The wedding was held on Saturday, May 23, 2004 , at two o'clock in the afternoon at All Serbian Saints Serbian Orthodox Church.
The ceremony was breathtaking, as Jelena and Zoran wed , with close friends and family there . All Serbian Saints Serbian Orthodox Church was a beautiful setting, made even more amazing by the sweet sounds of our choir , and the faces of close guests .The sound of music in the background made the wedding an even more memorable event as the lives of Jelena and Zoran were woven into one. We wish them all the best in their future as a married couple.
Like in past years, our choir took part in the 63rd annual festival organized by the Serbian Singing Federation of USA and Canada. The festival was held in Cleveland, Ohio on May 28 to 30 2004. The host choir was the Cleveland S.S.S. Njegos Choir. We, along with the entire Orthodox Church, celebrated Pentecost. This feast carries so many meanings - the coming of the Holy Spirit, the fulfillment of the promise of Jesus, the beginning of the Church. . Since this festival coincidentally was held on that date, we adopted our performance according to that and performed Troparion and Kontakion written by Cornelius Stankovic, as well as Prokeimenon and Irmos arranged by our composer Nikola Resanovic. Our selection of a folk song repertoire was First bunch written by Ljubomir Bosnjakovic. These songs are interesting not only because of their beauty but also because the solo part was sung by our Bora Dragasevic, who was a personal friend of Ljubomir Bosnjakovic for a long period of time.
This festival will also be remembered because two of our members- Gorica Miok and Olga Payeur received a golden pin for belonging to our choir for fifty years. They are our devoted and precious members since 1954.
All choirs were presented acknowledgment for the perpetuation of Serbian songs and the cultural tradition on the North American continent. However, the historic moment on this festival was the presence of a choir from Serbia.
Along with the Nis Choir was Mr. Aleksandar Vujic, Musical Director of the First Belgrade Choir and Mr. Sava Miric, The Executive Secretary of the Serbian Choir Federation. We attended the Festival and had a fantastic weekend of music and fellowship. It was a weekend to remember.
The following choirs participated in the SSF 63d Choral Festival :
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Design and concept by Djordjo B. Vasic, 2004
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