City Music and Majorettes from Herceg Novi participated at the 9th International festival of brass orchestras which was held in the Turkish city Edirne from the 26th to 28th of April.
At the festival, which brought together 11 orchestras from eight European countries, the band from Herceg Novi played standard music related to Boka Bay, such as “Bokesko kolo” and the song "Kolovodjo, diko nasa". The festival program was divided into several units so that the orchestras were engaged on each of the three days.
The orchestra members from Herceg Novi also got acquainted with the sights of the host city.
The delegation of the Turkish town Edirne, who visited Herceg Novi on the occasion of the Turkish Cultural Days at the 50th Mimosa Festival, discussed with representatives of the municipality the activities and impressions that had been made so far, and talked about the concrete steps that need to be taken in order for the cities of Herceg Novi and Edirne to formalize this cooperation.
During this event, there was a concert organized by the brass orchestra from Edirne and a gastronomic evening of Turkish cuisine.
Text by Slavica Kosic, on April 27th, 2019, read more at Vijesti
