On the occasion of the great jubilee – the 40th anniversary of the archpastoral service of His Eminence Metropolitan Lukijan of Budapest, a gala concert „In honorem sancti servitii“ will be held under the auspices of the Diocese of Buda and the Hungarian Academy of Arts.
Registration of attendance until September 10, 2024 at the email address: episkop.budimski@gmail.com
2024.09.22. / 19:00
Vigado, Budapest
Performers from Novi Sad, Serbia:
St Stephen Of Dechani Choir
Vocal studio ORFELIN
Youth Philharmonic “Isidor Bajić“
Conductor: prof. Tamara Adamov, phD
Soloist: Radoslava Vorgić, soprano
PROGRAMME: choral sacred music, symphonic pieces and dances, excerpts from operas and oratorios by Serbian, Croatian, Hungarian and Romanian composers.
St Stephen of Dechani Choir was founded in 1987 as the youth cathedral choir in Novi Sad. This ensemble has sung regularly at services in Orthodox churches, first in Novi Sad and from 2011 in the historical town of Sremski Karlovci, continuing this way the rich and long tradition of Serbian choral societies in the region. The choir often also performs at public concerts and its achievements are recognizable both in the artistic and educational-missionary field. The repertoire consists of sacred music from XIII c. to contemporary composers, arrangements of Serbian folk songs, as well as the secular choral music in various languages. It published 15 CDs and 4 music score collections. Four CDs of the choir were published in the USA by the Chicago Radio WFMT. The choir performed at numerous concerts and church services throughout Europe, Russia and Israel and was highly awarded at international competitions and festivals. Today, the St Stephen of Dechani Choir is recognized as one of the best ensembles in Serbia that specialize in sacred music, with a varied repertoire and a unique sensibility for choral sound.
Vocal studio ORFELIN was formed in 2009 as a professional oratorio ensemble, with the idea to perform thematic programs for great Christian holidays: Christmas and Easter. Orfelin aims to preserving its own musical heritage and for that purpose a special project was created and performed many times: A Man Made of Music, dedicated to the life and work of Kornelije Stanković, the first Serbian educated composer, born in Buda(Pest). Throughout the years, an orchestra was formed to join the choir and Orfelin broadened its repertoire to contemporary music. Some of the most important Orfelin projects were: Bach’s St Matthew Passion in historically informed performance, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and several cantatas, oratorio works by Handel, Mozart, Charpentier, Berlioz, Mendelssohn, the Serbian premiere of the opera “Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh” by N. Rimsky Korsakov.The ensemble performed many times in Hungary and Austria and recorded for Serbian and foreign radio and TV companies.
Youth Philharmonic “Isidor Bajić“ was founded in 1958/59 in Novi Sad, mainly from students of the Isidor Bajić music school. Its activity was re-established in 1984 and again in 2017, under the artistic leadership of conductor Tamara Adamov (Petijević). The orchestra performed at many concerts and won several highest international and national prizes: First Prize Summa Cum Laude in Neerpelt (Belgium, 2017), First Prize in Bratislava (Slovakia, 2023) and Laureate (for String Orchestra) at the National Competition of Music Schools of Serbia (2024). Other important projects were: Opening ceremony of the International choral festival Singing Bridges (2024) and Sound Beams project within the framework of the “European Capital of Culture – Novi Sad 2022”, when children with mental and physical disabilities performed together with the orchestra.
Dr Tamara Adamov is conductor, violinist and teacher, a researcher in the field of Orthodox sacred music and leader and artistic director of three choirs and two symphony orchestras. She conducts the renowned Orthodox church choir St Stephen of Dechani and the Isidor Bajic Music School mixed and girls’ choir. She re-established the Youth Philharmonic and founded a professional vocal-instrumental oratorio ensemble Orfelin. Some of the most distinguished awards for her work are: the Best Conductor Performance at YoungPrague competition (2006), the Ambassador of Good Will title in Jerusalem, Zimriya festival, the First prize Summa Cum Laude at the International Festival of Youth Orchestras in Neerpelt, Belgium, “Female performer of the Year” (magazine Musica Classica) and several high national prizes for her pedagogical work. She was a presenter and conductor at several Choral Workshops for liturgical and choral music in USA, Canada, Italy and Hungary. Today she is the president of the Serbian Choral Association and member of the Board of European Choral Association, as the first Serbian conductor on that high position.
Radoslava Vorgić, soprano
Graduated in music pedagogy and voice as well as doctoral studies with professor Milica Stojadinović at the Music Academy in Novi Sad, Serbia and completed her Master’s studies in concert and operatic singing as well as postgraduate studies with Professor Claudia Eder at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. During her studies in Germany, she was a member of the „Young Ensemble“ of the State Opera in Mainz, where she performed a number of operatic roles in the works of Mozart, Handel, Britten, Scarlatti and Palavicino, and performed in the State Theater Wiesbaden, Rudolstadt and in Switzerland. Solo concerts were noted in Serbia, Germany, England and Italy, as well as performances with the New Trinity Baroque ensemble, with whome she recorded a compact disc. She collaborates with the conductor Tamara Adamov-Petijević and the Orfelin orchestra and choir. He cherishes a special love for baroque music, German Lied and pedagogical work.
https://radoslava-vorgic.com/
