2024 – Oj, ta noč, milobe polna*
*O this night, full of grace / Ivan Cankar / Erotika

Join us on New Year’s Eve for an unforgettable musical experience, a harmonious synthesis of Slovenian folk music, poetry and contemporary musical creations. Under the artistic direction of accordionist and composer Janez Dovč, the Sounds of Slovenia ensemble’s new project blends rich musical tradition with new musical settings of poems by Slovenia’s greatest poets, including Simon Gregorčič, Ivan Cankar, Oton Župančič, Lili Novy, Srečko Kosovel, Edvard Kocbek and many others.

Musicians: Metod Banko (vocals, sound objects), Klemen Bračko (violin), Rudi Bučar (vocals, guitar), Sabina Cvilak (soprano), Janez Dovč (accordion, electronics), Klemen Kotar(saxophones, flute), Laura Krajnc (vocals, violin), Kristijan Krajnčan (drums, cello), Goran Krmac(tuba, bass, electronics), Petra Vidmar (marimba, percussion), Gregor Volk (vocals, guitar), Tomaž Zevnik (clarinets, reeds) and the vocal group Maroltovke.

Remember, child, the mysteriously link
Between nature and the history of the world
And the variety reflected in the spirit
Of the peoples living on this Earth. 
Edvard Kocbek / Lipicanci (The Lipizzaners)

Sounds of Slovenia, an ensemble bringing its special take on folk music in modern arrangements to local and global audiences since 2008, have once again come up with a special programme. The concert is an opportunity to experience the exquisite beauty of musical expressions, interweaving acoustic, vocal and electronic elements topped off by a mesmerizing lighting design.

According to 20th-century Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, “A real tradition is not the relic of a past that is irretrievably gone; it is a living force that animates and informs the present…”

“Tradition is progress preserved, and progress is tradition continued,” understood Edvard Ravnikar, the giant of Slovenian Modernism who designed the building of Cankarjev dom.

Join us for this special event and usher in the New Year with music that seamlessly blends the past, present and future…

2019 – Janez Dovč & Sounds of Slovenia – Sozvočja

Over 12 years of activity, Sozvočja Slovenije/Sounds of Slovenia have performed at numerous venues both at home and abroad. This year, with their new concert production, these outstanding artists will present a fresh program enriched with acoustic, vocal, and electronic soundscapes. In addition to folk themes, the audience will also hear musical interpretations of poetry by Slovenian poets such as France Prešeren, Ivan Cankar, Srečko Kosovel, Kristina Šuler, Edvard Kocbek, and others.

Artists:
Marino Kranjac – violin, bagpipes, vocals, mandolin, sopile
Klemen Kotar – saxophones, flute, keyboards
Boštjan Gombač – vocals, clarinet, whistles, sound objects
Gregor Volk – guitar, vocals
Robert Pikl – guitars, ukulele, banjo
Goran Krmac – tuba, bass, electronics
Kristijan Krajnčan – drums, percussion, cello
Metod Banko – vocals
Petra Vidmar – percussion
Janez Dovč – accordion, keyboards, electronics
Maroltovke Vocal Group

2014 –  Sounds of Slovenia – The New Slovenian Resonance

Slovenian folk heritage in contemporary arrangements

Top-class slovenian musicians already established as excellent soloists as well as active in different groups (Jararaja, Terrafolk, Magnifico, Kisha, Katalena, Katice, Big Band RTV Slovenia etc.) present Slovenian folk heritage in contemporary arrangements. The musicians developed a special feeling of counter – point between the features of different musical traditions and the freedom of personal expression. They indulge in improvisation and even more in improve-sation.

ARTISTS

Anže Langus – bass guitar
Aphra Tesla – vocal
Boštjan Gombač – clarinet, flute, vocal…
Brina Vogelnik – vocal
Davor Klarič – keyboards, hammond
Eva Hren – vocal
Goran Krmac – tuba
Gregor Budal – clarinet, vocal
Gregor Volk – vocal, violin, guitar
Irena Preda – soprano
Irena Zdolšek – zither
Janez Dovč – accordion, rhodes, artistic director
Jani Hace – bass guitar
Katice – vocals
Luka Ipavec – trumpet
Marino Kranjac – vocal, bagpipe, violin, mandolin
Mateja Starič – vocal
Metod Banko – vocal
Nina Volk – vocal, oprekelj (type of hammered dulcimer)
Nino Mureškič – percussion
Petra Trobec – vocal, contrabass
Primož Fleischman – saxophone
Robert Pikl – guitar, vocal
Rok Štirn – trombone
Romeo Volk – vocal
Rudi Bučar – guitar, vocal
Sergej Ranđelović – drums
Tinkara Kovač – vocal, flute
Tomaž Gajšt – trumpet
Vasilij Centrih – violin
Vasko Atanasovski – saxophone, flute
Vesna Zornik – vocal

Collaborated with: Sabina Cvilak, Anja Bukovec, Oto Pestner, Perpetuum Jazzille, Trkaj, APZ Tone Tomšič, Children Choir of RTV Slovenia, Slovenian Philharmonics, Josipa Lisac, Una Palliser, Severa Gjurin, Aleš Hadalin etc.

PRODUCTION

VJ Rasta- VJ
Kristijan Vidner – light design
Janez Križaj, Julij Zornik – sound design
Dejan Žura – tehnical production
Chantal van Mourik – publik relations
Bojan Stepančič – photography
Ana T. Kus – video

Produced by Zavod Godibodi, www.godibodi.si and Glasbena zadruga Celinka.si, www.celinka.si