Beogradski duvacki orkestar (Belgrade Wind Band)
Belgrade Wind Band is the sole (was until recently) civilian concert ensemble of the sort in Serbia. It revives the promenade concert tradition established by The Serbian Prince Band ("Кнјажевско-сербска банда"), fouded in 1831, and its conductor Joseph Shlezinger (Јосиф Шлезингер), the first Europe-educated musician in Serbia.
During 19-th and 20-th century numerous bands, both military and civilian, contributed to the development of music culture in Belgrade and other places in Serbia. The tradition has been forgotten since 80-th years of the past century, but, thanks to The Belgrade Wind Band members' enthusiasm it's been revived.
BELGRADE WIND BAND is the ensemble of The Belgrade Wind Music Society, founded in 1995 in order to contribute to development of performing arts and creativity for wind instruments and ensembles. Its founders and members are excellent musicians, engaged in Belgrade's symphony, opera and military orchestras, as well as professors and students in various music schools and The Faculty Of The Music Arts. Residence of the Society is at The Volunteer Fire Company “Matica” Zemun, ul. 22.oktobra br. 27.
The band has not got any regular supporter and music notes and instruments are private property of its members.
The basic outdoor repertoire consists of popular art music written by domestic and foreign composers such as Stevan Hristic ("Ohrid legend –ballet suit)",Antonin Dvorak ("Slovenian dances”, Humoresca"), J. Brahms ("Hungarian dances"), J. Strauss (overtures, waltzes...). L. Bernstein (“West Side Story”), B. Miloševic (“Hameum suite”), E. Glavnik (“Gypsy wedding”), E. Moricone (film music), G. Mc Dermot (“Hair”). Music by G. Gershwin, G. Miller, J. Penders, K. Vlak, ABBA…
Composition written for indoor performance are also part of our program, for example “Toccata and fugue in D minor” (J. S. Bach), "Balcanian dances" (M. Tajcevic), "Pictures from Exhibition" (M. P. Musorgski), “Armenian dances” (A. Reed), “An Indoor Overture” (W. Strietman), “The Great Gypsy Dance” (P. Konjovic), concertante music for solo (voice or instrument) and orchestra by K. M. Weber, N. Rimsky - Korsakoff, A. Reed, A. Grgin, M. de Falla, L. v. Beethoven, A. Arutunian, G. Rossini, G. Pucini, G. Verdi, T. Albinoni…
Some of the mentioned pieces were originally composed for wind orchestra; the others represent rearranged works from symphony and opera literature.
Belgrade Wind Band performed in numerous places and celebrations in Serbia, mostly during the summer culture festivals. Some of concerts were recorded and broadcasted on radio and TV.
Promenade concerts in Belgrade are supported by The Belgrade City Government.
During 19-th and 20-th century numerous bands, both military and civilian, contributed to the development of music culture in Belgrade and other places in Serbia. The tradition has been forgotten since 80-th years of the past century, but, thanks to The Belgrade Wind Band members' enthusiasm it's been revived.
BELGRADE WIND BAND is the ensemble of The Belgrade Wind Music Society, founded in 1995 in order to contribute to development of performing arts and creativity for wind instruments and ensembles. Its founders and members are excellent musicians, engaged in Belgrade's symphony, opera and military orchestras, as well as professors and students in various music schools and The Faculty Of The Music Arts. Residence of the Society is at The Volunteer Fire Company “Matica” Zemun, ul. 22.oktobra br. 27.
The band has not got any regular supporter and music notes and instruments are private property of its members.
The basic outdoor repertoire consists of popular art music written by domestic and foreign composers such as Stevan Hristic ("Ohrid legend –ballet suit)",Antonin Dvorak ("Slovenian dances”, Humoresca"), J. Brahms ("Hungarian dances"), J. Strauss (overtures, waltzes...). L. Bernstein (“West Side Story”), B. Miloševic (“Hameum suite”), E. Glavnik (“Gypsy wedding”), E. Moricone (film music), G. Mc Dermot (“Hair”). Music by G. Gershwin, G. Miller, J. Penders, K. Vlak, ABBA…
Composition written for indoor performance are also part of our program, for example “Toccata and fugue in D minor” (J. S. Bach), "Balcanian dances" (M. Tajcevic), "Pictures from Exhibition" (M. P. Musorgski), “Armenian dances” (A. Reed), “An Indoor Overture” (W. Strietman), “The Great Gypsy Dance” (P. Konjovic), concertante music for solo (voice or instrument) and orchestra by K. M. Weber, N. Rimsky - Korsakoff, A. Reed, A. Grgin, M. de Falla, L. v. Beethoven, A. Arutunian, G. Rossini, G. Pucini, G. Verdi, T. Albinoni…
Some of the mentioned pieces were originally composed for wind orchestra; the others represent rearranged works from symphony and opera literature.
Belgrade Wind Band performed in numerous places and celebrations in Serbia, mostly during the summer culture festivals. Some of concerts were recorded and broadcasted on radio and TV.
Promenade concerts in Belgrade are supported by The Belgrade City Government.
Belgrade Wind Band collaborated with eminent soloists such as Radmila Smiljanic, Jasmina Trumbetaš, Dunja Simic, Snežana Savicic (Soprano), Goran Gligoric, Oliver Njego (Baritone), Živan Saramandic (Bass), Sergej Dubrovin, Slavko Nikolic (Tenor), Predrag Cune Gojkovic, Žarko Dancuo (Pop-singer), Ante Grgin, Božidar Miloševic, Veljko Klenkovski, Aleksandar Hranisavljevic, Goran Stojanovic, Duško Trnavac (Clarinet), Aleksandar Bencic (Trombone), Olga Kapor (Flute), Vladimir Jovanovic, Ivan Boškovic, Aleksandar Solunac (Trumpet)…
