Vesna directs the Parish Music program, is the choir director, and plays both the organ and piano at church services.  She oversees the Choir, Children’s Choir, and our Bell Choir. 
 

Vesna began her formal education in music by receiving a diploma in Music Theory, Piano Teaching, and Performing from the High School for Music in Sarajevo.  She continued her Bachelor of Arts degree in Conducting and Music Theory at the Sarajevo Music Academy and received a Master of Arts in Conducting and Music Theory at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT.
Vesna is the first professional woman to conduct an orchestra in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
 

In addition to her work at St. Michael's, Vesna is the conductor and music director for the Hamden Symphony Orchestra, teaches music at a number of elementary schools and is the Conductor for the Greater Waterbury Youth Symphony.