Milica Ilić | composer | pianist-repetiteur

Milica Ilić | composer

Milica is developing a musical language that addresses the world of today without abandoning the richness of traditions. She creates through recycling, reusing, deconstructing, playing with stereotypes, known narratives — thus combining them in unexpected ways. There are no borders between classical, contemporary, pop, folk and other musical styles or genres: only fluidity. Humour is essential to her creation, no matter how emotional/political/technical of otherwise her music can be. Being also an active performer, Milica insists on the fact that musicians have the right to enjoy playing music. Music written to be performed live has no life without a performer, so we should respect and cherish them.

list of performed/recorded works

opera/theatre

(a)Mantis Religiosa — chamber thriller opera in three episodes
text: C. Lujan and M. Ilić
duration: 150' | language: English | premiered in IOA, Gent, Belgium, June 2015
https://youtu.be/AsCqOt-MX5k

Higher — music theatre piece for actor, baritone and choir of shouters
text: M. SImić and M. Ilić
duration: 60' | language: English | premiered in Kalahan Studio, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, August 2016
https://youtu.be/_p2CdPNxN14

Džumbus (Mess) — music theatre piece for actor and singers
text: J. Stamatović Karić
duration: 60' | language: Serbian | premiered in NDK, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 2019

XX — mono-opera for schizophrenic voice and tight strings
text: Lj. Stojanović
duration: 60' | language: Alien | premiered in CZKD, Belgrade, Serbia, December 2021
https://youtu.be/jqoTpTFmLng

Altes muss Neuem weichen — operatic scene for soprano, baritone, piano, hammer, driller and bulldozer
text: Q. Lechmann
duration: 20m' | language: German | premiered in Chur, Switzerland, September 2023

song cycles

Colombian songs for baritone and piano (opp. cello)
text: C. Lujan
duration: 8' | language: Spanish | premiered in Gallery of SANU, Belgrade, Serbia, 2016
https://youtu.be/H8yhOMy_PBY

Uzalud je budim (In Vain I Wake Her) — LEGO Project series 1 — for tenor and piano
text: B. Miljković
duration varies | language: Serbian | premiered in Gallery of SANU, Belgrade, Serbia, 2016

Četiri pesme u osam minuta (Four Songs in Eight Minutes) for soprano and piano
text: M. Simić
duration: 8' | language: Serbian | premiered in Alte Schmiedte, Vienna, Austria, October 2019

Tužne šansone (Sad Chansons) for baritone and piano
text: D. Gojkov
duration: 18' | language: Serbian | premiered in the Hall of the Belgrade Philharmonic, Belgrade, Serbia, June 2019
https://youtu.be/ZgrWFFfecEc

Beleške iz spavaće sobe (Notes from the Bedroom) for soprano, horn and piano or mezzo-soprano, cello and accordion
text: M. Ilić
duration: 6' | language: Serbian | premiered in Brussels, Belgium, May 2022

Liederzyklus (Song Cycle) for bariton and piano trio
text: internet
duration: 11' | languages: Spanish, Serbian, German | premiered in Theater Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany, April 2022

chamber music

Language games PART I for three voices
duration: 8' | premiered at the Spring Festival, The Hague, Netherlands, April 2018

La vertigine (Vertigo) for baritone and cello
text: internet
duration: 5' | premiered in Studio 6 of Radio Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, May 2018
https://youtu.be/vSNfhJuYPJA

Fantasy Dances for Two Pianos
duration: 10' | premiered at Summer Nights and Concerts by Lake BalARTon, Balaton Lake, Hungary, July 2018

Sasvim obična svita (An Entirely Ordinary Suite) for cello and piano
duration: 8' | premiered in the Hall of the Belgrade Philharmonic, Belgrade, Serbia, June 2019
https://youtu.be/v0TqJCL60F8

Električna poema II (Electric Poem II) for baritone, cello and piano
text: EPS - invoice for electricity issued by the state company for electricity in Serbia
duration: 18' | language: Serbian | premiered in the Hall of the Belgrade Philharmonic, Belgrade, Serbia, June 2019
https://youtu.be/T_97SRtxzew

Bežim (Running Away) for violin, clarinet and piano
duration: 10' | premiered at Belgrade Philharmonic, Belgrade, Serbia, September 2024

Nikog nemoj da pitaš (You Should Not Ask a Person) for violin, double bass and two accordions
duration: 20' | language: Serbian or English | premiered at Eufonija Festival, Serbia, May 2024. Also performed at the AccordeonF[est], Tallinn, Estonia, October 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdR4Z-U0AxY

Vrućina (Heat) for piccolo and piano
duration: 7' | premiered at the Belgrade Piccolo Weekend, Serbia, September 2024. Also performed in various cities in the USA and Canada

solo

Zaglavljeni (Stuck) for piano
duration: 12' | premiered in the City Hall, Belgrade, Serbia, May 2022

Na kraju sveta...u kafani (At the End of the Universe...in a Pub) for accordion
duration: 10' | premiered at Eufonija Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia, May 2023

orchestral

Strah (Fear) for two accordions and string orchestra
duration: 18' | premiered at CC Pančevo, Pančevo, Serbia, October 2021
https://youtu.be/G9d76xSyLSE