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Briefs
Vol. 11, No. 1, December,
2005
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CBD
Briefs
Hadum
Mosque renovations complete in Gjakova, Kosovo
After a four year collaboration between CBD and the Cambridge-based
Kosovo Cultural Heritage Project, and with funding from the
Packard Humanities Institute, major renovations to the Hadum
Mosque in Gjakova, Kosovo were completed this fall. The project
management was carried out by the Swedish-based Cultural Heritage
without Borders.
The mosque was heavily damaged during the 1999
war and the renovations included:
- Reconstructing the minaret;
- Secure the building for the next fifty years by changing
the lead cover of the cupola and strengthen the portico
columns;
- Restoring the entrance to the mosque including a reconstruction
of the portico floor and the careful restoration of the
entrance door and to add an entrance curtain
Bosnia International
Music Festival Premier Season
As we go to press, the Bosnia International Music Festival
begins its premier season in Sarajevo, Nov. 24–Dec.
8. Organized by Zamira Maslesa, a native of Bosnia and now
completing post-graduate studies in music at the University
of Las Vegas, NV. According to Maslesa, “The festival
helps restore artistic collaboration in Bosnia and at the
same time building Sarajevo as a center of classical music
in Europe and abroad.” The festival will provide outlets
for students from Bosnia to network with other musicians from
Europe and abroad through master classes.
The festival will mark the Bosnian premiere
of a composition by Frederic Rzewski “United People
Will Never Be Defeated,” which will be preformed by
Ursula Oppens. Other renown performers include Maestro Mykola
Suk, Fabio Bidini, and Adema Pljevljak. For more information,
email maslesaz@aol.com.
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