Samir Fejzic, composer and pianist, born in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), studied composition at Music Academy in Sarajevo, where he graduated in 1998. Currently he teaches renaissance and baroque counterpoint at Secondary Music School in Sarajevo. His work is characterized by different influences, variety of styles and the constant try of assimilation of classical vocal styles, traditional folk music and contemporary techniques into his compositions under the personal perspective. His interest for vocal music resulted in writing of a book Vokalni kontrapunkt, which he finished in September 2003. and was published by Svjetlost in Sarajevo. He is also co-author of the book Bosnian Songs for Voice and Piano. Simultaneously with composing and lecturing Samir performs as a jazz pianist and till the moment he recorded couple of TV shows (“Jazz in action” for Bosnia and Herzegovina TV), three CDs, he would accentuate the album Vintage, performed with Swedish singer Karolina Ollinen. Remarkable part of his energy is focused on preserving traditional Bosnian musical inheritance: he arranged and stylized numerous amount of traditional Bosnian tunes. For his work he got recognition of wide audience at home and abroad and received several awards, the most important Charter, in 2001, attributed by Association of Music Educators Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for his arrangements in the project Bosnian songs for voice and piano. In 2008 he founds "Samir Fejzic band”, with whom, in year 2009th, published a new album called "Bosnian Songs For Voice And Trio” (traditional Bosnian songs called sevdalinka, stylized in the manner of jazz and modern classics). Currently performs at events such as the Sarajevo Film Festival, Novogradski dani, the International Festival Sarajevo Winter etc.
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Samir Fejzic, composer and pianist, born in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), studied composition at Music Academy in Sarajevo, where he graduated in 1998. Currently he teaches renaissance and baroque counterpoint at Secondary Music School in Sarajevo. His work is characterized by different influences, variety of styles and the constant try of assimilation of classical vocal styles, traditional folk music and contemporary techniques into his compositions under the personal perspective. His interest for vocal music resulted in writing of a book Vokalni kontrapunkt, which he finished in September 2003. and was published by Svjetlost in Sarajevo. He is also co-author of the book Bosnian Songs for Voice and Piano. Simultaneously with composing and lecturing Samir performs as a jazz pianist and till the moment he recorded couple of TV shows (“Jazz in action” for Bosnia and Herzegovina TV), three CDs, he would accentuate the album Vintage, performed with Swedish singer Karolina Ollinen. Remarkable part of his energy is focused on preserving traditional Bosnian musical inheritance: he arranged and stylized numerous amount of traditional Bosnian tunes. For his work he got recognition of wide audience at home and abroad and received several awards, the most important Charter, in 2001, attributed by Association of Music Educators Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for his arrangements in the project Bosnian songs for voice and piano.
