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Named as Cultural Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina
he rose from that war to become The Balkans’ most
prominent composer and director, creating deeply
emotional, highly kinetic, and powerfully dynamic
musical works. Through his instruments and composing
tools were destroyed by the bombs of war, the heart
and soul of Maestro Dino Zonic’s music could not be
crushed. From those ravages, it survived, flourished,
and was recreated stronger and higher than before.
His music raises the consciousness of his audiences
telling stories through music where love and truth
triumph over hatred and tyranny, expressing themes in
music that celebrate unity and the survival of the
human spirit over unimaginable adversity.
The result of his mission is to inspire fresh
awareness of the spiritual and social opportunities
available to human kind by reconnecting every person
to their innate human capacity for unity and peace.
Currently, he is forming a New World Philharmonic
Orchestra, following global World tour in representing
the mission Unity Through Music.
“Unity and Peace are not something we wait for, it is
something we bring, and now is the time.”
Maestro Zonic was recently awarded the Prestigious
2006 Golden Karma International Award for
Philanthropic works, as further testament to his
dedication to promoting global peace. He joins the
ranks of honorees including Paul Newman, Robert
Redford, Angelina Jolie, Jane Seymour, Muhammed Ali,
and several other philanthropic leaders. He is the
first to be recognized for his efforts in uniting the
world through music.
Maestro Edin Dino Zonic is the composer, conductor and
director of numerous productions through out Europe
and the United States. He has conducted and
collaborated with numerous productions and orchestras
such as: Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra, Dayton
Philharmonic Orchestra, Miami Valley Philharmonic
Orchestra, Stivers Philharmonic Orchestra, US Air
Force Symphony Orchestra, Springfield Symphony
Orchestra, Crane Music School Symphony Orchestra, Good
Will Winter Games-Lake Placid 2001, Little Stars
(World Champion Girls Choir) among others...
Performing at concert halls, festivals and theaters
through out Europe and the United States, Maestro
Zonic’s work and his mission of unity have been
recognized and praised by His Holiness Pope John Paul
II, the Dalai Lama, President Clinton and other world luminaries.
Realizing the universal power of music, Maestro Zonic
devoted himself to promoting unity and peace through
music around the world. He recently triumph-anted in
international productions and peace concerts, which
successfully secured funds and supplies for the
numerous musical and educational institutions.
Maestro Zonic is the Founder and President of the
International Culture Mission Musical “The Circle”. He
employed more than 75 international musicians for the
production of the musical Circle, which was performed
for four years in famous theatres and concert halls in
Europe and United States such as: “Theatre an der
Wien” Vienna-Austria; “Irish Art Center” Broadway-New
York; “Vatroslav Lisinski” Concert Hall,
Zagreb-Croatia; “Schuster Performing Arts Center”
Dayton-Ohio etc.
His musical is a story about the triumph of love and
unity over hatred and tyranny, a story that celebrates
the survival of the human spirit. It is written in an
attempt to preserve the intellectual and cultural
freedoms of the Balkans, to promote positive ideals
and human values, and to encourage multiethnic and
multicultural awareness and tolerance. Its echoes are
heard far beyond the region.
As the Cultural Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Maestro Zonic was invited to continue his mission in
the Dayton Peace Accords Project as music director,
composer in residence and Cultural Ambassador. For the
Accords and Dayton Peace Prize he composed music and
directed numerous events. Symphony Entrata was
composed in honor of the first recipient of the Dayton
Peace Prize, William Jefferson Clinton.
The American Symphony Orchestra League and ASCAP
recognized winners and outstanding winning repertoires
at the awards ceremony and celebration at its 57th
National Conference, June 11-15, 2002. First place
award-winning repertoire: Balances by Michael Bashaw
and Dino Zonic and August 1956 by Michael Bashaw and
Dino Zonic.
In 2004 he is the Winner of 40 Under 40 - Business
Journal Awards 2004 - The Dayton Business Journal and
Antioch University McGregor sponsored by Wright State
University.
In 2000 Maestro Zonic was invited by his Holiness the
Dalai Lama to contribute to the Concert for Tibet in
Bangalore, India.
“The Composer,” a film based on his life is presently
in pre-production.
Mr. Zonic began his musical education at the age of
six on the piano. He graduated from high school music
conservatory on piano, bassoon, and theoretical
subjects, and following a two-year prep-conservatory
for composition, he continued his education on A-I
class of composition at the Music Academy in Sarajevo.
Mr. Zonic specialized in composition and direction
under the Master Professor Josip Magdic of Croatia. In
1992, his graduate Masters studies at the Music
Academy in Sarajevo were disrupted by war.
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