1.
"11
October" Award. Tale
Ognenovski won the"11 October" Award, the
highest and the most prestigious national award in 
TALE OGNENOVSKI RECEIVED NUMEROUS
AWARDS AND HONOURS, The
many awards and honours received by Tale
Ognenovski
include:
1.
"11
October" Award. Tale
Ognenovski won the"11 October" Award, the
highest and the most prestigious national award in
2.
"Estradna nagrada Jugoslavije”. Tale
Ognenovski won the “Estradna
nagrada Jugoslavije” (“Yugoslavian Stage Award”), the greatest award in
former
Yugoslavia for musical stage artists, from the Association of Stage
Artists of
Yugoslavia, (Former Yugoslavia) signed by the composer Miljenko
Prohaska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miljenko_Prohaska),
in Zagreb, Croatia on October 31,1978. (http://www.taleognenovski.com.mk/awards.html)
3.
First
Award at the Yugoslav (Former
Extracts
from Programme notes on the
dances and
songs performed at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival: "From the time of
the
conquests of Alexander the Great to the modern era,
The musical part of the group had only
two members:
Tale Ognenovski played solo clarinet with the accompaniment of drummer
Lambe
Petrovski. This is a musical sensation, to receive the
First Award
with orchestra consisting of only two members: the clarinetist
Ognenovski and
drummer Petrovski., together with another 11 members of
the Folk
Dance Ensemble from the
| JOURNAL of the
INTERNATIONAL FOLK
MUSIC COUNCIL, Vol. IV, March, 1952  |
Title:
"Some impressions of the Yugoslav conference and festival", written by Marie Slocombe published by The International Folk Music Council, Volume IV, page 2  |
| Title: "Extracts from
PROGRAMME
NOTES ON THE DANCES AND SONGS performed at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival", with the subtitle ‘ page 60  |
“Teshkoto (the virtuoso clarinet soloist
was Tale
Ognenovski - remark made by Stevan Ognenovski) from Nizopole ( the heavy rhythm which is typical of very ancient dances...” This appeared in the ‘International Folk Music Journal’ under the title ‘Extracts from PROGRAMME NOTES ON THE DANCES AND SONGS performed at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival’, with the subtitle ‘MACEDONIA - represented by 23 villages’, published by The International Folk Music Council, London, in March, 1952, Volume IV, page 64  |
Awards:
1. Tale Ognenovski is a winner of the First
Regional Bitola Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, 1947.
Tale Ognenovski received the First Award as the best clarinetist at the First Regional Bitola Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, October 9-11, 1947. At this festival participated folk dance groups from the towns of Bitola, Skopje, Prilep, Tetovo, Gevgelija, Debar, Ohrid, Kichevo, Gostivar, Kavadarci, Makedonski Brod, Demir Hisar, Struga, Resen and Krushevo.
"Macedonia is the country with the most folk dances, so many in number that there is no other country in Europe equal to Macedonia," said Olga Skovran from Belgrade, Manager for folklore in the Ministry of Culture in the Republic of Serbia (Former Yugoslavia). This came from an article entitled 'We must keep our folk songs, dances and folk costumes', written by Lazo Karovski and appearing in the newspaper 'Nova Makedonija', Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on October 11, 1947.
2. Tale Ognenovski's First Award for Clarinet as
a
top clarinetist at the First Republic of Macedonia Festival of
Folk Dances and Songs, 1948.
"The First Award for Clarinet was received by Tale Ognenovski from Bitola." This comment appeared in the newspaper 'Nova Makedonija' published on October 13, 1948. The report was entitled 'Awards for folk dances and songs, solo singers and players who participated at the First Republic of Macedonia Festival of Folk Dances and Songs'.
One of the highpoints of Tale Ognenovski's successes was his participation in a competition during the 'Republic of Macedonia Festival of Folk Dances and Songs' during the period 6-10 October, 1948. 453 Folk dances and songs groups competed in the festival in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. He was a winner, and received his First Award as the best clarinetist from Angel Saldziev, Assistant Director from the Ministry of Science and Culture in the Republic of Macedonia. The President of the commission was Zhivko Firfov, and a member of the commission was Vasil Hadzimanov.
At this folk festival Tale Ognenovski participated in playing as clarinet soloist with every folk group from the Bitola region - from the villages of Brusnik (its members were Pande Metlovski, Vasko Stankovski, Rade Talevski, Sotir Ilkovski, Tome Grozdanovski, Cane Grozdanovski, Jonche Talevski, Mile Josifovski, Milica Talevska, Vera Tasevska, Vasilka Karangelevska, Danica Drskovska, Vasa Altanovska, Kristina Palashovska, Cena Veleva, Fana Dushovska, Ljube Karangelevska and Dragica Apchevska), Lavci, Dihovo and Rotino and from the town of Bitola. In addition, Tale Ognenovski was the artistic instructor and coordinator of all the folk groups from the Bitola region. The Bitola Towns Union of cultural educated societies won the First Award for the best cultural region in the Republic of Macedonia...
3. Tale Ognenovski's
First Award at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in
Opatija , Croatia,
1951.
85 Folk groups performed at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, that took place during the period September 9 to 13, 1951. They came from Serbia (September 9th, represented by 15 villages), Bosnia and Herzegovina (September 10th, represented by 15 villages), Montenegro (September 11th, represented by 8 villages), Slovenia (September 11th, represented by 5 villages), Macedonia (September 12th, represented by 23 villages) and Croatia (September 13th, represented by 19 villages).
"Teshkoto (the virtuoso clarinet soloist was Tale Ognenovski - remark made by Stevan Ognenovski) from Nizhopole (Bitola) means 'heavy', and indicates the heavy rhythm which is typical of very ancient dances..." This appeared in the 'International Folk Music Journal' under the title 'Extracts from PROGRAMME NOTES ON THE DANCES AND SONGS performed at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival', with the subtitle 'MACEDONIA - represented by 23 villages', published by The International Folk Music Council, London, in March, 1952, Volume IV, pages 60-64.
At the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslaviia) the Folk Music Festival in
Opatija, the Folk Dance group from the Bitola village of Nizhopole from
Cultural
- Educational society "Jonche Georgievski" from the Bitola village of
Dihovo in which Tale Ognenovski was playing as a clarinet soloist,
created a sensation and received First Award as the best Folk Dance
group at the festival.
Tale Ognenovski, with his masterly playing solo clarinet, deserved the
award together with other members of the group. This was a great
success because in this Festival participated 85 different folk dance
groups from Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Bosnia
and Herzegovina. The
musical part of the group had only two members: Tale Ognenovski played
solo
clarinet with the accompaniment of drummer Lambe Petrovski.
This is a musical sensation, to receive the First Award
with an orchestra consisting of only two members. The clarinetist
Ognenovski and drummer Petrovski performed closely together.
The dancers and singers were Vera Cholakovska, Cveta Petrovska, Sakjime Alimovska, Nada, Marika, Menan, Sefer, Mirko, Vangel, and Dimche Talevski.
There was a full house at the concert hall in the Kvarner hotel in Opatija, and the audience was fascinated by the music and the three dances performed by the Ensemble: 'Za ramo Teshkoto', 'Beranche' and 'Vlashko za ramo' (these folk dances involved singing by all ten members of the Ensemble). Tale Ognenovski was arranger of these folk dances, and made them more effective with his solo improvisations.
3.1. "The clarinet (the virtuoso clarinet
soloist was Tale Ognenovski - remark made by Stevan Ognenovski) was
as effective an accompaniment to the large drum in the folk dance from
Kozjak as it was to the small drum in
the folk dance 'Teshkoto' from Nizhopole. They provided a very
effective combination" - Dr. Vinko Zganec
in 'Kulturni radnik'
In the cultural newsmagazine 'Kulturni radnik' Number 10-11, published in October 1951 in Zagreb, Croatia, Dr Vinko Zganec wrote " The clarinet (the virtuoso clarinet soloist was Tale Ognenovski - remark made by Stevan Ognenovski) was as effective an accompaniment to the large drum in the folk dance from Kozjak as it was to the small drum in the folk dance 'Teshkoto' from Nizhopole. They provided a very effective combination." This appeared in an article entitled 'Yugoslav Musical folklore at the Festival in Opatija'.
The audience greets the debut of the group from Nidzopole with great applause... Delegates at the Conference of the International Folk Music Council in Opatia from September 8-14, 1951, were present at this concert. Many of the world's reporters took photos of the members of the group regarding their excellent debut and their receiving First Award at this festival (Source: a letter from Mr. Mile Petrovski, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia, May 15, 1965, and an informal interview with Mrs. Vera Cholakovska Petrovska and Mr. Mile Petrovski made by Stevan Ognenovski on May 3, 1998).
3.2. No other nation in Europe has such rich folklore
"The riches of your folklore have a strong influence on me. Your folklore is something really unusual. No other nation in Europe has such rich folklore." This comment was by Mrs. Nataplesh, the Honorary Secretary of the International Folk Music Council (whose headquarters are in London, England), who was present on the Conference of the International Folk Music Council in Opatia during the period September 8-14, 1951. (This came from an article entitled 'Great interest for our folklore in Opatija.' It was published in the newspaper 'Nova Makedonija', Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, on September 14, 1951.)
3.3. The Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavian) Folk Music Festival
in Opatija had been specially arranged for the
members of the
Conference of the International Folk Music Council
"The Council has been fortunate in the national setting of its conferences, which each year has given a distinctive character to the proceedings. At the 1951 conference, held at Opatija from September 8th to 14th, we had the stimulus of exchanging views with and learning from our Yugoslav colleagues who have had the inestimable advantage of studying their folk music tradition whilst it is still in full flower; and we were privileged to see and hear for ourselves the beauty and variety of Yugoslav folk art in the wonderful Festival which had been especially arranged for the members of the Conference.
This contact with the living material gave point and added significance to the theoretic discussions, for it showed that we were concerned with a form of artistic expression that is not merely an adornment but a condition of life. Indeed, there were moments during the Festival performances when we could recognize the magic of dance and song and believe in their power to drive away evil spirits, to induce fertility and to promote healing..." This appeared in an article entitled 'Editorial', and was published in the Journal of the International Folk Music Council, Vol. IV, page 1, in March, 1952.
3.4. "Astonishing pageant of costume and custom,
ritual and social dance, song and instrumental playing by 700
performers in Opatija" - Marie Slocombe, Journal of the International
Folk Music Council
"It was natural that on this occasion expositions of Yugoslav folklore and music should form the backbone of the Conference, and these received the most wonderful illustrations in the nightly Festival which took place in the magnificent ballroom of a nearby hotel. Every evening, for three hours or more, we witnessed an astonishing pageant of costume and custom, ritual and social dance, song and instrumental playing by 700 performers brought together from every part of the country. This was a world whose riches most of us had barely guessed at and, in this highly concentrated presentation, it was an overwhelming and unforgettable experience..." This came from an article entitled 'Some impressions of the Yugoslav Conference and Festival', written by Marie Slocombe and published in the Journal of the International Folk Music Council, Vol. IV, page 2, in March, 1952.
4. Honours:
1. "Diploma for a highly qualified musician" from
the
Association of musicians of folk an entertaining music from Macedonia
(signed by the composer Stefan
Gajdov), on September 3, 1961, in Skopje.
2. "Spomen plaketa" from the Parliament of the town of Skopje (signed by Blagoj Popov), in Skopje on January 20, 1969.
3. "Spomenica" from the Macedonian State Ensemble of
Folk dances and Songs 'Tanec' (signed by Toma Leov), in Skopje
on January 31, 1969.
4. "Blagodarnica" from the Cultural Artists
Association 'Kocho Racin'(signed by Blazhe Sekulovski), in Skopje on
June 3,
1971.
5. "Spomen plaketa" from the Cultural House 'Kocho
Racin' (signed by Petar Bogatinovski and Stanimir Andreevski), in
Skopje on November 27, 1974.
6. "Priznanie" from the Cultural Education Union of Skopje (signed by Dr. Tome Sazdov), in Skopje on December 5, 1975.
7. "Diploma" from the Association of Stage Artists of Macedonia (signed by Boris Nizamovski), in Skopje in 1977.
8. " Estradna nagrada
Jugoslavije" ("Yugoslavian Stage Award") from the Association of Stage
Artists of Yugoslavia (Former
Yugoslavia) signed by the
composer Miljenko Prohaska, in Zagreb, Croatia on October 31, 1978.
9. "Blagodarnica" from the Institute of Folklore "Marko Cepenkov", in Skopje on October 2, 1980.
10. On July 4th , 1983, (in former Yugoslavia) for his musical works, from "Sojuz na borci na Jugoslavija".
11. "Pofalnica" from "Dom na VVI i borci od
NOV-Skopje" and the Committee of the "Borec" Choir on the 10th
anniversary
of its founding
(signed by Branko Ichokjaev and Ljubica Ivanovska), in Skopje in 1984.
12. "Estradna nagrada na Makedonija" ("Macedonian
Stage Award") from the Association of Stage Artists of Macedonia
(signed by Dragan
Mijalkovski), in Skopje on May 15, 1985. This was also awarded to other
legendary
Macedonian
artists such as
Vaska Ilieva (singer), Aleksandar Sarievski (singer), Jonche Hristovski
(singer), Angel Nanchevski
(accordion), Kocho
Petrovski (accordion) and Pece Atanasovski (bagpipe -"gajda").
13. "Blagodarnica" from the Committee for the
celebration on the 600th anniversary of the founding of the village of
Brusnik
(signed by Cane
Skerlevski), in Brusnik, Bitola on August 8-9, 1992.
14. "Pocheshna Estradna Nagrada
na
Makedonija" ("Macedonian Stage Award (Honorary)") from the Association
of
Stage
Artists of
Macedonia, (signed by Bozhidar Noev), in Skopje on May 27, 1996. This
was an honorary award, which was
being introduced
for the first time. Various legendary Macedonian artists have received
the
award: Tale Ognenovski
(clarinet), Vaska
Ilieva (singer), Aleksandar Sarievski (singer), Jonche Hristovski
(singer) and Pece Atanasovski (bagpipe
-"gajda"). All
these awards were presented in the 'Continental' Hotel, Skopje, on May
27, 1996. At this celebration, Tale
Ognenovski played
Macedonian folk dances on the clarinet. He received frenetic applause
from the audience who were
amazed by his
virtuoso technique on the instrument.
15. "Blagodarnica" (This is an honorary award) for life
long work from the folk radio "Radio Ros", (signed by the director
Aleksandar
Dimitrov), in Skopje on December 7, 2000. The same award has been
presented to other legendary
Macedonian artists
such as Vaska Ilieva (singer) and Aleksandar Sarievski (singer). All
these awards, which was being
introduced for the
first time, were presented in the 'Universal Hall' at the Folk Festival "Ros 2000" .
16. Tale Ognenovski
received a Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Honors at Annual “10 Folk
Biseri” (“The Ten Folk Pearls”) Awards, sponsored by Macedonian
Radio Television. He was on stage in Skopje, February 19, 2002, to
personally receive his Lifetime Achievement Award in front
of the more than 700 spectators at the Macedonian National Theatre.
This event was broadcast live to the millions spectators in Republic of
Macedonia, Europe and Australia by Macedonian Television. The
journalist, Eli Tanaskova said: “Tale Ognenovski is a great
instrumentalist and composer for clarinet. He made the connection
between Oriental and Western Music with extraordinary technique and
wealth of invention. This year is the 80th anniversary of his
birthday, 73th anniversary of his playing on the reed pipe,
65th anniversary of his playing on the clarinet and 46th anniversary of
his performances at world-famous Carnegie Hall in New York on January
27, 1956. The journalist, Boris Chorevski said: “Tale Ognenovski has
composed 150 Macedonian folk dances. His son Stevan and his
grandsons Nikola and Kliment began playing his music, accompanying him
as members of his Orchestra. In this “10 Folk Biseri” Awards Ceremony,
Tale Ognenovski said: “Thank you very much to you respectable audience
and to Macedonian Radio Television for this Prestigious Lifetime
Achievement Honors at Annual “10 Folk Biseri” Awards. These days the
journalists from many Macedonian newspapers has been written “Tale
Ognenovski is the greatest clarinetist of all time in the World,
demonstrating unique skill, a wealth of invention, amazing
improvisational virtuosity, and outstanding musical competence in many
areas of music…” . Special thanks to my son Stevan who wrote my
biography in the book : “Tale Ognenovski virtuoso of the clarinet and
composer” and he is author of my Web site. My Audio CD album entitled,
"Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music" is the best album
for all time for instrumental music.My album has been released in USA.
I wish you good health to all of you.” Tale Ognenovski earned rapturous
applause from the audience.
Annual “10 Folk
Biseri” (“The Ten Folk Pearls”) Awards, sponsored by Macedonian
Radio
Television were heralded as great cultural event by the
Macedonian
press: Vest,
Nova Makedonija, Dnevnik, Vecher, Utrinski vesnik…
17. Tale Ognenovski won top
honors as the winner of 11 Oktomvri award, the highest and the most
prestigious national award
in Republic of Macedonia.
Tale
Ognenovski won the"11
October" Award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in
Republic of Macedonia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Macedonia).
"11 October" Award recipients are selected based on their
"contributions to the creation, growth and support of the arts in the
Republic of Macedonia.", Octobar 11, 2003. The glittering ceremony on
October 11, 2003 in the Macedonian Parliament (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_Parliament)
was attended by Mr. Boris Trajkovski (19 November 1999 – 26 February
2004),
President of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Branko Crvenkovski (1992 to
1998
and again from 2002 to May, 2004), Prime Minister of the Republic of
Macedonia,
Mr. Nikola Popovski (October 3, 2002 - November 8, 2003), President of
the
Parliament of Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Kiro Gligorov (January 27,
1991 –
November 19, 1999), the First President of Republic of Macedonia,Ms.
Radmila
Shekerinska (November 1, 2002 – August 27, 2006), Deputy to the
President of
the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, Ms. Liljana Popovska
(January 23,
2003 – December 6, 2004), Vice President of the Parliament of Republic
of
Macedonia, Mr. Hari Kostov (2002 – 2004), Minister of Interior of the
Government of the Republic of Macedonia, Members of the Parliament of
Republic
of Macedonia…
President of the Board for award "October
11" prof. Dr. Trajan Gocevski awarded "October 11" awards. (http://www.taleognenovski.com.mk/aw11oct.html)
The informations for Winners of 11 Oktomvri Awards were published at:
Macedonian Radio (September 26, 2003), MIA (Macedonian Information
Agency, September 26, 2003), http://vesti.mt.net.mk, newspapers: “Nova
Makedonija”, “Vecher”, “Dnevnik”, “Utrinski Vesnik” and”Vest” (October
11 and 13, 2003), magazine “Makedonsko Sonce” (October 10, 2003),
Macedonian Television, A1 Television, Sitel Television, Telma
Television, Kanal 5 Television (October 11, 2003)…
October 11 awards for special and eminent achievements in
the areas of science, culture, art and journalism was heralded as great
cultural
event by the Macedonian press: Nova Makedonija, Vest, Dnevnik, Vecher, Utrinski
vesnik…Read more...
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