Tvrtko Sarić

Title: assistant professor of Music

Area, field and branch: art, music, music production; (playing-chamber music)

Area of artistic activity: concert guitarist

Courses he teaches at the Department of Teacher Studies in Gospić: Basics of Music Theory, Musical Culture, Music Practice, Chamber Music, Choral Singing

Biography

Tvrtko Sarić was born in Gospić. He began his musical education in Rijeka, where he studied for three years in the class of Nikola Jedrlinić and then graduated in Zagreb in the class of Ištvan Römer. He graduated guitar in the class of Darko Petrinjak at the Zagreb Academy of Music. At the College of Music in Lovran, he attended a one-year specialization in the class of Goran Listeš. During his studies and later, he improved his skills at domestic and international master classes. (V. Dešpalj, ML Saomarcos, A. Carlevaro). As a soloist, he performed with Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Zagreb Soloists, Celje String Orchestra, Varaždin Chamber Orchestra, almost all string quartets in Croatia, and as a member of the contemporary music ensemble Cantus. From 2010 to 2015, he was a member of the Renaissance Minstrel ensemble, where he played the lute. He has been playing in the Croatian Guitar Quartet (Zoran Dukić, Petrit Çeku and Maroje Brčić) since its founding in 2016. He recorded eight audio tracks and one DVD for record companies in Croatia and Slovenia.

In the area of the city of Gospić and the Lika-Senj County, he initiated several music festivals and has successfully led them as the artistic director for twenty years.

2012, he founded the singing choir "Degenija" at the Department of Teacher Studies in Gospić. With the Choir, he regularly gives all-night concerts and other public performances.

Professional and other awards and recognitions :

• Rector's Award from University of Zagreb in 1993, for participation in the performance of Gustav Mahler's X Symphony
• Recognition of the City of Gospić in 2003, for the engagement and organisation of the "Gospić Music Summer" event
• Recognition of the City of Gospić in 2004, for the successful multi-year organization of the "Gospić Music Summer"
• Award of the City of Gospić to the GGF Association, in 2011, for the promotion and improvement of musical culture in the city of Gospić and beyond, and the realization of musical projects: Gospić musical evenings, Gospić concert season and organ evenings in the Gospić-Senj diocese
• Rector's Award in 2017 for excellent achievements in artistic work and leadership of the Degenija student choir.
• Orlando Award in 2017, at the 68th Dubrovnik Summer Games, with the Guitar Quartet ( Zoran Dukić, Petrita Čeku, Maroje Brčić and Tvrtko Sarić)
• Porin Award in 2019, for the best classical music album.
• nomination in two categories for the Porin award in 2021

He is a member of the following professional and other relevant associations:

Since 1998 HUGIP (Croatian Association of Guitar Pedagogues)

Since 2002, HDGU (Croatian Musicians Society)

Since 2003, the Association GGF (Gospić Music Festival)

Since 2018 HDS (Croatian Composers' Society)

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