Transcript CHORAL ART IN MACEDONIA THROUGH THE ACTIVITY OF …

PhD prof.Stefanija LeshkovaZelenkovska
PhD prof.Aida Islam
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long tradition in the Republic of Macedonia,
the evolutionary path starts at the beginning of the
XIX century,
the establishment of the first church choirs,
in the second half of XIX century, the activity of the
first school and city music societies represent the
core of the overall music life.
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Many individuals deserve credit for that,
The prominent place is for the composer and choir
conductor Atanas Badev (1860-1908),
Studied music in Moscow, St.Peterburg,under
the influence of N.R.Korsakov,
Choral adaptations of folk and children’s song,
The Liturgyof st. John Chrysostom.
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In the XX century the number of choirs increases,
Especially between the two world wars, mainly
because of the possibility to perform harmonized
Macedonian folk songs,
Singing on native language, which is banned in
other spheres of public life
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The first generation of educated musicians composers
Also as choral conductors: Stefan Gajdov, Trajko
Prokopiev, Todor Skalovski,
Their choral works inspired by the treasury of folk
melody, and contribute in the prosperity of
Macedonian music culture,
After the Second world war initiate forming of the
first professional choirs,
The chorus of Radio Skopje, (1946), as a driving
power for the development and promoting of the
choral works.
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Continues through the work of professional choral
conductors educated in the surrounding music
centers,
The most distinguished place is reserved for
Dragan Shuplevski,
The establishment of the Faculty of Music Art
(1966), sets up and runs choral conductor school,
Todays declining interest in choral perfoming art
in our environment.
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The only active profesional conductors Ivica
Zoric and Saso Tatarchevski
Through the professional approach and enthusiasm
they succeed in continuing the several decades
of choral tradition with the choral practice and
pedagogy.
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Graduated 1973 at the Faculty of Music in Skopje,
Well known for the continuty of working with the children choir “Lale” (1977) and
the youth choir “Menada” (1981) until today,
Working as a professor of choral conducting,
Organized over 1000 concerts with many musicians,
President of the International choir festival “Teho”,
The choir repertoire included works of diferent styles and always choral works of
macedonian composers,
Many domestic and international awards.
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Graduated choir conducting in 1996,
In 2004 became master of symphonic conducting,
In the mean time performed with the academic choir and the
chamber orchestra “soloists of the Faculty” ,
Between 1996 and 2001 worked with the Chamber orchestra
from Bitola and enesmble “Alea”,
Between 2001 and 2008 conduct Mandolin orchestra of the
Youth ceneter in Skopje,
In 2011 forming the professional chamber choir “Pro-Ars” ,
Since 2006 works as professor at the Faculty of Music in
Skopje, choral conducting,
First award CUM LAUDE in Belgium (2003), Warsaw
(2009), Second Prize Turkey (2004), Bulgaria(2008 и 2009).
Special award form the International competition in Prague
(2006)