Program of the 45th Festival

17:00 The House of Mokranjac
Opening ceremony
The welcoming word by the president of the municipality of Negotin, Dr. Vlajko Djordjević; Oration: Bora Dugić; Festival is opened by Nebojša Bradić, Serbian Minister of culture
The VI Rukovet (VI Garland) of Stevan Mokranjac
The joined performance of choirs participating in The Choir competition,
Choir of The Church of the Holy Trinity and
MS Choir Stevan Mokranjac, Negotin

18:00 The gallery of the House of Culture
Paintings
An exhibition of paintings by Vladimir Veličković

19:00 The House of Culture
The Choir competition
1. Choir Stanko Dragojević, Montenegro, Conductor Ilija Dapčević
2. Choir Lola, Serbia, Conductor Milovan Pančić
3. Choir Josip Štolcer Slavenski, Croatia, Conductor Senka Bašek – Šamec
4. Choir Stiv Naumov, Macedonia, Conductor Ljubomir Trifunovski
5. Choir Musica Humana, Serbia, Conductor Birkaš Janoš
Obligatory composition
Stevan St. Mokranjac: Statija treća (Stasis third)
Jury for The Choir competition
Dr. Branka Radović, musicologist; Nemanja Savić, conductor; Ivan Jevtić, composer

11-22:00 City Square
Exhibition Ethno Heritage in Eastern Serbia
Organizers RARIS, GTZ-KWD, MAFWM and Tourist Organization Negotin

12:00 The House of Mokranjac
Academic tribune
Church Music of Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac
Lecturer Dr. Ivana Perković
Moderator Dr. Sonja Marinković

19:00 The gallery of the House of Culture
An exhibition of paintings
Echo Music – 11 Art Colony Vratna

20:00 The House of Culture
Anthology of Serbian Songs
Katarina Jovanović, soprano; Dragana Jugović del Monaco, mezzo-soprano;
Aneta Ilić, soprano; Vladimir Andrić, baritone
Jasna Tucović, piano; Lidija Stanković, piano; Stana Krstajić, flute
Organizers The days of Mokranjac and Association of Composers of Serbia

22:00 Church of The Holy Trinity
Spiritual music
First Belgrade Singers’ Society
Conductor Svetlana Vilić

Excursion to village Mokranje
Threads of tradicion – MOKRANJE

11:00 Church of The Holy Trinity in Mokranje
First Belgrade Singers’ Society
Conductor Svetlana Vilić

12:00 Church of The Holy Trinity in Mokranje
Cultural Art Society Stevan Mokranjac, Negotin
Cultural Art Society Mokranjac, Mokranje

20:00 The House of Culture
Dedications to Negotin and Mokranjac
Academic Choir Collegium Musicum, Belgrade
Conductor Darinka Matić-Marović

22:00 The House of Culture
Symphony of the spirit and breath
Bora Dugić, small and large pipe
Performers  Ensemble Winds of Balkans;
Guests  Jelena Tomašević, The female vocal group Smilje,
Academic Choir Collegium Musicum
Conductor  Darinka Matić-Marović

12:00 Small stage – Cinema “Krajina”
In honor of Schuman
The Association of music artists of Republika Srpska
In part:
Aleksandar Jovanović, clarinet
Dejan Trkulja, clarinet
Marija Tomić, flute
Sanja Šeranić, piano
Timea Hotić, piano

19:00 Small stage – Cinema “Krajina”
Choir Ipavska, Vipava (Slovenia) –  winner of The Choir competition 2009th
Premiere of the cantata Sepulchres of light
Composer Dejan Despić, gift to Festival
Conductor Matjaž Šček

20:30 The House of Culture
HAIR, musical
Directed by Kokan Mladenović
Theatre Atelje 212 – Belgrade

10:00 Archaeological site VRELO Šarkamen
Marking 175 years since the birth of composer Davorin Jenko
Promotion of the 26th magazine Buktinja (Torch)
Choir Ipavska, Vipava (Slovenia)
Conductor Matjaz Šček
Organizers The days of Mokranjac and Krajina’s literary club Negotin

19:00 The House of Culture
Two centuries since the birth of Robert Schumann
Piano music
Sara Vujadinović, Uki Ovaskainen and piano duo Dejan Subotić and Tea Dimitrijević
Organizers The days of Mokranjac and Jugokoncert Belgrade

20:30 Church of The Holy Trinity
All-night wake – Sergei Rachmaninov
Choir of Radio-Television of Serbia
Conductor  Bojan Sudjić

22:00 Music Pavilion City Park
Ethnic sounds and echoes
Chamber ensemble RAKIJA, Norway

12:00 The House of Mokranjac
Zepter Book represents
Score – the hidden world of silence and sound in the novels of T. Mann and H. Hesse
Authors: Slobodan Lazarević, Aleksandar Djurić and Dr. Branka Radović

19:00 Music school Stevan Mokranjac
Two centuries since the birth of Frederic Chopin
Young Laureates
Milica Bovan, Momčilo Petrović, Luka Mihailo Jović and Nikola Avramović
Organizers The days of Mokranjac and Jugokoncert Belgrade

20:00 The House of Culture
Ladies sing jazz
Big Band Radio-Television of Serbia
Soloists Biljana Krstić, Lena Kovačevic and Svetlana Palada

20:00 The House of Culture
Leningrad Academic Choir Glinka, St. Petersburg (Russia)
Conductor Vladislav Černušenko

At about 22 hours, The closing ceremony of the Festival
Award ceremony to the sponsors of 45 th The days of  Mokranjac
Closing word Dr. Branka Radović, Festival selector
The festival is closed by Dr. Vlajko Djordjević, the president of the municipality of Negotin