Events
Date: 12.09.2019 - 14.09.2019
City: Šmartno
Location: Šmartno
BRDA CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Šmartno / Goriška Brda, 12 to 14 September 2019
Brda Contemporary Music Festival, the festival of creative music and improvisation, is coming back to Šmartno from 12 to 14 September 2019 for the ninth time – right in the heart of Goriška Brda that connects the Slovenian, Friuli and Italian cultures. This connection is dedicated to achieving the most important goal of the festival: to create possibilities for musicians in the area between Italy and Slovenia.
The festival is the gathering point, where modern creative music meets other artistic genres, from visual arts to video and dancing. The festival is created and lives in the medieval village of Šmartno, thus enriching the environment and opening it up to the European panorama along the former border.
This year's festival starts on Thursday, 12 September 2019, at 19:00, with the opening of the photo exhibition by Nada Žgank and musical performance by Jošt Drašler and dance performance by Andreja Podrzavnik. This will be followed by the concert of English violinist Philipp Wachsmann at St Martin's Church, the first day will finish with the performance by Brazil saxophonist Ivo Perelman, who will join in duet with Zlatko Kaučič, who is also the artistic curator of the festival.
This year's workshop will be mentored by Gerry Hemingway, the legendary American drum player, who will also have his solo performance on Friday, 13 September 2019. Other internationally distinguished performenrs who will perform at the ninth festival includeSophie Agnel, Tom Jackson, Daniel Thompson, Tanja Feichmair, Luciano Caruso and Tomaž Grom.
On Saturday, 14 September 2019, the House of Culture will at 18:00 host a special event dedicated to poetry: the intertwining of poetry and music by reading the verses of Veronika Dintinjana and Novella Cantarutti (read by Aida Talliente and Veronika Dintinjana), accompanied by musical improvisations of Ingrid Mačus and Flavio Zanuttini.
This year's festival will be dedicated to creating the Italian and Slovenian scene, where young musicians will create music together with distinguished musicians and continue their work.
9th Festival of Creative and Improvised Music
Thursday, 12 September 2019
***Gallery, House of Culture***
19.00
KAR OSTANE (WHAT REMAINS), photo exhibition and artistic performance at opening /
Photos: NADA ŽGANK
Choreography: ANDREJA PODRZAVNIK
Music: JOŠT DRAŠLER (SLO) – double bass
***The Church of St Martin***
20.00
PHILIPP WASCHMANN (VB) – violin
***House of Culture***
21.30
IVO PERELMAN (BRA) – tenor saxophone
ZLATKO KAUČIČ (SLO) – drums, percussion
13 September 2019
***House of Culture***
14.00
Workshop: GERRY HEMINGWAY (USA)
20.00
VID DRAŠLER (SLO) – drums, sound props
TOM JACKSON (GB) – clarinet
DANIEL THOMPSON (GB) – acoustic guitar
21.00
GERRY HEMINGWAY (USA) – solo drums
22.00
LUCIANO CARUSO + 4 LINKS N 3-WILL
LUCIANO CARUSO (ITA) – soprano saxophone
IVO PILAT (ITA) – baritone saxophone
WALTER VITALE (ITA) – alto saxophone
LORENZO DE LUCA (ITA) – tenor saxophone
Saturday, 14 September 2019 - Boštjan's Day
***House of Culture***
14.00
Workshop: GERRY HEMINGWAY (USA)
18.00
TWO SOULS IN DIALOGUE
VERONIKA DINTINJANA – NOELLA CANTARUTTI
Music:
INGRID MAČUS (SLO) – piano
FLAVIO ZANUTTINI (IT) – trumpet
VERONIKA DINTINJANA – recital
AIDA TALLIENTE – recital
20.00
SOPHIE AGNEL (FRA) – solo piano
21.00
TANJA FEICHMAIR (A) – alto saxophone
TOMAŽ GROM (SLO) – double bass
URBAN KUŠAR (SLO) – drums
22.00
Final workshop concert
GERRY HEMINGWAY (USA)
Concert recordings: IZTOK ZUPAN, KLOPOTEC s.p.