CV of
Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient., Magister Scientiarum (Magister
of Science in
Computer Science) , author
of the Web site of Tale Ognenovski, Musical Genius, Clarinetist and
Composer
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
T H E A U T H O R
Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient.,
Magister Scientiarum (Magister
of Science in
Computer Science)
Born in 1948 in the village of
Brusnik
near Bitola,
Republic of Macedonia.
EDUCATION
Stevan
Ognenovski received his Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.),
degree
in electronics engineering (Graduate Engineer, Dipl.-Ing. - This degree
is
equivalent to a Master's degree (M.Sc.), Level 7.1 according
to the
European Qualification Framework (EQF) in 1974 and a Magister of
Science (Magistar
nauka/znanosti - Level 7.2 or Level 8.1 according to the European
Qualification Framework (EQF)) degree in Computer Science in 1991, both
from
the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University
of Zagreb, Croatia.
In 1994,
the Faculty of
Electrical Engineering changed its name becoming the Faculty
of
Electrical
Engineering and Computing (FER).
Degree: Magister of Science in
Computer Science (MAGISTAR ZNANOSTI iz oblasti TEHNICKIH ZNANOSTI,
podrucja
RACUNARSKIH ZNANOSTI smjer JEZGRA RACUNARSKIH ZNANOSTI - MAGISTER
SCIENTIARUM
ad SCIENTIAS TECHNICAS - SCIENTIAS COMPUTANDI SCIENTIARUM COMPUTANDI
NUCLEUM).
Diploma No.:Ab/80-27. EL 3350/91. (March 7, 1991)
Magister's thesis (Magistarski rad - Magisterii disputationem):
“Software
programs for measurement of the network traffic in the local area
network” (PROGRAMSKA
POMAGALA ZA MJERENJE PROMETA U LOKALNOJ MREZI).
Mentor:
Prof.dr. sc. Leo Budin (Member of CROATIAN ACADEMY OF
SCIENCES AND ARTS). Information about Magister’s Science Thesis
of Stevan Ognenovski can be found at Web site: http://www.mzos.hr/svibor/2/06/278/rad_e.htm#rad9
(and http://www.mzos.hr/svibor/2/06/278/rad_h.htm#rad9)
of MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - SVIBOR - Collecting Data on
Projects in Croatia.
In Croatia
the Magister Scientarium degree required 7 years of
study (420
ECTS credits - given the Bologna comparison
system among academic programs) with strong emphasis on the magister
scientific thesis. The admission
to a Magister program in Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia required the full
completion of Dipl.-Ing. degree (5 years, or 300 ECTS credits - passing
exams
of 42 courses and the defense of Dipl.-Ing. thesis). Magister study
required additional
2 years of study, passing exams of 10 courses and the defense of
Magister
thesis (120 ECTS credits).
Degree:
Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.), degree in electronics
engineering
(Graduate Engineer, Dipl.-Ing. - This degree is equivalent to
a Master's
degree (M.Sc.), Level 7.1 according to the European Qualification
Framework
(EQF)). Diploma No.: 3158-1974 (April 26, 1974). Thesis: “Converter of
Voltage
to Frequency”. Mentor:
Prof. emer.
dr. sc. Ante Santic. (Prof. emer. dr. sc. Ante Santic was
awarded 2003 EMBS Career Achievement Award presented by IEEE
Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Society).
On March 23, 2006 Faculty of
Electrical Engineering (FER) obtained international accreditation.
International accreditation for Bachelor and Master programs at FER has
been
issued by international agency - ASIIN (Akkreditierungsagentur
für Studiengänge der Ingenieurwissenschaften, der Informatik,
der
Naturwissenschaften und der Mathematik e.V.). Accreditation refers to
both
Bachelor study programs Electrical Engineering and Information
Technology and Computing and all three Master study
programs Electrical Engineering and Information
Technology, Information and Communication Technology and
Computing.
Awards:
- Award for innovation
from
Iskra Delta, Ljubljana,
Slovenia
(November 28, 1986)
- Recognition for
successfully participation in the National
Competition of the “Society of mathematicians and physicians of
Macedonia” in physic of the scholars of the secondary schools in
Republic of Macedonia on May 8, 1966 in Skopje.
- Third Prize at the
National Competition of the “Society of mathematicians and physicians
of Macedonia” in
physic (Area of Electricity and Magnetism) of the scholars of the
secondary schools in Republic
of Macedonia on May 14, 1967 in Skopje.
Writer
He has written
articles
about the artistic works of his father Tale Ognenovski in the
newspapers:
"Nova Makedonija" (November 10, 1997), Dnevnik (2002), Vecher (October
7, 2002) and Utrinski Vesnik (October 7, 2002), in the
newsmagazines:
"Denes" (on October 29, 1998 and on October 10, 2002), Makedonsko
Sonce (November 15, 2002) and Makedonsko Delo (November 22, 2002).
He is Author of the book
entitled: "Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and
Composer". Publishing house is Matica Makedonska. The book
is
published in both Macedonian and English, on December, 2000. ISBN
9989483124 ; 406 pages (format A4).
The content of the book are: the biography of Tale Ognenovski and music
notation of compositions of Macedonian Folk Dances, Jazz and Classical
Music
(all composed by Tale Ognenovski).
Dushko
Dimitrovski, ethnomusicologist
and reviwer of the book writes: "This book can be distinguished from
others by the way research has been extraordinarity complete and
scrupulously
conducted. An enormous number of richly illustrated moments in his life
and the
creative style of Tale Ognenovski make it possible for everyone to see
the
extraordinary values and dimensions of this artistic person as one of
the most
important instrumental maestros in the world and a uniquely creative
musician." Kiril Todevski, ethnomusicologist and reviwer of the book
writes: "In the first chapter the author, using selected materials, has
included biographical data and individual articles about Tale
Ognenovski's
performances, as well as significant statements about his contribution
towards
the common proclamation of our cultural values with Ensemble "Tanec"
on their mammoth tours in the United States of America, Canada and
Germany in
1956, followed by the tours in France and Switzerland in 1959. Perhaps
the most
significant of his performances with Ensemble "Tanec" was the one in
the famous Carnegie Hall in America." The Ministry of Culture for
the Republic
of Macedonia
makes the publishing of this book possible by their financial support.
Library of Congress information
at
http://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521 and World
catalog at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56368816&referer=brief_results
He is Author and Owner of
the Web site http://www.taleognenovski.com.mk entitled:
"Tale Ognenovski, Musical
Genius, Clarinetist And Composer" hosted by Makedonski Telekom AD –
Skopje.
(Since September
1998).
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Stevan Ognenovski
has
32 years of experience in telecommunications and computer science: from
research and development to operation of switching systems, computer
systems,
computer networks, GSM billing system, IP network and public payphones.
He began his career
with “Pretprijatie za PTT soobrakaj – Skopje”
(now”Makedonski
Telekomunikacii” AD), Department of Research and Development on April
7, 1975. He transferred to the
“OOZT za TT vrski Megjugradska Skopje”, separate legal entity and part
of
“Pretprijatie za PTT soobrakaj – Skopje”
(now
”Makedonski Telekomunikacii” AD) on October 31, 1975, On June 1, 1976, he
successfully defended his Thesis entitled: “Technical Solution and
Project
Analysis for transfer the equipment of Ericsson transit telephone
exchange ARM
201/2 from Skopje to Veles for installation new transit telephone
exchange ARM
201/2” and successfully passed 14
specialized
exams and received PTT Makedonija Certificate No.: 20218/1 that he may
officially practice in telecommunications. Between
April, 1976
and November 1977, he was part of a team (the team includes experts
from ITT
from Belgium), engaged in the testing and started to work, computer
directed
transit telephone exchange Metaconta 10C,
manufactured by the ITT Bell Telephone Mfg Co. Antwerp, Belgium (now
Alcatel
Antwerp). On August 4, 1976 he
was promoted to Assistant Manager of transit telephone exchange
Metaconta 10C,
the first computer
directed telephone exchange installed in “Pretprijatie za PTT soobrakaj
– Skopje”
(now AD Makedonski Telekomunikacii).
On January 13, 1978
he became Assistant Manager of the Electronics Telephony Department. He successfully
completed a course of "Transit telephone exchange Metaconta 10C"
in training center of "ISKRA" in Kranj and Bled,
Slovenia,
from September 11, 1978 until March 8, 1979.
DO ISKRA DELTA, Ljubljana,
Slovenia
On July 27, 1980, he
transferred to SOZD ELEKTROTEHNA DO DELTA, Ljubljana,
Slovenia, following
8 years
with DO ISKRA DELTA, Ljubljana,
Slovenia
(From
September 1, 1983 to November 30, 1989) and DO DELTA SERVIS Ljubljana,
Slovenia
(From December 1, 1989 to June 16, 1991) as Engineer and Engineer
Specialist for
computer systems.
He is author of two
innovations in computer systems published in the publication entitled
"Collection of innovations in ISKRA DELTA 1985", Ljubljana, Slovenia
on December 19, 1985. He
successfully
completed a course of "EY-2282E VAX/VMS System Management" in
training center of American company Digital Equipment Corporation (now
Hewlett
Packard) in Evry, Paris,
France,
from November 9 until November 15, 1986.
He successfully
completed a course of "EY 4700E LS - DIGITAL ADVANCED NETWORKS" in
training center of American company Digital Equipment Corporation (now
Hewlett
Packard) in Munich Germany, from March 9 until March 20, 1987. He
received the
ISKRA DELTA Recognition for 5 years work in the computer industry on
May 25,
1986.
”Makedonski Telekomunikacii” AD
On June 17, 1991, he
transferred to Department of Research
and Development at ”Makedonski Telekomunikacii” AD, and his assignment
was as
Assistant for Informatics and New PTT Services.
He was member of the
Working Group responsible for upgrade
VAX/VMS and ALPHA AXP computer systems in computer center at
”Makedonski
Telekomunikacii”, since 1991.
He was promoted to
Independent Assistant for Switching and Informatics on March 1, 1993 and to Principal Engineer on August 1, 1995.
He was main designer
of computer network at "PTT Makedonija"(now ”Makedonski
Telekomunikacii” AD) since 1994, when 10 Mbps Thin Ethernet Local Area
Network
LAN and 2 Mbps PDH and SDH links between
local area networks in 6 telephone exchanges in Skopje have
been installed. Equipment includes:
Converter GMT-H/V.35-15P from Pan Dacom, Germany, Siemens Digital
Multiplexer DSMX2/34 and Dec Routers 90T1.
Later this project of
2 Mbps SDH links was applied in extended
Local - Wide Area Network between local area networks in main towns in Macedonia.
Similar concept was applied for connection of IP Backbone of
“Makedonski
Telekomunikacii” AD in 2001.
MOBIMAK A.D-Skopje now T-Mobile
During the planning
and implementation of mobile telephony system, GSM at
“PTT Makedonija” (MOBIMAK A.D-Skopje, now
T-Mobile), from 1995 to October,
1996, Mr. Ognenovski was a consultant of
the Working Group responsible for specifying the equipment and services
for
mobile telephony system, GSM in Republic of Macedonia and Project
Manager of
the Project for defining technical characteristic of Computer Billing
System of
GSM Mobil Telephony of “PTT Makedonija”
and for implementation of BSCS (Business Support and Control System) in
GSM of
“PTT Makedonija” (MOBIMAK A.D-Skopje, now T-Mobile)
He is co-author of
the elaborate entitled "Suggested prices for services in GSM Mobile
Telephony", created on April 19, 1996.
He participated in
all meetings between ERICSSON , CAP PROGRAMATOR and PTT Makedonija (now
”Makedonski Telekomunikacii” AD) representatives and managed all issues
regarding the Computer Billing System BSCS (Business Support and
Control
System) of GSM Mobile Telephony from
April 22, 1996 to October 2, 1996.
Together with other
members of the Working Group responsible for GSM Billing System, he
visited
Detecon, Bonn and GSM Computer Centre
of
DeTeMobil (now T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom
subsidiary),
Munster, Germany, on February 11-15,
1996.
He has successfully
participated in the “Business Support and Control System (BSCS)” course
organized by CAP PROGRAMATOR” on June, 1996 in Skopje.
BSCS is the one of the
world’s most proven end to end customer care and billing solution for
wireless
networks.
He successfully
completed a courses: “Digital UNIX Utilities and Commands” and "Digital UNIX System Administration EY-L571E-SG.E001" in training center of
EuroComputer Systems, (representative of American company Digital
Equipment
Corporation – now Hewlett-Packard) in Skopje (May 24, 1996 until June
1, 1996
and June 17-21, 1996), and course "SQL*Plus DB7A Database Administrator
Part I" in training center of American company ORACLE in Skopje, from
July
13 until July 22, 1996 (Certificate No.:
3/96).
He was member of the
Working Group for the control of invest and technical documentation of
the
“Project for implementation of the GSM Mobil Telephony in Republic of Macedonia”.
He was member of the Working Group for controlling the quality of the
“Telephone
exchange of GSM”.
Internet Center (now
MTnet) of AD Makedonski Telekomunikacii
He has successfully
participated in specifying and ordering equipment for the first
noncommercial
Internet Center at Makedonski Telekomunikacii, (now MTnet which
commercial
Internet service began on 7-th of December 1995) on February 21, 1995.
The
Internet equipment from Eicon Technology from Dublin, Ireland
includes: Eicon Card HIS/PC 1MB, OSI PC Gateway for UNIX (SCO Version)
and IP
Router for UNIX (SCO Version).
”Makedonski Telekomunikacii” AD
He has successfully
participated in the “INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS SECURITY
SEMINAR/WORKSHOP”
from the “International Association for Computer Systems Security” from
October
20 until October 24, 1996
in
Ohrid.
He was member of the
Working Group (Decision no. 9489, November 11, 1997 and Decision no.
5231,
March 3, 1999) responsible for creating technical solution for
upgrading LAN
(Local Area Network) and WAN (Wide Area Network). He is author of
project requirement for new telex exchange Datex P (February 2002). He
is
co-author of Development plan for Y2002, Y2003,Y2004, Y2005 and 3-year
conceptual development plans for the period of Y2003-2005,Y2004-2006
and
Y2005-2007 for Public Payphones. He is
co-author of Project requirements for extension of telephone exchanges
ALCATEL
E10 in Bitola, Struga, Kavadarci, Strumica and Podares (May, 2003) and
for
cabling of Local Area Network (LAN) at Bitola, Gostivar, Gevgelija,
Kavadarci,
Kicevo, Kicevo - stopanski dvor, Kocani, Kumanovo,
Ohrid, Prilep, Strumica, Veles and Skopje
(Direkcija, Cair, Gorce Petrov, Karpos, Kisela Voda, Montiranje i
servisiranje,
Centar and Transporten Centar) (June,
2000). He was main designer of first Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN),
1993
and Wide Area Network (WAN), 1994. He is author and co-author of many
elaborates, technical solutions and project requirements in Computer
Systems,
Local and Wide Area Network in "Makedonski Telekomunikacii" AD. He was member of the
Project Team for Voice over IP Gateway.
He was member of the
delegation of the PTT “Makedonija” (now “Makedonski Telekomunikacii”)
for
professional visits to the “National Center of Scientific and
Technological Information
(COSTI), Tel-Aviv, Israel
from April 21 until April 28, 1994.
He was member of the
delegations of AD “Makedonski Telekomunikacii” for professional visits
to the
CeBit in Hannover,
Germany
in 1994, 1995, 1999 and
2000. He has successfully
participated in the courses:
- “PRINCE2 Project
Management Method” from the “G.A.W. Associates Limited” (April 9 - 11,
2002)
- Microsoft Share Point
Portal Server (November 23-24, 2004)
- Creating of Internal
Procedures (March 30, 2006)
- Metro Ethernet Equipment
(June 19-20, 2006)
On March 25, 2002 he
became Senior Expert for Research and Development II of Research and
Development Area at “Makedonski Telekomunikacii” AD. On January 17, 2005,
he was promoted to Specialist for
Development of Technical Products in the Service Platform
Development Department,
Technical Development and Implementation Directorate, Service Area
of Macedonian
Telecommunications.
Actual position of Stevan
Ognenovski, Mag.Scient. is Advisor in Information Technology
Department at
the Assembly
of the Republic
of Macedonia.
His
father Tale
Ognenovski was awarded on October 11, 2003 at Macedonian Parliament as
the Winner
of 11 Oktomvri Award, the highest and the most prestigious national
award in Republic
of Macedonia.
Tour of North America and Carnegie Hall concert
The popularity of the
Ensemble Tanec's music in Europe brought with it increasing press
attention in
North America before and during the tour of North
America.
The major newspapers published articles:
YUGOSLAV
BALLET TO APPEAR IN U.
S.; National
Folk Unit, Planning 15-Week Tour, Will Make Debut Here in January The
New York Times
"The Yugoslav
National
Folk Ballet will begin a fifteen-week tour of the United States
in January, under the
auspices of Consolidated Concerts Corporation and the International
Music
Institute. This will be the first large-scale dance company from a
former Iron
Curtain country..." - By The New York
Times,
November 15, 1955.
THE DANCE: DIRECTION; CHOREOGRAPHIC
VIGOR FROM MACEDONIA The
New York Times
The Ensemble
arrived in New York City
on January
21, 1956. The following day, on January 22, The New York Times
commented,
"Members of the Yugoslav National Folk Ballet dancing on board the
liner
Israel yesterday, after they arrived here... The forty-member group,
which has
attracted much attention in Europe, will give a recital in Carnegie
Hall on
Friday evening...The company will perform folk dances from Macedonia,
Croatia,
Herzegovina, Albania and Serbia in native costume." - By John
Martin, The New York
Times, January 22, 1956.
Great
Variety of Dance in Yugoslav
Folk Ballet
Daily
Boston
Globe
"The word, Tanec, means
Dance in Macedonian, all kinds of dance. And the repertory of Tanec,
the
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet, in the United
States and Canada
as the first artistic import from the new Yugoslavia, Illustrates
that
meaning in its broadest sense... " - By Daily Boston Globe - Boston, Mass.,
January 22, 1956.
Yugoslav
Ballet Booked Here
The Washington
Post and Times Herald
"The Yugoslav National
Folk Ballet will be presented for one night only at Constitution Hall
on
Thursday, Feb. 9. This company of Balkan singers, musicians and folk
dancers
has been on tour in Europe and currently is preparing for its New York bow...
" - By
The Washington Post and Times Herald - Washington,
D.C., January 22, 1956
TV
debut of "Tanec” on CBS
The North
America tour began on
January 22, 1956, and finished on
April 12,
1956. Ensemble "Tanec" performed 65 concerts in 50 cities.
‘Tanec’s
American tour began with their
debut on one of the most popular television programmes in the
United
States, the Ford Foundation TV
Programme "OMNIBUS", on January 22,
1956. This programme was seen by millions of Americans. This TV debut
of
‘Tanec’ on CBS (Columbia
Broadcasting System) Television Network, one
of the
largest radio and television broadcasting companies in the United
States, created
great interest in all 65 concerts in many towns throughout the United
States.
A copy of this
programme may
be viewed free of charge on a videocassette at the Library of
Congress in Washington,
D.C.
On the LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS’
Internet Web site, http://catalog.loc.gov with Keyword = Ansambl za
narodni
igri i pesni Tanec is written:
Main
Title: Omnibus.
IV, vol. 15 / TV-Radio Workshop of the Ford Foundation; Producer,
Robert
Saudek.
Published/Created: United States:
CBS Television Network, 1956-01-22
Library
of Congress http://lccn.loc.gov/88705799
Tale
Ognenovski performed as
virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe soloist in Folk Dances in the
world-famous Carnegie
Hall, New York a
symbol of artistic
excellence, on January
27, 1956. with Macedonian Ensemble “Tanec”.
Tale
Ognenovski played as
virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (recorder) soloist for most parts of
the
programme, including the Macedonian folk dances "Bride's Dance"
("Nevestinsko Oro"), "Chupurlika", "Sopska
Poskocica" ("Shopska Podripnuvachka"), "Kopachka",
"Shepherd's Dance" ("Ovcharsko Oro"), "Soborski
Igri", Macedonian songs, Serbian folk dances and songs and
"Shote", an Albanian folk dance.
The New
York Times for
Ognenovski's performances as reed pipe (recorder) player wrote "raucous
and unforgettable pipe", Article entitled "Ballet: Yugoslav Folk
Art; 'Tanec'
Dancers Appear at Carnegie Hall in Display of Tremendous Skill",
written by music critic John Martin (January
28, 1956), and "dateless reed
pipe", Article entitled "THE DANCE: FOLK ART;
Group From Yugoslavia In
Impressive Debut Learning vs. Magic No Macedonian Monopoly The Week's
Events", written by music critic John
Martin,
The New York Times. (February 5, 1956).
Allmusic's
reviewer,
Craig
Harris, noted: "The only professional folklore ensemble in Macedonia,
the
Tanec Ensemble are dedicated to the preservation of traditional
Macedonian
music, dance, and costuming. Founded by the government of the People's
Republic
of Macedonia
in 1949, the group has shared their musical heritage with audiences
around the
world for more than half a century, performing an estimated 3,500
concerts in
31 countries'... The ensemble reached their peak during the late
'50s,
when influential clarinet and pipes player Tale Ognenovski was a
member..." "Biography
of Ensemble
Tanec"
The great contribution of Tale Ognenovski for tremendous success of
Ensemble "Tanec" at North America
tour can be seen in the published articles in major North American
newspapers:
"Venerable
Carnegie
Hall fairly vibrated as the audience blistered its palms in
appreciation..." - By Robert Coleman,
New
York Daily Mirror, January
28, 1956
"Last night this
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet preluded a transcontinental tour at
Carnegie
Hall. This is the freshest, gayest, most expert dance affair
that has
come over
the horizon in years… We have been afforded many novelties from the
Orient and
the Occident but none of them won a more enthusiastic reception than
the
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet..." - By William
Hawkins, New
York World Telegram, January
28, 1956
Yugoslav Folk Ballet
New York Herald
Tribune
"And these
antique
measures, accompanied sometimes by a shepherd's pipe … Tanec, a
Macedonian
group of some forty dancers and musicians, gave generously of their
rich folk
heritage... An audience which jammed Carnegie to capacity (the house
had been
sold out by last Monday) cheered and applauded the folk dancing with as
much
enthusiasm as if it had been witnessing classical, theatrical ballet at
its
most glittering." ..." - By Walter Terry, New York
Herald
Tribune.,
January 28, 1956
Ballet:
Yugoslav Folk Art; 'Tanec'
Dancers Appear at
Carnegie Hall in Display of Tremendous Skill The
New York Times
"The Yugoslav
National
Folk Ballet ‘Tanec’, which has been touring Europe with great success,
made the
reason quite clear last night in a performance at Carnegie Hall
that was a
joy and delight...This particular group, part of a national movement
toward the
revival of the folk arts, comes from Macedonia, but its dances and
songs come
also from Serbia, Croatia and Dalmatia...Among them are the endless
vivacity
and the tremendous skill of a thoroughly ingratiating company and some
brilliantly spectacular and wonderfully unfamiliar dances. To be sure,
they
possess all the qualities common to folk dancing, but they have great
individuality and a wide variety besides... In number after number they
do
rapid and fairly incredible phrases with inexhaustible vigor... and
some
remarkable music on both orthodox and unorthodox instruments - a
raucous and
unforgettable pipe...The evening is not only wonderful art but also a
superb
show. Surely one performance in New York is not enough. The
house was completely
sold out, and others no doubt would follow the same pattern..." - By John
Martin
, The
New York
Times, ,
January
28, 1956
REVIEWS OF
Yugoslav
National Folk
Ballet Carnegie Hall January 27, 1956
Dance
Observer
"The capacity audience
at Carnegie Hall on January 27 for the single New York
performance of Tanec, the
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet, enjoyed a fascinating cross-section of
over 2000
years of human history and culture. Tanec is a Macedonian group,..." - Dance
observer: Volumes 23-24, April, 1956.
On
the Aisle - Yugoslav
Ballet
a Colorful Addition to International Dance
Chicago Daily
Tribune
"IF IT EVER COMES to an all
out global brawl, I want
the Yugoslavs on my side. That is, if the Yugoslav National Folk
Ballet, which
spent the week-end in the Civic Opera house, is a fair sample... Called Tanec,
which is
the Macedonian word for dance, this group of 37 dancers, singers and
musicians
is a kaleidoscope of the Balkans... When five of them dance the "Sopska
Poskocica", which apparently just means they are showing off to the
girls.
I would keep them any day as a unfair trade for the four little swans
in "Swan Lake"..." - By Claudia Cassidy, Chicago Daily
Tribune, ,
February 6, 1956.
Yugoslav Ballet Visits Academy The Philadelphia Inquirer
""Tanec"
means "dance",
but "dance" in a larger form than customary. Besides dance alone, it
conveys drama, ritual, tradition, songs, even military
maneuvers...there was a
remarkable precision in both dancing and playing...Clarinet, bass
fiddle,
violin, drums, guitar and flute provided most of the accompaniments in
various
combinations..." - By Samuel
Singer, The
Philadelphia Inquirer,
, February 8, 1956.
Yugoslav
Dancers Shoot the Works
The Washington
Post and Times Herald
"A
Sopska
Poskocica is devised to show the girls
how handsome and wonderful and brilliant and exciting and sensational
their man
friends are. The rate at which it is danced, and the tremendous energy
and
precision of six men who dance it, is unique and demanded a repetition
... If
you see "Tanec" which simply means "Dance" advertised
again, you won’t want to miss it... " - By Paul
Hume,The Washington
Post and Times Herald - Washington,
D.C., ,
February 10, 1956.
Music in Toronto
The Globe and Mail
"The first
impression,
however, must be one of rhythmic precision... Nor was the performance
without
spectacle... in the case of one dance, Sopska Poskocica it was no more
than a
show-off dance. As such it was highly effective ... " -
By John
Kraglund, The
Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada), , February 14,
1956
Yugoslav
National Folk Ballet
'A
Breath of Mountain
Air'
Christian
Science Monitor
"FRESH AS A BREATH of
mountain air comes Tanec, the Yugoslav National Folk Ballet, now on its
first
American tour. Tanec means dance--including drama, song, and music--and
that's
what the company of some 40 members (who are interchangeably dancers,
singers,
and musicians) does... " - By Margaret Lloyd
Dance Critic
of Christian
Science Monitor - Boston,
Mass., , March 2, 1956
The
Boston
Globe Feature Vacation Section
EUROPEAN
FESTIVALS Every Country Has
Its Own Folk Art
Daily
Boston
Globe
"Many an American
who
has never crossed the Atlantic is
getting his
first taste of European folk art this season, thanks to the celebrated
Yugoslav
National Fol Ballet, now on a Winter-Spring tour of principal... " - By
Daily Boston Globe - Boston, Mass.,
,
March
4, 1956.
Yugoslav
Ballet Proves Folk
Dancing ‘Tricky’
San Francisco Chronicle
"The music
itself -
including several indigenous instruments - is worth the price of the
show, and
never more so than in a number titled simply "Macedonian Tune", which
in its intricate rhythms and plaintive melody should at least
make Dave
Brubeck send out an emergency call for Darius Milhaud..."
- By R. H. Hagan, San
Francisco
Chronicle, March
8, 1956.
Yugoslav
Folk Ballet Opens
Engagement
Los Angeles Times
"The Yugoslav
National Folk Ballet -- known at home
as Tanec--excited a large audience... For authentic
folk
dancing,
wild and free and yet subject to its own
intricate
disciplines, this
group would be hard to beat. It numbers over 30 dancers, singers and
musicians
and they do the dances of Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Herzegovina and
Albania
in native costumes with superb vitality and style … They are
accompanied by a
group of musicians consisting of a violinist, guitar and accordion
players, a
flutist, a clarinetist and double bass, though drums of
different
types are frequently involved, as well as a shepherd's reed pipe..." -
By Albert
Goldberg, Los
Angeles Times, ,
March 13, 1956.
THE
DANCE: FOLK ART; Group From Yugoslavia In
Impressive Debut Learning vs. Magic No Macedonian Monopoly The Week's
Events
The
New York Times
" Everybody
knows, of
course, that folk dancing is entirely for participation, and has no
value at
all as spectacle; everybody knows it, that is, until something like the
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet, "Tanec", comes along and puts on a
stunning show that any set
of spectators would find hard to resist... There is an amazing variety
to the
dances that comprised this particular program... And this flowering is
in terms
of movement that compasses a thousand different shades of dynamics, of
elevation, of rapidity, of aplomb, of spatial range, of conscious
virtuosity,
of total strangeness and exoticism of texture... There is equal
interest in the
curious musical instruments that accompany many of the dances... a
dateless reed
pipe.", February 5,
1956 - By John
Martin,
The New York
Times, February 5,
1956.
DANCE
BOUNCING
BRIGANDS
Yugoslavs
come to U.S.
LIFE
"A hundred years
ago on
the rugged roads of Macedonia, bands of brigands used to plunder the
caravans
of rich merchants and, like Robin Hood, pass on some of their spoils to
the
poor... the
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet which this
spring is making a first, and highly successful, tour of the U.S...Together
they make as vigorous a display of dancing as the U.S. has
ever seen..." - By Life (magazine),
April
9, 1956 (pp 173)
THE DANCE: REVIEW;
SOLOIST
WITH DANCE GROUP The
New York Times
On May 20, 1956,
summing up
the performances of soloists and dance groups including Ensemble
"Tanec", The New York Times's music critic John Martin identifies
last season as unpredictable, strong, international and creative
innovation. He
writes, "Looking over one's shoulder at the season just closed, as is
conventional practice at this time of year, one is impressed most of
all by its
general obstreperousness. It was fecund, unpredictable, energetie,
international, creative,..." - By John
Martin,
The New York
Times, May 20,
1956
Tour
of France
Tale Ognenovski
was virtuoso
clarinet and reed pipe (recorder) soloist with Ensemble "Tanec"
during their tour of France from
September 20 until November 25, 1959. They performed 83 concerts in 58
towns
and cities in France.
The Ensemble twice had performances broadcast on television, on
September 21
and 22, 1959. 20 million people would have seen them on the most
popular
programme on Television in France. Radio
Paris recorded
a 45-minute programme of Macedonian folk dances and songs. The first
concert
in France was
performed on the stage of the Grand Palais in Bourges on September 23, 1959.
France press
Hier soir au GRAND-PALAIS BRILLANTE
"PREMIERE" des Ballets de Macedoine - Yesterday evening in
GRAND-PALAIS Brilliant first performance of National Ballet of Macedonia
"Everyone in the
audience applauded as if they were four people, and the Macedonian
National
Ballet left a great impression in Bourges....
The quality and talent of this group is admirable... At the end of
their
concert, the members of Ensemble "Tanec" remained on stage and were
applauded by the Bourges audiences for more than quarter of
an
hour..." - By Le Berry Republicain, Bourges, France. September 24,
1959.
Hier soir a Bourges,
La "premiere" nationale des Ballets de Macedoine a remporte un enorme
succes - Yesterday evening in Bourges,
The first
national Ballet of Macedonia
achieved tremendous success
"The first performance
of the National Ballet of Macedonia was a tremendous success. Everyone
in the
hall applauded with enthusiasm, here in the "Grand Palais" in Bourges at the first performance in France of the National Ballet
of Macedonia...
The first performance in Bourges was a
spectacle.", ..." - By La nouvelle republique du Centre, Bourges, France.
September 24, 1959.
Macedonian press
Vashata
igra me fascinira - Your
dance fascinates me
In an interview with
newspaper "Vecher", Republic of Macedonia published on September 14,
1964 Raymond Guillier, Manager of Ensemble
"Tanec" tour in France,
1959 said: "Everyone who went to the concerts by Ensemble
"Tanec" in Paris and other towns and cities in France during the tour
in 1959 of a little over two months was fascinated … What "Tanec" is
playing in the spirit of Macedonia, believe me no other Ensemble in the
world
can perform ... I know that the clarinetist Tale after every concert
played
clarinet solos and amused us well into the early hours. This hasn't
been the
case with any other member from any other Ensembles." - By M.
Georgievski,
Vecher (Skopje, Republic of Macedonia),
September 14, 1964.
Tale Ognenovski
in the books and encyclopedias:
Za
Nasha Muzika (For Our Music);
Author: Dushko Dimitrovski;
Publisher: BID
"Misirkov" (1994),
Republic of Macedonia; Language: Macedonian;
ISBN 9989-600-01-5
-
"
The prodigy, however, is called Tale Ognenovski ... The impossible
becomes
possible: two, "usually non-complimentary" parallel-existing worlds
of sounds - Europe - The Orient - are in Tale Ognenovski's
music naturally
brought closer together, understand each other and merge. Has
Ognenovski's
ingenuity in advance not done something that with the power of
empirical
palpability and outright proof, will convince us that Macedonia - with
the
power of both worlds of melodies being borne and present in her galaxy
of
sounds - is the one predetermined to play the role of a tonal catalyst
for the
future universal connection and natural mixing and circulation of the
creative
idea of East - West - East?" ( pp 114-116)
Rough Guide to World Music Volume One: Africa, Europe &
The Middle
East;
Simon Broughton (Author), Mark
Ellingham (Author),
Publisher: Rough Guides; 2nd edition (February 7, 2000);
Language: English;
ISBN-10: 1858286352; ISBN-13: 978-1858286358 - "One of the
few
clarinettists to have performed successfully both with a calgia and in
the more
modern style is Tale Ognenovski, born in 1922 and one of the most
influential
musicians of the post-war era. He was a member of the Tanec group
during the
1950s and lead clarinet of the Radio Skopje calgia. The composer of
many tunes
that have become standards, he is today the leader of his own group,
and a
master of the more Westernised style that become prominent in the 1940s
and
50s. This is the style that still holds sway, and which is the basis
for
Macedonia's own new composed folk music." (pp 203)
Tale Ognenovski
Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer;
Author:
Stevan Ognenovski, M.Sc.,
Publisher:
Matica Makedonska, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
(2000); Language: Macedonian and English; ISBN 9989483124 ; 406
pages
(format A4) -
"Tale Ognenovski is one of the greatest
instrumentalists
and
composers in the world of music. He made the connection between
Oriental and
Western Music. He has composed and arranged 150 Macedonian folk dances,
one
classical concert "Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1" and
number of jazz compositions. Some of his compositions have been
recorded on 11
LPs, 11 cassettes, 10 gramophone records, and one videotape (RTB,
Jugoton and Macedonian
Radio Television). Tale Ognenovski's numerous musical
works belong to different
genres;
together, his folk dances and classical and jazz compositions
established the
clarinet as an instrument capable of the highest range of expression in
solo
music. ... He is the greatest clarinetist of all time, demonstrating
unique
skill, a wealth of invention, amazing improvisational virtuosity and
outstanding musical competence in all areas of music." (pp 6-9)
Lichnosti
od Makedonija (Distinguished People from Macedonia);
Authors: Petar Karajanov,
Hristo
Andonovski, Jovan Pavlovski;
Publisher: MI-AN (2002),
Republic
of Macedonia; Language: Macedonian; ISBN 9989-613-28-1
- "...Tale Ognenovski composed and arranged 150 Macedonian folk dances.
With
his performances with Ensemble "Tanec" at Carnegie Hall in New York City he
received
his first international success... (pp 233)
Britannica
Concise Encyclopedia;
2005
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc; Publisher:
Toper and Media Print Makedonija, Skopje,
Republic of Macedonia Language: Macedonian;
ISBN 9989-165-12-2 - "Ognenovski, Tale - Clarinetist and composer, born
in
village Brusnik, Bitola.
As clarinet and reed pipe virtuoso he reached international success
with his
performances with National Ensemble "Tanec". He composed hundred
folk dances... " (pp 66, book 7)
ZNACHAJNI LICHNOSTI
ZA BITOLA (DISTINGUISHED
PEOPLE FOR BITOLA);
Authors:
Lence
Andonovska, Naume Gorgievski, Blagoj Nikolov, Trajko Ognenovski,
Gordana Pesevska,
Aneta Stefanovska, Svetlana Taleska, Publisher: NUUB “St. Clement Ohridski” – Bitola
and Municipality of Bitola (2007), Republic of Macedonia; Language: Macedonian and English; ISBN
978-9989-2783-0-3 - "Ognenovski, Tale (1922), Macedonian clarinetist
, one of the most important Macedonian folk musicians; belong to the
line of the
biggest instrumentalists and composers in the world music. He made the
connection between the oriental and the western music and represents
one of the
biggest exponents of the composing for a clarinet. He has composed and
arranged
150 Macedonian folk dances, one classical concert “T.Ognenovski concert
for
clarinet number 1” and many jazz compositions. Tale is one of the best
representatives
in playing of a clarinet with special technique, inventiveness and
amazing improvisation
virtuosity..." (pp 161-162)
Tale
Ognenovski
Lambert M.
Surhone (Editor), Mariam T. Tennoe (Editor), Susan
F.
Henssonow (Editor)
Product Description: The
content of this book primarily consists of articles available from
Wikipedia or
other free sources online. Tale Ognenovski (Macedonian: Тале
Огненовски) (born
April 27, 1922) is a Macedonian multi-instrumentalist: clarinet, reed
pipe
(instrument) (recorder), tin whistle, small bagpipe, zourla (zurla) and
drum,
composer and bandleader. On January 27, 1956, he performed at Carnegie Hall, New York
City as clarinet and reed pipe (recorder) soloist of Macedonian State
Ensemble
of Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec".
Product
Details: Paperback: 92 pages
Publisher: Betascript
Publishing (March 2, 2011)
Language: English; ISBN-10: 613507024X;
ISBN-13: 978-6135070248.
Betascript Publishing is
part of VDM
Publishing Group based in Saarbrücken, Germany. VDM Publishing
specializes
in German, Russian, Spanish, French and
English dissertations, theses and research projects. VDM Publishing is
one of the leading publishing houses of academic research.
"Influential Clarinet and
Pipes
Player Tale
Ognenovski" - All Music Guide
'"The only
professional folklore ensemble in Macedonia, the
Tanec Ensemble are dedicated to the preservation of traditional
Macedonian
music, dance, and costuming. Founded by the government of
the People's Republic of Macedonia
in 1949, the group has shared their musical heritage with audiences
around the
world for more than half a century, performing an estimated 3,500
concerts in
31 countries ... The ensemble reached their peak during the late
'50s,
when influential clarinet and pipes player Tale
Ognenovski was a member."
- Craig Harris, All
Music Guide
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p509257
The three CD albums from
Independent Records are produced by Tale Ognenovski and Stevan
Ognenovski and
are distributed by CD
Baby and The
Orchard.
Amazon.com
MP3 Downloads of Albums of Tale Ognenovski:
MP3
Albums:
Tale
Ognenovski Biography at:
Tale
Ognenovski
at YouTube
Tale Ognenovski
Clarinet
Solo - Brusnichko Oro Macedonian Folk Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfM97pOp23M
Tale
Ognenovski Clarinet Solo - Bukovsko Svadbarsko Oro Macedonian Folk Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZvuHuLswaI
Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No.
1 - Macedonian Classical Clarinet Solo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hJqfSv3Jnc
Tale
Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 1 - Macedonian Jazz Clarinet Solo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5v68GMLaCs
Tale
Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 6 - Macedonian Jazz Clarinet Solo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJkibqVfE5I
Ognenovski's
performance is the most beautiful and the fastest performance of
Mozart's
clarinet concerto of all time.
In this sensational
recording
the clarinet is accompanied by second clarinet (performed and arranged
by Tale
Ognenovski). Tale Ognenovski performed the Concerto on a standard-range
A
clarinet (Buffet Crampon). Clarinet solo parts of this recording are
performed
according to Breitkopf & Hartel edition (Publisher’s no.: Nr.
2300).
Perhaps this is unique recording where every notes of measure numbers
III/311-313 from the Third movement: Rondo: Allegro are played by Tale
Ognenovski exactly as they are written in
Breitkopf & Härtel edition.
(Time: 09:29 – 09:34 in this recording). The full, wonderful sound of
the
modern A clarinet is rich and Ognenovski's playing is superb, with good
tempo
and intonation throughout.
Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 Rondo Allegro Performed by Tale
Ognenovski
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbUqKvpmPfU
Breitkopf &
Hartel is the
world's oldest
music publishing house. The firm was founded in 1719 in Leipzig by
Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf
(1695-1777). The catalogue currently contains over 1000 composers, 8000
works
and 15,000 music editions or books on music.
NME.com
feature on Breitkopf
& Hartel including YouTube music video: "Tale
Ognenovski Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A K.622 III. Rondo Allegro (final movt)"
as selection from
Breitkopf & Härtel, the world's oldest music publishing
company. NME.COM is
Web site of music magazine NME.
http://www.nme.com/video/id/gbUqKvpmPfU/search/Breitkopf%20&%20Hartel
http://www.nme.com/artists/breitkopf-and-hartel
Music Industry News
Network
– Music Events: Macedonian Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski - Jazz Musician
Of The
Day: April 27, 2010 At AllAboutJazz.com
http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=129695
AllAboutJazz.com
Publicity News:
Posted: 2010-04-27
Jazz
Musician
of the Day - April 27, 2010: Tale Ognenovski
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=54768
All About
Jazz celebrated Tale Ognenovski's birthday April 27, 2010, with
All About
Jazz recognition: Jazz Musician of the Day - April 27, 2010 Tale
Ognenovski was born in the village of Brusnik near Bitola in the
Republic
of Macedonia on April 27, 1922.
All
About
Jazz recognition: Jazz Musician of the Day - April 27, 2010 was
announced at
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=54768 All
About Jazz
All
About
Jazz is a leading jazz music website for enthusiasts and industry
professionals
based in Philadelphia in the United States.
Tale
Ognenovski received All About Jazz recognition: Jazz Musician of the
Day first
time on April
27, 2009.
Newspaper Spic,
Republic
of Macedonia
Valentina
Gorgievska of the
newspaper Spic wrote: "Macedonian Music Virtuoso Tale
Ognenovski
received second time All About Jazz recognition: Jazz Musician of the
Day on
April 27, 2010, the day of his 88th birthday... This is great
recognition and
for such recognition in the days when you were born, whether at that
moment
they were alive or deceased, received the other the most famous jazzers
of all
time - Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, Artie Shaw, Sidney
Bechet, Duke
Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and others. Article: "Tale
Ognenovski
- Jazz Musician of the Day", April 30, 2010, Skopje,
Republic
of Macedonia.
Music Industry
News Network – Music Events: Clarinetist
Tale Ognenovski - Jazz Musician Of The Day: April 27, 2009 At
AllAboutJazz.com
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=120961
AllAboutJazz.com
Publicity News:
Jazz
Musician of the Day - April 27, 2009: Tale Ognenovski
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=34707
Article
written by Valentina
Gorgievska, entitled: “At All About Jazz - The
World's Largest Jazz Music
Website - Jazz Musician Of The Day: Tale Ognenovski”, Vreme,
Skopje,
Republic of Macedonia, July 6, 2009.
http://www.vreme.com.mk/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=6&tabid=1&EditionID=1749&ArticleID=117172
Interview
with Tale Ognenovski for TV A1 –
National
TV in Republic
of Macedonia.
Interviewer:
Aleksandra Bubevska, 09.07.2009, 16:02
http://a1.com.mk/vesti/default.aspx?VestID=111214
Tale
Ognenovski at Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia
"One of the most renowned
Macedonian
clarinet players is Tale Ognenovski, who gained worldwide fame for
his
virtuosity.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet
Tale
Ognenovski at Clarinet-Now.com,
Famous Clarinet Players – World
Macedonia - The
famous clarinet player from Republic of Macedonia,
Tale
Ognenovski played the clarinet as a Macedonian folk instrument and
became
famous worldwide with his work. Hear more from Tale on iTunes
http://www.clarinet-now.com/famous-clarinet-players.html
Family life
Stevan
Ognenovski married
Margarita Andreeva (now Margarita Ognenovska) in 1977. They had two
sons Nikola
and Kliment,
Wife of
Stevan
Ognenovski Margarita help him to support the great music career of his
father
Tale Ognenovski
"Tale
Ognenovski is always environed with love of his son Stevan
Ognenovski and
daughter in law Margarita Ognenovska." - Article written by Rumena
Ravanovska-Tulbevska, entitled: "World Jazz
Musician of the Day Tale Ognenovski", Tea Moderna, Skopje,
Republic of Macedonia, July 29, 2009.
Margarita
Ognenovska
received his Dipl. oec. - graduate economist degree in economy
(Graduate
Economist - This degree is equivalent to a Master's degree
(M.Sc.), Level
7.1 according to the European Qualification Framework (EQF) in
1978 from
the Faculty of Economics , University of "Sv. Kiril i Metodij",
Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. She works at Komercijalna
Banka A.D. Skopje since 1978. Eight years in a row (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009,
2010 and 2011), the
Global Finance magazine announced the Komercijalna
Banka AD
Skopje the best bank in Macedonia.
Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje is for the fifth time winner of the
award
“Bank of the year” (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2010), which every year
awards renowned professional magazine "The Banker",
published by Group Financial Times. The magazine "Finance Central
Europe" in 2007 declared Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje for the best bank
in
Macedonia according
to the strength of assets, return on equity (ROE) and gross profit.
Preferred
places for
holidays: Ohrid and
Pelister in Republic of Macedonia
and
Palma de Mallorca and Tenerife in Spain.
Margarita and Stevan Ognenovski, Tenerife, Spain, June, 2007.
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