother is a pianist and teacher at the Music Academy in Zagreb. He started his music education at age of four. At age of six he had his first public musical performance. Since he won the first prize on the competition, at age of thirteen (1982), he performed Mozart Rondo with the orchestra of the Croatian Music Institute. At the Croatian Music Days in 1985, at the age of sixteen, he participated with his own composition Toccata, as the youngest composer in history of the festival. As he is one of most versatile artists in Croatia his opus contains hours and hours of original music, starting with solo piano works, through chambermusic, music for TV and theatrical music and finally music for symphony orchestra.Not only is he a successful musician and a composer, but also a well-known director of documentaries and travel films, the field in which he was recognized and highly awarded both in Croatia and internationally. Matej Meštrović is an eclectic and versatile composer, having written a large body of works ranging from chamber and orchestral concert music to music for television, theatre, and film. Meštrović’s albums include Zvuci Velebita, Eat Suite (which won a 2014 Independent Music award), My Face Music Book (which won the 2016 Classical Album of the Year and Runner-Up Overall Album of the Year on SoloPiano.com), Vivaldi 4 Seasons For 3 Pianos (whic won the 2017 Global Music Awards Silver Medal for Piano Trio & Album, and Album of the Year, on SoloPiano.com) Matej Meštrović’s Danube Rhapsody received its world premiere at the Carnegie Hall April 15th 2018. with the composer at the piano.
Matej Meštrović is one of the pioneers of the New Age music in Croatia in the nineties, when he has the memorable performance with a renowned American harpist Georgia Kelly at the Zagreb Music Biennale. Meštrović is also the laureate of the City of Zagreb Award for an exquisite realization of Croatian pavilion and the exhibits at Expo ’98 in Lisbon. He composed original music for more than 400 documentaries.
Matej Meštrović received a special recognition from the Mayor of Karlovy Vary for his film “Croatian Dream Dubrovnik”. “Zvuci Velebita” an original music recorded on a CD, sold along with the National Geographic magazine issues in 45,000 copies. In last 10 years, he works as piano parts arranger on all albums of famous world classical and crossover pianist Maksim Mrvica. In 2010. Music Information Centre publishes Meštrović’s sheet music for two pianos ‘Twenty fingers’. His film ‘Zagreb Zagreb’ receives Award for the Best National Tourism Film, which includes broadcasting in 50 countries of the World.
Two years in a row, for the opening ceremony of the Dubrovnik Summer Festival he composes a beautiful piece of music made for symphony orchestra, two choirs, percussion ensemble and more than 200 dancers. In the first half of 2016. Meštrović wrapped few large projects; He writes original music for the movie "Funne" in Croatian - Italian co-production, participates as an author and performer in the spectacular opening of the European University Games in Zagreb and releases album "My Face Music Book" for piano solo, in his own independent production.
In the 2017. Matej recorded CD “Vivaldi 4 seasons for 3 Pianos” for NAVONA Records. “Navona Records proudly presents 4 SEASONS FOR 3 PIANOS, a whirlwind transcription of Vivaldi’s masterful string concertos by Croatian pianist and composer Matej Meštrović. Performing with Hakan A. Toker and Matija Dedić on three pianos (and accordion), Meštrović thoroughly reimagines the four concertos, his work exceeding that of a normal transcription. The collection, in such a radical new form, becomes almost a whole new work.”
In June 2018. Meštrović recorded “3 RHAPSODIES FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA” for NAVONA Records, and the release of this CD is March 8, 2019.
It is tempting to compare Matej Meštrović's compositional style to his great predecessors in the late-Romantic tradition. After all, much of the Croatian composer's style and techniques would be right at home in Rachmaninoff’s concertos, Tchaikovsky's works, or Prokofiev's neoclassicism; and the name of the album's first work, Danube Rhapsody, naturally evokes associations with Smetana's similarly river-themed Vltava. Add to all of this that Meštrović, like most of his great musical ancestors, is a talented virtuoso pianist, and it's easy to see why 3 RHAPSODIES is bound to meet with enthusiasm.
Of course, a skillful composer like Meštrović doesn't confine himself to mere epigonism. And indeed, there is an original voice which constantly rises out from tradition. This is partially achieved through Meštrović's clever instrumentation: the Danube Rhapsody's scoring includes, among others, a cimbalom and a tamburitza (the Croatian long-necked lute), which immediately tells the listener that he or she is hearing the Balkans, not Russia or Czechia. Similarly, the Chinese Rhapsody employs traditional Chinese instruments such as the pipa, erhu, and zheng, gorgeously contrasting them against the tremolo strings of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra.
American East Coast natives will find themselves swept back home in Meštrović's New England Rhapsody, a composition initially as comforting and sentimentally heart-warming as the Transatlantic accent in a 1940's film. It's a deceptive respite, however: the final movement, interspersed with jazzy rhythmic elements and Meštrović's resurfacing Croatian voice, takes the listener right back to the exalting ardor of the album's beginning. Instead of fizzling out like lesser compositions might, it finishes with a bang.
There is no way around it: 3 RHAPSODIES is a triumph. It is not at all unlikely that future generations, when asked to name the first famous Croatian composer that comes to mind, will exclaim with conviction: "Meštrović, of course!"

KRISTINA BJELOPAVLOVIĆ is a pianist whose concerts are highly acclaimed by both audience and critics who describe her as a 'delicate jewel' (G.F. Jelović for the Croatian Radio), a pianist who 'dominates the concert podium with her outstanding performance' reaching 'an admirable level of richness and depth in tone, setting a high standard in quality among many pianists' (Z. Weber in Cantus). Furthermore, she is described as 'a creative pianist whose impeccable performance contains a charming beauty, and a crystal clear and warm sound' (P. Venuzzi Merzo in La voce del popolo), 'a pianist with great energy, a natural born talent'(Z. Weber in Cantus). Her concerts are said to be 'the memorable ones', providing 'exceptional pianism with bravura impression' by 'a new piano star' (Nenad Turkalj in Vjesnik).
Eugen Indjić, a Franco-American pianist and a professor at the Academies in Paris and Amsterdam, described her as a „wondrous young pianist of developed musical personality, of exquisite technique and special musical sensibility ”. A Vienna Academy professor Noel Flores finds her “...a musician of strong and very interesting personality. She has her own ideas about the pieces she plays and she interprets them in a very interesting way, with a lot of temperament, projectively and with a very expressive, brilliant technique. As soon as she starts playing, it becomes evident that she is a musician of a strong stage presence and a pianist of a great soloist talent.“
She is the laureate of the international pianistic contests in Senigallia, Pietra Ligura, Pinerol and Cortemillia. She is a winner of 6 first prizes at high school and university student competitions in Croatia (including the absolute first prize in a chamber music competition – as a member of a pianist duo), as well as the winner of the Rector's prize for year 2002/2003.
She was born in Zagreb, Croatia.From 1997 to 2003 she was receiving a scholarship from the City of Zagreb. In 1999, when she was 16, she enrolled to the piano studies at the Academy of Music in Zagreb. She graduated from the Academy of Music in Zagreb at the age of 20, with professor Sretna Meštrović as a tutor. She later enrolled post graduate studies at the same Academy with professor Marina Ambokadze (Georgia) as a tutor. She also perfected her playing skills at seminaries in Croatia and abroad, with prominent piano pedagogues (Ph. Fowke, P. Donohoe, A. Valdma, K.H. Kämmerling, E. Indjic, A. Ciccolini, N. Flores.) She took part in concert tours around Croatia ('More music, less land mines') and Japan (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Akita). She also gave concerts at Zagreb summer night festival, Zagreb artists to Zagreb audience festival, Festivals of Croatian music in Berlin, Vienna, etc.

BORNA ŠERCAR The drummer and percussionist Borna Šercar was born on 4 May 1972 in Zagreb. He graduated from the Zagreb Music Academy in 1996. Šercar performs with the Croatian Television Big Band, Zagreb Symphony Orchestra, Zagreb Philharmonic, Croatian National Theatre Orchestra, I Solisti di Zagreb and Croatian Baroque Ensemble, etc. He composes music for cartoons, theatre plays, Croatian National Television, as well as for his jazz quartet Borna Šercar’s Jazziana Croatica founded in 2009. He also cooperates with various Croatian jazz ensembles and Croatian well-known artist – Josipa Lisac, Gabi Novak, Tereza Kesovija. Throughout his career, he also cooperated with Ernie Watts, Michel Legrand, Boško Petrović - Croatian well-known vibraphonist, Arsen Dedić and Miljenko Prohaska.
In 1999 Šercar won the Croatian musical award Status for the most eminent young jazz musician and another one in 2014 for the best jazz drummer. In 2011 and 2013, he won the most prestigious Croatian discography award Porin for the best jazz compositions, followed by another one in 2015 for the best jazz performance (for a composition “New Red Dwarf” recorded with Ernie Watts).
In October 2013 Borna Šercar’s Jazziana Croatica performed at the “European Jazz at UCLA” and held a master class there. They also performed throughout Croatia (in Zagreb, Rijeka, Vukovar, Koprivnica, Mali Lošinj, Grožnjan, Osijek), as well as abroad (in Vienna - Porgy and Bess, Budapest - Bartok Hall, Trieste - Teatro Verdi, Los Angeles - UCLA, Paris, Munich, Milano etc.).
Šercar’s extensive classical and jazz repertoire also includes performances on an instrument made out of glass bottles – bottlephone. Together with Ante Gelo on guitar, Borna performed on bottlephone all over Europe and South America. Šercar is a permanent member of the Croatian Composers’ Society and was this year awarded with Miroslav Sedak Benčić award in the field of jazz for his creativity and his project “Borna Šercar’s Jazziana Croatica”. Šercar writes poetry and paints.

MEŠTROVIĆ & EXPRESTO

Utemeljen u 2009.

Matej Meštrović – Piano
Kristina Bjelopavlović – Piano
Borna Šercar – Udaraljke

MEŠTROVIĆ & EXPRESTO utemeljen 2009. uz umjetničkog pokretača i voditelja, skladatelja i pijanista Mateja Meštrovića čine i pijanistica Kristina Bjelopavlović Cesar te udaraljkaš i skladatelj Borna Šercar.
Prvi koncert održali su na Festivalu hrvatske glazbe u Beču u studenom 2009. a prošle godine obilježii su 10.-tu obljetnicu osnutka brojnim koncertima. Samo godinu dana nakon prvog nastupa EXPRESTO dobija "Nagradu Udruge europskih turističkih novinara" za izniman doprinos turizmu. Održali su mnogobrojne koncerte kako u Hrvatskoj tako i u inozemstvu, uključujući i Japan. Na kineskoj turneji rasprodali su 11 koncerata te snimili nekoliko TV emisija za kinesku televiziju uključujući i poseban koncert sa kineskim glazbenicima. Video njihove izvedbe Brahmsovog Mađarskog plesa br.5, na Youtubeu ima 2.9 miliona pregleda.
Temelj muziciranja EXPRESTA su intenzivni ritmovi i eterična senzualnost zvukovlja koji dopiru izravno do srca slušatelja. Ansambl osvaja i najzahtjevnije kritičare te stoga nije čudno što gotovo svakodnevno dobija sve više publike. Stil EXPRESTA izmiče svakoj kategorizaciji. Repertoar ansambla uključuje Meštrovićeve autorske skladbe kao i njegove obrade brojnih poznatih djela klasične glazbe. Meštrović & Expresto fantastičan je spoj ethna i klasike, a njegov nastupi osim virtuozne izvedbe, slušateljima nudi izvanredan doživljaj prštave energije koja osvaja.

MATEJ MEŠTROVIĆ (1969) bez sumnje je najsvestraniji umjetnik na hrvatskoj kulturnoj sceni. Ekskluzivni je umjetnik izdavačke kuće PARMA Recordings (USA). 2018. Praizveo je “Dunavskau Rapsodiju” za klavir i orkestar u glavnoj dvorani Carnegie Hall - Stern, i time postao prvi hrvatski kompozitor koji je imao pravizbedbu vlastitog djela u toj prestižnoj dvorani. Autor je glazbe za 3 hrvatska paviljona na svjetskim izložbama EXPO - Šangaj 2010, Hannover 2000, LISABON 1998. za čiju je realizaciju nagrađen i Nagradom Grada Zagreba. Dobitnik je brojnih nagrada: Posebne nagrade gradonačelnika Karlovyh Vary, “Oktavijan” na “Danima hrvatskog filma”, “Baldo Čupić” za najbolji nacionalni turistički film, 4 Global Music Awards nagrade. Njegov CD “Vivaldi 4 Seasons for 3 pianos” uvršten je na Sptify listu 50 klasičnih izdanja. U ožujku ove godine u izdanju PARMA Recordings, na tržištu je Meštrovićev CD “3 Rapsodije za klavir i orkestar” snimljen sa Zagrebačkom Filharmonijom, koji je i ujedno prvi službeni CD u povijesti tog orkestra za američko tržište. Na ljeto 2020. Meštrovića očekuje snimanje njegovog novog projekta u Abbey Road Studiu sa London Symphony Orchestra. Američka kritika proglasila je Mateja Meštrovića hrvatskim John Williamsom.

Bubnjar, udaraljkaš, skladatelj, slikar i pjesnik, BORN ŠERCAR, diplomirao je u klasi Igora Lešnika na Muzičkoj akademiji u Zagrebu. Početkom 2009. osnovao je ansambl Borna Šercar's Jazziana Croatica koji izvodi njegove autorske skladbe nadahnute hrvatskom klasičnom i etno glazbenom baštinom i s kojim je snimio pet albuma. Dobitnik je brojnih nagrada, među njima i tri diskografske nagrade Porin te nagrade Status za najboljeg jazz bubnjara. Šercarovu plodonosnu i raznovrsnu karijeru označilo je deset godina u Big Bandu HRT-a, pisanje glazbe za kazalište, animirane filmove i televiziju te preko deset samostalnih izložbi slika. Intenzivno surađuje s brojnim hrvatskim orkestrima i eminentnim hrvatskim i inozemnim glazbenicima različitih glazbenih izričaja. Stalni je član Hrvatskog društva skladatelja te dobitnik nagrade Miroslav sedak Benčić za autorski projkt “Borna Šercar’s Jazziana Croatica”.

KRISTINA BJELOPAVLOVIĆ CESAR, pijanistica „izuzetne energije, temperamenta i iskonske glazbene nadarenosti“, diplomirala je glasovir s 20 godina u klasi Sretne Meštrović i magistrirala u klasi Marine Ambokadze na Muzičkoj akademiji u Zagrebu. Usavršavala se kod uglednih svjetskih pijanističkih pedagoga. Dobitnica je brojnih nagrada na domaćim i inozemnim pijanističkim natjecanjima. Ostvaruje uspješne samostalne solističke nastupe i komorne suradnje. Uz pijanisticu Mateu Leko čini glasovirski duo Twenty fingers, surađuje sa svestranom umjetnicom Zrinkom Posavec i djeluje u swing&jazz sastavu Tom and the Twisters. Glazbena je suradnica i autorica glazbe za predstave Zagrebačkog kazališta mladih. Ostvarila je brojne snimke klasičnog i jazz repertoara. Bavi se i pedagoškim radom.

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ZORAN MAJSTOROVIĆ - BIOGRAFIJA

Jazz glazbenik, gitarist, multiinstrumentalist, aranžer i kompozitor, počinje svirati gitaru sa 9 godina uz pomoć oca Slavka, aktivnog na riječkoj rock sceni 1960.-ih i 1970.-ih prvenstveno u grupi "Pauci". Sa 12 godina svira u prvim demo-bandovima, a sa 14 postaje član pop-rock grupe "Teens" s kojom svira stotine koncerata u više zemalja, osvaja brojne nagrade na hrvatskim i inozemnim festivalima, uključujući "Porin" 2000.godine, izdaje tri nosača zvuka od kojih dva u srebrnoj nakladi. S grupom "Teens" nastupa do 2002. godine.

U razdoblju od 2002. do danas sudjeluje u raznim glazbenim projektima, svira u raznim orkestrima te surađuje i nastupa s mnogim pjevačkim imenima s hrvatske i inozemne glazbene scene. Do sada je, osim mnogih hrvatskih jazz i etno glazbenika i sastava imao prilike snimati ili nastupati s mnogim svjetski poznatim jazz i etno glazbenicima poput: Joe Locke, Reginald Veal, Bruce Ditmas, Klaus Gesing, Rob Bargad, Corey Christiansen, Pat O'Leary, John Stowell, Anthony Pinciotti, Russ Spiegel, Jimmy Weinstein, James Thompson, Klemens Marktl, Kenn Bailey, Mihaly Dresch, Asaf Sirkis, Yaron Stavi, Oleg Kireyev, Carlos Werneck, Takatsuna Mukai, Michael Erian, Yoshio Machida, U.T.Gandhi, Francesco Bearzatti, Danilo Gallo, David Boato, Giorgio Pacorig, Tommasso Cappellato, Dario Carnovale, Alfonso Deidda, Alessio Menconi, Riccardo Chiarion, Andre Araujo, Wilmer Sifontes, Alvise Seggi, Luca Colussi, Simone Serafini, Jacob Melchior, Joe Kaplowitz, Rosa Brunello, Eldar Saparayev, Marcello Benetti, Antal Brasnyo, Alessandro Turchet, Flavio Davanzo, Michele Bonivento, Vasil Hadžimanov, Aleksandar Ipavec, Naat Veliov, Vasko Atanasovski, Stefano Di Grigoli, Mirko Cisilino, Igor Checchini, Moulaye Niang, Thomas Bauser, Daniel Schay, Yuri Landman, Gregor Oehlmann, Giampaolo Mrach, Dušan Sekulić…te poznatim hrvatskim i internacionalnim vokalistima/vokalisticama kao što su Iva Bittova, Saba Anglana, Gabrielle Stravelli, Nancy Vieira, Tamara Obrovac, Milk and Coffee, Gino Santercole, Byron Motley, Lino Rocha, Ty Le Blanc, Pastora Soler, Jennifer Cabrera Fernandez, David Elliot, Denise Dantas, Marcina Arnold, Simon Marlow, Teti Cortese, Heloisa Lourenco, Francesca Viaro, Arsen Dedić, Rade Šerbedžija, Gabi Novak, Tinkara Kovač, Tereza Kesovija, Aleksandra Kovač, Nika Solce, Lela Kaplowitz…

U stručnom usavršavanju može se istaknuti, pored magisterija sa maksimalnom ocjenom na jazz odjelu glazbene akademije "G.Tartini" u Trstu (Italija), i aktivno sudjelovanje na seminarima mnogih svjetski poznatih gitarista: Marc Ribot, Robben Ford, Scott Henderson, Sid Jacobs, Kurt Rosenwinkel...i drugih poznatih instrumentalista: Jeff Berlin, Dennis Chambers, Steve Gadd, Jarrod Cagwin, Bjorn Meyer, Keith Tippett...

Vrlo je aktivan kao jazz gitarist, multiinstrumentalist (osim gitare svira i nastupa na instrumentima kao što su oud, saz, charango, pipa, tamburica, cindra, mandolina, ukulele, sitar...), kompozitor i aranžer i sudjelovao je u snimanju mnogih albuma i materijala u raznim glazbenim žanrovima, objavio knjige transkripcija i svirao na mnogim jazz festivalima i jazz klubovima u Hrvatskoj, Italiji, Austriji, Nizozemskoj, Sloveniji, Makedoniji, Njemačkoj, Mađarskoj, Srbiji, Bosni i Hercegovini, Crnoj Gori, Finskoj, Estoniji, Rumunjskoj, Španjolskoj, Švicarskoj...

Također valja istaknuti kako je osvojio i više prestižnih nagrada za vrhunsku vještinu i umijeće sviranja; nagradu "Damir Dičić" kao najbolji hrvatski jazz gitarist i nagradu "Status" kao najbolji hrvatski etno glazbenik. Također je i dobitnik nagrade "Miroslav Sedak Benčić" koju za radove na polju jazz komopozicije dodjeljuje Hrvatsko Društvo Skladatelja, višestruki je dobitnik nagrade Porin te je član Hrvatske Zajednice Samostalnih Umjetnika.

Osim što vodi dva svoja projekta "ZM Loose trio" i "Atma Mundi Ensemble" aktivno sudjeluje i u slijedećim međunardonim grupama i projektima: “Voices Of Nature”, “Art Pollution Trio”, “Galere di Fiandra e di Siria”, “Nzymes trio”, “Arakne group”, “Max Trabucco 4tet”...te povremeno kao instrumentalist surađuje sa hrvatskim sastavima ”Jazz Orkestar HRT Zagreb”, ”JazzIstra Orchestra”, ”Zoran Majstorović-Matija Dedić duo”, ”Chui”, ”B.Šercar's Jazziana Croatica”, ”Acoustic Songs of Faith”, ”LeKap quartett”...

Zoran je također iskusni aranžer u domeni jazz i improvizirane glazbe te je pisao i adaptirao glazbu za sastave poput “Jazz Orkestar HRT Zagreb”, "Big T Band" (dirigent Klaus Gesing), "HGM jazz orkestar Zagreb" (dirigent Sigi Feigl), "Orchestra Laboratorio" (voditelj Giovanni Maier), "JazzIstra orchestra", "Tamara Obrovac Transhistria Ensemble", "Chui", "Kristian Terzić band", "Jan Pele Dalmotion project", "The Wildflowers", "Borna Sercar's Jazziana Croatica", "Gradska Glazba Samobor"...također piše glazbu i aranžmane za svoje sastave i gotovo sve sastave u kojima sudjeluje kao instrumentalist.

Njegovo polje djelovanja nije ograničeno samo na jazz i etno glazbu već se bavi i drugim aspektima zvuka i glazbe kao što su "sound art", projekti usmjereni ka poimanju zvuka kao materijala u umjetnosti, "site-specific" koncerti...Kroz bavljenje tim aspektima glazbe i umjetnosti pokušava istaknuti svoju umjetničku individualnost i proširiti svoje polje interesa izvan jazz i etno glazbe. Projekti i suradnje koje možemo ubrojiti u ovo područje djelovanja su prvenstveno nastupi u MMSU Rijeka (Muzej Moderne i Suvremene Umjetnosti, Rijeka, Croatia), projekt "Dispersion" španjolske umjetnice Laure Lanelli, ciklus koncerata "sound-art" i improvizirane glezbe “ŠTIKLA" u Rijeci, sudjelovanje u projektu "Corners" umjetnika Davora Sanvincentija, koncerti u različitim prilikama sa svojim kolektivom improvizirane glazbe “Art Pollution”…

Osim što je aktivan u svemu što je već navedeno Zoran također predaje glazbu, drži radionice i seminare te sudjeluje u organizaciji raznih događanja vezanih uz jazz, etno i improviziranu glazbu, "sound-art"...

Zoranova glazba i sviranje može se čuti na diskografskim izdanjima izdanim od strane poznatih hrvatskih i inozemnih izdavača poput Croatia Records, IDM Music, Dallas Records, Aquarius Records, Orfej, Abeat, LAD Records, HIT, Birdland Sound, Musica Jazz, Numar Un, Bono Records, Maraton…

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Zoran Majstorović i Iva Bittova ‘Ethnicities’

Za Zorana Majstorovića se stvarno može upotrijebiti ona latinska izreka nomen est omen – multiinstrumetalist koji pored gitare kao omiljenog mu instrumenta još svira i oud, saz, charango, pipu, tamburicu, cindru, mandolinu, ukulele i sitar, ostvario je stotinu suradnji samo na međunarodnom planu i sa stranim glazbenicima, dok se na domaćem terenu možda lakše zapitati s kim nije surađivao. Ako se samo ovlaš zna za taj njegov background onda ne treba pretjerano slavodobitnički gledati iz onog našeg poznatog kompleksaškog kuta manje vrijednosti na zajednički album koji je snimio s Ivom Bittovom, češkom avangardnom pjevačicom, violinisticom i kompozitoricom. Album „Ethnicities“ stoga je rad dvoje ravnopravnih glazbenih divova, jer su jedino glazbeni divovi u stanju snimiti takav album.

Krenimo samo od ‘tehnikalija’. “Album smo snimili 16. rujna 2019. u jedno prijepodne. Iva je desetak dana ranije, uz Porto Etno orkestar koji vodim, nastupala u Rijeci na festivalu Porto Etno i nakon toga ostala na odmoru na Krku. Kako smo zadnjih godinu-dvije u intenzivnom kontaktu, nakon tog koncerta smo razgovarali i odlučili snimiti improvizirane skladbe bazirane na tradicionalnoj glazbi iz raznih dijelova svijeta”, izjavio je nešto ranije za ovaj portal Majstorović. Dakle, „Ethnicities“ spada „one and down“ red albuma, kako se obično nazivaju djela snimljena u prvom pokušaju (eng. one take, op. a.). U jednom prijepodnevu i nema više vremena od toga za djelo od deset punokrvnih skladbi isprepletenima s različitim instrumentarijem i pjevanjem. Majstorović je za tu priliku svirao gitaru, oud, sazom, ukulele i koru, ovisno o pjesmi, i time stvorio bogati zvučni dijapazon koji odgovara na izazov da „glazba na ovom albumu predstavlja istraživanje svjetske glazbene tradicije nadahnute autentičnim ili imaginarnim krajolicima i ljudima, a improvizacija sve to spaja“, kako ujedno piše i na samom omotu.

Iako je jazz Majstorovićeva ljubav i glazbena baza, na „Ethnicities“ on je samo utkan kroz improvizacijski pristup, dok izričaj definitivno pripada world musicu. Obzirom na izbor instrumenata koji pripadaju zemljama južnog sredozemlja, „Ethnicities“ ponajviše odzvanja u stilu arapskog melosa, dakako toj atmosferi posebno pridonosi vokalna interpretacija Ive Bittove poznate po specifičnom grlenom pjevanju zbog kojeg bi je svatko tko je prvi put susreće uvijek prije smjestio u Maroko ili Tunis, a ne rodnu joj Češku. No taj ženski grleni način pjevanja jest nešto što povezuje folklor ljudskog roda od pamtivjeka, jer izražen je i u našim krajevima, ali i u američkoj Navaho naciji (jedna pjesma na albumu i nosi naziv „Navajo Nation“ i kroz nju Bittová također radi tu sveljudsku poveznicu).

Za razliku od svima nama znanih politika isključivosti, tj. popularno zvanih politika ‘brojanja krvnih zrnaca’ kako bi se cjepidlačilo s nekim genetskim potpisima, Bittová i Majstorović kao da rade obrnuti proces, oni traže točke koje nas sve spajaju kao ljude, zajednički korijen koji je i dan danas neizbrisiv kod svih. U tom kontekstu je „Ethnicities“ album impulsa instinkta. To nije album (ciljane) harmonijske ugode. Harmonijsku ugodu Bittova krikom presiječe već u uvodnoj „Rhinos And Dunes“. Već tada taj njen krik probode utrobu nelagodom, jer kako drukčije može zvučati pjesma u čijem nazivu je jedna od danas najugroženijih životinjskih vrsta, ona koja je na korak do potpunog istrebljenja. Od tog trenutka pjesme na albumu, bez obzira na njihovo globtrotersko ruho kao da nalaze istoznačnicu u tugi i boli (što kulminira izuzetnom posljednjom skladbom „Uluru”).

Album je objavljen pred sam kraj prosinca, no ta njegova tuga i (grlena) bol nekako jače odzvanjaju u slušateljskim ušima danas dok cijeli jedan kontinent južne hemisfere gori, dok poludjeli klaun na čelu najmoćnije sile provocira svjetski sukob na sjevernoj hemisferi i kad se čini da su tuga i bol najglasniji unutrašnji krikovi svih naši etniciteta. Bilo bi suludo kazati da je ovo dvoje umjetnika ciljano htjelo pogoditi taj motiv u tom jednom prijepodnevnom terminu tijekom kojeg su snimili album. Prije je riječ o tome da su kao senzibilni ljudi htjeli napraviti zapis nečega što ni sami nisu znali otkud im dolazi, a taj moment realnosti je nekako došao sam od sebe upravo zahvaljujući onom nepremostivom u našim etnicitetima, onom što su Bittová i Majstorović htjeli pomiriti. „Ethnicities“ u ovom trenutku zvuči kao sountrack (naše) apokalipse, ali soundtrack koji nas neće ostaviti bez utjehe.

Preuzeto sa: https://ravnododna.com/zoran-majstorovic-i-iva-bittova-ethnicities-soundtrack-apokalipse/

ZORAN MAJSTOROVIĆ & IVA BITTOVA – Ethnicities / Atma Mundi Records, 2019 / CD, Dig / world music, jazz / Hrvatska

Kao prvo, da predstavim aktere ovoga projekta:

Zoran Majstorović je gitarista, multiinstrumentalista, jazz muzičar, aranžer i kompozitor. Muzikom se bavi od 9. godine, a u profesionalne vode je stupio sa 13 godina. Otac, poznati gitarista u riječkoj regiji tokom 1960’s i 1970’s, bio mu je prvi učitelj. Kasnije, učio je uz najprominentnije gitariste Hrvatske, a učio (prisustvujući raznim Workshopima) je uz mnogo svjetski znanih gitarista – Scott Henderson, Robben Ford, Marc Ribot, Sid Jacobs, Kurt Rosenwinkel…

Nakon kratkotrajnih nastupa u raznim demo bendovima, sa 14 godina postaje član pop-rock grupe Teens u kojoj ostaje narednih sedam godina. Taj bend je zabilježio dosta koncerata, bivao je nagrađivan u Hrvatskoj (Porin 2000.) i u inozemstvu, izdao je 3 CD-a, nastupio na mnogim festivalima u raznim zemljama.

U godinama koje slijede, sarađuje s mnogim poznatim pjevačima, uglavnom u Hrvatskoj, sudjeluje u različitim projektima, snimanjima i sa orkestrima u Hrvatskoj i inozemstvu. Također je magistrirao na jazz odjelu Konzervatorija G. Tartinija u Trstu, Italija.

Osim što je svirao s mnogim jazz i etno muzičarima iz Hrvatske i regije, svirao je ili snimao s mnogim instrumentalistima iz različitih zemalja poput – Joe Locke, Reginald Veal, Bruce Ditmas, Klaus Gesing, Rob Bargad, Corey Christiansen, Pat O’Leary, John Stowell, Russ Spiegel, James Weinstein, James Thompson, Klemens Marktl, Kenn Bailey, Phil Keaggy, Mihaly Dresch, Asaf Sirkis, Yaron Stavi, Oleg Kireyev, Carlos Werneck, Takatsuna Mukai, Michael Erian, Yoshio Machida, Francesco Bearzatti Gallo, David Boato, Giorgio Pacorig, Tommasso Cappellato, Dario Carnovale, Alfonso Deidda, Alessio Menconi, Riccardo Chiarion, Andre Araujo, Wilmer Sifontes, Alvise Seggi, Luca Colussi, Simone Serafini, Jacob Melchior, Joe Kaplownyo, Ansa Bruplaso, Eldar Saparayev, Marcello Benetti, Alessandro Turchet, Flavio Davanzo, Michele Bonivento, Vlatko Stefanovski, Vasil Hadžimanov, Aleksandar Ipavec, Naat Veliov, Vasko Atanasovski, Stefano Di Grigoli, Mirko Cisilino, Igor Checchini, Moulaye Niang, Bodhisattwa Ghosh, Bijit Bhattacharya, Premjit Dutta, Thomas Bauser, Daniel Schay, Martin Moro… i sa mnogim međunarodnim vokalistima poput – Sab Anglan, Gabrielle Stravelli, Nancy Vieira, Tamara Obrovac, Milk and Coffee, Jenzfer C. Ferna, Denise Dantas, Gino Santercole, Byron Motley, Lino Rocha, Ty Le Blanc, Pastora Soler, David Elliot, Marcina Arnold, Simon Marlow, Teti Cortese, Heloisa Lourenco, Francesca Viaro, Arsen Dedić, Rade Šerbedžija, Gabi Novak, Tereza Kesovija, Tinkara Kovač, Aleksandra Kovač, Nika Solce, Lela Kaplowitz…

U raznim sastavima svirao je u jazz klubovima i festivalima u Hrvatskoj, Italiji, Austriji, Nizozemskoj, Sloveniji, Makedoniji, Njemačkoj, Mađarskoj, Srbiji, Bosni i Hercegovini, Crnoj Gori, Finskoj, Estoniji, Rumunjskoj, Švicarskoj…

Osim što je vodio vlastiti Loose Trio i svoju svjetsku muzičku skupinu Atma Mundi Ensemble, bio je aktivni član sljedećih grupa i projekata – “Voices Of Nature“, Art Pollution Trio, “Galere di Fiandra e di Siria“, Gabrielle Stravelli 4tet, Arakne grupa, Max Trabucco 4tet, “Akustične pjesme vjere“…

Također, objavio je knjigu transkripacija pod nazivom “Abazar“, s muzikom istoimenog međunarodnog svjetskog muzičkog sastava Glasovi prirode. Osim što svira gitaru, priznati je multiinstrumentalist koji svira na raznim gudačkim instrumentima kao što su – oud, saz, pipa, charango, cindra, mandolina, sitar, tamburica…

Iskusni je aranžer u domeni jazza te je pisao, aranžirao i prilagođavao muziku za mnoge poznate grupe i orkestre poput – Jazz orkestar HRT Zagreb, Big T Band (dirigent Klaus Gesing), HGM Jazz orkestar Zagreb (dirigent Sigi Feigl), Orchestra Laboratorio (voditelj Giovanni Maier), Orkestar JazzIstra, Transhistria ansambl Tamare Obrovac, Chui, Kristian Terzić Band, Jan Pele Dalmotion project, The Wildflowers, Gradska glazba Samobor, Jazziana Croatica Borna Šercar… i naravno, pišući za svoje grupe u kojima sudjeluje kao instrumentalist.

Zoranov umjetnički interes nije ograničen samo na jazz i etno muziku. Proširen je i na druga umjetnička sredstva koja nadilaze muziku i bave se zvukom kao materijalom, sastavnim elementom svakodnevnog života. Kroz zvučnu umjetnost i specifična mjesta koncerata i predstava, Zoran pokušava osigurati da se o njemu misli ne samo kao multiinstrumentalisti, aranžeru i kompozitoru, već i kao konceptualnom umjetniku koji ima različite načine izražavanja svoje umjetničke individualnosti.

Osim svega što je o Zoranovim aktivnostima već spomenuto, on predaje muziku, održava radionice i seminare (godišnja radionica za vrijeme Međunarodnog festivala gitare u Kastvu, Hrvatska), honorarno organizira i promovira različite kulturne sadržaje i aktivnosti koje se uglavnom bave improviziranom, etno i jazz muzikom, zvučnom umjetnošću…

Zoranovu muziku i sviranje možemo čuti na različitim projektima koje objavljuju mnoge diskografske kuće poput – Croatia Records, IDM Music, Dallas Records, Aquarius Records, Orfej, Abeat, LAD Records, HIT, Birdland Sounds, Musica Jazz, Numar Un, Bono Records, Maraton…

Uz vrijedan rad idu i nagrade – nagrada PORIN sa svojim bendom kao Najbolji sveukupni novi glazbeni umjetnik u Hrvatskoj ; nagrada “Damir Dičić” kao Najbolji hrvatski jazz gitarist ; nagrada Status za Najboljeg hrvatskog etno glazbenika / instrumentalista ; nagrada “Miroslav Sedak Benčić” kao Najistaknutiji hrvatski jazz skladatelj.

Iva Bittová rođena je 1958. godine u gradu Bruntál u Češkoj Šleziji, u tadašnjoj Čehoslovačkoj. Odrasla je u muzičkoj porodici. Njen otac, Koloman Bitto (mađarski: Bittó Kálmán), poznati je muzičar mađarsko-indijskog porijekla iz južne Slovačke. Svirao je gitaru, trubu i kontrabas u folklornim i klasičnim sastavima, a njezina majka, Lidmila Bittová (rođena Masařová), pjevala je u profesionalnim vokalnim skupinama. Kao dijete, Bittová je u Opavi pohađala balet i učila violinu. Kad se njezina porodica, 1971. godine, preselila u Brno, odustala je od muzike u korist drame i studirala na Konzervatoriju u Brnu. Sljedećih deset godina, Bittová je radila kao glumica. Pojavljivala se u nekoliko čeških dugometražnih filmova, na brninskoj televizijskoj i u radio produkcijama.

Početkom 1980-ih, Bittová se vratila muzici. Studirala violinu kod Rudolfa Šťastnýja, učitelja na JAMU, Akademije Janáček u Brnu. Vokalno obrazovanje stekla je tokom studija drame i ubrzo razvila jedinstvene vokalne i violinske stilove. Godine 1985., Bittová je sarađivala s udaraljkašem Pavelom Fajtom iz češke rock grupe Dunaj i snimila album “Bittová + Fajt“, fuziju alternativne rock muzike sa slavenskom i romskom muzikom. Potom je snimila nekoliko solo EP-ja 1986. i pjevala s grupom Dunaj sljedećih nekoliko godina. Njezin proboj, dogodio se 1987. godine, kada su ona i Fajt snimili svoj drugi album, “Svatba” (The Wedding), koji je međunarodno izdao Review Records. To je privuklo pozornost engleskog perkusioniste, Chrisa Cutlera iz firme Recommended Records, koji je međunarodno re-izdao album “Bittová + Fajt“. Dvojac je, također, privukao pažnju i engleskog avangardnog gitarista, Freda Fritha, koji ih je prikazao u dokumentarnom filmu

“Step Across the Border” (1990), koji im je pružio prvu međunarodnu prezentaciju i obezbijedio turneju izvan istočne Europe.

Godine 2015., Iva je diplomirala na Sveučilištu Masaryk u Brnu, upisala je magisterij iz rane muzike. Na istom sveučilištu je 2018. godine i dobila magisterij iz muzikologije. Dobila je i potporu Fondacije Peter S. Reed za 2018. godinu.

Bittová je svoj prvi samostalni albumn “Iva Bittová“, snimila 1991, godine, a slijedila je i album, “River of Milk“, njezino prvo izdanje u Sjedinjenim Državama. Godine 1997., počela je nizom koncerata istraživati klasičnu muziku i snimila je album violinskih dueta Béla Bartók, Leoš Janáček, “Moravska narodna poezija u pjesmama“, “Slovačke pjesme” Béla Bartók, “Faustus Cantata” Alfred Schnittke. Sarađivala je s Vladimírom Václavekom na snimanju dvostrukog albuma “Bílé Inferno” (White Inferno) 1997. godine. Uspjeh tog izdanja doveo je do toga da su Bittová i Václavek osnovali Čikori, udrugu muzičara koji su uključeni u improvizacijsku muziku.

Bittová je nastupala s mnogim međunarodnim avangardnim glazbenicima, među kojima su – Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Tom Cora, Bill Frissel, Marc Ribot, Hamid Drake, Evan Ziporyn, Bobby McFerrin i imala je solističke koncerte širom svijeta.

Na albumu “Ethnicities” svirali su i pjevali – Iva Bittová (vokal, violina) ; 00 (oud, gitara, saz, ukulele, kamal)

Album “Ethnicities“, Zoran Majstorović objašnjava riječima: “Glazba na ovom albumu predstavlja istraživanje svjetske glazbene tradicije nadahnute autentičnim ili imaginarnim krajolicima i ljudima, a improvizacija sve to spaja. Budući da sviram mnogo različitih žičanih instrumenata, to nam je na neki način bila okosnica ideje, tako da smo improvizirajući spajali njezin glas i violinu sa mojom gitarom, arapskom lutnjom (oud), sazom, ukuleleom i korom. Rezultat je ovih deset kompozicija. Glazba koju smo tom prilikom zabilježili je nekakav imaginarni etno zvuk koji na trenutke ide i do psihodeličnih momenata, na trenutke je vrlo meditativan i transcendira žanr, a na nekim dijelovima zvuk je kompleksniji i ide u smjeru jazza… barem ja to tako doživljavam“.

Ja ću na naprijed rečeno dodati – da biste razumjeli muziku nekog umjetnika, naročito ako njegova muzika izlazi iz standardnih okvira, morate se prvo staviti u njegovu poziciju. Shvatiti motive njegovog muzičkog rada, prihvatiti ciljeve koje on svojom muzikom želi postići, ući u umjetnikovu intimu i poistovjetiti se sa njegovim imaginarnim svijetom.

To je preduslov kako biste objeručke prihvatili i muziku albuma “Ethnicities“. Zoran je u Čehinji, Ivi Bittová, našao zajednički jezik jer dijele sličan svjetonazor. Njihova muzika traži open minded slušatelje. Ako spadate u tu grupu ljudi, imat ćete razumijevanja za umjetnost koju nam Zoran i Iva svojim zajedničkim diskografskim izdanjem i nude.

Mogao bih da o muzici ovog dua napišem teksta za A4 stranicu. Međutim, muzika nije tu da se opisuje. Ona je tu da se sluša, da se spozna poruka i emocija koju nam muzičari njome daju, pa ako treba, da nas i zabavi. Sve te elemente sadrži album “Ethnicities“, samo uz uslov da se njegovom slušanju predano posvetite.

Zoran Majstorović & Iva Bittová – “Ethnicities” – 1. Rhinos and dunes ; 2. Maghreb at night ; 3. Daphne minor and major ; 4. Navajo nation ; 5. Delphi ; 6. Dogon people ; 7. Na pali kauai ; 8. Shiraz ; 9. The grand bazaar ; 10. Uluru

Preuzeto sa: https://barikada.com/zoran-majstorovic-iva-bittova-ethnicities/

Zoran Majstorović & Iva Bittová „Ethnicities“: Zavodljiva inspiracija trenutka

Zoran Majstorović jedan je od najpoznatijih hrvatskih jazz gitarista i instrumentalista, a s ponosom se može pohvaliti da uz gitaru svira i oud, saz, charango, pipu, tamburicu, cindru, mandolinu, ukulele i sitar. Tijekom karijere surađivao je s brojnim glazbenicima iz zemlje i inozemstva, zbog čega ga i u Hrvatskoj i u svijetu posebno cijene. Priliku za novu suradnju uočio je prilikom gostovanja vrlo cijenjene češke avangardne violinistice, pjevačice, skladateljice i glumice Ive Bittove, koja je nastupala prošle godine u sklopu riječkog festivala Porto Etno. Dvoje vrhunskih umjetnika i glazbenika vrlo lako nađu zajednički jezik pa je tako ovaj album nastao u samo jedno prijepodne, 16. rujna prošle godine na otoku Krku, gdje su se Majstorović i Bittova prepustili inspiraciji kroz improvizaciju. Ona svojim impresivnim glasom i violinom, a on vještim sviranjem ouda, saza, ukulelea i kore. Rezultat je njihova svojevrsna posveta tradicionalnoj glazbi sa svih strana svijeta, ali ipak s naglaskom na Bliski istok i Orijent. Na momente je album šizofren i kroz njihovu izvedbu pomaknut, a na momente nevjerojatno snažan i inspirativan. Uspjeli eksperiment dvoje umjetnika koji bi definitivno trebali nastaviti suradnju jer su očigledno vrlo kompatibilni i u stanju stvoriti glazbeno djelo bez ikakve posebne pripreme. Sjajno djelo nastalo kroz njihovu trenutnu inspiraciju iako više djeluje kao pomno promišljanje svake skladbe.

Preuzeto sa: https://www.nacional.hr/glazbene-recenzije-filip-pavic-zvjezdan-ruzic-zoran-majstorovic-iva-bittova/

DR.SC.NINO ZUBČEVIĆ- PROJECT MANAGER,PRODUCENT
MR.SC.ANA MARIĆ- PR-MARKETING

BE SHARP BIO

Be Sharp Band je blues rock band iz Zagreba sastavljen od iskusnih glazbenika čiji se članovi već dugi niz godina bave izvođenjem i promoviranjem blues glazbe. Band odlikuje izuzetno snažna i uvjerljiva izvedba i dinamika te osebujna i vrlo sugestivna ekspresija vokalistice.

Surađujući s raznim glazbenicima blues i rock scene, gdje posebno ističu suradnju s Krešom Oremušem (usna harmonika), kojeg svojataju i kao šestog člana, rado su slušan band na raznim festivalima i klubovima koji okupljaju zaljubljenike u žanr. Tako 2015. godine postaju regionalni pobjednici 7th Croatian Blues Challenge-a u Zagrebu, a iste godine objavljuju svoj prvi singl "Help me please".

No tek 2017. godine, kada bandu pristupa Marija Gašparić kao glavni vokal i nova ikona, band se diže na sasvim novu razinu te kreće sa ozbiljnijim autorskim radom. Naime, u jesen 2017. dvojac iz banda (vokal Marija Gašparić i gitarist Nenad Mađerić) kao duet naziva Two Blue stvaraju autorski materijal kojim pobjeđuju na 9th Croatian Blues Challenge-u u Zagrebu i odlaze u Memphis na 34th International Blues Challenge, najveće svjetsko natjecanje u bluesu. Tom prigodom su imali čast i privilegiju nastupiti i na jednom od najistaknutijih događaja tokom International Blues Challenge-a - Women in Blues showcase, koji podupire rad i promociju žena u bluesu kako u SAD-u tako i u svijetu, te su se pritom povezali sa mnogim imenima svjetske blues scene.

Po povratku iz USA cijeli band počinje intenzivno raditi upravo na tim pjesmama. Tako je 17. travnja 2020. njihov album prvijenac "Ashes" ugledao svjetlo dana. Naziv albuma, a ujedno i naslovnog singla, odabran je simbolično - band od osnutka 2015. doživljava uspone i padove, no nakon svakog pada ustaje "iz pepela" jači i odlučniji da nastavi dalje.

Album predstavlja 12 autorskih pjesama čija je namjera bila pokazati široki dijapazon bluesa i srodnih žanrova - ukorjenjenih u bluesu stare škole, ali kombiniranih sa modernim, urbanim aranžmanima, stvarajući specifičan neo retro blues zvuk. 11 pjesama na albumu nastalo je upravo tom zajedničkom kemijom između Marije i Nenada, dok je instrumental naziva "Boogie" Nenadovo autorsko djelo. Pjesme je potom aranžirao basist benda Hrvoje Kaučić. Album je sniman u studiju „Kramasonic“ Hrvoja Nikšića Nikše tijekom ljeta 2019. Upravo je on, u suradnji sa Hrvojem Kaučićem, zaslužan za miks, nakon čega je album masterirao Andy Jackson, Tube mastering, London.
Uz album band je do sada objavio i dva službena video spota u režiji Igora Ferderbera, dostupna na YouTube-u.

Formula koja je dala život ovim pjesama je ista bez obzira na raznolikost - u srži nalazimo jaki naboj između autora, kroz njihove instrumente - gitaru i vokal. U tu srž je ubrizgana kemija čvrste ritam sekcije (Hrvoje Kaučić - bas gitara; Robert Jurčec - bubnjevi), ili bolje rečeno - alkemija. Sve skupa omekšano tepihom klavijatura (Tomislav Ocvirek) - i to letećim tepihom koji vam dozvoljava da bestežinski plovite između snažnih struja riffova. Glazbeni gosti na albumu dodaju poseban začin: majstorska usna harmonika Kreše Oremuša; fantastični back-vokali rođeni u suradnji Ive Jelić i naše Marije Gašparić; te čudesno tajmirane perkusije Nike Radasa.

Kvalitetu albuma odmah je prepoznao Leen Velthius iz ABIK radio promotions, promovirajući ga po radijskim postajama diljem svijeta. Već nepunih tjedan dana nakon izdavanja album je snažno odjeknuo u svijetu, prvenstveno na prestižnoj ljestvici Roots Music Report (RMR) gdje se već 25. travnja naslovni singl "Ashes" plasirao direktno na 3. mjesto top 50 blues rock singlova na svijetu, te se nastavio  držati visoko na ljestvici do današnjeg dana. Istovremeno, album se plasirao direktno na 6. mjesto na Top 50 blues rock albuma i do danas je visoko na njoj. Naslovnom singlu se u protekla četiri mjeseca pridružuje još pet singlova, tako da je od izdavanja do sada pola albuma boravilo u top 50 blues rock singlova RMR. Također, album je bio zamjećen od strane renomiranih kritičara blues glazbe u cijelom svijetu (od Nizozemske, Velike Britanije, Francuske do SAD-a, Kolumbije i Argentine… i do Hrvatske) te je dobio iznimno pozitivne recenzije u blues svijetu.
Na renomiranoj internetskoj radio postaji Radio Guitar One naslovni singl "Ashes" je tri tjedna uzastopno bio #1 na Top 20 Blues Cuts ljestvici. Sada je na istoj ljestvici visoko pozicioniran i drugi singl "Wolf".  Be Sharp Band dobio je i svoje mjesto na internetskoj stranici Radio Guitar One, kao član njihove blues obitelji - "The Blues Place". Osim toga album je više nego primjećen i u Velikoj Britaniji, gdje je u jakoj konkurenciji zauzeo #23 na Independent Blues Broadcasters Association (IBBA) top listi za lipanj 2020. U Argentini pak zauzimaju #2 na Top listi najizvođenijih blues albuma.

U svemu lijepome moraju se dogoditi i oni padovi kako bi "Ashes" još jednom opravdao svoje ime - band je zadesila prerana i tragična smrt bubnjara Roberta Jurčeca... No oni ponovo ustaju iz pepela i uspješno nastavljaju rad sa novim bubnjarem, Igorom Balentom.

Članovi benda:
Marija Gašparić (vokal)
Nenad Mađerić (gitara)
Hrvoje Kaučić (bas gitara)
Tomislav Ocvirek (klavijatura)
Igor Balent (bubanj)
Krešo Oremuš (usna harmonika)
spotovi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYj3cV_b7mc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYNb5vJNKj0

album Ashes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLvrwvrqrIc&list=PLHHt1vSISy8cFVNiAfOSkR3_W3P6sO5-X

website:
http://www.besharp.band

facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/bsharpbluesband

Roots Music Report je vodeća nezavisna glazbena ljestvica u svijetu. Prikupljajući podatke radio postaja iz cijelog svijeta koje puštaju žanrove objedinjene nazivom 'roots music', svaki tjedan prikazuje koji su nezavisni izvođači najviše zastupljeni u eteru i na kojim radijskim postajama.

Roots Music Report nije pod utjecajem niti u vlasništvu radio promotora, posebnih interesnih skupina ili izdavačkih kuća, tako da ne manipuliraju podacima o zastupljenosti izvođača u eteru niti prihvaćaju ikakvu naknadu kojom bi netko dobio poseban tretman pri rangiranju na njihovim ljestvicama. Radio postaje koje prijavljuju svoje play liste na tjednoj bazi su jedini način da se izvođač pojavi na RMR, a broj puštanja na radiju rangira izvođače/albume na ljestvicama. Svi radijski voditelji kao i postaje koje šalju liste se tretiraju jednako.

Ciljevi RMR su vrlo jednostavni i nepromijenjeni od osnutka 1998. g.: pružiti izvođačima stvarne i istinite podatke o prisutnosti u eteru tako da bi mogli procjeniti da li radijska promocija njihove glazbe postiže željeni efekt, kao i pružiti način da bi ona bila učinkovitija.

Radio Guitar One - najveći i najutjecajniji internetski američki ali i svjetski radio network koji emitira gitarsku (ili gitarističku) glazbu. Također Radio Guitar One promovira kvalitetne nove izvođače kroz žanrove bluesa, smooth jazza i folka.

Independent Blues Broadcasters Association (IBBA) je grupa najvažnijih radio postaja u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu koja emitiraju blues i bluesu srodnu glazbu, a njihova mjesečna top lista pokazuje koji su izvođači najpopularniji u eteru u tim žanrovima u UK

Dr.sc.Nino Zubčević-Project manager,producent
Mr.Sc. Ana Marić-PR, Marketing

Zvjezdan Ružić je pijanist, aranžer i skladatelj čije titule tek djelomično opisuju mikrokozmos u kojemu koegzistiraju njegova glazba i njegova publika. Iskreni romantik u vječnoj potrazi za istinom istu traži i pruža i notama, što osjećaju i struka i publika koja s nestrpljenjem iščekuje njegov sljedeći projekt.
Rođen 21. lipnja 1988. u Rijeci, bilo je, zapravo, pitanje vremena kada će napustiti sigurnu luku i uputiti se svjetskim morima kako bi usavršio vještinu kojom na svakom koncertu uspijeva dati komadić sebe svojoj publici. Jazz klavir je diplomirao na Kärtner Landeskonservatoriumu u Austriji u klasi prof. Roba Bagarda (SAD), a potom znanje usavršava na jazz seminarima pijanista Emila Spanyja te privatnim satovima pijanista Davida Gazarova.
2015. godine sa svojim sekstetom izdaje prvi samostalni album, „The Knightingale Cabaret“, na kojem uspješno pronalazi način da pomiri elemente američkog jazza s hrvatskim melosom i kulturnom baštinom iz podneblja u kojem je odrastao. Isto prepoznaje i struka, pa Ružić biva nagrađen Porinom za najbolju jazz skladbu te od tog albuma broji tek prvu u nizu takvih nagrada. Neposrednost i iskrenost njegovog izričaja čine njegove skladbe jednostavno pitkima čak i kad one imaju nimalo jednostavne ritmičke mjere. To je zasigurno jedan od razloga zašto je i njegov drugi album, „Elfin Farewell“, također nagrađen Porinom za najbolju jazz skladbu. 2017. godine Ružić osvaja Kinu ili, bolje rečeno, Kina osvaja Ružića, pa inspiriran prvom turnejom po Kini sklada treći album, “Pandaland”, kojeg je struka Porinom nagradila u čak dvije od tri kategorije: najbolji jazz album i najbolja izvedba jazz skladbe. Velika promocija albuma izvedena je 2018. godine upravo u zemlji inspiracije, Kini. Unatoč tome, vjerojatno upravo njegova skromnost i neopterećenost priznanjima omogućuju da publici svaki put bude toliko blizak i intiman, kao da je svaka nota upravo za njih – jer doista jest. Iako nisu razlog zbog kojeg se bavi sviranjem, Ružić broji mnoge nagrade: kao peterostruki dobitnik Porina i šesterostruki dobitnik strukovne nagrade „Status“ u kategoriji jazz klavir, svaki put iznova potvrđuje kvalitetu svog glazbenog izričaja.
Na svoje putovanje glazbom vodio je publiku diljem svijeta. U samo 30 godina života, nastupio je i svoj glazbeni trag ostavio u prestižnim dvoranama poput Schoenberg Halla na sveučilištu UCLA u Kaliforniji i najstarijoj koncertnoj dvorani u Shanghaiju, Cadillac Shanghai Concert Hallu, koju je napunio sa Zvjezdan Ružić Sextetom, a suradnja s 2Cellos odvela ga je i putevima Australije, Novog Zelanda i Japana, gdje je nastupio u Tokiju u čuvenoj Areni Budokan.
Vedrina i dječački duh te stalna potreba za istraživanjem nečega novog rezultirali su i suradnjom sa zagrebačkim Dječjim kazalištem lutaka na predstavi „Cvilidreta“ pod vodstvom vrsne redateljice Saše Broz, no to nije bila prva suradnja s kazalištima: već prije je surađivao s kazalištima skladanjem glazbe za predstave "La fatiche di Pseudolus", "I botoni de la Montura" te "La finta ammalata".
Nakon godina istraživanja svijeta kojeg donose crno-bijele tipke i suradnje s brojnim hrvatskim i inozemnim glazbenicima, koja su rezultirala osebujnim diskografskim opusom, Ružić se prepušta novim vodama solo piano albumom „Delightful F“, projektom u kojem kombinira koncertni klavir i Mellotron - “Pianotron”, u note zapisan u Velikoj dvorani KD Vatroslava Lisinskog. Struka nije propustila izraziti oduševljenje Pianotronom, nominiravši album “Delightful F” u veljači za Porina u tri kategorije: za najbolji jazz album, za najbolju jazz skladbu sa skladbom "Delightful F" te za najbolju jazz izvedbu sa skladbom "Abundance & Peace". I dok je upravo ovaj projekt za njega najveći izazov u dosadašnjoj karijeri, publika sastavljena od renomiranih domaćih glazbenika te vjernih fanova pokazala je da je itekako spremna za njegove nove glazbene podvige.

“Pianotron” je posljednji u nizu projekt hrvatskog pijanista, aranžera i skladatelja Zvjezdana Ružića za kojega postoji samo jedna stvar koju voli više od svoje glazbe: iskoračivanje iz svih znanih zona komfora. Kreativan i inovativan kakav jest, njegov je rad prepoznala i publika i struka u Hrvatskoj i svijetu (Europa, Kina, Japan). Prošle godine u ovo doba radio je na dovršavanju posljednjeg u nizu albuma, “Delightful F”. Jedanaest kompozicija skladao je i odsvirao na dotad nečuvenoj kombinaciji instrumenata, koncertnom klaviru i mellotronu, prvom analognom sintisajzeru kojeg su popularizirali Beatlesi. Mellotron svira svojom lijevom rukom, a klavir desnom. Kao da to nije dovoljno ludo samo po sebi, negdje usput, kada je povrijedio nogu i morao je radi ozljede držati na povišenom, slučajno ju je smjestio blizu kofera za mellotron u kojega je onda udarao nogom i držao si ritam dok je svirao pa je, logično (za njega barem!), dobio ideju da u cijelu priču doda i kick pedalu kako bi dodao još više ritma svojoj glazbi i još više zvukova, koje je sam usnimio. Naravno, dodavanje jedne pedale inspiriralo ga je da doda još jednu kako bi bio sasvim siguran da će njegova glazba biti maksimalno groovy. Glazba koju stvara toliko je van svih poznatih okvira da su svi cijenjeni kritičari jednostavno zaključili kako nema smisla pokušavati svrstati njegovu glazbu u neki poznati žanr, pa ju jednostavno nazivaju “Pianotron stilom”. Ovaj nepopravljivi romantik inspiraciju pronalazi u ljubavi, djetinjstvu i državi iz koje je potekao i svaku skladbu poprati iskrenom i šarmantnom pričom koja objašnjava kako je koja skladba nastala, zbog čega se njegova publika još više zaljubljuje u njega i njegov rad.

1. Abundance & Peace (spot; Pianotron) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqHTw6odbGE

2. 12th Century Man (live @ Maksimir; Pianotron) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-lzbmh-QrE

3. Farewell Waltz (live @ HNK Ivan pl. Zajc; sekstet) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA5lsV1Aztc

4. Moreška (live @ HKD; sekstet) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIWpfUNuEzw

5. Elfin Farewell (live @ KD Blagoje Bersa; sekstet & Nusha zbor) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn2CEbpdXZA

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ISIDORA ŽEBELJANB BIOGRAPHY

ISIDORA ŽEBELJAN (Belgrade,1967) is the most outstanding and internationally acclaimed Serbian composer. She has attracted international attention with her opera Zora D. which was commissioned by the Genesis Foundation from London. The opera was premiered in Amsterdam in 2003 and directed by Sir David Pountney and Nicola Raab. The same production opened the 50th season of the Vienna Chamber Opera in 2003.

Isidora Žebeljan got commissions from important institutions and festivals such as the Berlin Philharmonic Foundation (Needle Soup, for octet, 2015), Venice Biennale (The Horses of Saint Mark, illumination for orchestra, 2004), Bregenz Festival (opera The Marathon, 2008, and Hum away, hum away, Stings for orchestra, 2013), Genesis Foundation from London (for the opening of Bill Viola’s exhibition ‘The Passion’ at the National Gallery in London in 2003), University of Kent, Muziektheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen (opera’s Simon the Chosen and Simon the Foundling), International Horn Society, Accademia Musicale Chigiana Sienna (opera Two Heads and a Girl), City of London Festival, Eduard van Beinum Foundation (Violin Concerto, 2017), etc. She composed works for excellent musical ensembles such as Wiener Symphoniker, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Brodsky Quartet, Berlin Philharmonic Octet, The Netherlands Chamber Choir and London Brass. Her compositions were regularly performed in whole Europe, Israel, USA and Australia including the festivals Venice Biennale, Bregenz Festival, Festival RAI Nuova Musica, City of London Festival, White Light Festival (Lincoln Center, New York), ISCM Festivals (Zagreb, Gothenburg, Wrocław, Vancouver), Festival Classique The Hague, Galway Arts Festival, Tallin Summer Music Festival, WDR-Musikfest, Settembre musica Milano-Torino, Ultima Festival (Oslo), City of London Festival, Swaledale Festival, Walled City Music Festival, Dulwich Music Festival (UK), Eilat Festival (Jerusalem), Festival Nous Sons (Barcelona), Festival L' Est (Milano), Crossing Border Festival (The Netherlands), Settimana Musicale Senese, Musical Biennale Zagreb, Ulysses Theatre Brijuni (Croatia), Festival Muzyka Nowa Bydgoszcz (Poland), BEMUS (Serbia), etc. Among the ensembles and musicians who performed music of Isidora Žebeljan are BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of RAI Torino, Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Real Filharmonía de Galicia, I Solisti Veneti, Neue Philharmonie Westfalen, No Borders Orchestra, Lutosławski Quartet, Nieuw Ensemble (Amsterdam), Zagros Ensemble (Helsinki), Ensemble Sentieri selvaggi (Milano), Soutern Cross Soloists (Australia), conductors Paul Daniel, Claudio Scimone, Michael Seal, David Porcelijn, Christoph Poppen, Pierre-André Valade, Peter Dijkstra, pianists Kyoko Hashimoto, Aleksandar Madžar, Nino Gvetadze and Oliver Triendl, hornist Stefan Dohr, clarinetists Joan Enric Lluna and Alessandro Carbonare, violinist Daniel Rowland, and others. The exclusive publisher of her music is Ricordi-Universal. Some of her works are published by Donemus (The Netherlands).

CD label CPO from Germany released in 2011 a CD with her orchestral music, performing by Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Žebeljan Orchestra and conductor David Porcelijn. The same CD label released in 2015 a CD with her chamber music for strings, played by Brodsky Quartet. In 2013 CD label Oboe Classics from London released a CD ‘Balkan Bolero’ with her chamber music for winds (11 compositions). The other CD’s with music of Isidora Žebeljan were released by the CD labels Deutsche Grammophon (The Horses of Saint Mark by No Borders Orchestra), Chandos Records (UK), Mascom Records (Serbia), Acousense (Germany), etc.

Isidora Žebeljan studied Composition at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade with Vlastimir Trajković (a student of Olivier Messiaen). She has been Professor of Composition at the same Faculty since 2002. Her work as a composer has earned her several significant awards in her country, including the Mokranjac Award in 2004. She is the winner of the New York Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship for 2005. In 2006 she was elected to the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (full member since 2012) and in 2012 she was elected to the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS). She got in 2014 a Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean Award for her achievement in art.

Isidora Žebeljan is also one of the most prominent Serbian contemporary composers of theatre and film music. So far she has composed music for more than thirty theatre productions in all significant theatres in Norway, Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro. For her work in the field of theatre music she was awarded Sterija Award three times, which is the most important theatre award in Serbia. She was also awarded the Yustat Biennial of Stage Design Award for best theatre music four times. In addition, Isidora Žebeljan worked on a number of film scores, including the orchestration of Goran Bregović’s music for the films Time of the Gypsies, Arizona Dream and Underground (directed by Emir Kusturica), La Reine Margot (directed by Patrice Chéreau) and The Serpent’s Kiss (directed by Philippe Rousselot). She composed the music for Miloš Radivojević’s film How I was Stolen by the Germans. For this score she was awarded the Prize of the Film Festival in Sopot in 2011 (Serbia) and the FIPRESCI Prize of the Serbian Film Associoationin 2012.

Isidora Žebeljan also regularly appears as a performer (conductor and pianist) of her own works and of the works by other, mainly Serbian composers. She conducted concerts in London (with The Academy of St Martin in the Fields in Wigmore Hall) and in Amsterdam (Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ), and performed as a pianist with Brodsky Quartet.

ISIDORA ŽEBELJAN
Excerpts from reviews

“Serbian composer Isidora Žebeljan... is justly celebrated for her music’s intense originality and fiery emotional expression… Pep it up… shifting between delicate, sinuous melodies and brutal rhythmic punch to bring this powerful recording to an altogether arresting close. ”
BBC Music Magazine, UK, February 2016

“Isidora Žebeljan... Her works are packed with fiery energy and the tricksy dance rhythms of home… Her music spins off impetuously, unpredictably, with an unshackled verve… The New Songs of Lada is a rich-hued cycle for soprano and string quartet. Here the music grows more expansive and expressive, more sensual and intimate, but it’s still sparky and always laced with that thrilling sense that anything could happen… Sarabande for piano… is delicate and suspended, rocking gently on a simple ostinato in the bass, and the composer plays it with beautiful understatement. Pep it up… it’s fascinating to hear the confidence and imagination with which Žebeljan was throwing about rhythms...”
Gramophone, UK, January 2016

“…her music is… a totally unique musical language which is deeply affecting and wildly exciting… Dance of the Wooden Sticks… is an intoxicating mix of folk rhythms and with the use of the horn makes an extremely interesting and unusual piece that demands many repeat listenings… A Yawl on the Danube mixes folk rhythms with a jazzy beat and… makes it something quite unique and fascinating… As I found with the previous disc of Isidora Žebeljan’s chamber music she has an unforgettable voice that is totally compulsive.”
Musicweb-International, UK, January 2016

“I am much impressed by the skill, craft and imaginative range of music by Isidora Žebeljan… What attach me to this music is its kaleidoscopic range of timbres and, indeed, its many moods…“
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 2014

“Most appealing of all was Isidora Žebeljan's When God created Dubrovnik, a belter from the Balkans – wild, dance-like and off-kilter.”
The Times, 2013

“Žebeljan has a distinctive and personal voice. Her music is powerful; and while approachable, she doesn't write down to her listeners. Fans of contemporary music, take note.”
Classics Today, March 2011

“In many ways Serbian composer Isidora Žebeljan might be called the Ottorino Respighi of our time. She really knows how to handle a large orchestra, not an easy thing to do. Ms. Žebeljan is a fascinating instrumental colorist.”
Houston Radio, 2011

“The barely two hours of music seamlessly give us avant-gardist idioms and impressions of Balkan folk music, amid fanfares, laments and unrestrained outbursts by the wind and percussion section. What comes of this fusion of languages is an obsessive search for timbre and rhythm; this makes for a gripping score that is never arbitrary. Even in the way she deals with the voices, Žebeljan reserves a number of surprises, proposing and demanding from the performers hoarse timbres, and shouted and strained lines.”
Giornale della musica, October 2008

Konji Svetog Marka, iluminacija za orkestar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csN1vKKBaAM

Pozorišna muzika Isidore Žebeljan u Studiju 6 Radio Beograda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msN__HfkDDw&t=24s

Tri čudne ljubavi, koncert za violinu i orkestar,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG0_mr6ri1Q&t=33s

Rukoveti, pet pesama za ženski glas i orkestar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X12d_WpI7Qw

Selište, elegija za gudački orkestar (spot sa delom muzike Selište, na koju igra Sergej Polunin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjAjkByrZW4

Selište, elegija za gudački orkestar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVjq1VOIpAw&t=24s

Isidora Žebeljan composer,
http://www.isidorazhebelyan.info
https://www.youtube.com/user/IsidoraZebeljanTV
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Isidora-Žebeljan/461678800574940

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Mješoviti pjevački zbor Studija glazbene umjetnosti osnovan je 2005.godine, a čine ga studenti svih studijskih smjerova i godina Studija glazbene umjetnosti Fakulteta prirodoslovno-matematičkih i odgojnih znanosti Sveučilišta u Mostaru. Redovito sudjeluju na promocijama diplomanata svih fakulteta Sveučilišta u Mostaru te u različitim svečanim prigodama vezanim za sveučilišnu zajednicu te godišnje upriličuju barem jedan koncert vokalno-instrumentalne glazbe. Godine 2007. snimili su prvi nosač zvuka sa obradama hrvatskih božićnih napjeva (live Mostar), a 2012. godine tiskali su promotivni CD zborske glazbe odabranih hrvatskih skladatelja (live Zagreb). Surađuju sa Simfonijskim orkestrom iz Mostara, Dubrovačkim simfonijskim orkestrom, Prvim bendom Oružanih snaga BiH, Hrvatskom glazbom Mostar i Akademskim zborom Pro musica iz Mostara. Na jubilarnim 15. danima duhovne glazbe Cro Partia (2011.) u Splitu osvojili su Zlatnu katedralu za najbolju izvedbu nove skladbe; na 16. danima duhovne glazbe Cro Patria (2012.) dobitnici su Srebrne diplome; na 1. međunarodnom zborskom natjecanju Lege Artis u Tuzli (2015.) osvajaju II. mjesto i Nagradu za najbolju izvedbu skladbe iz domene sakralne glazbe; Nagrada za najbolju izvedbu skladbe domaćeg autora i Druga nagrada na XVIII. međunarodnom festivalu zborova Zlatna vila u Prijedoru (2018.) ; Srebrna plaketa na 3. međunarodnom natjecanju zborova u folklornoj glazbi Adria cantat u Šibeniku. U svoj repertoar ubrajaju bisere svjetske glazbene baštine: Rekvijem G. Verdija; IX. simfonija L. van Beethovena; Vespere solennes, Requiem u d-molu i Krunidbena misa u C-duru W. A. Mozarta; Stabat Mater G. B. Pergolesija; Gloria A.Vivaldija; Božićni oratorij C. Saint - Saensa, Requiem J. Bajamontija, a u ožujku 2016.godine sudjelovali su u praizvedbi prve opere hrvatskog naroda u BiH autora don Dragana Filipovića – Diva Grabovčeva. Umjetnička voditeljica zbora je mr. art. Katja Krolo-Šarac, a korepetirotica zbora je doc. Marijana Pavlović.

Katja Krolo-Šarac (Zagreb, 1974.), uz osnovnu i srednju školu (V. gimnazija) pohađa i Glazbenu školu Vatroslava Lisinskog, smjer klavir (Ivančica Ferek-Petrić). Nakon toga upisuje Institut za crkvenu glazbu Albe Vidakovića, orgulje u klasi Jasne Šumak-Picek. Godine 1999. završava studij crkvene glazbe na Sveučilištu za glazbu i scensku umjetnost u Grazu, smjer Orgulje (Karin Tausch) te stječe zvanje „diplomirani crkveni glazbenik“. Iste godine nastavlja i postdiplomski studij koji 2001. godine završava i to na smjeru Orgulje (Karin Tausch) te smjeru em{Zborovođa i kantor} (Joseph Döller) te tako stječe naslov „magistra crkvene glazbe“. Sa zborovima koje vodi (Dječji zbor Osnovne glazbene škole Brotnjo, Djevojački zbor Glazbene škole Široki Brijeg, Mješoviti zbor Studija glazbene umjetnosti) upriličuje niz samostalnih te instrumentalno - vokalnih cjelovečernjih koncerata, a isto tako dobiva vrijedna priznanja i nagrade struke na natjecanjima zborske glazbe. Od školske godine 2002./2003. živi i djeluje u BiH. Izvanredna je profesorica na em{Studiju glazbene umjetnosti} pri Fakultetu prirodoslovno–matematičkih i odgojnih znanosti, voditeljica em{Akademskog pjevačkog zbora Sveučilišta u Mostaru} te Komornog pjevačkog ansambla Pro arte, voditeljica župnog zbora em{Svetog Stjepana Prvomočenika} sa Čerina te orguljašica i korepetitorica crkvenog zbora Kraljica mira u župi Međugorje. Bila je članica stručnog ocjenjivačkog povjerenstva na zborskim i klapskim natjecanjima te glazbenim festivalima u BiH (Sarajevo, Posušje, Mostar, Bugojno, Rama-Prozor, Međugorje) te redovito održava solističke orguljske i koncerte komorne glazbe. Sa suprugom i četvero djece živi u Donjem Velikom Ograđeniku.

Marijana Pavlović rodjena je 1973. godine u Travniku. Srednju muzičku skolu upisuje u Sarajevu u klasi prof. A. Pap, a maturira u klasi prof. M. Smailović. 1992. god. upisuje studij klavira na Muzičkoj akademiji u Zagrebu, klasa prof. S. Radić. 1996. god. diplomira u klasi prof. Lj. Gašparovića. 1992. god. je dobitnica Rektorove nagrade na akademiji u Zagrebu. Tijekom školovanja sudjeluje na državnim natjecanjima i majstorskim radionicama - K. Bogino, J. Mihailovič, A. Valdma. Od 1998. god. uposlena je kao redoviti profesor klavira u glazbenoj školi Ivana pl.Zajca u Mostaru gdje se ističe kao vrstan pedagog i korepetitor kroz brojna priznanja i nagrade sa svojim učenicima. Od 1998. god. vanjski je suradnik Simfonijskog orkestra Mostar gdje ostvaruje značajnu suradnju kroz brojne koncerte s raznim domaćim i inozemnim dirigentima – N. Widjaja, H. Zlodre, N. Kalodjera, A. Bjelinski, D. Bunoza, F. Buhovac, I. Tatarević, M. Tarbuk. 2000. god. postaje službeni korepetitor Akademskog zbora Pro musica s kojim također broji mnoge nastupe u zemlji i inozemstvu. 2007. god. angažirana je kao vanjski suradnik na Studiju glazbene umjetnosti Fakulteta prirodoslovno-matematičkih i odgojnih znanosti Sveučilišta u Mostaru gdje 2012. god. dobiva zvanje „docentica za komornu glazbu“. 2013. god. postaje članicom komornog tria PONS iz Mostara.

Linkovi zbora sa vokalnim repertoarom:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GijhRjoApU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5F9N0tE31c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRQnmgkywFE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKW879AlwUw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp84r5Q4TaA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECf3jdVtVPg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPRS1eaAlk8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6dwEkanrqg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrQc54xp7yk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geVr0HcD6r4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6sIBL6AGWI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx4V8-dTXYA

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Katarina Pejak, Roads That Cross. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

There are many rivers to navigate but the road is the one that perhaps gives a greater sense of broken-down romance, the ambling or the raging waterway will still be surrounded by the deft touch of nature on either side of the steep banks, but the highway holds dark secrets, many intersections that criss-cross, the one dirt track of a decision that leads inevitably to heartbreak and nightmares. The unavoidable meetings with the one who calls the toll; all in all the river of life is a walk in the park compared to those who don’t heed the emotional warnings of the Roads That Cross our path.

However to blaze your own trail in life, to lead a sense of adventure is a right we must hold on to with every fibre of our being, the highway, the boulevard, every avenue must be explored, the road is long as The Hollies once observed and yet it holds mystery, it favours the brave and the hardy, the only decent approach is to put away the map, turn up the radio and tune in to an artist with heart, with a stamp of style that is brimming with opportunity, an artist such as Belgrade born, but most certainly on the road raised Katarina Pejak.

“The best teacher is experience and not through someone’s distorted point of view”, Kerouac wrote earnestly, it is an act of faith placed upon us all and one that is fully espoused by the musician as she continues to stick pins in the road maps of life. Throughout songs such as the opener Nature Of My Blues, the fatalistic realisation of truth that haunts Sex Kills, Moonlight Rider, Turtle Blues and the beautiful menace that underlines The Harder You Kick, the songs rule with a rod of iron, yet there is always room for manoeuvre, guided, aided, embraced musically by the erstwhile Mike Zito, this unique musician seeks the answer to the question of existence, our time here on Earth with a sense of enquiring challenge.

“Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road”, if the elegant poetic nature of Kerouac can inspire through such examples of the Roads That Cross, then Ms. Pejak has found a way to live it. Gloriously haunting Blues driven memories and reflections, such is life as you seek the extraordinary.

Ian D. Hall

Katarina Pejak - Roads That Cross

Ruf Records

http://katarinapejak.com

11 songs/43 minutes
Katarina Pejak is one of those young people with an “old soul.” She has a voice, an attitude and a style that belies her age and appearance. A talented piano player and nuanced songwriter, it is Pejak’s singing that shines on her Ruf Records debut Roads That Cross. Produced by Mike Zito and featuring the guitar virtuoso Laura Chavez, this record is a showcase of Katarina’s diverse and unique range.

First the voice. Pejak has a distinctive timber to her voice and clear confident phrasing. At once apathetic and cool then urgent and fiery. Katarina is able to morph her voice through various emotions doing emotional switchbacks like Joni Mitchell. This is highlighted on the Mitchell cover “Sex Kills.” Building the bridges up emotionally and then flatly laying out the chorus, Pejak inhabits Mitchell’s groundbreaking technique. However, Katarina has grease and dirt on her voice, it would be hard to describe her as folk. The only other cover, Janis Joplin’s “Turtle Blues,” shows the fire, channeling Bessie Smith’s spirit and bombast.

Next the songwriting. Katarina is a mature and creative songwriter. The opening co-write with Zito (the only co-write, everything else is hers alone) “Nature of My Blues” is 50s kitsch in which Pejak lays it out for a suitor. “If you get mean you know I’ll get cruel, I know you want to win but it’s better if you lose, that is just the nature of my blues.” “Chasing Summer” is a lament to love lost. “Drinking each other down but we lost the thirst.” “...we can’t keep chasing summer, just because our hearts are cold.” Beautiful imagery and sneaky lyricism is how Pejak rolls, avoiding cliche while maintaining simplicity and clarity.

Finally, the playing. Katarina is a talented pianist playing Hammond B3 organ, electric and acoustic pianos. She studied at Berklee College of Music and is endorsed by B3 authority Dave Limina (the head of the Berklee department and long time Ronnie Earl Broadcaster). Pejak plays straight forward and within the song. This isn’t a piano record, the piano is simply one element.

Wisely, Pejak and Zito didn’t make this record a big expansive guest riddled affair. This is a clean, in the moment, band record. Laura Chavez adds real deal Blues fire and cred, she is one of the best guitarists of her generation! The rhythm section is Lonnie Trevino on bass and Damien Llanes on drums and they are versatile and connected. Save Mike Zito contributing tasty slide guitar and background vocals to the rocking “Midnight Rider,” that’s it. As a result this record snaps and the performances are intimate, immediate and enthralling.

Stand out tracks, in terms of performance and originality, include: “Cool Drifter,” an upbeat feel good stomper with a gospel funk vibe; “Chasing Summer,” a Stones jangler with soaring vocals; “Down With Me,” a Reggae-lite, by way of Clapton, dark rock song about pain and suffering; “She’s Coming After You,” all LA-noir like when Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones were all f-ed up in the 70’s.

The final cut of Roads That Cross, “The Harder You Kick,” is a solo organ and vocal meditation on love lost, depression and the importance of moving on. It is a moving ending to this excellent Blues album. Katarina Pejak lays it all on the line and delivers. Roads That Cross is a bold statement from an artist on the cusp of her prime. Watch out!

Reviewer Bucky O'Hare is a Bluesman based in Boston who spreads his brand of blues and funk all over New England. Bucky has dedicated himself to experiencing the Blues and learning its history. As a writer, Bucky has been influenced by music critics and social commentators such as Angela Davis, Peter Guralnick, Eric Nisenson, Francis Davis and Henry Louis Gates Jr.

AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek

Katarina Pejak is a Serbia-born singer, songwriter, and pianist who made her home in Nashville. A classically trained pianist, she embraced American roots sounds via her father's record collection and chose a career in blues while still in high school. In fact, her debut album, 2010's Perfume & Luck, gained her admission to the composition and songwriting programs at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she won the Songwriting Achievement Award. She released First Hand Stories in 2012 while attending, and after graduation issued Old New Borrowed and Blues in 2016. All were acclaimed in Europe. Her recordings and her high-energy live show on continental and Asian festival stages brought her to the attention of Ruf Records, who signed her for Roads That Cross, her first album with worldwide distribution.

Cut in Texas and produced by Mike Zito, Pejak wrote 9 of the 11 tunes for the date. The two covers are fine readings of Joni Mitchell's "Sex Kills" and Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company's "Turtle Blues." Her studio band includes the incomparable Laura Chavez on guitar, Jonnie Trevn, Jr. on bass, and Damien Llanes on drums. Pejak's singing voice sits at the treasure spot where Norah Jones, Victoria Spivey, and Bessie Smith all meet. Her songs here engage the wide range of American song forms, from blues and jazz to roots rock, loungey swing, and even Tex-Mex. Opener "The Nature of My Blues" juxtaposes wrangling surf guitars and funky backbeats, while her clear delivery boasts a streetwise persona. Her reading of "Sex Kills" marries her barrelhouse-piano style to a dubwise bass line, stinging guitar fills, and taut snare breaks. While "Cool Drifter" recalls Marcia Ball's New Orleans-drenched piano blues, Pejak's vocal comes right out of vintage rock and pop. "Turtle Blues" is a wonderfully ragged Chicago rent party blues; "Old Pain" is a definite heartbreaker, borrowing from the Memphis country-soul tradition and recalling the searing emotional delivery of Bonnie Raitt's early-'70s recordings; while "She's Coming After You" marries tango, son, and bolero, then adorns them with surf-guitar trappings. "Down with Me" is gritty, garage-rock blues infused with regret. The title track weds the lyricism and sadness of Tom Waits to spooky country rock, and the closer, "The Harder You Kick," is a laidback solo-piano and vocal-swing blues with a colorful bridge and coda. As her introduction to American audiences, Pejak's Roads That Cross is remarkable: her songs and charts are as sophisticated as they are diverse. And no matter what other musical forms she brings in, urban blues is the overriding one. Add to this an unsual yet extremely attractive singing voice, plus deft, enviable keyboard skills that would wow almost anybody, and you have an exciting artist who is just getting started.

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Wonder Strings – Jedinstven spoj gudačke virtuoznosti i ženske energije

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Best of Show honors go to Matej Meštrović (Croatia), 3 Rhapsodies for Piano and Orchestra, album, has original, radiant music by one of Europe’s most eminent composers. Recorded in Croatia with the superlative Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, this album presents a collection of three rhapsodies: Danube Rhapsody, Chinese Rhapsody and New England Rhapsody. An unexpected treat is the Chinese Rhapsody with pipa, zheng, erhu and violin. Meštrović’s Danube Rhapsody received its world premiere in Stern Auditorium at Carneigie Hall with the composer at the piano. LINK

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Matej Meštrović: 3 RHAPSODIES

Matej Meštrović (1969) bez sumnje je najsvestraniji umjetnik na hrvatskoj kulturnoj sceni. Redoviti je član Hrvatskog društva skladatelja te Zajednice samostalnih umjetnika. Svoje glazbeno obrazovanje započinje u ranoj dobi od 4 godine, ili kako se ponekad šali, slušajući isključivo klasiku još u maminom trbuhu, a već sa 16 godina upisuje Muzičku akademiju u Novom Sadu u klasi profesora Arbo Valdma. Jedan je od začetnika new age glazbe u Hrvatskoj, pa je tako nastupio na festivalu nove umjetničke glazbe “Muzičkom biennalu” u Zagrebu s američkom harfisticom Georgiom Kelly. Dvije godine proveo je u Amsterdamu skladajući operu “Gypsy Girl” za talijanskog dirigenta i producenta operne glazbe Giuseppea Raffu.

Po povratku u Hrvatsku, pod utjecajem novih tehnologija, usmjerava se na komponiranje glazbe na sliku, pa tako ostvaruje vrlo uspješnu suradnju sa proslavljenim alpinistom Stipom Božićem stvarajući glazbu za njegove putopisne serijale “Dubine”, “Sjeverni Pol” , “Dhalaugiri” i “Reticent Wall”, koji je osvojio prvu nagradu na “Međunarodnom festivalu” u Trentu u Italiji, “Svete Planine Svijeta” te “Pustinje Svijeta”, koje su naknadno objavljene kao samostalna glazbena CD izdanja u Aquarius Recordsu, te su „Pustinje Svijeta“ nominirane za diskografsku nagradu Porin 2011. Tijekom godina, kao kompozitor surađuje sa brojnim redateljima, na filmovima od igranih, do eksperimentalnih i preko 400 dokumentarnih filmova.

Glazbeni opus sadržava i Meštrovićev autorski CD pod naslovom “Zvuci Velebita” , koji je distribuiran u nakladi od 45.000 primjeraka uz ugledni časopis “National Geographic”.

Svojom glazbom sudjelovao je u kreiranju hrvatskog paviljona na svjetskoj izložbi EXPO Šangaj 2010. Skladao je glazbu za film Tomislava Rukavine na svjetskoj izložbi EXPO u Hannoveru 2000, te za film Vinka Brešana u Lisabonu 1998. za čiju je izvanrednu realizaciju nagrađen i Nagradom Grada Zagreba.

Pijanist i kompozitor, svoje područje interesa i djelovanja ne ograničava isključivo na pozornicu, pa se tako vrlo uspješno ogledao i kao redatelj, prvenstveno bajkovitih filmova o ljepotama Hrvatske, za koje je primio brojne nagrade kako u Hrvatskoj, tako i diljem svijeta na raznim festivalima turističkog filma.

2004. Dobitnik je Posebne nagrade gradonačelnika Karlovyh Vary (Češka) za autorski film Croatian Dream Dubrovnik.
U listopadu 2005. osvaja nagradu za najbolji turistički film u svim kategorijama na međunarodnom festivalu “Tourfilm” u Poznanu. Kao skladatelj i redatelj, ostvaruje projekt promocije hrvatske spomeničke baštine pri UNESCO-u.

2011. dobija nagradu “Oktavijan” na “Danima hrvatskog filma” za film “Hercegovina – Zemlja Svjetlosti” , te osvaja nagradu “Baldo Čupić” za najbolji nacionalni turistički film “Zagreb Zagreb” koja uključuje i prikazivanje filma u 50 država širom svijeta.

Surađuje kao klavirski aranžer na gotovo svim albumima crossover pijaniste Maksima Mrvice. Godine 2009. osniva ansambl “Orient Expresto” za dva klavira i udaraljke sa pijanisticom Kristinom Bjelopavlović i udaraljkašem Bornom Šercarom te s njima uspješno nastupa od Beča, Tokija, Zagreba, gotovo svih gradova u Hrvatskoj te 2018 velikoj turneji po Kini.

2010. Muzički Informativni Centar objavljuje njegov notni materijal za dva klavira “Twenty Fingers” . Glazbeno djelovanje Mateja Meštrovića širi se i na kazalište, pa njegov glazbeni opus broji i tridesetak predstava.

2013. godine započinje suradnju sa redateljem Krešimirom Dolenčićem, pa osim kazališnih predstava „Buba u uhu“ i „Čudesna Šuma“ dvije godine za redom otvara Dubrovačke ljetne igre sa kompozicijom “Neka Uđu” koju je Meštrović skladao za sinfonijski orkestar, dva zbora i Linđo, Brojni kritičari proglasili su ova otvaranja kao najuspješnija u povijesti otvaranja Igara.

2015. Meštrović je na Dubrovačkim ljetnim igrama sudjelovao kao kompozitor i izvođač u dramskoj premijeri predstave „Dubrovačka Trilogija“ u režiji Staše Zurovca.

Od kraja 2012. godine započinje suradnju sa Sudar Perccusion ansamblom, gdje osim kao pijanist, sudjeluje i kao autor i aranžer. Kao rezultat njihove intenzivne suradnje, nastao je CD Eat Suite, glazbeno izdanje Matejeve autorske glazbe skladane za klavir i udaraljkaški ansambl, sa puhačkom sekcijom koja gostuje na jednoj kompoziciji. CD je masterirao Frank Arkwgiht u legendarnom Abbey Road studiju u Londonu.

Za vrijeme boravka u i snimanja CD-a u dvorcu takodjer je snimljen i dokumentarni film u režiji Arsena Oremovića “Sudar u dvorcu”. Na CDu nalazi se 8 autorskih komopzicija Mateja Meštrovića te bonus track obrada “Alla Turce”. Odmah po izlasku, CD je proglašen vrlo inovativnim, kako glazbeno, tako i vizualno.

Veći dio 2015.godine Matej Meštrović posvetio je autorskoj obradi Vivaldijeva 4 godišnja doba , opsežnog djela za violinu, gudači komorni ansambl, udaraljkaški ansambl i klavir, koja je uspješno praizvedena uz Zagrebačke soliste, Ansambl Sudar i Stefana Milenkovića u prepunjenoj Velikoj dvorani Vatroslava Lisinskog u 9 mjesecu 2015. godine.

Prvu polovicu 2016. Godine Meštrović zaokružuje sa nekoliko velikih projekata, u vlastitom izdanju izdaje solo klavirski album “My Face Musci Book” , koji je proglašen Albumom godine od ugledne američke web stranice Solopiano.com , sudjeluje kao autor i izvođač na spektakularnom otavanju Europskih sveučilišnih igara u Zagrebu , završava autorsku glazbu za film “Funne” u Hrvatsko - Talijanskoj kooprodukciji te ima svjetsku premijeru “Vivaldi 4 godišnja doba za 3 klavira” na Dubrovačkim ljetnim igrama sa pijanistima Matijom Dedićem i Hakanom Ali Tokerom iz Turske.

U kolovozu 2017. Izlazi CD “Vivaldi 4 Seasons for 3 pianos” za izdavačku kuću PARMA Recordings u distribuciji NAXOSA za svjetsko tržište. CD je odmah po izlasku uvršten na Sptify listu 50 klasičnih izdanja, dobio je dvije Global Music Awards nagrade, te se emitira na radio stanicama diljem svijeta. U listopadu 2017. u vlastitoj organizaciji rasprodao je 4 HNK ( Zagreb, Rijkea, Split i Varaždin) sa promotivnim koncertima za 3 klavira pod naslovom “4 godišnja doba u 4 HNK”

U siječnju 2018. Meštrović dobija poziv za nastup u prestižnoj koncertnoj dvorani Carnegie Hall , gdje je 15.4. praizvedeno njegovo autorsko djelo “Dunavska Rapsodija” za klavir i orkestar u glavnoj dvorani Carnegie Halla - Stern, u kojoj su do sada kao umjetnici iz Hrvatske, nastupali samo Ivo Pogorelić i Radovan Vlatković. Praizvedba “Dunavske Rapsodije” u Carnegie Hallu je ujedno i jedina praizvedba nekog hrvatskog kompozitora ikada u toj prestižnoj dvorani.

9.1.2018. praizvedena je njegova “Kineska Rapsodija” na koncertu Kineska Nova Godina u Velikoj dvorani Lisinski sa Zagrebačkom filharmonijom i 4 vrhnuska solista iz Kine pod ravnanjem maestra Jonatana Griffitha iz New Yorka.

U srpnju 2018. Meštrović i njegov trio Expresto održali su turneju po Kini , u kojoj su u 3 tjedna prošli više od 11.000 kilometara, te rasprodali više od 10.000 ulaznica na 11 koncerata koje su održali po glavnim gradovima kineskih provincija uključujući i Peking.

U rujnu 2018. dobitnik je dvije Global Music Awards - Silver Medal Winners - Outstanding Achievement composition/composer and original score za klavirsku kompoziciju "Dream Forever", koja ujedno najavljuje i Meštrovićev slijedeći klavirski projekt "Piano Waves"

U siječnju 2018. dobitnik je 150.000 kn na natječaju International - HDSa za projekt “3 Rapsodije za klavir i okrestar” kroz koji je sufinancirano studijsko snimanje sve 3 Rapsodije sa Zagrebačkom Filharmonijom u Velikoj dvorani Lisinski , a CD izlazi u ožujuku 2019. u produkciji izdavačke kuće PARMA Recordings te distribuciji po čitavom svijetu putem NAXOSa. “3 Rapdosije” su ujedno i prvi službeni CD u povijesti Zagrebačke Filharmonije za američko tržište.

3 RHAPSODIES
FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
MATEJ MEŠTROVIĆ
Matej Meštrović Piano, Composer / Arranger
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Miran Vaupotić conductor

It is tempting to compare Matej Meštrović's compositional style to his great predecessors in the late-Romantic tradition. After all, much of the Croatian composer's style and techniques would be right at home in Rachmaninoff’s concertos, Tchaikovsky's works, or Prokofiev's neoclassicism; and the name of the album's first work, Danube Rhapsody, naturally evokes associations with Smetana's similarly river-themed Vltava. Add to all of this that Meštrović, like most of his great musical ancestors, is a talented virtuoso pianist, and it's easy to see why 3 RHAPSODIES is bound to meet with enthusiasm.
Of course, a skillful composer like Meštrović doesn't confine himself to mere epigonism. And indeed, there is an original voice which constantly rises out from tradition. This is partially achieved through Meštrović's clever instrumentation: the Danube Rhapsody's scoring includes, among others, a cimbalom and a tamburitza (the Croatian long-necked lute), which immediately tells the listener that he or she is hearing the Balkans, not Russia or Czechia. Similarly, the Chinese Rhapsody employs traditional Chinese instruments such as the pipa, erhu, and zheng, gorgeously contrasting them against the tremolo strings of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra.

American East Coast natives will find themselves swept back home in Meštrović's New England Rhapsody, a composition initially as comforting and sentimentally heart-warming as the Transatlantic accent in a 1940's film. It's a deceptive respite, however: the final movement, interspersed with jazzy rhythmic elements and Meštrović's resurfacing Croatian voice, takes the listener right back to the exalting ardor of the album's beginning. Instead of fizzling out like lesser compositions might, it finishes with a bang.

There is no way around it: 3 RHAPSODIES is a triumph. It is not at all unlikely that future generations, when asked to name the first famous Croatian composer that comes to mind, will exclaim with conviction: "Meštrović, of course!"

Release Date: March 22, 2019 http://navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6219/

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DANUBE RHAPSODY (praizvedena je u Carnegie Hallu 15.4.2018.) https://magazin.hrt.hr/427006/matej-mestrovic-nastupa-u-carnegie-hallu

Composer / Arranger Matej Meštrović

Miran Vaupotić, conductor, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra | Matej Meštrović - Piano, Marjan Krajna - Accordion, Svetlana Krajna - tamburitza, Alan Kanski - cimbalom, Dani Bošnjak - Pipe

I. Birth Of a River

II. Danube Dance

III. Water Reflections

IV. Danubius

Recorded June 26,27,28, 2018 at the Vatroslav Lisinski concert hall in Zagreb, Croatia

Recording Session Producer: Krešimir Seletković

Recording Session Engineer: Moris Studio Zagreb

Editing and Mixing: Krešimir Seletković

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CHINESE RHAPSODY

Composer / Arranger Matej Meštrović

Miran Vaupotić, conductor, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra | Matej Meštrović - Piano, TU SHAN XIANG pipa, ZHANG PEI zheng, BAI YU erhu, LI XINXING violin

I. Chinese Rhapsody ( Praizvedena u Velikoj dvorani Lisinski, 09.02.2018 )

http://music-box.hr/2018/02/10/vatromet-dobre-glazbe-mateja-mestrovica-kineske-glazbenike-off-ciklusu/

Recorded June 26,27,28, 2018 at the Vatroslav Lisinski concert hall in Zagreb, Croatia

Recording Session Producer: Krešimir Seletković

Recording Session Engineer: Moris Studio Zagreb

Editing and Mixing: Krešimir Seletković

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NEW ENGLAND RHAPSODY

Composer / Arranger Matej Meštrović

Miran Vaupotić, conductor, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra | Matej Meštrović - Piano

I. New England Vibe

II. Poco a poco *

III. Fly Over North Hampton

Recorded June 26,27,28, 2018 at the Vatroslav Lisinski concert hall in Zagreb, Croatia

Recording Session Producer: Krešimir Seletković

Recording Session Engineer: Moris Studio Zagreb

Editing and Mixing: Krešimir Seletković

* Poco a poco is dedicated to Bob Lord

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MR.SC. ANA MARIĆ-PR MANAGER, MARKETING

LANA JANJANIN BIO HR >>>

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1. Cijeli koncert Lana Janjanin i Dina Rizvic & HRT Big Band :
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Dr.sc. NINO ZUBČEVIĆ- Project manager
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DR.SC. NINO ZUBČEVIĆ - PROJECT MANAGER
MR.SC. ANA MARIĆ - PR MANAGER, MANAGEMENT

„ NAJNOVIJA VIJEST“

ALEKSANDAR SANJA ILIĆ & BALKANIKA POBJEDNICI BEOVIZIJE ( NAJUSPJEŠNIJA PJESMA ZA NASTUP NA EUROVIZIJI U LISABONU 2018.GODINE

www.stefanmilenkovich.com

Tango Negro, 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCoV3gNBqOw

Tango Negro,   
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/159878b9b8bbebca

Night Club 1960 (Duet Stefan i Marko)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4PVZMqrib8

Vida Mia (Aleksandra Kovač-vokal)    
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CWXt2nC6Vg

Yo no que me han hecho tus ojos(Ana Bezjak-vokal)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaetdIQS_Eg

Tango Dance(Hatlak)   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVLkiDsYFQA

La Cumparsita (Stefan pleše tango)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc60Pt9yGxM      

Compás je ritam, metronom, tempo koraka, puls ili osnovno mjerilo. Osnovni element na kojemu se bazira čitava glazba. Ovaj projekt istražuje tango compás – njegovu intenzivnu, mračnu ljepotu i strast. No tango sadrži još mnogo više: nevjerojatan raspon energetske izražajnosti – uključujući zvuk i pokret – koji možda skriva ključ o tome što zapravo znači biti čovjek i biti smrtan.  Komunikacija između muškarca i žene, naše slabosti i naše jakosti, borba između  dobra i zla, pomirba uma, tijela i duha – svi ti bezvremeni pojmovi sadržani  utangu compás pružili su im nadahnuće za ovo glazbeno putovanje.

1.) Stefan  Milenkovich u Sava Centru:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKhnT_kdlIY

2.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DHNlksGcdA

3. ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enSgozxJyOY

4.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDzcOKCdUAs

5.) Solo impro iz novog albuma Ruthenia (rough mix)
https://soundcloud.com/marko-crncec/solo-piano-ruthenia

Prof.dr.sc. HELENA SABLIĆ TOMIĆ - dekanica UMJETNIČKE AKADEMIJE u OSIJEKU (lektor)
Prof. GORAN KONČAR: stručni suradnik
Prof. SANDA VOJKOVIĆ: stručni suradnik
Prof.dr.sc. ENNIO STIPČEVIĆ: urednik

Marko Churnchetz - BIOGRAPHY >>>


Stefan  Milenkovich u Sava Centru:

1.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKhnT_kdlIY

2.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DHNlksGcdA

3.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=enSgozxJyOY

4.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDzcOKCdUAs

5.) Solo impro iz novog albuma Ruthenia (rough mix)

ORGANIZACIJSKI ODBOR:
DR.SC. NINO ZUBČEVIĆ - PROJECT MANAGER
MR.SC. ANA MARIĆ - PR MANAGER, MARKETING
PROF. PERO GLAVINIĆ - STRUČNI SAVJETNIK
DIPL. OEC. PETRA MILANOVIĆ - MARKETING

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Prodaja ulaznica putem sustava Eventim --> http://www.eventim.hr/hr/search/?search_string=pepeljuga

Prekrasno iskustvo za sve koji su bili dijelom toga događaja!

Maestro Milenkovich ovaj put je udružio  snage s *Markom Hatlakom,* svestranim slovenskim koncertnim harmonikašem u energičnom sastavu *Stefan Milenkovich & Marko Hatlak TANGO COMPÁS*, a snimili su i istoimeni CD koji je publika u Celju, Novom Mestu, Ljubljani, Mariboru, Varaždinu, Hvaru, Kastvu, Splitu, Umagu, Ohridu, Dubrovniku, Novome Sadu, Beogradu ​, Rovinju, ​Makarskoj, Trstu i brojnim drugim gradovima razgrabila nakon koncerata.

U Srbiji je njihov beogradski koncert u Sava centru proglašen jednim od tri najbolja godišnja glazbena događaja 2014.godine, uz Placida Dominga i pijanista  Borisa Berezovskog.

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​Svakako je preporučljivo uključiti lokalnu scenu argentinskog tanga, time koncert ​poprima  uzavrel ​u  atmosfer ​u  milonge prije i poslije koncerta, dok ​će  sam Milenkovich iz publike za vrijeme koncerta pozva ​ti  na pozornicu d ​amu  iz publike ​te otplesati 1-2 broja, npr. kultnu  La Cumparsitu!

*O PROJEKTU TANGO COMPÁS*

*Compás* je španjolska riječ za ritam, metronom, tempo koraka, puls ili osnovno mjerilo. Osnovni element na kojemu se bazira čitava glazba. Ovaj projekt istražuje *tango compás* – njegovu intenzivnu, mračnu ljepotu i strast. No tango sadrži još mnogo više: nevjerojatan raspon energetske izražajnosti – uključujući zvuk i pokret – koji možda skriva ključ o tome što zapravo znači biti čovjek i biti smrtan. Komunikacija između muškarca i žene, naše slabosti i naše jakosti, borba između dobra i zla, pomirba uma, tijela i duha – svi ti bezvremeni pojmovi sadržani u *tangu compás* pružili su im nadahnuće za ovo glazbeno putovanje.

Na našoj  službenoj stranici možete naći dodatne informacije o projektu, programu, video snimke te osvrte i kritike...

http://www.lifestyle.hr/hr/glazbenik.php?id_glzb=26

Tango Negro,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCoV3gNBqOw

Tango Negro,
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/159878b9b8bbebca

Night Club 1960 (Duet Stefan i Marko) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4PVZMqrib8

Vida Mia (Aleksandra Kovač-vokal) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CWXt2nC6Vg

Yo no que me han hecho tus ojos(Ana Bezjak-vokal)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaetdIQS_Eg

Tango Dance(Hatlak)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVLkiDsYFQA

La Cumparsita (Stefan pleše tango)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc60Pt9yGxM      

Compás je ritam, metronom, tempo koraka, puls ili osnovno mjerilo. Osnovni element na kojemu se bazira čitava glazba. Ovaj projekt istražuje tango compás – njegovu intenzivnu, mračnu ljepotu i strast. No tango sadrži još mnogo više: nevjerojatan raspon energetske izražajnosti – uključujući zvuk i pokret – koji možda skriva ključ o tome što zapravo znači biti čovjek i biti smrtan.  Komunikacija između muškarca i žene, naše slabosti i naše jakosti, borba između  dobra i zla, pomirba uma, tijela i duha – svi ti bezvremeni pojmovi sadržani  utangu compás pružili su im nadahnuće za ovo glazbeno putovanje.

ORGANIZACIJSKI ODBOR:
DR.SC. NINO ZUBČEVIĆ - PROJECT MANAGER
DIPL. OEC. PETRA MILANOVIĆ - PR MANAGER, MARKETING
PROF. DRAŽEN ALERIĆ - PROČELNIK ODJELA ZA DRUŠTVENE DJELATNOSTI - GRADA OSIJEKA

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SASTAV BANDA

Goran Končar, violina
Ljerka Končar Gamulin, violončelo
Zvjezdan Ružić, klavir
Henry Radanović, bas
Darko Jurković Charlie, gitara
Janko Novoselić, bubnjevi

Organizacijski odbor:
DR.SC. NINO ZUBČEVIĆ - PROJECT MANAGER
DIPL. OEC. LJERKA HEDL - GRADSKO POGLAVARSTVO
DIPL. OEC. ŽELJKO LONČAR - KABINET GRADONAČELNIKA
PROF. SANDA VOJKOVIĆ - MENTOR, PROMOTOR BANDA
DENIS DETLING - Direktor ARHEOLOŠKOG MUZEJA
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Quintet  https://youtu.be/61-ZpPQ280A
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ORGANIZACIJSKI ODBOR:
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Dipl. oec. IVANA JURIĆ - PR manager, marketing

Dipl. oec. ŽELJKO LONČAR-Kabinet gradonačelnika grada Osijeka

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FLYING GUITARS FESTIVAL I FLIGHT OF FAME

U Varaždinu će se od 6. do 9. listopada 2016. dogoditi multimedijski spektakl pod dirigentskom palicom vrsnog i originalnog kreatora medijske scene u Hrvatskoj dr. sc. Milana Sivačkog, jer on je lucidnim promišljanjem stvorio univerzalni koncept koji maestralnom rukom autora afirmira sve ono krucijalno što nam je tijekom minulih godina ponudila gitara u službi vrsnih interpretatora. Originalnom koncepcijom spaja u jedan homogeni umjetnički event fotografije i živu muziku u izvođenju prestižnih i afirmiranih umjetnika koji svojom tehničkom perfekcijom potenciraju sve ono što je osmislio inventivni autor u svojem privatnom laboratoriju daleko od javnosti. Stvorio je konceptualni uradak iznimne umjetničke ravnoteže gdje paralelno pratimo kombinaciju inventivne fotografije i nastup renomiranih gitarističkih autoriteta i uzora koji stvaraju poentilistički ambijent – u kojem i najupućeniji teško mogu staviti crtu između umjetničke fotografije i live muzike – a to je bila osnovna intencija lucidnog stvaratelja Milana Sivačkog.

On je stvorio spektakularni vizualni i slušni ugođaj – koji na svoj osebujan način propitkuje kroz povijesne mijene – i s preciznošću najoštrijeg skalpela detektira bitne odrednice kroz povijesni kontekst. U sumornoj atmosferi lažnih vrijednosti, mediokritetskih tzv. kulturnih sadržaja našega establišmenta koji ima svesrdnu podršku političkih marioneta, Milan Sivački svojim dosljednim i prepoznatljivim stilom i kreativnošću koja provocira svaki zahtjevni senzibilitet stvara multimedijski sadržaj koji može po svim standardima i inputima biti uz bok najboljim dosezima europskih medijskih tvorevina.

Beskompromisnim stavom on ne prihvaća koketiranje s tržišnim lažnim vrijednostima nego nastoji pronaći inačicu što svojom izvornom čistoćom ostaje trajnom vrijednosti kojom se grad Varaždin bez ikakvih dodvoravanja i klijentelističkog kriterija stavlja uz bok daleko renomiranijih i tradicionalno dugotrajnijih civilizacijskih destinacija. Nama privrženima urbanoj kulturi bez lukrativnih namjera ostaje svesrdno podržati angažman originalnog stvaratelja, koji uporno i dosljedno svih ovih godina stoji na braniku svoje izvornosti i vjeruje u svoju viziju i obećavajuću budućnost što je namjerava podariti našoj zemlji i njezinom europskom statusu.

Dr. sc. NINO ZUBČEVIĆ
U Londonu , 4. listopada 2016. godine

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Autor fotografije - Ao leong Weng Fong

Autor fotografije - PETE THOMPSON

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DIPL. OEC. PETRA MILANOVIĆ - PR MANAGER, MARKETING

Ana Sofrenović, jedna od najpoznatijih domaćih glumica u poslednje dve decenije, paralelno s glumačkom, dugi niz godina uspešno je razvijala i karijeru vokalne solistkinje, u različitim postavama i stilovima. Aktivna na sceni još kao trogodišnjakinja, odrasla u porodici koja je podsticala njena umetnička interesovanja, već u svojim dvadesetim stiče značajan renome, kako kroz filmove koje je tada snimala (Kaži zašto me ostavi), tako i kroz nastupe u mjuziklima (Kabare). Svoj bujni pevački talenat najduže je brusila u džez kontekstu, nastupajući sa saksofonistom Jovanom Maljokovićem, ali i kroz niz drugih projekata.

Jedan od ključnih momenata za Aninu buduću vokalnu karijeru dogodio se 2005. godine, kada je pohađala radionicu čuvene avangardne pevačice Meredit Mank. Tom prilikom, prijavljuje se i za njen master-klas naredne godine, te biva izabrana sa još 18 ljudi iz čitavog sveta da nastupi u Karnegi holu, izvodeći repertoar Mankove. Tri godine kasnije dobija stipendiju fondacije ArtsLink, što joj još jednom omogućuje da učestvuje u interpretaciji dela Meredit Mank, u tada aktuelnom projektu Songs of Ascension.
Posvećuje se i pedagoškom radu, te drži niz vokalnih radionica u Srbiji, i nastupa na festivalima avangardne muzike, kao što su novosadski Interzone i beogradski Ring Ring. Učestvuje na Beogradskom džez festivalu 2012. godine u svojstvu gošće benda Jovana Maljokovića, a godinu dana kasnije i s vlastitim programom u nekoliko različitih postava, izazivajući ekstatične recenzije renomiranih kritičara iz Jazz Timesa i drugih relevatnih inostranih magazina.

Ana Sofrenović usvaja holistički pristup glasu, koji podrazumeva da za izvođenje nisu bitne samo glasne žice već i psiha, emocija, kao i energija čitavog tela. Tradicionalne forme pevanja kombinuje sa eksperimentalnim vokalnim tehnikama, u dobroj meri se oslanjajući i na svoje glumačko-performersko iskustvo u interpretaciji. Njen cilj jeste oslobađanje od manirizma, a ideja vodilja da se glas može koristiti u svom punom potencijalu, mimo konvencija i stega koje nameće notni sistem.

Od cvrkuta ptica, vetrova, imitiranja dečjeg glasa do raznih onomatopeja, od najdubljih do najviših registara ljudskog glasa, Ana se poigrava i svojim glasom i našim očekivanjima. Koristeći svoj dramaturški talenat, ona se ne bavi pukom demonstracijom apstraktnih vokalnih tehnika, već se u interpretaciji i emotivno angažuje, ciljajući i na racionalnu i na osećajnu percepciju kod slušalaca. Bilo da nas iznenađuje neobičnim viđenjima klasika džeza i pop muzike, novim kompozicijama ili slobodnim improvizacijama, Sofrenovićeva nam širi vidike i otkriva nove muzičke potencijale, krećući se putem koji su pre nje utabale legendarne pevačice poput Meredit Mank, Ive Bitove, i drugi smeli istraživači ljudskog glasa.

Ana Sofrenović    
                                          
Rođena u Beogradu. Diplomirala na Fakultetu dramskih umetnosti u Beogradu. 

2000.         Vokalno se usavršavala kod Meri Hamond, profesorke i osnivača odseka muzičkog teatra na Kraljevskoj muzičkoj akademiji u Londonu. Redovno posećuje i drži radionice širom sveta koje se bave istraživanjem glasa i interdisciplinarnog performansa preko organizacija poput: Institut of Living Voice (Marseille / 2006, Buenos Aires / 2007, Roterdam / 2008 ) i
2009.          Dobitnik umetničke rezidencije CEC Arts Link, na kojoj su joj tokom dva meseca domacini bili Meredit Monk i njena umetnička organizacija House of Foundation, kao i dramski odsek na Jejl univerzitetu.
2013.          International Interdisciplinary Artists Consortium Residency, projekat podržao Suitcase Fund (New York Live Arts) - umetnička rezidencija na koju je pozvana kao umetnik i predavač.

MUZIKA
2015.          autor i izvodjac projekta Pejsaz glasa (Landscape of Voice), izvedenom na Festivalu nove i avangardne umetnosti "Nova" u Pancevu
2013.          autor multimedijalnog projekta Glasovi (Voices) koji je premijerno izveden na Beogradskom džez festivalu  
2009.          Songs of Ascension, režija i muzika Meredit Monk, na festivalu BAM u Njujorku
2008.          Invisible Gipsy, opera Zorana Tairovića u Beogradskoj filharmoniji
2006.          odabrana da učestvuje u master klasu i koncertu američke kompozitorke Meredit Monk u Karnegi Holu
2005           Orfej i Euridika, opera K.V.Gluka, režija Bojana Cvejić, produkcija BEMUS 2005
2001.          nastupala na koncertu priznate britanske pijanistkinje Džoane Mekregor u Londonu
1997-2006. koncerti s programom filmske muzike u saradnji s džez bendom Jovana Maljokovića
1993-2000. redovno nastupa na koncertima džez, pop i rok muzike

POZORIŠTE
2013.          Piter Šišoli (Njujork) i Ana Sofrenović (Beograd) La Roulette, Bruklin (projekat podržali Suitcase Fund (New York Live Arts) i fondacija Trust for mutual understanding)
2012.          Mali princAntoan de Sent Egziperi, režija Ana Sofrenović, produkcija Dečji kulturni centar Beograd 
2012.          Piter Šišoli (Njujork) i Ana Sofrenović (Beograd), režija i izvođenje Piter Šišoli i Ana Sofrenović
2011.          učestvuje u projektu Izmeštanje kao autor multimedijalnog performansa Displacement u produkciji umetničke organizacije Kiosk, za nacionalni paviljon na Praškom kvadrijenalu, kreirajući performans za hologramsku platformu u saradnji s islandskom vokalistkinjom Gunnlaugh Thorvaldsdottir http://www.kioskngo.org/projects/displacements/ana-sofrenovic/
2011.          Piter Šišoli (Njujork) i Ana Sofrenović (Beograd), režija i izvođenje Piter Šišoli i
Ana Sofrenović, u La Mami u  Njujorku (projekat podrzali CEC Arts Link i New York Live Arts)           
2008.          Jača,A. Strindberg, režija i izvođenje Ana Sofrenović, produkcija Fakultet dramskih umetnosti
2008.          Coda, interdisciplinarna predstava, autor Ana Sofrenović i autorski tim Vojislav Klačar, Vlatko Ilić, Ivana Ognjanović, produkcija Jugokoncert 
2008.          Barbelo, Biljana Srbljanović, režija Dejan Mijač, produkcija JDP
2004.          Lulu, F. Wedekind, režija  Gorčin Stojanović,  produkcija JDP
2002.          Whole, multimedijalni performans, autori Ana Sofrenović i Jelisaveta Tatić, produkcija Kokran Teatar i St Martins College of Art, London
1998.          Tri visoke žene, Edvard Olbi, režija Vida Ognjenović, produkcija JDP 
1997.          Zigi Stardast, režija Milorad Milinković, produkcija Bitef Teatar Beograd
1994.          Kabare, režija Soja Jovanović, produkcija  Pozorište na Terazijama 
1990.          Pikova dama, Puškin, režija Milan Vukotić, produkcija Teatar Levo 
/Nagrada za najbolju glumicu na BAP-u/

FILM
2014.          Dječaci iz ulice Marksa i Engelsa, režija Nikola Vukčević, produkcija Galileo production
2012.          Dr Rej i Đavoli, režija Dinko Tucaković, produkcija Viktorija film
2010.          Gavran, režija James McTeigue, producent Marc D. Evans
2010.          Van kontrole, rezija Gala Goliani, produkcija Akademja umetnosti Beograd
2007.          Braća Blum, režija Rian Johnson, produced by James D. Stern                     
2007.          Dva, režija Puriša Đorđević
2006.          Agi i Ema, režija Milutin Petrović 
2003.          Pad u raj, režija Miloš Radović 
2002.          Matilda, režija Nina Mimica, produkcija RAI, Italija 
2002.          Mali svet, režija Miloš Radivojević, produkcija Cobra Production 
2002.          Jasna dobija veš mašinu, režija Vesna Kudić, produkcija Nacionalna filmska škola, Velika Britanija               
2000.          Nebeska udica, režija Ljubiša Samardžić, produkcija Cinema dizajn /Nagrada Carica Teodora, za najbolju žensku ulogu na filmskom festival u Nišu/ 
1999.          Bure Baruta, režija Goran Paskaljević,                       
1998.          Tango je tužna misao koja se pleše, režija Puriša Đorđević, produkcija RTS   
1996.          Balkanska pravila, režija Darko Bajić, produkcija Magic Line                              , /Nagrada za izuzetno dostignuce na filmskom festival u Nišu/
1995.          Ubistvo s predumišljajem, režija Gorčin Stojanović, produkcija Cinema dizajn /Nagrada za najbolju epizodnu ulogu na Filmskim susretima u Nišu, Nagrada za izuzetno glumačko dostignuće na Filmskim susretima u Nišu, Nagrada Kristalna prizma/

TV       
2003.          Strange, produkcija BBC, Velika Britanija
2002.          Holby City, serija u produkciji BBC, Velika Britanija
2000.          London Burning, produkcija ITV, Velika Britanija
2000.          Big Bad World, produkcija ITV,  Velika Britanija
1999.          The Vice, produkcija ITV, Velika Britanija
1998.          Flora Sends, TV drama produkcija RTS
1997.          Ženidba i udadba, TV drama  Radomir Šaranović, produkcija RTS, Srbija
1995.          Znakovi,TV drama, režija Petar Zec, produkcija RTS, Serbia
1994.          Pokvarenjak, Bukovski, TV drama, režija Slobodan Z. Jovanović, produkcija RTS, Srbija

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https://vimeo.com/81572914       RED

https://vimeo.com/81572913       BLUE VARIATION

https://vimeo.com/81572912       LULLABY

https://vimeo.com/81572911       BLUE

http://vimeo.com/82373682         WHITE

WHITE / VOICES performed by Ana Sofrenovic, Jovan Maljokovic, Ivan Ilic, Goran Potic and Milan Pavkovic at 29th BJF from VOICES (PROJECT AREA) on Vimeo.

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Projekat Glasovi (Voices) je interdisciplinarni projekat koji istrazuje granice izmedju filma, pozorista i muzike i sve to u okviru zivog nastupa. Autor projekta je Ana Sofrenovic koja je na poziv Beogradskog dzez festivala,  oktobra 2013. godine u glavnom programu festivala premijerno izvela muzicko - scenski nastup, kao deo ovog projekta koji ce se nadalje razvijati kao platforma za umetnicki dijalog medju umetnicima razlicitih umetnickih sfera kao i za nove nacine interakcije izmedju umetnika i siroke publike u dobu novih tehnologija.

Kroz princip dzez imrovizacije, Ana i njeni saradnici su izveli jedinstven nastup inspirisan:

* poezijom Vaska Pope (opus Mala kutija) 

https://vimeo.com/81572911       BLUE

* jazz standardima 50-tih godina dvadesetog veka

http://vimeo.com/82373682         WHITE

* i tradicionalnom balkanskom i islandskom uspavankom

https://vimeo.com/81572912       LULLABY

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"BILLIE'S HOLIDAY"

Osnovna ideja projekta je  odavanje počasti jednoj od najvećih diva jazz i i pop muzike XX veka,legendarnoj Bili Holidej .Uz ucesce   sedam beogradskih džez pevačica realizovan je uoči stogodišnjice njenog rođenja (pod nazivom "A Night For Lady Day"), čime je naša zemlja svrstana u Evropske i svetske gradove koji su kulturno-umetničkim programom obeležili ovaj veliki događaj.

"Zvezda vodilja" im je bila Suzana Petričević, glumica Narodnog pozorišta, koja je već imala priliku da se nađe u ulozi čuvene Lejdi Dej u predstavi " Budite Lejdi na jedan dan ".

Publika će moći da uživa u posebno odabranim pesmama, hitovima koji su obeležili XX vek, kao i kratak ,ali veoma buran život Bili Holidej u izvođenju renomiranih jazz pevačica: Jelene Jovović, Sanje Marković, Bobane Đorđević, Ljiljane Sađil, Irene Blagojević, Katarine Kačunković i Ksenije Kočetove.

Muzički deo je protkan nepikosnovenom glumom Suzane Petričević i sve to uz pratnju sjajnih muzičara ( Predrag Revišin-saksofon,Vladan Protić-truba,Milovan Paunović-klavir,Goran Potić-gitara,Miloš Čolović-kontrabas, Luka Ignjatović-bubanj ), uvešće Vas u potpuno magičan svet jedne od najvećih umetnica svih vremena.

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DR.SC. NINO ZUBČEVIĆ-PROJECT MANGER

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DETOUR- ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC POP GLAZBENA ATRAKCIJA

Detour je danas prepoznatljiv među poklonicima kvalitetnog, suvremenog, elektro - akustičnog pop zvuka u koji se povremeno umiješa i drum'n'bass, a u recentnije vrijeme u nekim stvarima i poneka country nota. Njihova snaga nije samo u najnovijim uradcima jer među nositeljima koncertnih nastupa su se našle i pjesme starijeg datuma poput "Ljeto počinje", "Mjesec", "Gledano sa strane" i "Prijatelj". Ipak, treći, aktualni, studijski album "A što ak' ja..." pokazao se prijelomnim stvorivši od benda veliku glazbenu pop atrakciju u regiji, otvorivši im veliki broj koncertnih nastupa i priznanja. Materijal, nošen najviše hit singlovima "Srce veliko", "Snijeg", "Daleko" i "Plešem sama", osigurao je Detouru top mjesto u većini godišnjih izbora, te Porina za najbolji pop album u 2014. godini. Početkom 2016. godine s najnovijim hit singlom 'Zaljubila sam se' na najbolji mogući način  otvorili su svoju slavljeničku godinu u kojoj obilježavaju deset godina rada istovremeno najavivši novi ciklus u radu same grupe.

 Izdvojeno iz recenzije:

'Album koji bi mogao Detour prometnuti u jedan od najtraženijih domaćih sastava' – Aleksandar Dragaš, Jutarnji list

'Bez ijedne slabe točke, svih 12 brojeva na albumu zaslužili su palac gore, radijsku eksploataciju umjesto šrota koji se obično tu vrti i pune koncerte. Pop se vratio!' – Zlatko Gall, Slobodna Dalmacija

'...ljepota njihove glazbe nadilazi klasičan pop zvuk jer u svoju glazbu ubacuju razne trikove poput bossa nove, folka i sitne doze elektronike, pa svakom pjesmom zvuče drugačije i svježe, lepršavo i moćno'  - Siniša Miklaužić, muzika.hr

'...doslovno vas tjera na opetovano slušanje i potvrđuje Detour kao jedan od najkvalitetnijih domaćih pop bendova.'– Vedran Harča, Rolling Stone.

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WAWAU ADLER I DAMIR KUKURUZOVIĆ DJANGO GROUP

Josef Wawau Adler međunarodno je priznat gitarist iz porodice Sinta koji je svjetsku publiku osvojio već prvim albumom  “Wawau Adler – With Body and Soul” iz 1991.g i od tada je nezaobilazno ime svih najvažnijih festivala jazza u svijetu. Pod velikim utjecajem Djanga Reinhardta, ali i Wes Montgomerya, Charlie Parkera, Pat Martina i Georga Bensona razvio je zavidan vlastiti gitaristički stil i sam inspirirajući mnoge jazz gitariste. Surađivao je sa značajnim glazbenim imenima poput Bireli Lagrenea, Stochela Rosenberga, Andreasa Oberga, te  Holzmanna Wintersteina, Joela Lochera i harmonikaškog virtuoza Marcela Löfflera s kojima surađuje na albumu “Wawau Adler – Back to the Roots” i intenzivno koncertira po Njemačkoj, Italiji, Francuskoj.  Rado viđen u Americi Wawau Adler zajedno s gitaristom Tedom Gottsegenom održava niz gitarističkih radionica, te radi emisiju koja biva emitirtana u 16 američkih saveznih država. Wawau Adler stoga spada danas među najtraženije romske jazz glazbenike u svijetu.

Damir Kukuruzović svojevrstan je homage glazbi D. Reinhardta i S. Grappellia, dvojca koji je obilježio europsku glazbu 20. stoljeća, a sam Kukuruzović, inače vlasnik Siscia jazz cluba, već dugi niz godina slovi kao  najvjerniji sljedbenik Djanga Reinhardta u Hrvatskoj. Najpoznatiji promotor francuskog jazza, Kukuruzovićev quartet, nastupao je na svim bitnijim festivalima u zemlji i inozemstvu promovirajući tradiciju Djangove glazbe i jazza. Na svom cd-u Green Hill Gipsy Swing, svirao je s francuskim gitaristom Angelom  Debarreom te violinistom Loulou Djinom. Godine 2009. imao je turneju nazvanu „pariško čudo naharmonici“s Ludovicom Beierom, jednim od najtraženijih jazz harmonikaša današnjice. Na svom je glazbenom putu Kukuruzović surađivao i s drugim značajnim imenima iz svijeta jazza kao što je, Adrian B. Burns ( poznat po svojim nastupima s Billom Wymanom i Rhitam Kingsima), Raphael Fays najpoznatiji romski flamenco gitarist,a 2011. godine imao je zajedničku tuneju s vrlo traženim manouche glazbenikom iz Strassburga, Yourgui Loefflerom. Surađivao je i sa Zaz (danas  najpoznatijom pjevačicom Europe), Wawau Adlerom, Joschom Stephanom, Robin Nolanom, Zoranom Predinom,Sinanom Alimanovićem, Vlatkom Stefanovskim,Boškom Petrovićem,Telefon Blues Bandom, Mirom Ungarom,Terezom Kesovijom itd. Osim quarteta Kukuruzović se u rodnom Sisku 2005. godine odlučuje utemeljiti Siscia jazz club internacionalnog značaja, te međunarodni festival jazza i bluesa (Siscia open jazz & blues festival) na obalama Kupe koji su do sada posjetili mnogi svjetski jazz glazbenici.

Damir Kukuruzović- gitara
Wawau Adler-gitara
Martina Weinrich-menager
Marijana Barišić-menager
Bruno Urlić- violina
Goran Grgurač- gitara
Ivo Sanković-bass
Goran Brebrić-vozač

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www.etnobaranja.eu

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BOW vs PLECTRUM INFO >>

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BIOGRAFIJA >>>




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"Katarina is a truly soulful piano player with a very deep feel and groove steeped in the roots blues tradition. She is able to convey this depth in many styles and genres when performing and composing. I believe she will always be a sough-after and highly successful musician!  “
– Dave Limina ( keyboardist for Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters, professor at Berklee College of Music )

"Bright future for very talented Katarina Pejak. Mix of Tom Watis, Otis Spann and Norah Jones. Great to see another brave artist coming from Serbia and Europe in search of her own sound!"
– Ana Popovic ( blues guitarist, multiple Blues Music Award nominee )

"Katarina is a fine writer. I expect great things from her."

– Pat Pattison ( author of "Songwriting Without Boundaries", "Writing Better Lyrics")

"Katarina impresses with her smooth and soulful voice while she plays a tasteful piano. She melds jazz with blues just like the  icons Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Victoria Spivey and Ruth Brown."
– Raphael Wressnig ( soul/blues/jazz organist from Austria, the "best organ player" nominee, by "Downbeat" magazine, 2013)








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BIOGRAFIJA >>

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQjl3g9aJE4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMzEcUqL--o
www.youtube.com/watch?v=19PBCxeM0Dc

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PROF. DRAŽEN ALERIĆ-PROČELNIK
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21.12.2016. VALPOVO( KULTURNI CENTAR) 20,00
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23.12.2016. OSIJEK (ARHEOLOŠKI MUZEJ) 20,00

Spot Ja ljubim
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK01aKNslGk

link na koncert u Lisinskom:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKRM2GUZpsU

dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/inmagazin/sandra-bagaric-sinoc-je-u-lisinskom-proslavila-20-godina-karijere---331218.html

dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/inmagazin/sandra-bagaric-sinoc-je-u-lisinskom-proslavila-20-godina-karijere---331218.html

www.trend.com.hr/trend-portal/kultura/1849-sandra-bagaric-i-darko-domitrovic-rastopili-zorin-dom-

www.vukovar.hr/grad-vukovar/upravni-odjeli/opci-poslovi/4457-veliki-glazbeni-dogadaj-vukovaru-priredili-sandra-bagaric-i-darko-domitrovic

www.barkun.hr/2012/02/12/sandra-bagaric-17-2-u-poreckom-kazalistu/

www.labin.com/web/vijest.asp?id=21886

www.sandrabagaric.hr
www.darkodomitrovic.hr
www.belcante.info

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PROF. DRAŽEN ALERIĆ- PROČELNIK ODJELA ZA DRUŠTVENE DJELATNOSTI
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Linkovi sa video zapisima sa nastupa Novosadskog big benda:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11y2CDjm1co
Oliver Mandić, Arr. Fedor Vrtačnik- LJUJAJ ME NEŽNO
Vocal -Jelena Buča ; Solo tenor sax Gabor bunford
Music production Slobodan Misailović
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_7eEnQKYaE
Freddie Mercury, Arr. Fedor Vrtacnik-CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE-
Vokal SVETLANA PALADA
Music producent Slobodan Misailović
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7W47-TJjoc
Henry Mancini-Pink Panther theme-Arr. Fedor Vrtacnik, soloist-Gabor Bunford, tenor saxophone, Aleksandar Banjac, keyboard

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PR Novosadskog Big Benda
www.novosadskibigband.com
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