Free tickets for the concert are available at Križanke Box Office.

A discussion with artists and performers will take place before the concert, beginning at 7.00 pm. Conversation will be moderated by Nina Šenk.

Programme:
M. Bonin: Eppur si muove III (for percussion)
B. Dean: The Scene of the Crime (for trumpet and percussion)
L. Firšt: Hit it! (for trumpet and percussion)*
T. Lebar: Limen III (for trumpet and percussion)*
G. Scelsi: Quattro Pezzi (for solo trumpet)
D. Škerl: Three Sketches (for trumpet and percussion)
T. Vulc: Spark (for trumpet and percussion)*

*premiere performance

One of the essential elements of the Slovenian Music Days is undoubtedly the Society of Slovene Composers, which ever since the end of World War II has ensured the production of modern Slovenian music and the promotion of Slovenian composers, thereby preserving the quality and reputation of Slovenian music both at home and abroad. As a prominent co-creator of Slovenian musical life, cultural politics and national musical identity, it realises its mission not only in music publishing, but also with its original concerts.
The oldest society event is the chamber series Concert Atelier, which for almost half a century has been a meeting place for modern musical creativity, and whose art director has been for a number of years the distinguished Slovenian composer Nina Šenk. The recognisable thematic focus consists of a combination of new Slovenian works and contemporary Slovenian and foreign music. This year it will serve as a platform for the presentation of new works composed by creative representatives of the young generation: Leon Firšt, whose diverse opus of compositions always finds a way to an audience, the unconventional Tilen Lebar, who follows the Enlightenment principle of invention and an open mind, and Tadeja Vulc, who is equally convincing in both vocal and instrumental music.
Delving into the treasure trove of Slovenian chamber music, Šenk has chosen composers from two generations: two compositions by Matej Bonin, a composer of exceptional breadth and openness to connecting classical compositional practice with the worlds of dance, improvisation and electroacoustic music, and Dane Škerl, whose strong connection with tradition demonstrates a formal perfection and musical freshness.
The programme’s originality is rounded off with works by composers who are rarely heard on Slovenian concert stages: The Australian Brett Dean finds inspiration in the past, the future, in the natural world or everyday 21st century life, while the work of the unique Giacinto Scelsi will reveal the traits of the composer’s second creative period, such as the influence of the east, enthusiasm for improvisation and the use of microtones.
The Concert Atelier always presents a challenge to musicians who want to find new sound solutions: this year it has been taken on by the internationally acclaimed virtuoso trumpet player Franc Kosem, and the member of the renowned percussion duo Drumartica, Jože Bogolin.