The President's Office has released a complete list of all the artists and songs that will be part of the musical program at the President's inauguration. Zoran Milanović.
We are publishing the statement from the Office of the President in its entirety:
"Due to the great interest of the Croatian public in the musical part of the program at the inauguration ceremony of President Zoran Milanović, which will be held on February 18th at the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia, we are publishing a complete list of all performers and all songs that will be performed on that occasion."
Klapa Trogir will perform the song "Bodulska balada", the Sinjska klapa will perform the song "Cetina", Chritzel Renae Aceveda will perform the song "Dej mi Bože oči sokolove", and the LADO Ensemble will perform fragments from "Slavonska kraljica". The HRM Klapa "Sveti Juraj" will perform only the anthem of the Republic of Croatia "Lijepa naša Domovino" as previously announced.
Klapa Trogir was founded in 1964, it is one of the oldest and most trophy-winning Dalmatian klapa groups known for performing, preserving and promoting Dalmatian klapa songs. Today, the group consists of first tenor Ivo Coce, second tenors Ivo Oštrić, Marin Buble and Marko Vuletić, baritones Dragan Županović and Tomislav Labor, and basses Antun Zajc, Jozo Miše and Tomislav Jakus. The artistic director of the group is Dr. sc. Jelena Buble. The music for "Bodulska balada" was written by Ivica Bašić, the lyrics by Stjepan Benzon, and the musical arrangement by Nikola Buble.
Sinj Klapa was founded in 2024, but its members are experienced and proven singers who were previously members of Klapa Sinj. The members of the Sinj Klapa come from the heart of the Dalmatian hinterland. The first tenor of the Sinj Klapa, Stipe Breko, is a recognizable voice of klapa a cappella singing in Croatia, and alongside him, the klapa consists of other tenors Ivo Breko and Frano Filipović Grčić, baritones Mario Đidara and Dinko Šarić, and basses Mladen Širinić, Jerko Župić and Dario Sablić. The author of the song "Cetina" is Dražen Žanko.
Chriztel Renae Aceveda is a seventh-grade student at the Sveti Martin na Muri Elementary School who moved from the Philippines four years ago and found her new home in Croatia. In parallel with elementary school, she also attends the Music School in Varaždin, where she is studying solo singing in the class of mag. art. Blanka Tkalčić. She began singing by performing traditional Croatian music, mastering the Croatian language in record time. With her voice and musicality, she won the hearts of the audience and music experts at the Supertalent 2023 competition. "Dej mi Bože oči sokolove" is a folk song from Međimurje.
National professional folklore LADO ensemble was founded in 1949 and for more than seven decades has been nurturing, researching and artistically shaping the most beautiful examples of Croatian musical and dance heritage. LADO consists of a group of 38 top dancers who are also excellent singers, accompanied by an orchestra of 14 musicians who play around eighty traditional and classical instruments. The artistic director of the ensemble is Zrinka Posavec. LADO will perform fragments from the choreography of “The Queen of Slavonia” by Zvonimir Ljevaković.”
Photo: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia
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