Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), a famous Austrian and Croatian composer, died 200 years ago, May 31. He was born in a Croatian ethnic enclave in Burgenland (Gradišće) in Austria. Joseph Haydn composed a lovely melody which is based on a very old Croatian folk song. He named it Volkslied (Folk song), and later it became the Austrian national anthem. This melody is the contemporary German national anthem that everybody knows.
Category: Music
U2 legends of rock'n'roll are coming to Zagreb on August 9th and 10th 2009
The Zagreb concerts of U2 are scheduled for August 9th and 10th. The 10th of August concert was sold out in just a few hours, so organisers and the band arranged an additional concert, for which you may still buy your tickets. The concerts are to be held at Maksimir Stadium. In 1995 Bono recited a verse written in 1628 by Croatian poet Ivan Gundulić: O lijepa, o draga, o slatka slobodo… (O beautiful, o beloved, o sweet liberty…).
FOR | FROM CROATIA WITH LOVE Croatian Jazz Gala at the Lincoln Center
The AIC Foundation is launching a concert series “For | From Croatia With Love” which promotes Croatian culture, art and heritage in the United States. Its first concert will be a Jazz Gala at the Lincoln Center featuring Jazz musicians from Croatia and the United States.
Katarina Livljanic presenting Judith in Vancouver, Chicago and Kansas City
Katarina Livljanić, singer and musicologist, is one of the principal international specialists in medieval chant performance. Born in Zadar, Croatia, she directs the vocal ensemble Dialogos , Paris, specializing in medieval chant and liturgical theater of the Glagolitic tradition. She will perform Judith in Vancouver, Chicago and Kansas City, November 2nd, 7th and 8th, 2008.
Istarski gunjci, musicological book by Vladimir Pernić
Vladimir Pernić wrote a very interesting book about a unique music phenomenon in Istria, Croatia – the tradition of GUNJCI. Istria is a paradise in many respects: music, architecture, nature, history, Glagolitic script, cuisine, olives, etc.