Aleksandar Simić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Симић, ; born January 22, 1973) is a
Serbia
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n composer.
He is the composer of ''Portrait of Marshal Zhukov'', commemorating 50 years of victory over fascism, and he composed the anthem for Belgrade's 2009
University Games.
[Interview: Aleksandar Simić, composer: Heart of the Universe]
/ref> A program of music commissioned from Simić by the United Nations
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in Serbia was performed at a 2011 concert in Belgrade to commemorate the UN's 66th anniversary.
The Vatican commissioned a mass from Simić that commemorated the 950 years of the East-West Schism
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*'' East, West'', an anthology of short stories written by Salm ...
,Cultural interview: Aleksandr Simić, composer. Our composer gave his Mass to the Pope
/ref> and he composed a tango accompaniment for a contestant in the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships
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Results from th ...
in Los Angeles.[
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References
External links
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St. Petersburg Times: Yugoslav Composer Finds Niche in Petersburg
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1973 births
21st-century classical composers
Serbian composers
Living people
Male classical composers
21st-century male musicians