Master classes and concerts by Katarina Simonović Ivanković, MA and Saše Arsenkova, MA, as well as a concert by the Faculty of Arts in Niš students, as part of the “Academy Meetings” project in Kragujevac

25.12.2022 Concert of the Faculty of arts in Niš Solo Singing students (Nikola Stamenković – 3^rd year, Lazar Lazarević – 4^th year, Nena Djurić – 4^th year, in the class of Katarina Simonović Ivanković, MA, Associate professor, and Milana Andrašević – 3^rd year, Katarina Mihailović – 4^th year, in the class of Saša Arsenkov, MA, Assistant professor) – “House of Djura Jakšić” gallery

26.12.2022 Concert of the Faculty of Arts in Niš professors (Katarina Simonović Ivanković, MA, Associate professor, soprano, and Saša Arsenkov, MA, Assistant professor, tenor) – “House of Djura Jakšić” gallery

The “ACADEMY MEETINGS” project was held in the period from 25^th – 27^th December 2022 in Kragujevac, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia, at the initiative of prof. MA Vojislav Spasić and the organization of the associations: “Prestonica” (Capital), “Telok” and the association “Archangels” from Kragujevac.

The meeting of the Art Academies, Faculties of Musical Arts, of the Universities of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro a nd Slovenia started with a meeting (round table) in the Rectorate of the University of Kragujevac, where all professors presented themselves to the rector of the University of Kragujevac, prof. PhD Nenad Filipović. The first project of this type in our region was successfully implemented. The project aimed to create cooperation with higher education institutions from the former Yugoslavia area, as well as respective professors and students.

Possibilities of launching various initiatives and progress in this area as well as achieving mutual cooperation were discussed.

As part of this project, professors Saša Arsenkov, MA, Katarina Simonović Ivanković, MA, Berislav Jerković, PhD, Milica Stojadinović, PhD, Senka Nedeljković, PhD, and Vojislav Spasić, MA, held master classes as well as a series of concerts and a round table in which the Music Academy students and soprano Anastasia Holtz took part. The topic of the round table was “Introduction and cooperation of solo singers”. In addition to lectures and concerts, Kragujevac audience was presented with a book by ethnomusicologist Trajče Malinov, MA.

The master classes and concerts were supported by piano accompanists Petar Marković and Boško Stojadinović. All concerts and courses were held in the “House of Djura Jakšić” gallery.