Sanja Stijačić (born 14 November 1965) is a Serbian flutist and Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Pristina (Kosovska Mitrovica) and University of East Sarajevo.

Education

Sanja Stijačić was born in Šabac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. She graduated (1990) and completed her postgraduate studies (1998) with the highest marks, from the University of Novi Sad Academy of Arts, where she studied with Professor Marijan Egić. Additionally, she studied in

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, with Professor Aurèl Nicolet.Short biography at the European Festivals Association website
, Retrieved on May 18, 2009 During her studies, Ms. Stijačić won top prizes at several state and federal competitions.

Performance career

As a soloist and member of

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ensembles, Ms. Stijačić has performed in numerous

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s in Yugoslavia and abroad (USSR, Hungary, Turkey, Greece, Switzerland, Romania, etc.) and took part in programs of prestige festivals in former Yugoslavia, such as: international music festivals BEMUS and NOMUS, Budva grad teatar (in

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), Brankovo kolo (named after Branko Radičević), Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Sarajevska zima and others. She also played with such orchestras as the Symphony

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of the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Opera Orchestra of the Serbian National Theatre,

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Orchestra of

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, etc. In recent years, Sanja Stijačić took part in several

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l projects. She has collaborated with such artists as:

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s Dubravka Jovičić, Dragica Toskić, Denis Gavrić,

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Aneta Ilić,

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ist Vladimir Koh, poet Lidija Nikčević, sculptor Peko Nikčević, actors Rada Đuričin and Miša Janketić, and many others. She performed at author evenings of

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s Aleksandra Vrebalov and Senad Gačević. She made recordings for the Radio-Television of Novi Sad, Radio-Television of Belgrade, and Radio-Television of

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. Sanja Stijačić has been the artistic director of the International Chamber Music Festival in

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Teaching career

Since 1996, Stijačić has been teaching at the University of Pristina Faculty of Arts, in North Kosovo, Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija,

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, where she currently serves as an associate professor of flute. She has been also teaching at the University of East Sarajevo Academy of Music,

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.Professor Stijačić's page at the University of East Sarajevo Academy of Arts website
, Retrieved on 10 October 2008. Her students from both

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won numerous prizes at various musical competitions. She has been a member or president of many juries at

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competitions in the sections of Flute and Chamber Music.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stijacic, Sanja 1965 births Living people Musicians from Šabac Serbian classical flautists Academic staff of the University of Pristina Academic staff of the University of East Sarajevo University of Novi Sad alumni Women flautists