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Lavinius Nikolajević

Lavinius Nikolajević attended the music gymnasium “Josif Marinković” in Vârset (Serbia), the music high school “Davorin Jenko” and “Vatroslav Lisinski” in Belgrade (Serbia). He is a graduate of the Western University of Timișoara, Faculty of Music and Theatre, Bachelor and Master’s Studies – Clarinet as main instrument with Senior Lecturer Cosmin Harsian. Doctoral studies are completed under the coordination of Professor Lucian Emil Roșca and are completed with a unique research entitled Traditional Romanian Music on the territory of the Serbian Banat – Studies in Organology and Musical Anthology in 2022. Since 2019 he is an associate teaching assistant of the West University of Timișoara, Faculty of Music and Theatre where he teaches the following disciplines: Traditional woodwind instruments – flute, kaval, tárogató, saxophone as instruments representative of the folklore repertoire from Banat and from Romania.

Articles and studies

The great festival of Romanians from Voivodina – 60 years in the service of preserving Romanian folklore on the territory of the Serbian Banat, Researches and studies, Ethno-musicology, Byzantinology and ethnology, No. 1-2, pp. 56-67, Eurostampa Publishing House, ISSN 2734-6897, 2020
The Stylistic Amalgam Found in the Work of Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Theosophy, Cybernetics & Knowledge, pages 242-247, “ASTRA Museum” Publishing House, ISBN 978-606-733-290-2, Sibiu, 2020
Novi Sad Radio Folklore Music Orchestra – 70 years of activity in preserving and promoting the traditional Romanian music, “The Tribune”, pag. 103-108, ISSN 2668-2583, Sibiu, 2020
Tárogató instrument used in folk music from Historic Banat, Bible, Science & Knowledge, pag.151-156, “ASTRA Museum” Publishing House, Sibiu, ISBN 978-606-733-290-2
Extended Techniques of the Clarinet in Carnyx by Șerban Nichifor, The Tribune, pages 108-111, ISSN 2668-2583, Sibiu, 2019
Romanian folklore in the area of Historical Banat; Qvaestiones Romanicae VI, vol.2, pag.304-309, ISSN – 2457 8436
Extended clarinet techniques in “Soliloquies” by Leslie Bassett; Qvaestiones Romanicae VII
Tárogató in Banat folk music from the Historical Banat in Timisiensis, Magazine of the Culture and Art Center of Timiș county, no. 1-2, year XXV, page 57-64, 2018, ISSN 1244-5763
Important particularities of the musical elements in the Concerto for clarinet and orchestra by Eugène Joseph Bozza; Ego&Dual Knowledge, page 311-324 “ASTRA Museum” Publishing House, Sibiu, ISBN 978-606-733-265-0
Traditional musical instruments, page 51-71, Traditional music in Banat. Canons, styles, models. Western University Press, 2020

PARTICIPATION IN COLLOQUIUMS AND CONFERENCES

2016 A.S.E.R Annual National Conference, XIIth Edition, Craiova: Romanian folklore in the area of the Historical Banat
2017 International Colloquium Communication and Culture in European Romania, 6th Edition, Timișoara: Romanian Folklore in the Historical Banat area
2018 International Doctoral Studies and Research Conference, 1st Edition, Timișoara: The Tárogató in Banat folk music from the Historical Banat
2018 International Colloquium Communication and Culture in European Romania, 7th Edition, Timișoara: Extended clarinet techniques in the work Soliloquies by Leslie Bassett
2018 Ego & Dual Knowledge, Sibiu: Important particularities of the musical elements in the Concerto for clarinet and orchestra by Eugen Joseph Bozza
2018 National Symposium, “100 years of Romanian music”, Târgu Mureș: Geto-Dacian elements in the work Carnyx by Șerban Nichifor
2019 Scientific Research Conference in Ethnomusicology and Byzantinology, 1st Edition, Timișoara: Tárogató – Origins and presence in the folk music of the Serbian Banat
2019 “A.S.E.R” National Conference, Sibiu: Popular Music Orchestra of the Novi Sad Radio Station – 70 years of activity in preserving and promoting Romanian folklore
2020 Fifth Bagpipe Conference, online
2020 Doctoral Research Scientific Conference (with international participation), Researchers and current research in ethno-musicology and Byzantinology, 2nd Edition, July 20-21, 2020, UVT, FMT, Doctoral School of Music and Theatre: Preservation of the treasure Romanian folklore from the territory of the Serbian Banat through the Orchestra and the Novi Sad Radio-Television Station
2020 National Conference of Doctoral Students from the University Consortium for the fields of Philology, History, Theology, Cultural Studies, Philosophy, Visual Arts, Theatre, Music, Third Edition, October 9-10, online: Kaval – Origins and presence in traditional Romanian music
2020 Annual Conference of the Association of Ethnological Sciences in Romania (A.S.E.R), online: Cultural-artistic perspectives in the Romanian village of Straja in the Serbian Banat – images from the archives of the Novi Sad Radio-Television station, 1976
2020 Romanian Village Conference, Past and Present, 5th Edition, online: Gheorghe Nikolajević
2021 Scientific Conference of Doctoral Studies and Research, Researchers and current research in Musicology, Ethnomusicology and Byzantinology, 3rd Edition, UVT, FMT, Doctoral School of Music and Theatre, Romanian Academy Timișoara branch: Kaval – from historical sources to its use in the Romanian space
2021 Annual Conference of the Ethnological Sciences Association of Romania (ASER), 17th Edition, online: The Importance of the Great Music and Folklore Festival of Romanians from Voivodina in preserving the Romanian folklore treasure
2021 Scientific Research Conference in Ethnomusicology and Byzantinology, 2nd Edition, UVT, FMT, Doctoral School of Music and Theatre: Musical-folkloric winter customs from Straja and Râtisor (Serbian Banat)
2022 International Colloquium within the Great Folklore Festival of Romanians from Vojvodina – Serbia, LXII Edition: The Whistle and the Stop Horse in the Romanian Cultural Landscape
2022 International Conference of Ethnomusicology, National Academy of Music “Gheorghe Dima” and Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania: The Whistle – history and presence on the territory of Serbia
2022 Colloquium, Societies, Communities and Cultural Identities, Târgu Mureș: The Emergence of Cultural Societies on the territory of the Serbian Banat – Tarafs, Brass Bands and Folk Music Orchestras
2022 Scientific Research Conference in Ethnomusicology, Byzantinology, Ethnography, Culture and Tradition, 3rd Edition, Zrenjanin – Serbia: The Romanian Horse
2023 International Conference “Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage elements in active and passive context” III edition, Pitesti: Builders and representatives of the Serbian whistle – field research
2023 International Congress of Natural, Health, Sciences and Technology, Tetovo (North Macedonia): Traditional aerophone instruments from the Romanian space
2023 International Colloquium within the Great Folklore Festival of the Romanians from Vojvodina – Serbia, LXIIIth Edition: The musical repertoire met within the Great Folklore Festival of the Romanians from Vojvodina in the period 2013-2023
2023 Annual Conference of the Association of Ethnological Sciences in Romania (ASER), 16th Edition, Bistrița: The importance of the establishment of the Association of Choirs and Brass Bands from Banat in the development and promotion of the Romanian repertoire from the Serbian Banat
2023 International History Conference “Acta Historica Civitatis Lugosiensis”, 3rd Edition, Lugoj: Historiographical highlights on the research carried out by Trandafir Jurjovan in the Serbian Banat
2023 The international conference “The sciences of ethnomusicology and ethnochoreology practices of folklore in the Balkans, 4th Edition, Kikinda (Serbia): Traditional Romanian music on the territory of the Serbian Banat – organology and musical folklore research.
2024 The international conference “The sciences of ethnomusicology and ethnochoreology practices of folklore in the Balkans, 5th Edition, Kikinda (Serbia) Romanian Kaval
2024 Annual Conference of the Association of Ethnological Sciences in Romania (ASER), 20th Edition, Bistrița: Romanian Folk Music Orchestras on the territory of Serbian Banat since the second half of the 20^th century
2024 International Conference ,,History and Folk Organology – Application of pseudo instruments in interpretative and didactic practice”, Pitești: Aerophone instruments found in the Balkans – from construction to interpretation theory
2024 International History Conference “Acta Historica Civitatis Lugosiensis”, 4rd Edition, Lugoj: The first edition of the Romanian Folklore and Music Festival of Romanians from Vojvodina – contributions to the cultural identity and historiography of Romanian music

Conferences and competitions (organizing member)

2019 Scientific Research Conference in Ethnomusicology and Byzantinology (with international participation) 1st Edition, July 8, 2019, UVT, FMT, Doctoral School of Music and Theatre, Union of Serbs in Romania
2020 Scientific Conference of Doctoral Studies and Research (with international participation), Researchers and current research in Ethno-musicology and Byzantinology, Second Edition, July 20-21, 2020, UVT, FMT, Doctoral School of Music and Theatre
2021 Doctoral School National Musicology Colloquium, February 11, 2021, online, UVT, FMT, Doctoral School of Music and Theatre
2021 National Competition, Traditional Music (with international participation), 1st Edition, April 12-16, 2021, online, UVT, FMT
2021 Online Masterclass, Presentation and promotion of musical art in the context of the pre-university and university educational offer, May 11, 2021, UVT, FMT, Doctoral School of Music and Theatre
2021 National Musical Folklore Competition (with international participation), 1st Edition, June 21-23, 2021, online, UVT, FMT
2021 Scientific Conference of Doctoral Studies and Research (with international participation), Researchers and current research in Musicology, Ethnomusicology and Byzantinology, 3rd Edition, June 30, 2021, UVT, FMT, Doctoral School of Music and Theatre, Romanian Academy Timisoara branch
2021 Scientific Research Conference in Ethnomusicology and Byzantinology (with international participation), Second Edition, December 3, 2021, online, UVT, FMT, Doctoral School of Music and Theatre
2022 International History Conference “Acta Historica Civitatis Lugosiensis”, Second Edition, Lugoj
2022 Scientific Research Conference in Ethnomusicology, Byzantinology, Ethnography, Culture and Tradition, 3rd Edition, Zrenjanin – Serbia
2023 International History Conference “Acta Historica Civitatis Lugosiensis”, 3rd Edition, Lugoj
2023 Scientific Research Conference in Ethnomusicology, Byzantinology, Ethnography, Culture and Tradition, 4rd Edition, Kikinda – Serbia
2024 Scientific Research Conference in Ethnomusicology, Byzantinology, Ethnography, Culture and Tradition, 5rd Edition, Bitola – North Macedonia
2024 International History Conference “Acta Historica Civitatis Lugosiensis”, 4rd Edition, Lugoj

RESEARCH Projects

Ethnological and ethnomusicological research, Ethnographic Atlas of the Historical Banat, Caraș Severin area (Var, Obreja, Glimboca, Cârșma, Măru, Vîrciorova, Bolvașnița), Timiș County Council/Timiș County Culture and Art Center (2019)
Ethnological and ethnomusicological research, Ethnographic Atlas of the Historical Banat, Caraș Severin area (Ciclova Montană, Ciclova Română, Răcăjdia, Sasca Montană, Slatina Nera), Timiș County Council/Culture and Art Center of Timiș County (2020)
Educational and Networking Tools on development of Authentic Performance for professional integration – PAN (eMS RORS-215), financed by the European Union within the Interreg-IPA Program for Transfrontier Cooperation Romania-Serbia, West University of Timișoara (2019-2020)

WORKSHOPS

2022 Academic Society for the Cultivation of Music “Gusle” from Kikinda: The flute and kaval in the Romanian Cultural Space
2022 “Gheorghe Dima” National Academy of Music from Cluj-Napoca: Traditional wind instruments in the Balkan space
2022 Mureș County Museum, Târgu Mureș: Traditional aerophone instruments in Romanian space
2023 “Toni Harapi” Hall of the University of Arts in Tirana (Albania): Traditional aerophone instruments from the Romanian space
2023 The Academic Society for the Cultivation of Music “Gusle” from Kikinda: The Ethnofolkloric Areas of Romania – musical examples played at Fluier si Kaval
2023 Culture Center from Zrenjanin (Serbia), Festival Tradicionalnih instrumenta “Rog Banata” – Traditional aerophone instruments found in the Romanian space
2023 Academic Society for the Cultivation of Music “Gusle” from Kikinda: Ethnofolkloric Areas of Romania – musical examples played at Flute and Caval
2024 Academy of Arts, University of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina): Traditional wind musical instruments in the Romanian space

JURY MEMBER

2021 National Traditional Music Competition, 1st Edition, online, West University of Timișoara, Faculty of Music and Theatre
2021 National Musical Folklore Competition, 1st Edition, online, West University of Timișoara, Faculty of Music and Theatre
2022 Competition of Academic Interpretation of Traditional Music, 2nd edition, online, West University of Timișoara, Faculty of Music and Theatre
2022 “Winter Enchantment” Competition, XVth Edition, “Ion Vidu” Art High School in Timișoara
2023 “Classical and folk music international competition”, II Edition, “Ion Vidu” Art High School in Timișoara
2023 “Stefan Popescu” Traditional Wind Instruments Competition, 2nd Edition, Bustuchin
2023 “Winter Enchantment” Competition, 16th Edition, “Ion Vidu” Art High School in Timișoara
2024 Competition of Academic Interpretation of Traditional Music, 3nd edition, West University of Timișoara, Faculty of Music and Theatre

Awards

2004 III Prize, “Republican Competitions” Belgrade, classical music – Clarinet
2007 Special Prize, “Paul Harris” International Competition, Verbagna, Italy, classical music – Clarinet
2008 Special prize, “Davorin Jenko” International Competition, Belgrade, classical music – Clarinet
2008 Special prize, International Competition “Jovan Bandur”, Pancevo, classical music – Clarinet
2011 First Prize, George Motoia Craiu Competition Festival, Oravița, traditional music – Clarinet
2012 Excellence Award, “George Motoia Craiu” Festival competition, Oravița, traditional music – Clarinet
2012 Second prize, Great music and folklore festival of Romanians from Voivodina, traditional music – Clarinet
2012 Mention, Festival contest “Maria Lătărețu”, Târgu Jiu, traditional music – Flute and Clarinet
2013 Special prize, Festival contest “Golden Grapes”, Alba Iulia, traditional music – Clarinet
2013 Honorary Diploma, Chamber Music Festival, 10th Edition, Timișoara, classical music – Clarinet
2013 Second prize, Great music and folklore festival of Romanians from Voivodina, traditional music – Clarinet
2013 Third Prize, International Competition of the Great Music and Folklore Festival of Romanians from Voivodina, traditional music – Clarinet
2014 First Prize, Great music and folklore festival of Romanians from Voivodina, traditional music – Flute and Clarinet
2014 First Prize, International Competition of the Great Music and Folklore Festival of Romanians from Voivodina, traditional music – Flute
2014 First Prize, “Pavel Roșu” Festival competition, Sacoșu Mare, traditional music – Clarinet
2014 Third Prize, Ponoare-Ponoare National Folklore Festival, 9th Edition, Ponoare, traditional music – Clarinet
2015 Third Prize, International Competition of the Great Music and Folklore Festival of Romanians from Voivodina, traditional music – Caval
2015 Special prize, Competition Festival “Golden Grapes”, Alba Iulia, traditional music – Clarinet
2015 Third Prize. Competition festival “Maria Tănase”, Craiova, traditional music – Clarinet
2015 III Prize, Maria Lătărețu Competition Festival, Târgu Jiu, traditional music – Clarinet
2017 Diploma of gratitude for the support and promotion of the Romanian Folk Music Orchestra “Lyra” from Torac, traditional music – Clarinet
2018 Honorary Diploma, Timișoara Academic Music Festival, XXIVth Edition, Timișoara, classical music – Clarinet
2018 Diploma of excellence “Art, Music and Fantastic Beings”, Munich, classical music – Clarinet

MASTERCLASSES (INTERNATIONAL)

2004-2009 Annual Masterclasses held by Prof. Ljubisa Jovanović (Serbia)
2007 Masterclass with Prof. Jan Jakub Bokun (Poland)
2008 Masterclass with Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Tasić (Serbia)
2009 Masterclass with Prof. Dr. Stephanie Zelnick (USA)
2010 Masterclass with Prof. Jovan Pavlović (Norway)
2011 Masterclass with Prof. Dr. Stephanie Zelnick (USA)
2017 Masterclass with Prof. dr. Gregory Barrett (USA)
2017 Masterclass with Prof. dr. Garrick Zoeter (USA)
2018 Masterclass with Prof. Wenzel Fuchs (Austria)
2023 Masterclass with Prof. dr. Guido Arbonelli (Italy)
2024 Masterclass European Clarinet Asociation 13th Congress, Salerno, Italy

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