Youth Mixed Choir of the Music School
“Josif Marinkovic”
Zrenjanin, Serbia
Zorica Kozlovački - conductor
Competition Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Ajde slushaj Angjo (Come listen Andja) |
St. M. Gajdov (1905-1992) | Traditional Macedonian |
|
Tristis est anima mea (Deep is the sadness in my soul) |
Аntonin Tučapsky (b. 1928) | Sacred lyrics |
| Istrian dance No.1 |
Branko Štark (b. 1954) | Traditional Istrian |
| I‘m a Train |
arr. Peter Knight (1917-1985) | Albert Hammond |
The choir was founded in 1961. Ever since its founding, it has been a part of the cultural life of the town of Zrenjanin and regularly performs at choir festivals and competitions throughout Serbia and abroad. The choir has won 25 awards, the most recent of which are two first place prizes from Neerpelt (2008 and 2010). The choir consists of several sections: girls youth choir as a section was founded in 2010 and they won a gold medal at the World Choir Championship Graz (2011); the ethnic group was founded in 2009. With great joy, the choir spreads the soul and the spirit of Serbian folk music to other cultures. They are proud of winning the gold diploma in the categories of mixed youth and youth female choirs in Bad Ischl (2013).
Zorica Kozlovacki is the conductor of the choir. The choristers say that she is the "Smiling woman in the little black dress in front of the choir who transmits energy, emotions, joy and love. She wants to infect us all with her love for choral singing and music." She obtained her Master of Music diploma in the field of choral conducting at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Serbia.
Zrenjanin is the biggest city of the Serbian part of the Banat region and it is the political, economic, cultural, and sports center. Today, Zrenjanin is known as a city of bridges and as a city of multi-culturalism and tolerance among nations.
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