Melizma

Skopje, Macedonia

Marija Andonova conductor


About


Vocal Ensemble Melizma - Skopje was created in October 2015. Since then it took part inon multinational folkloric festival " Etno Glas " in Panchevo and a charity event in a orphanage "11 October - Skopje". At the moment, the ensemble has 12 mixed vocals, being part of Sundays liturgies of the church St. Elias in Aerodrom Community in Skopje. The vision for Melizma is to reach te top competitive results in the area of music not only in our country but everywhere else in the world. Our love for music will be one to everyone who is listening. Vocal Ensemble Melizma is succeeding in the area of music touching different genres, as well as different cultures and our goal is to touch every human heart with our music.

Melizma's choirmaster is Marija Andonova. She has graduated choir conducting in 2000, in the class of Prof. Doc. Dragan Shuplevski. In the area of choir music she is active since she was 13 years old, at first she was part of a choir conducted by Maestro Zapro Zaprov (13 years of experience), after that as a part of the choir of MRT (1996-1999) and then in MOB (1999-2001). Her experience as a choirmaster starts as an assistant choir conductor of the choirs oh Maestro Zaprov ( 2 years ), assisting in different events in MOB and as a choirmaster of HMD Kochi Racin - Skopje ( 2008-2015). Today she works with 3 ensembles: The Church Ensemble of Church St. Elias, Skopje, Vocal Ensemble MELIZMA and Vocal Group SMIRNA. Until now her 8th year experience has brought her multiple concerts with a modern and a spiritual programs in Macedonia and other countries ( Kragujevac, Vrshac, R.Serbia) participating in few multinational festivals in Macedonia and other countries like Ohrid Choir Festival, TEHO, "Etno Glas"- Panchevo. She has won 3rd place on international rank by Maestro Darinka Matic, in the 49th "Mokranjchevi Dani" in September 2014.




Repertoire


Title Composer
SACRED
Hvalite Gospoda (Prise the Lord) D. S. Bortnjanski
Dostojno est (It's truly meet) P. Dinev
Ize Heruvimi & Jakoda Carja (Cherubic Hymn) Atanas Badev
Bogorodice Devo (The Holy Mother) S. Rahmanjinov