Youth Choir RKUD “Proleter”
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dušan Erak - conductor
Competition Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Libera Me / Free me | Leonardo leo (1694-1744) | Latin |
| Rum, dum, dum | Dragan Šuplevski (1933-2001) | Traditional Macedonian song |
| Krajiške pjesme / Krajina Songs | Nemanja Savić (b. 1957) | Traditional Bosnian songs |
| Golema č’čkalica / Large Toothpick | Dragana Pantić-Veličković | Dragana Pantić-Veličković |
| Plaudite manibus / Clap Your Hands | Branko Stark (b. 1954) | Latin, Psalmus 47 |
The Workers’ Cultural-Artistic Society (WCAS) Proleter began in 1905, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the Youth Choir WACS “Proleter” was established in 2010. The first conductor was Renata Bagarić, and since November 2011 to present, the conductor is Dušan Erak, M.A.
The conductor Dušan Erak, MA, graduated from The Academy of Music in East Sarajevo at the Departments of “Music Theory and Pedagogy“ and “Guitar,“ as well as on Master studies in the subject „Methodology of Solfeggio“. He has been working as a Senior teaching assistant at The Academy of Music in East Sarajevo on the subjects: “Solfeggio“ “Methodology of Solfeggio“, “Harmony,“ and was an assistant on the subjects: “Choir“ and “Vocal literature.“ As a guitarist, he has had a lot of concerts, both as a solo performer and as a performer in numerous chamber ensembles. As a conductor, he has had a lot of concerts with the Mixed and Youth Choir of WCAS “Proleter“ in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Bulgaria.
The city of Sarajevo lies on the Miljacka River in a valley surrounded by high mountains. It is one of the oldest European cities and has a rich cultural history. The culture of today is a mixture of cultures that have existed in this area for many years. Sarajevo is located in the central part of Bosnia and has more than 400,000 inhabitans. The hospitality of its inhabitants is one of the biggest values of the city.
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