Art, Music & Culture

Korcula on vintage stamps

Image of Korcula Old Town was used for creating this cute vintage stamp, issued by post office (PTT) back in 1970’s, at the time of former Yugoslavia. The images shows Sveti Marko Cathedral with surrounding area, including Small Governor’s Tower. The stamp was designed by D. Cudov, who also created …

Night of Museums in Korcula

As every year since 2005, Gradski muzej Korcula aka Korcula Town Museum will on Friday, 28.01.2011, take part in Night of Museums (Noc muzeja), a cultural event organized together by multiple museums and cultural institutions in a Croatia and significant number of other countries. On the night, the Korcula Town …

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Landscape paintings of Korcula in London Gallery

The Osborne Studio Gallery is to present works by Sarah Maclean, inspired by her travels to the Korcula. So, if you happened to be in London, UK between 21st of February and 5th of March, try to make some time to see this exhibition. The Gallery is opened daily – …

Rodilo ti zito i senica – koncert bozicnih napjeva Primorske Hrvatske

„ Rodilo ti zito i senica naziv je koncerta bozicnih napjeva Primorske Hrvatske s kojim je pet dalmatinskih klapa gostovalo u Slavoniji. Osim nase zenske klape Tiramol (KUD Moreska) sudjelovale su zenske klape Tamarin (Vranjic) i Alegrija (Supetar), te muske klape Tragos (Trogir) i Morbin (Donji Humac).

Dalmatian Christmas Carol in Trpanj on Peljesac

Here is my final post with Christmas theme: “Spavaj, Spavaj, Diticu” is traditional Dalmatian Christmas Carol that was performed by KUD ‘Moreska’ last night in Crkva Svetog Petra i Pavla (St Peter and St Paul’s Parish Church) in Trpanj on Peljesac Peninsula. The conductor was Goran Milosevic.

Christmas Carols at Sv Marko Cathedral

Here is video clip from last night’s Christmas Carols Concert at Sv Marko Cathedral in Korcula. The song, titled “Preveliku radost naviscujem Vama”, is traditional Christmas song from Dalmatia. The conductor was Goran Milosevic. Note, clips from outside the Cathedral around Korcula were also taken last night. Enjoy! Christmas Tree …

Waltz No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich

As promised in my last post, here is a video clip of Waltz No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich. The clip was taken a couple of days ago at Christmas – New Year’s Concert of KUD “Moreska”, from Korcula. The conductor was Alen Krajancic. “Waltz No. 2” is part of Shostakovich’s …

U se vrime godisca – Croatian Christmas Carol

This video clip of traditional Croatian Christmas Carol ‘U se vrime godisca’ was taken last night at Christmas – New Year’s Concert of KUD “Moreska”, from Korcula. The conductor was Goran Milosevic. According to Dr. Miho Demovic, this well known and popular Croatian Christmas carol might be from 12th century …

Christmas Concert by HGD SV.Cecilija, Korcula

For all of you who could not make last night to Dom Kulture, Korcula, for Christmas Concert by HGD SV.Cecilija from Korcula, here is small video clip of my favorite potpourri (includes Black Bottom Stomp, Hello Dolly and Yes Sir, That’s My Baby songs). The conductor was Velebit Versic – …

Vela Luka: Pavo Urban – Posljednje Slike

U subotu 4. prosinca u Galeriji moderne i suvremene umjetnosti u Veloj Luci otvara se izlozba fotografija Pava Urbana pod nazivom Posljednje slike. Rijec je o dvanaest fotografija, 7 u boji i 5 crno-bijelih, snimljenih 6. prosinca 1991. u rano ujutro, tijekom najzesceg ratnog razaranja Dubrovnika. Osim fotografija na izlozbi …