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10. Prozbena jektenija 03:01
11. Simvol vere 02:09
12. Kanon Evharistije 04:19
13. Dostojno jest (irmos) 03:22
14. Otce nas 02:06
15. Jedin svjat 00:48
16. Ne imami. Blagoslovi duse moja Gospoda 04:00
17. Blagosloven grjadijVidjehom svjet istinijDa ispolnatsj 02:04
18. Budi imja Gospodnje 03:48
Divna Ljubojevic was born in Belgrade in 1970. Her remarkable voice was
first recognized in early childhood by Mother Agnija, Abbess of Vavedenje
Monastery. Believing that Divna's gift for singing should be nurtured and
guided, Mother Agnija, herself a singer of great talent and knowledge, invited
Divna to sing with the monastery choir. From age 10, Divna was tutored in the
ancient tradition of Orthodox chant. Mother Agniya and the sisters of
Vavedenje cherished and painstakingly preserved a musical style that
originated from the Karlovatz chants, as well as traditional Byzantine and
Russian modalities.
Divna later studied at Mokranjac Music School in Belgrade and earned a
music degree from the University of Novi Sad's Academy of Music. But it was
the sacred singing of the monastery choir that "caught" and kept her soul. As
Divna says, "This decision [to devote herself to sacred singing] can only be
made at a time when the being is still receptive, innocent, unshaped,
unsoiled. And it is when you keep such a disposition, you can go on singing
this repertoire all your life long, till the end."
Lycourgos Angelopoulos, director of the Byzantine Choir of Greece, has
hailed Divna as, "One of the purest voices I have ever heard."
At the age of 17, in 1988, Divna began conducting the Mokranjac Choir with
which she often sang in many European countries, including her native Serbia,
where she conducted the Easter Liturgy beneath the great dome of Saint Sava
Church in Vratchar (Belgrade). Between 1989 and 1991, she conducted the
Premiere Societe Chorale de Belgrade, serving as the youngest conductor of
this organization that was founded in 1853. Divna gave amazing performances
with the ensemble, especially in Greece at the Sacred Music Festival at
Delphi, Kardica and Kefalonia.
In 1991, Divna and her friends founded Melodi Ensemble. Melodi dedicates
itself to a repertoire of Orthodox sacred music, from the ancient monadic and
polyphonic Byzantine, Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian chant, to contemporary
works. The ensemble interprets these liturgical poems in Italian, French and
English. Melodi also performs Baroque opera excerpts from Purcell and Caccini.
The group has collaborated with opera soloists in Bazel, England, and Italy.
They have also performed with the Spezzatura Ensemble of England.
In 1997, with the help of Bishop Luka of France and Western Europe, Divna
founded a choir at St. Sava Church in Paris and began giving concerts of
Slavonic and Greek liturgical music in Brussels, Senlis and Paris.
As a teacher of choral music and solfeggio, Divna has won many music school
competitions. She has also taught choral music at the Amilly Musical Academy
(France), Netherlands and England. Her education is a testimony to her
capacity for assuming soprano solo roles within baroque, spiritual or
renaissance operas. With ease, she lends her voice to any type of lyrical
repertoire.
MELODI ENSEMBLE
Today, most of her time is spent surrounding "Melodi Ensemble's" artistic
activities which she founded with friends in 1991. This ensemble dedicates
itself to the sacred, spiritual, ancient and contemporary works."Melodi"
interprets the poems and chants in Italian, French and English, and Baroque
opera excerpts from Purcell and Caccini. The group collaborated with opera
soloists from Bazel, England, Italy and also with England's Spezzatura
Ensemble.
Since its debut under Edition Jade / Warner Music in 2003 , "Divna & Melodi"
gave performances in every European and French festivals like "Theatre de la
Ville de Paris""Folles Journee", "Festival Ile de France","La Vezere", "Les
Orientales","Auvers sur l'Oise","Abbey Royale de Fontevraud", "Festival de
Dijon", "Voix Melee", "Stimenn Voices", "Festival Stemmen", "Festival
Territorios de Sevilla", "Festival de Paques", "Viox Sacrees du Monde",
"Musiche dal Mondo","Abbey de Bomont", "Festival Musicat "and many more.
11. Simvol vere 02:09
12. Kanon Evharistije 04:19
13. Dostojno jest (irmos) 03:22
14. Otce nas 02:06
15. Jedin svjat 00:48
16. Ne imami. Blagoslovi duse moja Gospoda 04:00
17. Blagosloven grjadijVidjehom svjet istinijDa ispolnatsj 02:04
18. Budi imja Gospodnje 03:48
Divna Ljubojevic was born in Belgrade in 1970. Her remarkable voice was
first recognized in early childhood by Mother Agnija, Abbess of Vavedenje
Monastery. Believing that Divna's gift for singing should be nurtured and
guided, Mother Agnija, herself a singer of great talent and knowledge, invited
Divna to sing with the monastery choir. From age 10, Divna was tutored in the
ancient tradition of Orthodox chant. Mother Agniya and the sisters of
Vavedenje cherished and painstakingly preserved a musical style that
originated from the Karlovatz chants, as well as traditional Byzantine and
Russian modalities.
Divna later studied at Mokranjac Music School in Belgrade and earned a
music degree from the University of Novi Sad's Academy of Music. But it was
the sacred singing of the monastery choir that "caught" and kept her soul. As
Divna says, "This decision [to devote herself to sacred singing] can only be
made at a time when the being is still receptive, innocent, unshaped,
unsoiled. And it is when you keep such a disposition, you can go on singing
this repertoire all your life long, till the end."
Lycourgos Angelopoulos, director of the Byzantine Choir of Greece, has
hailed Divna as, "One of the purest voices I have ever heard."
At the age of 17, in 1988, Divna began conducting the Mokranjac Choir with
which she often sang in many European countries, including her native Serbia,
where she conducted the Easter Liturgy beneath the great dome of Saint Sava
Church in Vratchar (Belgrade). Between 1989 and 1991, she conducted the
Premiere Societe Chorale de Belgrade, serving as the youngest conductor of
this organization that was founded in 1853. Divna gave amazing performances
with the ensemble, especially in Greece at the Sacred Music Festival at
Delphi, Kardica and Kefalonia.
In 1991, Divna and her friends founded Melodi Ensemble. Melodi dedicates
itself to a repertoire of Orthodox sacred music, from the ancient monadic and
polyphonic Byzantine, Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian chant, to contemporary
works. The ensemble interprets these liturgical poems in Italian, French and
English. Melodi also performs Baroque opera excerpts from Purcell and Caccini.
The group has collaborated with opera soloists in Bazel, England, and Italy.
They have also performed with the Spezzatura Ensemble of England.
In 1997, with the help of Bishop Luka of France and Western Europe, Divna
founded a choir at St. Sava Church in Paris and began giving concerts of
Slavonic and Greek liturgical music in Brussels, Senlis and Paris.
As a teacher of choral music and solfeggio, Divna has won many music school
competitions. She has also taught choral music at the Amilly Musical Academy
(France), Netherlands and England. Her education is a testimony to her
capacity for assuming soprano solo roles within baroque, spiritual or
renaissance operas. With ease, she lends her voice to any type of lyrical
repertoire.
MELODI ENSEMBLE
Today, most of her time is spent surrounding "Melodi Ensemble's" artistic
activities which she founded with friends in 1991. This ensemble dedicates
itself to the sacred, spiritual, ancient and contemporary works."Melodi"
interprets the poems and chants in Italian, French and English, and Baroque
opera excerpts from Purcell and Caccini. The group collaborated with opera
soloists from Bazel, England, Italy and also with England's Spezzatura
Ensemble.
Since its debut under Edition Jade / Warner Music in 2003 , "Divna & Melodi"
gave performances in every European and French festivals like "Theatre de la
Ville de Paris""Folles Journee", "Festival Ile de France","La Vezere", "Les
Orientales","Auvers sur l'Oise","Abbey Royale de Fontevraud", "Festival de
Dijon", "Voix Melee", "Stimenn Voices", "Festival Stemmen", "Festival
Territorios de Sevilla", "Festival de Paques", "Viox Sacrees du Monde",
"Musiche dal Mondo","Abbey de Bomont", "Festival Musicat "and many more.
