Vocal Ensemble Bugojno
Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Samira Merdžanić - conductor
Competition Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
|
Lijepi li su mostarski dućani (Mostar’s shops are beautiful) | Slavko Jović | Traditional Bosnian |
| Čaje šukarije | Dragan Šuplevski | Traditional Macedonian |
|
Ergen deda (The old bachelor) | Petar Liondev | Bulgarian folk song |
| The Lion sleeps tonight | arr. Samira Merdžanić | Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George Weiss |
| Dubula | Traditional South African | Traditional South African |
Pop Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
|
Ti si mi bila u svemu naj (You were the best) | arr. Samira Merdžanić | Indexi |
| Stand by me | arr. Samira Merdžanić | Ben E. King |
| The Lion sleeps tonight | arr. Samira Merdžanić | Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George Weiss |
The vocal ensemble Bugojno was established in 1996 and consists of young teenage girls aged 14 – 20 years. Its repertoire is variable, starting from old traditional songs, from Bosnia and surrounding areas, all the way up to modern pop music. The ensemble has taken part in various choir festivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad, including Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and France. In May, the ensemble won the gold medal for the International Choir Festival in Bijeljina.
Samira Merdžanić has been the conductor and artistic director of the Vocal Ensemble Bugojno since 1996, when the ensemble was originally founded. Samira completed her music education in the accordion department and went to the University “Dzemal Bijedic” in Mostar. She graduated from the teacher training faculty for music education. Samira currently works as an accordion teacher in the primary music school in Bugojno.
Bugojno is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Vrbas River, surrounded by the Kalin and Rudina mountains. Its geographic location has a favorable climate with warm summers and cold winters and it is surrounded by plenty of drinking water from nearby springs. Bugojno is a modern and urban town that became the center of several cultural and sporting events, appreciated by local citizens as well as visitors.
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