.abeceda Contemporary Music Festival
June 26 — 30, 2023 _ Bled, Slovenia
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FESTIVAL PROGRAM
Monday, June 26, 2023
Location: Bled castle
18.30
Pre-concert talk with composers and performers
Moderator: Urška Rihtaršič
19.00
Young Researchers VI. — Domen Kužnar — +Disposition
Anja Kralj, violin; Domen Kužnar, viola and composition; Manica Slapšak, viola; Miha Sever, piano
20.00
.abeceda [new music ensemble]
Programme:
Darcy Copeland - WOLF [*premiere performance]
James Pecore - Postlude in C major [*premiere performance]
James Pecore - Drowsy Bumblebees
Darcy Copeland - bluet (i): aporia
Sean X. Quinn - brink [*premiere performance]
Oskar Longyka, violin; Anja Kralj, violin; Domen Kužnar, viola; Urban Megušar, cello; Tilen Lebar, saxophone; Urška Rihtaršič, harp; Tilen Draksler, conductor
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Location: Bled castle
18.30
Pre-concert talk with composers and performers
Moderator: Urška Rihtaršič
19.00
FORUM - Urban Megušar - Possible études for impossible times
Artist in residence: Urban Megušar
Urban Megušar, cello and composition
20.00
.abeceda [new music ensemble]
Programme:
Maximiliano Soto - Espacio del Silencio [*premiere performance]
James Pecore - Metal Bluebirds
Claudia Sofia Alvarez - M.A.N.-T.R.A. 4.0 [*premiere performance]
Claudia Sofia Alvarez - Cinemática del cuerpo II [*premiere performance]
Tilen Lebar - Artep
Oskar Longyka, violin; Anja Kralj, violin; Domen Kužnar, viola; Urban Megušar, cello; Tilen Lebar, saxophone; Urška Rihtaršič, harp; Tilen Draksler, conductor
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Location: Bled Congress Centre
19.30
Pre-concert talk with composers and performers
Moderator: Urška Rihtaršič
20.00
Studio 8.1 — Maj Brinovec
Curator: Maj Brinovec
Programme:
Maj Brinovec - Čipka I
Lan Podletnik Ašič - Sprehod v jesenskem gaju
Samo Vidic - Mists
Maj Brinovec - mokrocveteče rožce a
Nejc Poljanec - new work for two flutes [*premiere performance]
Urška Pompe - Dan za dnem
Brina Kren - Casus Vatis [*premiere performance]
Hana Žvagen, flute; Hana Poljanec, flute; Maj Brinovec, saxophone; Svit Krumpačnik, saxophone
21.00
.abeceda [new music ensemble]
Program:
Alastair White - — Against Nothing [*premiere performance]
Pia Reš - Lenient Fervent II.
Oskar Longyka, violin; Anja Kralj, violin; Domen Kužnar, viola; Urban Megušar, cello; Neža Zupanc, flute; Tilen Lebar, saxophone; Urška Rihtaršič, harp; Tilen Draksler, conductor
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Thursday, June 29, 2023
Location: Bled Congress Centre
19.30
Pre-concert talk with composers and performers
Moderator: Urška Rihtaršič
20.00
[.infra _ razvojni center]
Artist in residence: Samo Vidic
Programme:
Samo Vidic - Voicelessness
.abeceda [new music ensemble]
Oskar Longyka, violin; Deyan Muc, violin; Domen Kužnar, viola; Urban Megušar, cello
21.00
.abeceda [new music ensemble]
Program:
Sean X. Quinn - bypass [*premiere performance]
Darcy Copeland - contaminant [*premiere performance]
Maximiliano Soto - El susurro de las manos [*premiere performance]
Urban Megušar, cello
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Friday, June 30, 2023
Location: Bled Congress Centre
17.00
.abeceda [new music ensemble]
Program:
compositions by the participants of ‘precept.concept.percept VII.’ composition program
Pauli Uusitalo - Jousitrio
Marco Wedel - Gegen das Bewusstsein
Neža Zupanc - Waiting Time
Oskar Longyka, violin; Deyan Muc, violin; Domen Kužnar, viola; Urban Megušar, cello; Gašper Livk, double bass; Urška Rihtaršič, harp; Jan Kopač, guitar; Neža Zupanc, flute; Tilen Draksler, conductor
19.30
Pre-concert talk with composers and performers
Moderator: Urška Rihtaršič
20.00
.abeceda [new music ensemble]
Program:
Opus I. _ composition for .meta [Dré A. Hočevar, 2020/2021]
Oskar Longyka, violin; Domen Kužnar, viola; Urban Megušar, cello; Gašper Livk, double bass; Neža Zupanc, flute; Brina Kren, saxophone; Jan Kopač, guitar
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Accompanying programme:
June 26 — 30, 2023 _ throughout the day
Bled Congress Centre and surrondings
[residency]
[residency] is a development platform that brings together creators from various fields of art: instrumentalists, composers, dancers, writers, visual artists. Under the guidance of a selected curator, a group of artists engages in collective work, juxtaposition, and confrontation of diverse practices for several days, developing various art forms, and ultimately performing, installing, or intervening the space.
Concerts for children
Monday, June 26, 2023
Bled Congress Centre
11.00
Concert for children — Strings
.abeceda [new music ensemble]
Oskar Longyka, violin; Anja Kralj, violin; Domen Kužnar, viola; Urban Megušar, cello, Brina Kren, moderator
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Bled Congress Centre
11.00
Concert for children — Wind instruments
.abeceda [new music ensemble]
Neža Zupanc, flaute; Brina Kren, saxophone, moderatorka
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Bled Congress Centre
11.00
Concert for children — Musical magic
.abeceda [new music ensemble]
Oskar Longyka, violin; Anja Kralj, violin; Domen Kužnar, viola; Urban Megušar, cello; Brina Kren, moderator; Pia Reš, composition
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Bled Congress Centre
11.00
Concert for children — Composer
.abeceda [new music ensemble]
Oskar Longyka, violin; Anja Kralj, violin; Domen Kužnar, viola; Urban Megušar, cello; Neža Zupanc, flute; Urška Rihtaršič, harp; Brina Kren, moderator
Friday, June 30, 2023
Bled Congress Centre
11.00
Concert for children — Conductor
.abeceda [new music ensemble]
Oskar Longyka, violin; Deyan Muc, violin; Domen Kužnar, viola; Urban Megušar, cello; Neža Zupanc, flute; Urška Rihtaršič, harp; Tilen Draksler, conductor; Brina Kren, moderator
Bled Castle
Bled Congress Centre
26.—30. 6. 2023
Artistic director:
Dré A. Hočevar
Producer:
Pia Reš
Partners:
Zavod za kulturo Bled
Stichting .alfabet [Amsterdam, NL]
This program is supported by the Ministry of Culture in Slovenia
Supported by:
ARROI Restaurant
Restaurant and pizzeria Grajska Preža
Restaurant Špica
Krakovc
Rabljeni Kamini