Ja Izlezi Gjurgjo Featuring Amira Medunjanin - Middle Eastern Music Festival (Live at Berklee)

Bosnian vocalist Amira Medunjanin performs "Ja Izelezi Gjurjio," a Macedonian folk song (arranged by Z. Bojan, and choral arrangement by C. Karam and A. Izumchenski), alongside her band. This performance features the Pletenitsa Balkan Choir and the Berklee World Strings as part of the 11th annual Berklee Middle Eastern Festival: The Music of Bosnia. This concert was produced and directed by Christiane Karam.

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Pletenitsa Balkan Choir
Directed by Christiane Karam

Soprano
Samantha Guisinger, Sanford, Florida
Delfina Cheb, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Paola Munda, Palermo, Italy
Ana Maria Villa, Bogotá’, Colombia
Nicole Lopez, Miami, Florida
Anja Veterova, Skopje, Macedonia

Mezzo
Vasya Popova, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Anoushka Kotak, Mumbai, India
Nevena Djordjevic, Belgrade, Serbia
Eleonora Rancati, Milan, Italy

Alto
Anna Signorini, Rome, Italy
Serle Siliani, Florence, Italy
Alya Izumchensky, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Priya Mani, Bangalore, India

Tenor
Agney Mulay, New Delhi, India
Martin Puga, Quito, Ecuador

Baritone
David Miranda, Madrid, Spain
Julian Schoming, Westminster, Maryland

Bass
Jalen Jones, Houston, Texas
Edward Sweeney, Tokyo, Japan

Amira Medunjanin Band:
Voice, Amira Medunjanin, Sarajevo, Bosnia
Piano, Bojan Zulfikarpasic, Belgrade, Serbia
Guitar, Ante Gelo, Zagreb, Croatia
Guitar, Nikola Stajic, Belgrade, Serbia
Bass, Pera Krstajic, Belgrade, Serbia

Berklee World Strings
Directed by Eugene Friesen

Violin 1
Louisa Byron, Waseca, Minnesota
Dana Zulpykharova, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Claudius Agrippa, Brooklyn, New York
Brian Urra, Santiago, Chile
Emily Gelineau, Perth, Australia

Violin 2
Luna Ramos, Havana, Cuba
Costanza Tinti, Bologna, Italy
Brandon Jackson, Chicago, Illinois
Louise Bichan, Orkney, Scotland
Jody Miller, Apex, North Carolina

Viola
Christina Mels Wynne, Cleveland, Ohio
Cecilia Cook, Liberty, Missouri
Cecelia Vacante, Boston, Massachusetts

Cello
Emanuel Keller – Jerusalem, Israel
Cristobal Cruz Garcia – Tijuana, Mexico
Michelle Packman – Los Angeles, California
Casey Murray - Rochester, New York

Bass
Jena St. Davies, South Windsor, Connecticut
Manos Stratis, Cyprus, Greece

Alex Rodriguez (Live Audio Recording)
Edoardo Santini (Mixing/Audio Post Production)
Sara Pagiaro (Video Post Production)

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