Girls' Vocal Ensemble “Musica viva”
Svetozar Miletić, Serbia
Marita Topić - conductor
Alen Marković, piano accompaniment in open-air performance
Competition Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Slavej pee na trendafil / The nightingale sings on the rose | Dragan Šuplevski | Traditional Macedonian |
| X Rukovet / 10th Garland | Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac | Traditional |
| Dodolske pesme | Marko Tajčević | Traditional |
| Ex ore infantium / Out of the mouth of infants | Ivan Lukačić | Psalm 8.2 |
Sacred Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Kyrie eleison | Byzantine chant | Liturgical text |
| Tebe poem / To Thee We Sing | Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac | From Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom |
| Svjati Bože / Holly God | Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac | From Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom |
| Aliluia | Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac | From Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom |
| Pričastno | Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac | Liturgical text |
Girl's Vocal Ensemble "Musica Viva" began in 2001 as a childrens school choir. In 2002 and 2005 the Choir won First Prizes at the National Children Choir Competition. In 2006 the Choir entered the youth choir category and won Silver Diploma at the "Vojvodina's Youth Choir Festival" in Novi Sad, and Bronze Diploma at the "Serbian Youth Choir Festival" in Novi Pazar (also in 2007 and 2008). The ensemble has given many concerts in Serbia and abroad (Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Hercegovina).
Marita Topic is the founder, conductor and artistic director of the ensemble.
Svetozar Miletić is a village in the north part of Serbia, in the heart of Pannonian plain. The structure of its 2500 inhabitants is multiethnic (Serbs, Croats, Hungarians, Bunjevci etc.). Agriculture is the biggest economic contributor. The village was named after Svetozar Miletić, a political leader of Serbs in Vojvodina from the second half of the 19th century.
