The Embassy of Serbia and the Arts Club of Washington

as a Cultural Tourism event “Passport to DC”

have pleasure to present

Balkan Quartet

April 30, 2009 at 6 pm

at the Arts Club of Washington

2017 I St NW Washington, DC 20006

P R O G R A M

“Romanian Folk Dances” Bella Bartok (1881-1945)

“Wishing, Wanting, Waiting” Brian Mitchell (b.1969)

“Armenian Dances” Vardapet Komitas (1869-1935)

“Sevdah Tango” Milos Simic (b.1973)

“Pannonia Boundless” Aleksandra Vrebalov (b.1970)

“Zikino Kolo” Milos Simic (b.1973)

“Hotland” Aleksandar Gajic (b.1967)

“Folk Suite” Konstantin Blagojevic (b.1974)

& Sinisa Ciric (b.1976)

“Souvenir from the Marinko’s Pond” Aleksandar Gajic

Balkan Quartet is a dynamic and inspiring string group of Serbian violinists Sinisa Ciric, Mirna Ogrizovic-Ciric, violist Danijela Zezelj-Gualdi with Bulgarian cellist Martin Gueorguiev. The idea to form a group that would revive the powerful and the unique Balkan sound started early among these four friends. Their collaborative playing portrays an energy and musical understanding that comes from their mutual background.

Balkan Quartet performs traditional string quartet repertoire, combined with the works of contemporary composers. Their focus is to involve and inspire composers to create new music that would use an indigenous Balkan language, reviving the rich Balkan folk heritage on the highest artistic level. Balkan Quartet is a Quartet in Residence at the Georgia Perimeter College in Atlanta, GA.