SOLFEST – International Solfeggio Festival




The International Solfeggio Festival – Solfest, a music festival organized by the Music Academy of the University of Montenegro, is held every year in March. Established in 2019, the festival brings together students from elementary music schools in Montenegro and the region. Its goal is to further promote solfeggio as a fundamental subject at all levels of music education, foster a love for the subject, provide additional motivation to students who excel in it, and support the work of solfeggio teachers.

The participants’ performances are observed and evaluated by an international jury composed of distinguished experts from Montenegro and the region. In addition to performing, participants and their teachers have the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops, lectures, and roundtable discussions on current topics related to music education in Montenegro and the region, as well as concerts by students of the Music Academy. The festival traditionally concludes with a final concert featuring the participants and an official award ceremony.

Through the awarding of the “Golden Note” for the best a prima vista melody performance and best étude performance with piano accompaniment, in two competition categories, we recognize and reward the most talented students from music schools and provide recommendations for their further education and advancement. We proudly note that over the past seven years, since the festival’s inception, many of its participants have chosen to continue their education in secondary music schools. Some of todays Music Academy students took part in the first editions of the festival as elementary school students.

By connecting institutions involved in music education at the elementary and higher levels—elementary music schools and the Music Academy—we offer young students the chance to visit the Academy, spend two days there, meet professors and students, and learn what it’s like to study music at the Music Academy in Cetinje. These experiences are of immeasurable value in the lives of young musicians.

The sponsors of this music festival are the Municipality of Cetinje, the “Vida Matjan” Music School from Kotor, and the Ministry of Culture and Media of Montenegro.



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