Tag: Bogdan Djokavić

  • Bogdan Djaković Works with Cappella Romana

    Bogdan Djaković Works with Cappella Romana

    A short interview and quick rehearsal look-in from this past weekend: Sacred Songs of Serbia: [one_half] Seattle TICKETS Friday, 24 October 2014, 8:00pm St. Joseph’s Parish [/one_half][one_half_last] Portland TICKETS Saturday, 25 October 2014, 8:00pm St. Mary’s Cathedral [/one_half_last]

  • Sacred Songs of Serbia — Program Notes: Part Two

    Sacred Songs of Serbia — Program Notes: Part Two

    Sacred Songs of Serbia Serbian Chant and Church Choral Music Part One Polyphonic singing appeared for the first time in Serbian churches in the 1830s as a result of European and Russian influence. The expansion of newly organized Serbian church choirs was enormous and very soon the main problem was the lack of indigenous sacred…

  • Sacred Songs of Serbia — Program Notes: Part One

    Sacred Songs of Serbia — Program Notes: Part One

    Sacred Songs of Serbia Serbian Chant and Church Choral Music Serbian chant is a type of monodic music which has remained in use as part of the Church’s liturgy from the time of Cyril and Methodius (the 9th century) to our day. With the granting of the independence to the Serbian Church in 13th century…