Lambra Dimitrijević Tijana Kovačević

 

The Slavenski  School Choir has existed since the foundation of the Slavenski Music School in 1937 when the school was a part of the Belgrade music Academy.

Since its foundation many people who are now well known both in the music and the public sectors have studied at the Slavenski Music school, where they contributed the work of the choir.

In 1964 Professor Lambra Dimitrijević, whose name is associated with the golden age of the concert performances and competitions of the school choir, started to work at the school. In the following years the Choir won first prizes in seventeen republic and state competitions for mixed choirs in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugolsavia.

 

 

In 1978 the women’s choir was awarded first prize by JRT (Yugoslav Radio Television) and a cup by the Society of Yugoslav Music Schools for the best studio recording of a competition organised by the BBC entitled ’’Let The Nations Sing’’ which was broadcast by Radio London.

In 1978 on the 50th anniversary of its foundation, the choir under the direction of Prof. Lambra Dimitrijevic, gave perfomance in Erbach, Gemany which received very positive reviews from the German Press.

The Choir was stimulated by the appointment of Prof. Tijana Kovačević to continue its traditional success by wining first prize in the National State Competition in 2001.

 

 

In 2003 under the direction of Bojan Sudjic and with soloists from Sweden, the Choir performed Carmina Burana in the Great Hall of the Sava Centre.

 

 

In 2003 the Choir took part in two great productions. The first, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of W.A. Mozart, was a performance of his Requiem in the Sava Centre under the direction of Prof. Darinka Matic - Marovic. The second was a performance of the Liturgy of a St. Jovan Zlatousti at the Kolarac Memorial Hall to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac.

In April 2008 the Josip Slavenski Music School Choir won first prize in the Serbian Republic Competition scoring 100 points and thus gaining the title of Laureate and officially gaining recognition as the best choir in the country in its category.

 

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