Rocking performances

Rock School students and teachers performed together with trainers from the Dutch Fontys Rock Academy at rocking events on both sides of the city.

Huge crowds
The opening ceremonies were hosted by Rock School students Vesa, Visar, Minja and Milos, who did an excellent job presenting their school to the enormous crowds that had gathered to help us celebrate. All Rock School bands - including the new Summer School-inspired band Ambassador - delivered rocking performances.

Speeches and jamming
The ceremonies included speeches by CBM and MwB Directors Valdete Idrizi and Laura Hassler, the Rock Academy's two Directors Bertus Borgers and Gerard Boontjes, and IKV Pax Christi's Linda Schevers.

Quite late into the evening, the opening night was fittingly closed with an awesome jam session starring Rock School teacher Goran Vucetic on guitar and Rock Academy Director Bertus Borgers on the sax.

Opening on TV
The ceremonies were attended by international representatives, national press and local and national TV crews. Both ceremonies were broadcast on TV.

Partner organizations
The Mitrovica Rock School is a joint initiative of partner organizations Musicians without Borders, IKV Pax Christi, Community Building Mitrovica and the Fontys Rock Academy. More information on the Rock School is available

here. The Rock School also keeps a blog: http://skopjesummerschool.blogspot.com/
and a YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/hasslerforest.