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CHORAL ART IN MACEDONIA THROUGH THE ACTIVIT Y OF TWO CHORAL CONDUCTOR S. PhD prof.Stefanija Leshkova-Zelenkovska PhD prof.Aida Islam. The art of choral conducting. long tradition in the Republic of Macedonia , the evolutionary path starts at the beginning of the XIX century ,
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CHORAL ART IN MACEDONIA THROUGH THE ACTIVITY OF TWO CHORAL CONDUCTORS PhD prof.StefanijaLeshkova-Zelenkovska PhD prof.Aida Islam
Theartofchoralconducting • longtraditioninthe Republic of Macedonia, • theevolutionarypathstartsatthebeginningofthe XIX century, • theestablishmentofthefirstchurchchoirs, • in thesecondhalfof XIX century,theactivityofthefirstschoolandcitymusicsocietiesrepresentthecoreoftheoverallmusiclife.
Theartofchoralconducting • Manyindividualsdeserve credit for that, • The prominentplace is for the composerandchoir conductorAtanasBadev (1860-1908), • Studied music in Moscow, St.Peterburg,under the influence of N.R.Korsakov, • Choral adaptations of folk and children’s song, • The Liturgyofst. John Chrysostom.
Theartofchoralconducting • In the XX century thenumberofchoirsincreases, • Especially betweenthetwoworldwars, mainlybecauseofthepossibilitytoperformharmonizedMacedonianfolksongs, • Singing onnative language, whichisbannedinotherspheresofpubliclife
Theriseofchoiral art works • The firstgenerationofeducated musicians composers • Alsoaschoralconductors: Stefan Gajdov,TrajkoProkopiev, TodorSkalovski, • Their choralworksinspiredbythetreasury offolkmelody,and contribute in the prosperityof Macedonianmusicculture, • Afterthe Second world war initiate formingof thefirstprofessionalchoirs, • ThechorusofRadioSkopje, (1946),as a driving power forthedevelopmentandpromotingof the choralworks.
The choralconducting art • Continuesthroughtheworkofprofessionalchoralconductorseducatedinthe surroundingmusiccenters, • The most distinguished place is reserved for DraganShuplevski, • The establishmentoftheFaculty of MusicArt (1966),setsupandrunschoralconductorschool, • Todays declininginterestinchoralperfomingartinour environment.
Portray of two choir conductors • The only activeprofesionalconductorsIvicaZoric and SasoTatarchevski • Throughthe professionalapproachandenthusiasmtheysucceed in continuing the several decades of choraltraditionwith the choralpracticeandpedagogy.
IvicaZorik (1948-) • Graduated 1973 at the Faculty of Music in Skopje, • Well known for the continuty of working with the children choir “Lale” (1977) and the youth choir “Menada”(1981) until today, • Working as a professor of choral conducting, • Organized over 1000 concerts with many musicians, • President of the International choir festival “Teho”, • The choir repertoire included works of diferent styles and always choral works of macedonian composers, • Many domestic and international awards.
SashoTatarchevski (1972-) • Graduated choir conducting in 1996, • In 2004 became master of symphonic conducting, • In the mean time performed with the academic choir and the chamber orchestra “soloists of the Faculty” , • Between 1996 and 2001 worked with the Chamber orchestra from Bitola and enesmble “Alea”, • Between 2001 and 2008 conduct Mandolin orchestra of the Youth ceneter in Skopje, • In 2011 forming the professional chamber choir “Pro-Ars” , • Since 2006 works as professor at the Faculty of Music in Skopje, choral conducting, • First award CUM LAUDEin Belgium (2003), Warsaw (2009), Second Prize Turkey (2004), Bulgaria(2008 и 2009). • Special award form the International competition in Prague (2006)