Tivat Music Festival
2025

June 15, 2025, 11 a.m.
Grand Hall of the Tivat Cultural Center

Partners of the program:

Festival Overture: Let’s Grow with Music

Workshop Leader: Pina Bubanja, Professor of Flute
Associate: Bruna Matijević, Professor of Chamber Music and Flute
Workshop Participants: Lara Bubanja, Professor of Clarinet and Saxophone
Jovana Radoman, Professor of Flute
Staša Nikolić, Professor of Piano
Video Animation Design: Ida Nikolić, Graphic Designer
Conductor: Anđela Homen, Director of the SI DO RE LA Choir
Arrangement: Jovanka Veljović, Professor of Piano

Children’s Musical: Let’s Grow with Music, arrangements based on compositions by Bora Majdanac

The children’s musical Growing Tones symbolically portrays the development of every child through music – from the first notes to full stage expression. After three months of play, learning, and creativity, the young participants of the Little Tones workshops present their final concert – a celebratory moment where music, voice, and movement become one. Through song, narration, and the sounds of a chamber trio (flute, clarinet, and piano), the children guide the audience on a journey through a world of music, imagination, and togetherness. This project is more than just a concert – it is the result of dedicated work, team spirit, and the joy of expression.

Artists

Pina Bubanja completed her secondary music education before graduating in Flute from the Music Academy in Titograd (today Podgorica), under Professor Miodrag Azanjac. During her studies, she achieved significant success, winning awards at both republic and federal competitions. She has given numerous solo concerts across the former Yugoslavia, performing in cities such as Herceg Novi, Bar, Podgorica, Kotor, Split, Dubrovnik, Belgrade, and Priština. She also performed as a member of the Chamber Orchestra of the Music Academy and the Symphony Orchestra of RTV Titograd, and recorded for both RTV Titograd and RTV Belgrade. As a flute professor, Pina Bubanja has taught in several music schools, including the Vasa Pavić Secondary Music School in Podgorica, the Petar II Petrović Njegoš Music School in Bar, the Vida Matjan Music School in Kotor, and the Music School in Tivat. Throughout her pedagogical career, she has achieved outstanding results with her students, who have won numerous awards at national and international competitions in Flute and Chamber Music. From 1993 to 2022, she served as the Principal of the Music School in Tivat, leaving a lasting impact on the development of music education in the region. Pina Bubanja is currently the President of the Ars praesentia Boke Kotorske NGO, through which she continues to contribute to the cultural life of the community.

Bruna Matijević began her music education at the primary music school in Tivat, continued her studies in Kotor, and then enrolled at the Music Academy in Cetinje, where she completed her undergraduate, specialist, and master’s studies under Professor Ljubiša Jovanović. Throughout her education, she won numerous awards in solo flute and chamber music categories at various competitions. She further refined her skills by attending seminars led by renowned professors. Bruna Matijević works as a music educator at the Music School in Tivat, where she teaches Flute and Chamber Music. Her students have achieved remarkable results, winning dozens of first prizes and recognitions at both national and international competitions and festivals. She is a regular jury member at flute and chamber music competitions. She is also a member of the Ars praesentia Boke Kotorske NGO, where she is involved in organizing seminars and concerts. Among these is the New Spark Jazz Orchestra – a highly successful all-female jazz ensemble with guest instructors Jasna Jovićević, Vasil Hadžimanov, and Toni Kitanovski, presented in Tivat, Cetinje, Štip, Novi Sad, and Belgrade. She is also one of the initiators and participants in projects aimed at music education and the preservation of the musical and cultural heritage of the Bay of Kotor.

Lara Bubanja completed her primary and secondary music education in Tivat, under Professor Goran Turkalj. She earned her undergraduate degree in Clarinet at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, under Professor Wolfgang Klinser, and her master’s degree at the Music Academy of the University of Montenegro in Cetinje, under Professor Petar Garić. She is a laureate of numerous national and international competitions in the categories of solo clarinet and chamber music. As a soloist, and member of chamber ensembles and orchestras, she has performed across Montenegro as well as in various cities throughout the region and in Austria. She has collaborated with the Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra, the Festival Orchestra of the Tivat Music Festival, and the Festival Orchestra of Guitar Art. She has refined her skills through masterclasses with renowned clarinet pedagogues. Lara Bubanja is a long-time participant in projects organized by the Ars praesentia Boke Kotorske NGO, and a guest member of amateur wind orchestras, including the Glazbeno Prosvjetno Društvo Tivat and Gradska Muzika Kotor. Since September 2022, she has been gaining pedagogical experience as a teacher of Clarinet and Saxophone at the Music School in Herceg Novi and at the Vida Matjan Primary and Secondary Music School in Kotor.

Jovana Radoman completed the Vida Matjan Plementary and Secondary Music School in Kotor, and went on to complete her undergraduate and master’s studies in Flute at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, under Professor Ljubiša Jovanović. She later continued her professional development at the Conservatorio Superior de Música in Vigo, Spain. As a soloist and chamber musician, she is a laureate of numerous national and international competitions both in Montenegro and abroad. She has performed widely across Montenegro and the region, as well as in England, Spain, Denmark, and China. She has taken part in masterclasses with renowned flutists and performed at numerous festivals and projects, including the China Flute Festival, BUNT, BEMUS, KotorArt, the International Children’s Festival in Šibenik, DEMUSIS Erasmus+, El Sistema Europe Youth Camp in Birmingham, and the Music Art Project. As an orchestral musician, Jovana Radoman has collaborated with the Belgrade Philharmonic, the Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra, Lola Classic, the FAMES Institute Orchestra, the Belgrade Wind Orchestra, the El Sistema Europe Youth Orchestra, the Borislav Pašćan Youth Philharmonic, the Stanislav Binički Artistic Ensemble, the Classical Orchestra of Vigo, and others. Since 2022, she has been working as a teacher of Flute at the Vida Matjan Primary and Secondary Music School in Kotor and at the Vasa Pavić Secondary Music School in Podgorica.

Staša Nikolić completed her studies at the Vasa Pavić School of Music and Ballet in Podgorica, under Professor Dragica Gregović, and went on to graduate from the Music Academy in Cetinje, under Professor Bojan Martinović. During her studies, she actively participated in numerous concerts, competitions, and masterclasses. In her teaching practice, she is dedicated to passing on knowledge and a love of music to younger generations, with a focus on technical development, expressiveness, and an individual approach to each piano student. She has gained professional experience through various forms of music pedagogy – first as a piano teacher at the elementary level, and later at the secondary level of the Music School in Tivat. Since 2019, Staša Nikolić has served as the Coordinator of the Student Council (UPS) at the Music School in Tivat, through which she has helped build connections between the school and the wider community. She has collaborated with the European Home NGO from Tivat as a music teacher and music animator for children and youth with developmental disabilities. She was also a professional associate and designer of music workshops at the Čarolija kindergarten. She is well known for her pedagogical enthusiasm and committed work, as evidenced by the many awards her students have received at national and international competitions, as well as their participation in numerous concert performances.

Ida Nikolić completed her undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Visual Arts at the Mediterranean University in Podgorica. During her studies, she actively participated in numerous exhibitions in the fields of Applied Arts and Photography. She has been working in graphic design for over five years and possesses expertise in various aspects of visual communication. Through this dynamic profession, she combines creativity and technical skills, successfully adapting to new technologies. Today, the services she offers include a harmonious blend of different forms of visual communication to create coherent and engaging content: logo design, branding, printed/advertising materials, infographic design, packaging design, and the creation of both short and long video content and animations.

Anđela Homen completed her primary and secondary music education at the Vida Matjan Primary and Secondary Music School in Kotor. She earned her undergraduate degree in General Music Pedagogy at the Music Academy in Cetinje, where she also specialized in Choral Conducting under Professor Radovan Papović. During her studies and throughout her professional career, she has actively participated in various musical projects, most notably the opera Balkanska Carica (2008), the children’s musical Svoj Djeci Što Muziku Vole, Vrata su Otvorena od Muzičke Škole (2016), the symphonic fairy tale Peter and the Wolf (2019), and the musical Bokeška Priča (2024), among others. Since 2010, Anđela Homen has been employed at the Music School in Tivat, where she works as a teacher of theoretical subjects and as a Choir Conductor. She is an active member of the Bellezza female vocal group in Tivat and leads the church choir of St. Tryphon in Kotor.

Jovanka Veljović – composer, music performer, and producer – graduated and earned her master’s degree from the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, under Professor Svetislav Božić, as well as from the Faculty of Management at Adriatic University. She works in studio production, sound recording and editing, musical performance, and composition. Her works have been featured multiple times at various music festivals and events in Montenegro and abroad. For the Arhitektura installation, the first multimedia project in Montenegro based on the integration of photography, animation, and music, she composed the piece Tondo for piano. From 2019 to 2021, Jovanka Veljović served as the Principal of the Primary Music School in Herceg Novi, where she implemented a series of innovative projects, making the school the only arts education institution in the region with independent activity in these fields. Her successful pedagogical work as a Piano and Solfeggio teacher is based on continuous personal education and professional development. She is also engaged in cultural and scientific research. Jovanka Veljović has received numerous awards and recognitions in the field of Music for her original compositions and mentorship.

Useful information

Time

Sunday, June 15, 11 a.m.

Location

Grand Hall of the Tivat Cultural Center

Tivat Music Festival

TMF je formiran sa misijom da doprinese brendiranju Tivta kao crnogorske luke muzike, kroz realizaciju širokog spektra kvalitetnih muzičkih i operskih programa.