Ana Sokolovic

Ana Sokolovic
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Born1968
Serbia
NationalityCanadian
OccupationMusic Composer

Ana Sokolovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Соколовић; born 1968)[1] is a Canadian music composer based in Montreal, Quebec, whose contemporary pieces have won several awards in Canada. She is also the Artistic Director of the Quebec Contemporary Music Society.[2][3]

Career

These days, it's hard to find an opera composer whose theatrical instincts are daring and sure-footed at the same time. So let's be thankful that Ana Sokolovic chose Canada as her home.

Sokolovic studied composition under Dušan Radić at the University of Novi Sad and Zoran Erić at the University of Arts in Belgrade. She received her masters in composition from the Université de Montréal studying under José Evangelista.[5]

Sokolovic's repertoire is wide, covering theatrical, chamber, operatic, orchestral, and vocal genres.

The Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) dedicated the "Hommage Series" to Sokolovic for the 2011–2012 season, marking the twenty years since she immigrated to Quebec.[6] Her body of work was celebrated in 200 events taking place across Canada.[7]

Sokolovic's opera, Svadba-Wedding, focused on the day before a Serbian wedding and was produced by the Queen of Puddings Music Theater.[4][8] The production toured Canada and Europe from 2012 until 2015, as well as returning in March 2018 for a performance at the Opera de Montreal.[9]

In 2015, she became the first woman composer to create an operatic work for the Canadian Opera Company.[10] The commission in question is regarding The Old Fools by renowned English poet Philip Larkin, a libretto written by British librettist Paul Bentley.

Her composition "Ringelspiel" was performed by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in November 2017.[11] Her music has also been performed at London's Royal Opera House and Montreal's Conservatory of Music.

In 2021 she created the symphonic short film Iskra, an exploration of the impact of technology on human society, for the National Arts Centre/CBC Gem series Undisrupted.[12]

Awards

Sokolovic is also a nominee for the Juno Awards of 2017 in the category Classical Composition of the Year. The nominated work is entitled "And I need a room to receive five thousand people with raised glasses... or... what a glorious day, the birds are singing 'halleluia'".[15]

Education

Born in Serbia, Sokolovic was a student of classical ballet prior to studying theater and music. She studied composition in Belgrade and later obtained a master's degree from Université de Montréal where she now teaches.[7] Sokolovic immigrated to Quebec, Canada as a young adult.

References

  1. ^ "Ana Sokolović". smcq.qc.ca. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Canadian Music Centre website, Composer Ana Sokolovic Appointed as New Artistic Director of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ), article by Andrea Ayotte dated 21 April 2022
  3. ^ SMCQ website, Ana Sokolović, retrieved October 24, 2024
  4. ^ a b Eatock, Colin (June 26, 2011). "An arresting simplicity in Sokolovic's a cappella opera". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ana Sokolovic". Opéra de Montréal.
  6. ^ "Homage Series / Ana Sokolović (2011-12 Season)". SMCQ.
  7. ^ a b Canadienne, Canadian Music Centre | Centre de Musique. "Ana Sokolovic: Biography". musiccentre.ca.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Review: Six female characters in search of an opera | The Star". Toronto Star. June 24, 2011.
  9. ^ "Svadba". Opéra de Montréal.
  10. ^ "Canadian Opera Company Announces Commission of New Opera by Composer Ana Sokolović and Playwright Michel Marc Bouchard" (PDF). January 14, 2015.
  11. ^ "Ana Sokolovic".
  12. ^ Marsha Lederman, "National Arts Centre Orchestra’s eclectic new CBC Gem series showcases Canadian talent". The Globe and Mail, September 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "Prix Jan V. Matejcek, Award, New Classical Music | Socan". Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  14. ^ Gordon, Holly (March 16, 2019). "Junos 2019: the complete list of winners". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  15. ^ "CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR - Ana Sokolović - The JUNO Awards". junoawards.ca. Retrieved January 21, 2018.

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