What is National Serbian Clarinet Association?
The '''National Serbian Clarinet Association''' ('''NSCA''', [[Serbian language|Serb.]] ''Национална српска кларинетистичка асоцијација''/''Nacionalna srpska klarinetistička asocijacija'') is an association established in 2015, by [[Serbia|Serbian]] [[clarinetist]]s. Most of the founders were members of the [[International Clarinet Association]] ([[ICA]]) and [[European Clarinet Association]] ([[ECA]]) who are active professional performers of [[classical music]]. There are also students and clarinetists who perform other genres of music. ==Aims== The main aims of the NSCA, declared in its Founding Act and Statute, include assembling Serbian clarinetists interested in researching the [[clarinet]] and clarinet literature, organizing clarinet-related events, and collaborating with foreign clarinetists and clarinet [[association]]s. ==Board of Directors== The Board of Directors consists of: *Andrija Blagojevic, [[clarinet]] [[professor]] at the [[University of Pristina|University in Kosovska Mitrovica]], the first clarinetist in Serbia who joined the [[ICA]] and [[ECA]] and the [[International Clarinet Association]] National Chairperson for Serbia since 2009, who serves as president of the NSCA Board; * Predrag Nedeljkovic, bass clarinettist of the [[Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra]], the most important Serbian orchestra; * Milan Orlovic, principal clarinetist of the [[Nis]] Military Orchestra; * Darko Percevic, clarinet teacher at Music School “Stevan Mokranjac” in Negotin, who got his master’s degree from the [[Zurich|Zürcher Hochschule der Künste]] in [[Switzerland]] and is currently pursuing his post-master’s degree at the University of the Arts in Belgrade, Serbia; * Mihailo Samoran, second and E-flat clarinetist of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and doctoral student in both clarinet performance and chamber music at the University of the Arts in Belgrade. ==Council== The Council members are: Nicholas Cox ([[UK]]), Heike Fricke ([[Germany]]), James Gillespie ([[USA]]), Andrea Massimo Grassi ([[Italy]]),