Serbica Ornamentica Music Video “Konja sedlaš”

The ensemble Serbica Ornamentica has released a music video for the duet “Konja sedlaš, kud’ se spremaš” from Stevan Mokranjac’s Fifth Garland, arranged by Ana Gnjatović. The piano part is played by Mina Ristić Jonić.

Mokranjac’s duet “Konja sedlaš, kud’ se spremaš” (“You Saddle Your Horse, Where Are You Going”) from the Fifth Garland has been given a new chamber setting by the ensemble Serbica Ornamentica, which carried out the project in cooperation with the Academy of Arts in Belgrade. The musical arrangement is by Ana Gnjatović, and pianist Mina Ristić Jonić is part of the instrumental ensemble accompanying the soloists.

The soloists, soprano Jasmina Trumbetaš Petrović and tenor Saša Božidarević, are accompanied by Đorđe Milošević (cello), Mina Ristić Jonić (piano), Jovana Lađević and Predrag Nedeljković (clarinet) and Grigorije Andrejević (percussion). The video features ballet dancers Nikola Pavlović, Alisa Oravec and Marija Trifunović.

The music was recorded in March and May 2022, and the video was filmed in June of the same year. It was directed by Anđela Tončev, with cinematography by Ana Dostanić, editing by Rastko Ubović and colour grading by Aleksa Mirosavljević. The camera operator was Luka Đuđa Vladisavljević, the camera assistant Andrija Santibanez Božić, and the sound design is by Boris Šurlan with assistant Ognjen Vidaković. The team thanked the “Duško Radović” Theatre and Aleksandar Nikolić for their cooperation and support.

The video was released on 24 February 2023 on the ensemble’s YouTube channel. Jasmina Trumbetaš Petrović and Saša Božidarević had also performed the same duet with Mina Ristić Jonić at “An Evening of Serbian Art Song” at Matica Srpska in May 2022.