Ana Sokolovic
Ana Sokolovic (Ана Соколовић; born 1968 in Belgrade) is a Canadian music composer based in Montreal, Quebec, whose contemporary pieces have won several awards in Canada. She is also the artistic director of the Quebec Contemporary Music Society.
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Ana Sokolovic
- Name
- Ana Sokolovic
- Occupation
- Music Composer
- Birthplace
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Born
- 1968
- Nationality
- Canada
- Fields
- composed musical work · music
- Education
- Université de Montréal
- Teachers
- Dušan Radić · Zoran Erić · José Evangelista
- Known for
- Svadba
- Honours
- Prix Opus
- Languages
- French · Serbian
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Ana Sokolovic (Ана Соколовић; born 1968 in Belgrade) is a Canadian music composer based in Montreal, Quebec, whose contemporary pieces have won several awards in Canada. She is also the artistic director of the Quebec Contemporary Music Society.
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Ana Sokolovic (born 1968) is a Canadian composer and university teacher. The composer was born in Belgrade.
Ana Sokolovic studied at Université de Montréal. The composer worked for Université de Montréal. Ana Sokolovic is active in composed musical work and music.
Works include Svadba. Languages used include French and Serbian. The composer received Prix Opus.
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Biography
Biography
Ana Sokolovic studied at Université de Montréal. Training under Dušan Radić, Zoran Erić and José Evangelista is recorded. The recorded working language is French and Serbian. The field of work recorded is composed musical work and music. Employment is recorded with Université de Montréal. Works named in the authority record are Svadba. Distinctions recorded are Prix Opus.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ana Sokolovic • Occupation — Music Composer • Birthplace — Belgrade, Serbia • Born — 1968
Career
Career
Sokolovic studied composition under Dušan Radić at the University of Novi Sad and Zoran Erić at the University of Arts in Belgrade. She received her master's in composition from the Université de Montréal studying under José Evangelista. Sokolovic's repertoire is wide, covering theatrical, chamber, operatic, orchestral, and vocal genres. The Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) dedicated the "Hommage Series" to Sokolovic for the 2011–2012 season, marking the twenty years since she immigrated to Quebec. Her body of work was celebrated in 200 events taking place across Canada. Sokolovic's opera, Svadba-Wedding, focused on the day before a Serbian wedding and was produced by the Queen of Puddings Music Theater. The production toured Canada and Europe from 2012 until 2015, as well as returning in March 2018 for a performance at the Opera de Montreal. In 2015, she became the first woman composer to create an operatic work for the Canadian Opera Company. The commission in question is regarding The Old Fools by renowned English poet Philip Larkin, a libretto written by British librettist Paul Bentley. Her symphonic poem "Ringelspiel" was commissioned by Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra and premiered in 2013. It has also been performed by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in November 2017. Her music has also been performed at London's Royal Opera House and Montreal's Conservatory of Music. In 2021 she composed the symphonic short film Iskra, for the National Arts Centre Orchestra and alto Ema Nikolovska, an exploration of the impact of technology on human society, in collaboration with the National Arts Centre/CBC Gem series Undisrupted. In 2025 Sokolovic wrote the semi-final work for piano solo called Two Studies for Piano for the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2025 Piano.
Education
Education
Born in Serbia, Sokolovic was a student of classical ballet prior to studying theater and music. She studied composition in Belgrade and later obtained a master's degree from Université de Montréal where she now teaches. Sokolovic immigrated to Quebec, Canada as a young adult.
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Awards
• SOCAN Foundation Award for Young Composers, 1995, 1996, 1997 • Grand prize and 1st prize in the Chamber Music category, CBC Young Composers Competition, 1999 • Joseph S. Stauffer Prize, Canada Council for the Arts, 2005 • Prix Opus for Composer of the Year, Conseil québécois de la musique, 2007 • Jan V. Matejcek Award, SOCAN, 2008, 2012 • National Arts Centre Award, 2009 • Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Musical/Opera, 2012 • Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year, 2019, for Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes Sokolovic is also a nominee for the Juno Awards of 2017 in the category Classical Composition of the Year. The nominated work is entitled "And I need a room to receive five thousand people with raised glasses... or... what a glorious day, the birds are singing 'halleluia'".
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- 1.Ana Sokolović. smcq.qc.ca.
- 2.Canadian Music Centre website, Composer Ana Sokolovic Appointed as New Artistic Director of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ), article by Andrea Ayotte dated 21 April 2022
- 3.SMCQ website, Ana Sokolović, retrieved October 24, 2024
- 4.Eatock, Colin. An arresting simplicity in Sokolovic's a cappella opera. The Globe and Mail. June 26, 2011.
- 5.Ana Sokolovic. Opéra de Montréal.
- 6.Homage Series / Ana Sokolović (2011-12 Season). SMCQ.
- 7.Canadienne, Canadian Music Centre | Centre de Musique. Ana Sokolovic: Biography. musiccentre.ca.
- 8.Review: Six female characters in search of an opera | The Star. Toronto Star. June 24, 2011.
- 9.Svadba. Opéra de Montréal.
- 10.Canadian Opera Company Announces Commission of New Opera by Composer Ana Sokolović and Playwright Michel Marc Bouchard. January 14, 2015.
- 11.Ana Sokolovic.
- 12.Marsha Lederman, "National Arts Centre Orchestra’s eclectic new CBC Gem series showcases Canadian talent". The Globe and Mail, September 1, 2021.
- 13.Queen Elisabeth Competition. queenelisabethcompetition.be.
- 14.Prix Jan V. Matejcek, Award, New Classical Music | Socan.
- 15.Gordon, Holly. Junos 2019: the complete list of winners. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 16, 2019.
- 16.CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR - Ana Sokolović - The JUNO Awards. junoawards.ca.
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