It is hard being a young musician in Belgrade. You want a chance to share your art with the public but there is never enough room to practice. You can fight for practice space at the university, beg the old music school to let you use their concert hall, maybe if you have the nicest neighbors in the world practice at home (but who has a home big enough to squeeze in a whole orchestra). This was the Belgrade Youth Orchestra’s problem.
When KEC heard about this situation, we welcomed Vuk Volkov Popović and his friends from the Belgrade Youth Orchestra to use our facility to practice for their concerts. After the KEC beneficiaries go home the musicians pile in. After months of this arrangement we decided it was time for both sides to meet.
On February 28, 2023, KEC beneficiaries prepared a new play with jokes, dances, songs and original poetry for the musicians, our parents and friends of the organization. The Belgrade Youth Orchestra prepared a concert for us (Sibelius, Vivaldi and Bartok). The afternoon was full of amazing music, smiles and hopefully new friendships. We wish our young musician friends all the best in their careers and hope they will come back again for another afternoon of music.
KEC’s cooperation with the Belgrade Youth Orchestra, is one more example of its ongoing commitment to finding creative ways to achieve a more inclusive society.
