The eleventh Serbian New Year\u2019s concert, organized by the Serbian Educational and Cultural Society (SECS) Prosvjeta, was held in the pleasant atmosphere of the Vienna Concert Hall (Ehrbar Saal).<\/p>\n
The guests included members of Austrian institutions, Ms Gudrun Kugler, Mr Maximilian Krauss and others, and head of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria, Mr Mladen Filipovi\u0107, assistant minister for cooperation with the diaspora from the Republic of Srpska, Ms Helena Krneti\u0107, envoys from the Ministry without portfolio in charge of coordinating activities and measures in the field of relations with the diaspora of the Serbian Government, Mr Milivoje \u0106osi\u0107 and Mr Zoran An\u0111elkovi\u0107, and representatives of Serbian organizations, Ms Cica Rajkovi\u0107 from Jedinstvo, Mr Milan Vidovi\u0107 from the Serbian Center, Mr Sa\u0161a Stankovi\u0107 from Serbian Folklore Association, Serbian students and others.<\/p>\n
The concert is traditionally a bridge between cultures and has best shown Serbian musical culture, announced the Viennese Prosvjeta.<\/p>\n
The event was opened by Serbian Ambassador Marko Blagojevi\u0107, who commended Prosvjeta\u2019s work and the idea of this concert, which, according to him, best connected cultures and people.<\/p>\n
The stage saw exceptional performers, Trag ethno group from Banja Luka and SECS Prosvjeta children\u2019s choir.<\/p>\n
The ethno group Trag delighted the audience with its musical virtuosity and performance of traditional melodies.<\/p>\n
Children were also in the spotlight, as the SECS Prosvjeta children\u2019s choir was among the performers.<\/p>\n
The president of Prosvjeta Vienna, Marko Sari\u0107, noted the deep historical and cultural ties between Austria and Serbia, the centuries of Serbian people contributing to the development of Vienna and the whole of Austria, and emphasized the need to raise mutual ties to a higher level, stating that the best way to do this was dialogue, education and culture.<\/p>\n
Prosvjeta\u2019s little choir, under the direction of Vera Simi\u0107, was met with ovation, and the audience sang along with the ethno group Trag, which performed Kosovo and Metohija melodies, cheerful gypsy posko\u010dica, Sevdalinka, Serbian and Montenegrin traditional songs.<\/p>\n
Trag group member Hilda Hrekes, an Orthodox Syrian, sang a version of the song Ruse kose curo ima\u0161 in Arabic and Serbian, which caused a special ovation in the audience.<\/p>\n
In addition to being a musical event, the concert was also an opportunity for a joint gathering and celebration of Serbian culture in the heart of Vienna.<\/p>\n
The concert took place on Saturday, 13 January, and yesterday a ceremonial presenting of New Year\u2019s packages to the children of Prosvjeta Serbian supplementary schools in Vienna was organized in Vienna\u2019s Alberthall with the support of the Republic of Srpska Representation in Austria and other friends of Prosvjeta.<\/p>\n
The packages were handed out by the founder and manager of Prosvjeta schools, Sr\u0111an Mijalkovi\u0107, with the assistance of Prosvjeta teachers and team.<\/p>\n
Source: Serbian Educational and Cultural Society Prosvjeta Austria - RTRS - SRNA - Dunav.at<\/p>\n
Photo: Dunav.at<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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