Mixed Choir “INA”
Zagreb, Croatia
Bojan Pogrmilović - conductor
Competition Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Ave Maria | Javier Busto (b. 1949) | Church tradition |
| Svrši stopi moje / Follow My Tracks | Krsto Odak (1988-1965) | Church tradition |
| Fa la nana / Lullaby | Giorgio Vacchi (1932-2008) | Traditional North Italian |
| Goce | Todor Skalovski (1909-2004) | Traditional Macedonian |
| Lijepo pjeva za lugom djevojka / In the Woods the Maiden Nicely Sings | Emil Cossetto (1918-2006) | Traditional Croatian |
Folk Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Grlice, moja mila / My Dear Turtledove | Duško Tambača (b. 1946) | Traditional Dalmatian |
| Lijepo pjeva za lugom djevojka / In the Woods the Maiden Nicely Sings | Emil Cossetto (1918-2006) | Traditional Croatian |
| Spomen za Makedonija / Memories of Macedonia (Zasvirel Stojan, Tino mori, Jano Janke) | Bojan Pogrmilović (b. 1956) | Traditional Macedonian |
Sacred Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Ride the chariot | William Henry Smith | Negro spiritual |
| Prva vura / The First Hour of that Night | Dražen Kurilovčan (b. 1969) | Catholic folk tradition |
| Gloria (Misa a la chilena) | Vicente Bianchi (b. 1920) | Liturgical in Spanish |
| Cordero de Dios (Misa a la chilena) | Vicente Bianchi (b. 1920) | Liturgical in Spanish |
Mixed Choir “INA” was established in 1976 and was named after its co-founder and main sponsor INA Naftaplin, now INA Industrija nafte d.d., Croatian oil company. In the beginning, the choir consisted mainly of INA employees.
In 27 years of its existence, the choir has grown to become one of the best Croatian amateur choirs. Nowdays the choir is composed mainly of young people, the majority of them being students of the Zagreb University. Besides many performances in Croatia, they often perform concert tours abroad (Italy, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Canada, Poland, Austria, Hungary and France), independently or together with professional orchestras and ensembles (Zagreb Philharmonic, Croatian Chamber Orchestra, Czech String Orchestra from Krumlov, Paco Peña Flamenco Company and the Croatian baroque orchestra.)
The repertoire of the choir includes spiritual music, folkloristic masses, an attractive program of Christmas songs, folk music (special attention is paid to choral performances of folkloristic themes) both Croatian and foreign, pop evergreens are also included in the programme. The choir also collaborates with contemporary composers. Since the arrival of the present conductor Bojan Pogrmilovic in 1988, they have performed over 170 titles, about twenty of which are several movement works.
Until now the Choir has recorded one cassette and four compact discs. The first CD was nominated for the Croatian Discography Award “Porin”. The Choir has won many prizes at national and international festivals and competitions.
Bojan Pogrmilović is the conductor, solo singer, and professor of solo singing. He holds a Bachelor's degree in solo singing from the Zagreb Music Academy. For ten years he was the musical director of “Lado”, the only Croatian professional folk ensemble. He is currently working as the professor of solo singing at the School of Music “Vatroslav Lisinski” in Zagreb. He has also been working with Dalmatian folk groups, especially the male group “Mareta” and female group “Cesarice” that won numerous awards at the Festival in Omiš and international choir festival in Verona. He is a member of the jury in choir competitions in Croatia and abroad (Verona, Azzano Decimo) and a regular member of the jury of the Festival of Dalmatian groups in Omiš.
Zagreb is the capital of Croatia and its biggest city.
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