Association of Musical Artists of Serbia
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The Association of Musical Artists of Serbia (Serbian
:Udruženje muzičkih umetnika Srbije, also known as UMUS) is an association which gathers together musicians from Serbia
who dedicated themselves to performing actively classical music
.
The goals and assignments of the Association include: participating in cultural and artistic activities, elevating the musical education of audiences, training the members, protecting performance copyrights, and assisting young artists in their performances. It is a non-profit organization, subsidized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia. UMUS cooperates with the Secretariat of Culture of the City of Belgrade
, as well as with all relevant institutions and individuals in music.
's Legacy Concert Hall, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
, Gallery of Fresco
es, National Museum Hall, Vračar
Centre of Culture, Vuk Karadžić Centre of Culture, Music School Stanković
, Music School Mokranjac
, Old Port Authority House in Zemun
, Assembly of the City of Belgrade
), and in other towns of Serbia
(Kragujevac
, Zaječar
, Šabac
, Kruševac
, Trstenik
, Valjevo
, Zrenjanin
, Novi Sad
, Niš
…), as well as the concert cooperation among the former federal republics and foreign countries.
The Association's members have participated in numerous donations and humanitarian music events as performers and organizer
s.
At the initiative of the UMUS, in 1950 the Union of Music Artists of Yugoslavia was established.
Since December 1964 the magazine called Pro muzika has been circulated.
In 1970 was established the UMUS Award for the Best Musical Interpretation in the Season, received so far by the most eminent artists.
In 2001 the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Award to the Young Artist (under the age of 30) have also been established. This UMUS awards are regularly granted on the occasion of the Association’s Day (April 7) in the cooperation with the Ministry of Culture
of the Republic of Serbia.
The Association of Musical Artists of Serbia is one of sixteen prominent institutions and organizations, which founded the Mokranjac’s Legacy on December 27, 2005, the scope of which is protection and promotion of the work of Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac
both in Serbia and abroad.
(from 2004 to 2005 the acting President was Vladimir Milić)
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
:Udruženje muzičkih umetnika Srbije, also known as UMUS) is an association which gathers together musicians from Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
who dedicated themselves to performing actively classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
.
The goals and assignments of the Association include: participating in cultural and artistic activities, elevating the musical education of audiences, training the members, protecting performance copyrights, and assisting young artists in their performances. It is a non-profit organization, subsidized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia. UMUS cooperates with the Secretariat of Culture of the City of Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, as well as with all relevant institutions and individuals in music.
Activities
The Association has organized numerous cycles of concerts of their members, both in Belgrade (KolaracIlija M. Kolarac Endowment
Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment is a building in central Belgrade. Also known as Kolarac University , it is located on Studentski Square....
's Legacy Concert Hall, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra in Serbia, regularly considered as one of the finest in the country. Its home base is in Belgrade.- History :...
, Gallery of Fresco
Fresco
Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es, National Museum Hall, Vračar
Vracar
Vračar is an urban neighborhood and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade. With an area of only , it is the smallest of all Belgrade's municipalities, but also the most densely populated. Vračar is one of the three municipalities that constitute the central area of the...
Centre of Culture, Vuk Karadžić Centre of Culture, Music School Stanković
Kornelije Stankovic
Kornelije Stanković was a Serbian composer, said to have marked an era not only in Serbian, but also in South Slavic musical art.-External links:***...
, Music School Mokranjac
Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac was a Serbian composer and music educator. His work was essential in bringing the spirit of Valach Serbian unwritten folk poems into organized art.-Biography:He was born in Negotin...
, Old Port Authority House in Zemun
Zemun
Zemun is a historical town and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
, Assembly of the City of Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
), and in other towns of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
(Kragujevac
Kragujevac
Kragujevac is the fourth largest city in Serbia, the main city of the Šumadija region and the administrative centre of Šumadija District. It is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River...
, Zaječar
Zajecar
Zaječar is a city and municipality in the eastern part of Serbia. According to the 2011 census the town has a population of 36,830, and its coordinates are 43.91° North, 22.30° East...
, Šabac
Šabac
Šabac is a city and municipality in western Serbia, along the Sava river, in the historic region of Mačva. It is the administrative center of the Mačva District. The city has a population of 52,822 , while population of the municipality is 115,347...
, Kruševac
Kruševac
Kruševac is a city and municipality, and the administrative center of the Rasina District, in central Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 127,429, while the town has 57,627....
, Trstenik
Trstenik
Trstenik is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 15,329, while population of the municipality was 42,989. It lies on the West Morava. The town is known for its industry of hydraulics and pneumatics company, Prva...
, Valjevo
Valjevo
Valjevo is a city and municipality located in western Serbia. It is the center of the Kolubara District, which includes five other smaller municipalities with a total population of almost 180,000 people...
, Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
, Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, Niš
Niš
Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...
…), as well as the concert cooperation among the former federal republics and foreign countries.
The Association's members have participated in numerous donations and humanitarian music events as performers and organizer
Organizer
Organizer could refer to:*Union organizer, a trade union official*Party organizer, a political party official*Community organizing, a way of building democratic power for the powerless*Personal organizer, a type of diary...
s.
History
The Association was established on April 7, 1946 under the name Association of the Reproductiv Artists - Musicians of Serbia, with 20 musicians participating. It was one of the first independent organizations of musicians in the world.At the initiative of the UMUS, in 1950 the Union of Music Artists of Yugoslavia was established.
Since December 1964 the magazine called Pro muzika has been circulated.
In 1970 was established the UMUS Award for the Best Musical Interpretation in the Season, received so far by the most eminent artists.
In 2001 the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Award to the Young Artist (under the age of 30) have also been established. This UMUS awards are regularly granted on the occasion of the Association’s Day (April 7) in the cooperation with the Ministry of Culture
Government of Serbia
Officially the Government of the Republic of Serbia is the executive branch of government in Serbia.-Current government:The current government was elected on 7 July 2008 by the majority vote in the National Assembly of Serbia and restructured on 14 March 2011...
of the Republic of Serbia.
The Association of Musical Artists of Serbia is one of sixteen prominent institutions and organizations, which founded the Mokranjac’s Legacy on December 27, 2005, the scope of which is protection and promotion of the work of Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac
Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac was a Serbian composer and music educator. His work was essential in bringing the spirit of Valach Serbian unwritten folk poems into organized art.-Biography:He was born in Negotin...
both in Serbia and abroad.
Founding members
- Rea Aserović
- Aleksej Butakov
- Bruno BrunBruno BrunBruno Brun was a Yugoslavian clarinetist and professor at the Academy of Music in Belgrade.-Education:...
- Bogomir Gorse
- Milan Dimitrijević
- Mirko DornerMirko DornerMirko Dorner was a Hungarian cellist, composer and painter, raised in Belgrade.Dorner was trained at the Belgrade Conservatory and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia...
- Meri Žeželj
- Lazar Marjanović
- Olga Mihailović
- Ljudevit Pap
- Josip Pikelj
- Olga Popov
- Andreja Preger
- Fjodor Selinski
- Vladimir Slatin
- Jakov Srejović
- Milica Stojadinović
- Vidosava Todorović
- Ivan Turšić
- Emil HajekEmil HájekEmil Hájek was a famous Czech/Serbian pianist, composer and music pedagogue. As a Professor of Piano at the Belgrade Music Academy , he was one of the founders of modern Serbian pianistic school...
Presidents (1946-2005)
- Emil HajekEmil HájekEmil Hájek was a famous Czech/Serbian pianist, composer and music pedagogue. As a Professor of Piano at the Belgrade Music Academy , he was one of the founders of modern Serbian pianistic school...
(1946-1948) - Lazar Marjanović (1948-1951)
- Predrag Milošević (1951-1953)
- Živojin ZdravkovićŽivojin ZdravkovicŽivojin Zdravković , a Serbian conductor, served as chief conductor of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and professor of conducting at the Music Academy in Belgrade. He was also a member and president of the Association of Musical Artists of Serbia.-References:*Ikonomova, V...
(1953-1955) - Oskar DanonOskar DanonOskar Danon was a Bosnian Jewish composer and conductor.-Early life and education:Oskar Danon was born in 1913 in Sarajevo, then in the Austria-Hungarian Empire but now in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He studied music in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and Prague, Czechoslovakia, where he obtained his Ph.D...
(1955-1957) - Lazar Marjanović (1957-1963)
- Đura Jakšić (1963-1968)
- Dušan TrbojevićDušan TrbojevicDušan Trbojević was a famous Serbian pianist, composer, musical writer and university professor.-Education:...
(1968-1970) - Josip Pikelj (1970-1973)
- Jovan Gligorijević (1973-1977)
- Milenko StefanovićMilenko StefanovicMilenko Stefanović is the most famous Serbian and Yugoslav clarinetist: a prizewinner in the international competitions in Moscow, Munich, Geneva and Prague, soloist who has achieved significant international career, long-time principal clarinetist of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and...
(1977-1980) - Radivoje Spasić (1980-1981)
- Jovan Jovičić (1981-1982)
- Ernest AčkunErnest AckunErnest Ačkun was a Yugoslav / Slovenian clarinetist.-Early life:Ernest Ačkun was born in Hrastnik, Slovenia, which was then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia....
(1982-1984) - Dušan Miladinović (1984-1990)
- Gordana Jevtović (1990-1993)
- Ljubomir Dimitrijević (1993-1995)
- Petar Ivanović (1995-2003)
- Dragoslav - Pavle Aksentijević (2003-2004)
(from 2004 to 2005 the acting President was Vladimir Milić)
- Vladimir Milić since April 3, 2005.