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In Serbia trumpets play when children are born. They are also played for their baptism, when boys leave for the military service, when they come back, when they get married and when they move to their new house. They are played in the popular feasts where people dance and sing, but they also play also in funerals: trumpet music accompanies the deceased also in his last trip. Not surprisingly, the trumpet became an emotional part of the life of Serbian people.
The trumpet festival
Guca, a village of 5.000 inhabitants in central Serbia at some 150 km from Belgrade, enjoys an extreme popularity in the Balkans. In a weekend of August since 1961 a festival has been held: the Sabor Trubaca, a competition for Brass Orchestras.
In the last 150 years Serbia has faced various wars confronting different invaders. It is one of the reasons why here brass orchestras have a military origin. The Serbian army was mainly formed by peasants and hence becoming popular in nature. When, at the end of XIX century, soldiers were demobilized, they took their trumpets in the bands of their villages were they would continue playing.
Present day Serbia
Trumpets’ Republic describes also the times Serbia is going through. The country was trying to get out of the spiral of violence from the 1990s, the long international embargo and NATO’s bombing and the economic depression, in March, 2003 a new, tragic happening took place: the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic. With the help of Radio B92, historical radio that opposed Milosevic, we follow step by step this last dramatic event and its influence on the people: two months after the murder of the Prime Minister a silent procession of citizens still flows to his grave.
Also because the long international ostracism only ended with Milosevic’s fall in October 2000, it is only now that Western Europe is rediscovering Serbia.
Guca and the trumpet symbolize at some extent a reaction to all adversities this country has always faced.
In Serbia trumpets play when children are born. They are also played for their baptism, when boys leave for the military service, when they come back, when they get married and when they move to their new house. They are played in the popular feasts where people dance and sing, but they also play also in funerals: trumpet music accompanies the deceased also in his last trip. Not surprisingly, the trumpet became an emotional part of the life of Serbian people.
The trumpet festival
Guca, a village of 5.000 inhabitants in central Serbia at some 150 km from Belgrade, enjoys an extreme popularity in the Balkans. In a weekend of August since 1961 a festival has been held: the Sabor Trubaca, a competition for Brass Orchestras.
In the last 150 years Serbia has faced various wars confronting different invaders. It is one of the reasons why here brass orchestras have a military origin. The Serbian army was mainly formed by peasants and hence becoming popular in nature. When, at the end of XIX century, soldiers were demobilized, they took their trumpets in the bands of their villages were they would continue playing.
Present day Serbia
Trumpets’ Republic describes also the times Serbia is going through. The country was trying to get out of the spiral of violence from the 1990s, the long international embargo and NATO’s bombing and the economic depression, in March, 2003 a new, tragic happening took place: the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic. With the help of Radio B92, historical radio that opposed Milosevic, we follow step by step this last dramatic event and its influence on the people: two months after the murder of the Prime Minister a silent procession of citizens still flows to his grave.
Also because the long international ostracism only ended with Milosevic’s fall in October 2000, it is only now that Western Europe is rediscovering Serbia.
Guca and the trumpet symbolize at some extent a reaction to all adversities this country has always faced.
Location:
Vrnjačka Banja SPA, Kopaonik...
Day:
08/03/2013 to 08/12/2013
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(06-12/08/2012)
MONDAY, 06 August 2012
10,00 * Opening of the Festival – at Trumpet player’s monument
14,00 * Opening of the exhibitions of old handicrafts- churchyard
17,00 * Opening of the art exhibition – Museum of Trumpet
20,00 * Cultural and artistic program of the pre-competition centers
– stage of the Center for Culture
TUESDAY, 07 August 2012
11,00 * Touristic postcard “Greetings from Dragačevo“ – excursion for journalists
16,00 * Opening of the exhibition of economy -Sports Center
17,00 * „Journalists day“ – program of the editorial staff of one of the media
20,00 * Cultural and artistic program of the pre-competition centers
– stage of the Center for Culture
22.30 * Concert of the popular artist
WEDNESDAY, 08 August 2012
11,00 * Touristic postcard “Greetings from Dragačevo“
– excursion organized for the Festival’s visitors
17,00 * Presentation of books and publications – Museum (or churchyard)
20,00 * Concert of the Serbian National Folk Dance Ensemble “KOLO”, workshop
“Let’s learn to dance” – stage of the Center for culture
21,00 * Performance “They won- they deserved it” – stage of the Center for Culture
THURSDAY, 09 August 2012
11,00 * Touristic postcard “Greetings from Dragačevo“
– excursion organized for the Festival’s guests
17,00 * „Children’s day“ – program in the churchyard
19,00 * The competition of young brass bands (pioneer and youth)
- stage of the Center for Culture
21,00 * Concert “100 trumpets”– stage at the stadium
FRIDAY, 10 August 2012
13,00 * Competition of the toast-proposers, the national costumes contest
- stage of the Center for Culture
14,00 * The all-round people’s tournament in traditional sport disciplines – stadium
17,00 * Festival parade of the participants of the programs – streets of Guča
18,00 * General rehearsal of the final competition – stage at the stadium
19,00 * „Čuvarkuća“ (House-leek) , Cultural and artistic program
– stage of the Center for Culture
21,00 * Program of spiritual music – churchyard
23,00 * Midnight concert of brass bands – stage at the stadium
SATURDAY, 11 August 2012
07,00 * Wakening call of the trumpeters – streets of Guča
11,00 * Festival parade of the participants of the programs– streets of Guča
12,00 * Improvisation of the old Dragacevo wedding– stage of the Center for Culture
16,00 * „Čuvarkuća“ (house-leek), Cultural and artistic program
– stage of the Center for Culture
17,30 * “Music connects people”; Cultural and artistic program of the Festival guests
from abroad – stage of the Center for Culture
18,00 * Program of spiritual music – churchyard
21,00 * Final competition of senior brass bands– stage at the stadium
24,00 * Festival winners promenade – from the stadium to the center of Guča
SUNDAY, 12 August 2012
07,00 * Wakening call of the trumpeters – streets of Guča
10,00 * “Čuvarkuća”(house-leek), Cultural and artistic program
– stage of the Center for Culture
11,00 * Parade of coaches – streets of Guča
12,00 * Race of coaches- at the sports center
17,00 * International competition of brass bands and a concert of some popular
artist – stadium
- For all concerts admission is free