Marele festival al românilor din Voivodina - 60 de ani în slujba conservării folclorului românesc pe teritoriul Banatului Sârbesc
The great festival of Romanians in Vojvodina - 60 years in the service of preserving the Romanian folklore on the territory of Serbian Banat

Summary/Abstract: The Great Romanian Festival of Vojvodina was born in 1959 in Uzdin, Serbian Banat. A very important role in the establishment of this festival was played by the Folk Music Orchestra of the Novi Sad Radio Station founded in the autumn of 1949. After a concert held in Uzdin by this orchestra, the idea of setting up a Festival to promote young talents within the Romanian community in the Serbian Banat, appeared. Only vocal soloists and instrumentalists participated in the first editions of the festival, and later during the following editions Romanian folk music orchestras, tarafs, choirs, vocal groups, dance groups, folk ensembles and marching bands also participated.Since 1990, this festival has become more and more popular among Romanians in the Serbian Banat. Out of the love for music that they have acquired from grandparents, great-grandparents and parents, there are more and more young people who are oriented towards musical studies. Even before 1990 there were many professional Romanian musicians, but until now their number is growing and the Grand Festival and the Popular Music Orchestra of the Novi Sad Radio Station have played a very important role in this regard. This Festival had a very important role into the preservation of the the Romanian folklore, specific to the Serbian Banat area, bringing to the public's attention the traditional Romanian folklore from all areas of the country through the participating musicians, promoting vocal and instrumental soloists, orchestras, tarafs, choirs, fanfares and dance formations.

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