Novi Sad was ahead of its time during the first half of 19th century when it comes to events of public life including the musical ones according to the historian Živko Marković . The first Music school (1838) and the First Novi Sad singing society (1860) were founded by the pedagogue, composer and quire leader Aleksandar Morfidis-Nisis. The modern music life of the city is founded on this tradition and is nowadays embodied in music schools, the Department of music arts of Academy of Arts Novi Sad, Opera of the Serbian national theatre, Grand symphony orchestra and many others. I would hereby like to use this opportunity and mention the Novi Sad brass orchestra as a remainder of successful cooperation that we established at the time when we were called the Tourist info centre of Novi Sad for the purpose of promoting Novi Sad music culture.
The Music youth of Novi Sad plays an unavoidable role in music life of the city throughout all four seasons of the year as well as its tourist offer through its concert activity and music festivals that it organizes: Christmas – New Year’s Eve concerts (December and January), Novi Sad music festivities (April) and Novi Sad Music Summer (July and August). The most renowned domestic and foreign musicians and ensembles performed in our city through mediation of Music youth of Novi Sad. Novi Sad is considered as city of music thanks to this organization not just from the aspect of contents of music programmes and performers but also from aspect of spatial distribution of music events. The programmes of Music youth of Novi Sad often enable for the City Hall, museums, galleries, churches, parks, gardens even the most famous city bathing area to be transformed in concert podiums. The Music youth of Novi Sad has been awarded with the October award of city of Novi Sad in 2016 for its contribution from the field of culture.
Recommendations: The programme of Music youth of Novi Sad can be viewed at website of this organization that is enclosed in Supplement of this Guide. The programmes of Music youth of Novi Sad, Opera of the Serbian National Theatre, Vojvodina Symphony Orchestra and other orchestras and individuals from the field of music art can be viewed at website of the Tourism Organization of the City of Novi Sad if you choose the option “Events”.
