From the Adriatic to the Alps

The atelier offers a collage of folk music intertwining vocal and instrumental music of Slovenia’s diametrically opposite geographical regions, spiced up with dialects of the neighbouring countries (Italy, Croatia, Hungary and Austria). Hear the sound of the rolling hills and taste the salt of the sea. Feel the wind of the green fields and explore the peculiar world of verbal and musical expression through polyphonic folk singing, dancing and playing typical folk instruments.

Repertoire

IM GARTEN SIND DREI ROSEN (folk song from Carinthia)

KAK LUŠTNO JE POLET (folk song from Carinthia)

DA HÖRA TA ĆANINAWA (folk song from Resia)

TA ROZAJANSKA CITIRA (folk song from Resia)

Alojz Srebotnjak (1931–2010):
PLES IZ TRENTE (folk song from Resia)

JAS BOM EDNE CITRE KÜPO (folk song from Porabje)

Damijan Močnik (1967):
BELOKRANJSKI KRES (folk songs from Bela krajina)

Matija Tomc (1899–1986):
POBELELO POLE (folk song from Bela krajina)

Vasilij Mirk (188–1962):
KOLO (folk song from Bela krajina)

VIOLTA/SE PASI PER DE QUA (folk song from northern Istria)

GHE JERA TRE SORELE (folk song from northern Istria)

Rudi Bučar (1978):
TRAJNANINANENA (folk song from Istria)

As participants of the atelier, you will get the chance to sing and learn some simple folk dances found in different Slovenian regions. Take a look at this video.

The participants will be able to attend the atelier with original scores only. The use of photocopies shall not be permitted. We will offer affordable set of sheet music specified by the mentor of the atelier. The participants will be able to purchase them only after receiving the confirmation of participation in the chosen atelier. The link to the online store will be published here in April 2021.

Mentor

Sebastjan Vrhovnik (SI)

Sebastjan Vrhovnik (SI)
Sebastjan Vrhovnik graduated with honours in Music Pedagogy at the Ljubljana Academy of Music. He also completed his MA in Choral Conducting in the class of Johannes Prinz at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. Since 2014 he has been an Associate Professor of Choral Conducting at the Ljubljana Academy of Music, and he has held several choral conducting workshops in Slovenia and abroad. Currently, he is the conductor of the Ljubljana Music Society Mixed Choir, the Ljubljana Academy of Music Chamber Choir and a permanent guest conductor of the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir.