59. MOKRANJAC DAYS
”CLASSIC AT 11"
Children's church choir, Negotin
Conductor: Magdalena Antic
Marija Milosavljević, piano
Leonida Mitrovic, guitar
The children's church choir of the Church of the Holy Trinity, under the leadership of Magdalena Antic, professor of solo singing at the music school" Stevan Mokranjac", started their concert within the program" Classics at 11 "with Mokranjac's" Tebe pojem " in the arrangement of Vojislav Ilić.
The foyer of the House of culture was followed by the sounds of the compositions “Istočniče živonosni” from the songbook of Metropolitan Damaskin Grdanički, “speeches of the Lord” in the arrangement of Dragan Danesković and “Samo ljubav” By Jovan Adamov with soloist Dimitrije Banković. It was followed by the song "Marijo, deli Bela kumrijo", performed by the ethno Group Zlatovez, followed by the compositions "Agni Partena", by St. Augustine, performed by Magdalena antic and priest Vuk Jovanovic, "there daleko" and "Negotina" by Vera Milankovic, "the work of St. Sava" adapted by Magdalena Antic,. "Da nije Zvezda “by rajka Maksimović with soloists Teodora Martinović and Magdalena antic and” Gnjavi me Teca" by Rajko Maksimović in adaptation by Magdalena Antic.
Instrumental support was provided by Marija Milosavljevic on piano and Leonida Mitrovic on guitar. The audience enjoyed the performance of the children's church choir and applauded their performance.
The children's church choir in Negotin was founded in September 2022. year with the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan of Timok, Mr. Hilarion Golubovic. Biography of the choir Krasi:
- Easter concert;
- performances at humanitarian events such as Easter Bazaar, humanitarian auctions organized by the Negotin church municipality and humanitarian tournaments;
- celebrating the great holidays with performances in or in front of the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos
- perform at the St. Sava Academy of the city of Negotin 2024. and 2025.
- performance at the concert " accompanied by a string player”
- concert with the church mixed choir on Mokranjac days 2024. the Classics program at 11;
- participation in the festival of Christian culture with the performance in the chanting Liturgy 2023., 2024. and 2025.
- participation in the manifestation Miholjska Sela meeting 2024.
- participation in the festival of Christmas cake ČESNICA etc.
The holiday blooms in 2023. for the first time, the choir sings The Divine Liturgy in its entirety, after which the children's voices of this choir are heard on Saturday and occasionally weekly liturgies in the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in Negotin.
Magdalena Antic, born in Prizren, grew up in Negotin, 2012. he graduated from the secondary music school at the Department of music theory, 2014. SMŠ "Mokranjac" in Belgrade at the Department for solo singing as a student of the generation, 2018. undergraduate academic studies at the Faculty of music in Skopje in the class of Prof. Slavica Galić Petrovska, and 2020. he Masters solo singing at the Faculty of music in Belgrade with Prof. Višnja Pavlović.
Season 2019/20. he became a member of the Opera Studio “Borislav Popović” at the National Theatre in Belgrade.
She is additionally perfected at the singing workshops of artists David Bižić, Ivo Mrvoš Anokić, Snezana Savičić Sekulić, Igor Durlovski, Ana Durlovska, Sanja Kerkez and Olga Makarova.
He has been working at the art school" Stevan Mokranjac " in Negotin since September 2020. years of solo singing. She initiated and was one of the organizers of the Opera for children “Crvenkapa” by Petar Jovanović, a project that will take place in 2023. he realized in cooperation of the mentioned school, the Cultural Center in Negotin and the National Theater in Zajecar.
At the art school he leads the ethno group “Zlatovez”, while at the Church of St. Trinity in Negotin he leads the children's church choir.
With the Association of music artists “artist” organizes numerous solo concerts, as well as two singing workshops with stage artists Stevan Karanc and Nenad Nenić.
Conducting as an elective course at the faculty is studied in the class of Prof. Ivica Zorić. He gladly attends master courses among which he singles out 4. Meetings of church musicians of the diaspora and Matica in Vienna, as well as the “conducting pilgrimage” within the Mokranjac days.
Mary Of Mercy (2005) from Negotin) is a first-year student of the Faculty of Arts in Niš at the Department of piano. She graduated from the secondary art school "Stevan Mokranjac" in Negotin vocal-instrumental direction, Department of piano.
He has a finished OMSCH for piano and violin.
She is the winner of many international, Republic and other awards at competitions and festivals from piano, violin, solfeđe and music theory, Choir Festival, Festival of musical creativity – FEDEMUS” children co-composers", she is also the winner of many awards of the municipality of Negotin for the achieved results and presentation of the city of Negotin.