Program of the 40th Festival

40th  Festival,   16 – 20. september  2005.

Friday, september 16th

17:00 The house of Mokranjac
The opening of the 40th Day’s of  Mokranjac
Welcoming word: Radmila Gerov, president of Negotin county
Oration: Milovan Nikolić, the profesor of Serbian language and literature in retirement
Dragan Kojadinović, the Minister of culture is opening the festival

The joined performance of choirs, participants in the out singing competition
Hymn of Serbia “Bože pravde“ and the VI “rukovet“

18:30 Community centre
Exhibit of photographs “The 40 years of The Day’s of Mokranjac“

19:00 Community centre – the out singing of the choirs
 Serbian singing society “Jedinstvo“ – Kotor,
Conductor Mihajlo Lazarević
Serbian church singing society from Pančevo
Conductor Vera Carina
The choir “Sveti Stefan Dečanski“ – Novi Sad
Conductor Tamara Petijević
The choir “Hadži Ruvim“ – Valjevo
Conductor Dragan Vasiljević
Church singing society from Niš
Conductor Sara Cincarević

Saturday, september 17th

12:00 The house of Mokranjac
Promotion of the book “Na marginama Mokranjčevih dana“ (“In the margins of Days of Mokranjac“)
Second supplemented edition of Konstantin Babić, composer

19:00 The palace of the Duke Todorče
Opening of the paintings exhibition of Dragoslav Pavle Aksentijević

20:00 Community centre
The concert of the ensemble “Renesans“, music of Byzantium

21:00 Community centre
The concert of Vlada Maričić’s ensemble, ethno jazz

23:00 The church of Holy Mother of God
The concert of the singer Dragoslav Pavle Aksentijević

Sunday, september 18th

09:00 Excursion
The tour of archeological finding “Vrelo“ – Šarkamen and Vratna gates

18:00 Community centre
The concert of the choir “Kolibri“ and ensemble “Tamburica pet“
Conductor Milica Manojlović

20:00 The church of Holy Trinity
The concert of AKUD “Krsmanović“ – “Obilić“
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac – Liturgy
Conductor Darinka Matić-Marović

22:00 Community centre
The concert of the choir “Multiphonia“ – France
Conductor Aleksandar Damnjanović

Monday, september 19th

18:00 “S. Mokranjac“ music school
The concert of music schools “Mokranjac“ from Belgrade and Negotin

20:00 Community centre
National theater Belgrade
Ballet “Ko to tamo peva“ – Vojislav Voki Kostić

 22:00 The house of Mokranjac
The concert of the Serbian string quartet “Mokranjac“, chamber music

23:00 The Art club Mokranjac
The concert of the duo “Moderato“, traditional music

Tuesday, september 20th

18:00 The church of Holy Trinity
The concert of the “Prvo Beogradsko pevačko društvo“
Conductor Svetlana Vilić

22:00 Community centre
The concert of the ensembe “Qadrema“ – Belgrade, ethno music

21:00 Community centre
The concert of the ensemble “Kolo“

The Festival’s closing sermon