Vuk Kulenovic

Vuk Kulenović (21 July 1946 – 10 April 2017) was a Bosnian composer and teacher based in Boston, Massachusetts. He taught counterpoint, orchestration and directed study at Berklee College of Music. He composed and had commissions from around the world. His influences were wide-ranging, including jazz, Indian ragas, Balkan folk music, rock and many other contemporary styles. He wrote over 100 works for symphony orchestra, solo instruments, chamber ensembles, choral and vocal pieces, ballet, and scores for film and stage music.

Life Early years Vuk was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia in 1946 as the son of Skender Kulenović. He studied piano and composition at Ljubljana Academy of Music with Alojz Srebotnjak in Slovenia and later at Belgrade University with Enriko Josif. Later he studied in Stuttgart, Germany under Milko Kelemen. Consequently, his actions were noticed by the media and put him in an unfavorable position with the government he was protesting against. After experiencing destruction of his property and receiving a call for execution by an extremist newspaper he, his wife, and two sons fled the country to the United States with a Fulbright scholarship provided by the New England Conservatory in Boston. After lecturing at local colleges in Boston (as well as other schools) he made the decision to make his home in Boston and began teaching at Berklee College of Music in the autumn of 1996.

Works (Incomplete)

Pieces for Solo Instruments Boogie Piano Concerto Vanishing Landscapes Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (1994) Concerto Grosso for Cello and String Orchestra (2001) Adoration of Moon for chamber orchestra and solo violin (2005)

Film Scores Here is a list of Films Vuk Kulenovic is given credit for from the Internet Movie Database. Iskusavanje djavola (1989) In the Name of the People (1987) Kraljeva zavrsnica (1987) Davitelj protiv davitelja (1984) Dorotej (1981) Covjek, covjeku (1973)

Other Films South Africa: Beyond a Miracle (2001) Prelude to Kosovo: War and Peace in Bosnia and Croatia (1999) (Co-composed with Alexis Gavras & Vedran Smailovic)

Quotes "Kulenovic is one of the most important and interesting composers working in the area -- or anywhere -- today." - Richard Dyer of the Boston Globe