Today, members of the “Girls of the Neretva” Choir from Konjic opened an exhibition entitled “Encounters with Tito” at Tito’s Bunker. The exhibition will become a permanent display at the site.
A program was held in the conference hall, featuring a mini concert by the choir members, attended by their families, friends, and guests.
Welcoming everyone in attendance, Ševala Mesić, Head of the Department for General Administration within the relevant City administration service, officially opened the exhibition on behalf of the Mayor of Konjic, Osman Ćatić.
Professor Emina Beljajev, wife of the choir’s founder, Sergej, among other things, expressed her deep gratitude to the choir members’ parents, who often saw them off and welcomed them home from their travels both within the country and abroad. She also noted that the choir has received great support from the “Igman” Konjic company since its establishment and to this day, as well as from the city authorities.
Velid Gagula, a Konjic native who has been collecting archival materials for many years, suggested in his address that the “Girls of the Neretva” Choir establish its own memorial room, where all the choir’s memorabilia and valuable items from its past could be preserved.
Journalist and diplomat Zlatko Dizdarević, who often travelled with Josip Broz Tito, reminded those present that Broz held the “Girls of the Neretva” Choir in high regard and frequently spoke highly of their work in his c
The “Girls of the Neretva” Choir has performed more than 2,500 concerts at home and abroad. The choir performed before Josip Broz Tito on ten occasions. The choir’s work was consistently highly praised by music experts and the wider community.
The choir performed throughout all the countries of Europe, as well as in Canada and the United States.
Among its numerous awards and plaques, the “Girls of the Neretva” Choir received the Golden Violin Key at the Choir Festival in Sarajevo, as well as the Special Award of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1979, when the choir was also named the Most Engaged Ensemble. In 2022, the choir received the Plaque of the City of Konjic.
Source of text and photos:Radio Konjic:https://radiokonjic.ba/konjic-clanice-hora-djevojke-sa-neretve-otvorile-izlozbu-u-titovom-bukeru/
