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Slavica Tucakov

Artist

Slavica Tucakov is a Slovenian bass player known for her energetic stage presence with band The Screaming Wheels. Originally from Novo Mesto, she began her musical journey as a teenager and later revived her career after moving to Piran. She has performed across Europe and collaborated with acts such as Kosheen, the Norman Beaker Band, and Katie Henry. Her style fuses groove, power, and charisma, earning her a reputation as one of Slovenia’s most dynamic bassists.

Slavko Ivančić

Artist

In the course of his long career, Slavko Ivančić sang in a variety of line-ups; he is most well known as the lead vocalist of the widely known bands Bazar and Faraoni. Since 2000, he has been dedicating his time to a successful solo career.

Slon in Sadež

Artist

Slon in Sadež, aka Jure Karas and Igor Bračič, have been creating music together since 2001. They named themselves after an obscure English joke, which they felt reflected their unconventional sound. Despite requests from music experts, they’ve released four albums: Kabáre (2003), Komercialne pizde (2005), Štafeta mladosti (2006), and Sponzorska plata (2010), plus a radio sketch album. They’ve also been active as TV hosts, radio personalities, and creators of advertisements, sketches, and events. The duo also holds a gold trophy in the “Gostilniški peteroboj™” pub games competition.

Slovene National Theatre Maribor Orchestra

Artist

Orchestra consists of musicians from the Slovene National Theatre Maribor. It is a regular opera orchestra but gives also symphonic concerts.

Slovenian Chamber Music Theatre

Institution

Slovenian Chamber Music Theatre was founded in 1996. Aims of SKGG are performing chamber operas from all periods, especially works from the period of baroque music and contemporary works of foreign and Slovenian composers.

Slovenian Flute Festival

Festival

The Slovenian Flute festival's main goal is to present a sneak peek into the creative interprative dimentions of well-rounded and acomplished flautists to younger generations of flute players. The biennial festival has been held at Zagorje ob Savi since 1996.

Slovenian Musicological Society

Institution

The Slovenian Musicological Society (SMD) is a professional association of musicologists and other individuals active in the field of musicology. The Society’s basic goal is to establish musicology as a distinct independent discipline and work in partnership with organisations and institutions dedicated to musicology and other related fields. The Slovenian Musicological Society’s main tasks are enhancing and supporting professional education and work of its members, planning and organising scientific and professional conferences and participating in scientific meetings abroad, publishing scientific publications on musicology, addressing relevant issues relating to musicology, as well as organising and implementing scientific talks.

Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana Ochestra

Artist

The ensemble of the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana (SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana) performs an extensive repertoire of classical and modern operas, ballets and concert works. Each season it gives approximately 150 performances, both at home and abroad. Its opera and ballet ensembles and orchestra have enjoyed successful collaborations with Slovenian and international artists and producers.

Slovenian Organ Society

Institution

Slovenian Organ Society was founded on 17th February, 2001 and has the following tasks and objectives: - establishingt of the organ as an artistic musical instrument in Slovenia, - progressing the expertise in the field of organ education (organisation of lectures, courses, summer schools, etc.), - providing professional opinion and suggestions in the field of organ education, - advising on the care of the organ (building, maintenance, restoration), - co-operation with Church and State regarding issues of organ expertise, - organising and co-ordinating activities such as concerts, music festivals, competitions, etc., - co-operation with media, publishing (the publishing of proceedings, translating, writing and publishing of professional literature), - encouraging the writing and performance of new organ literature, - social meetings and the exchange of experiences.

Slovenian Percussion Project - SToP

Artist

Academically educated musicians gathered to play quality chamber music and exploit new percussion sounds. They upgrade their musical and social mission by staging educational concerts for the young, by organising seminars and the BumFest festival and by actively encouraging Slovenian composers to write percussion music. The unique ensemble consists of established percussionists from different parts of Slovenia: Barbara Kresnik, Marina Golja, Matevž Bajde, Damir Korošec, Franci Krevh, Tomaž Lojen, Davor Plamberger and Dejan Tamše. They have played on numerous stages in Slovenia and abroad. Recently StoP has become involved in other musical and non-musical art genres: singing, dancing, video etc. Thus it has discovered synergy in other art fields and (consciously) shifted from performing strictly classical percussion programme. The ensemble won the Župančič Award in 2013 and the Prešeren Fund Award in 2014.