Janez Dovč & Sounds of Slovenia
*O this night, full of grace

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.
 

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...