Faruk Mehić
Composer of Concert & Theatre Music
about.
Faruk Mehić is a composer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He completed his bachelor’s studies in composition under the mentorship of professor Tatjana Milošević Mijanović, DMA, at the Academy of Arts of the University of Banja Luka, where he is currently pursuing his master’s studies in composition.
His works have been performed across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Denmark, and The United States of America. Notable appearances include: The 34th International Review of Composers in Belgrade organized by the Composers’ Association of Serbia, Prime Esecuzioni contemporary music festival in L’Aquila, Minimal Intersections – the Ninth International Conference on Minimalist Music in Belgrade, Days of Vlado S. Milošević in Banja Luka, the Forte Piano contemporary piano music festival in Podgorica, KoncertiDa in Sarajevo, Festival of New Sound in Sinj, BLISS chamber music festival in Gornji Milanovac, Contemporaneamente Fisarmonica festival in Rome, Days of Vojin Komadina in East Sarajevo, The Zenica Spring cultural festival, Belgrade Piccolo Weekend in Belgrade, Summer Festival of Music in Slavonski Brod, Baščaršija Nights in Sarajevo, Evening of Choral Music Bihać 2024, among others. He also composes electronic music and incidental music for theatre and film. In this field, highlights include the music for the theatre production Sleeping Beauty directed by Andrej Drljača and performed at the Children’s Theatre of the Republic of Srpska, music for three short animated films created during the Animacikl festival and the electronic composition ePrelude op. 18 no. 3 performed at the “Electronic Music Concert” as part of the birthday program of the Student Cultural Center of the University of Banja Luka.
He attended a masterclass for young composers within the ARSFID project, led by Aleksandra Vrebalov in collaboration with vocal artist Radoslava Vorgić Žuržovan DMA and pianist Nevena Sovtić. He also specialized in the field of electroacoustic music with Nicola Monopoli as part of the Erasmus+ exchange. He took part in the project In Search of Our Musical Roots, organized by Jazz Art and funded by the Western Balkans Fund, where he composed Jazz Garland Op. 3 No. 5, performed in Podgorica, Tirana, and Banja Luka under the conductor’s baton of Toni Kitanovski.
He is the recipient of the MEP Award in Italy for his composition Bosnian Fiddler Op. 24 No. 3, a plaque from the Federal Ministry of Culture and Sports for his choral composition Fourth Garland Op. 1 No. 4, a recognition from the Musicological Society of the Republic of Srpska for outstanding academic achievements, and a diploma of excellence from the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Una-Sana Canton as the top student of his generation. In addition to composing, he is actively engaged in performance (as a pianist, accordionist, and conductor), as well as in orchestration and arranging for various ensembles, choirs and orchestras.
