Clare JEFFERIS, Carla REES, alt flavta (Anglija), Matjaž DEBELJAK, pikolo in Orkester flavt Glasbene šole Zagorje Clare JEFFERIS, Carla REES, alto flute (England), Matjaž DEBELJAK, piccolo and Zagorje Music School Flute Orchestra

Carla Rees je specialistka na alt in bas flavti. Redno nastopa z uglednimi svetovnimi ansambli na flavtističnih dogodkih v Britaniji, ZDA in drugod po svetu. Poučuje na Royal Holloway University v Londonu in na Open College of Arts. (www.altoflute.co.uk) Clare Jefferis je diplomirala in podiplomirala na Royal College of Music. Prejela je nagrado na Malcolm Arnold Concerto Competition in NYOS Staffa Award. Sodelovala je s številnimi komornimi skupinami na mnogih priznanih odrih. (www.clarejefferis.com) Matjaž Debeljak je pikolist in flavtist Orkestra SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana. Kot solist na pikolu igra na mednarodnih flavtističnih festivalih (Zagorje, Beograd, Manchester, London). Izdal je dva CD-ja z naslovom Grafiti in Prebliski. (www.matjazdebeljak.com) Orkester flavt Glasbene šole Zagorje deluje od 2004. Sestavljajo ga »običajne« prečne flavte, pikoli, alt flavte, bas flavte, kljunaste flavte, tolkala, bas kitara, klavir in harmoniki. Učencem Glasbene šole so se pridružili tudi učitelji in bivši učenci. (www.gszagorje.si) Carla Rees is a leading specialist in alto and bass flute, and works to develop repertoire for her instruments. She has performed at flute conventions in the UK and USA, as well as in recitals and festivals internationally. She teaches the flute at Royal Holloway, University of London and composition at the Open College of Arts and has given masterclasses and workshops at some of the world’s top institutions. In August she will be taking over from Trevor Wye as Programme Director for the British Flute Society’s International Flute Convention. Clare Jefferis won a Foundation Scholarship to attend the Royal College of Music in 2001 and after graduating with 1st class honors stayed on to study a postgraduate. A former member of the National Youth Orchestra, she was awarded a 7 month contract as 2nd flute with the BBC Philharmonic after leaving the RCM in 2006 and has since gone on to freelance with many orchestras in the UK: Philharmonia, English National Opera and others. She was awarded a prize in the Malcolm Arnold Concerto Competition.  She is also a NYOS Staffa Award prizewinner. Matjaž Debeljak is a piccoloist and flautist in the orchestra of the Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet in Ljubljana. He has appeared as a piccolo soloist at international flute festivals (in Zagorje 1996, 2004 and 2006 and 2010, in Belgrade 2004 and 2009, BFS Manchester 2008 and Flutewise Live in London 2009). In July 2009 Sir James Galway invited him to play piccolo recital in Weggis. He recorded and published two CD’s - Grafiti and Ideas. The Zagorje Music School Flute Orchestra was founded in the 2004/05 academic year with the purpose of including all of the flute students from the 3rd grade onwards. Initially the orchestra was only made up of “typical” transverse flutes, but in recent years it has expanded its line-up to include the piccolo, alto flutes, bass flutes, recorders, percussion, bass guitar, piano and accordion. The students of the Zagorje Music School are joined by teachers and former students of the school. The orchestra appears primarily at school concerts and performances, charity events and revues. In September 2009, the orchestra undertook an intensive working weekend in Planica, where it rehearsed the programme for its first independent concert, which was given on 9 October 2009 in the orchestra’s home town of Zagorje, within the framework of the International Festival Valvasor Evenings. It performed further independent concerts in Krško and Ptuj. Since its foundation, the orchestra has been led with a great deal of dedication and joy by the flute teacher of the Zagorje Music School, Nataša Burger.

Mešani pevski zbor Odmev iz Kamnika bo prihodnje leto praznoval 30 let delovanja. Zbor šteje 35 članov. Redno nastopamo v Sloveniji in tujini. Radi se udeležujemo tudi raznih tekmovanj. Večkrat smo nastopali v Italiji,odšli pa smo tudi v Avstrijo, na Češko, Hrvaško, in nazadnje tudi Poljsko. Na letošnjem državnem tekmovanju »Naša pesem 2010« smo dosegli visoko srebrno plaketo. Zbor že 20 let vodi Ana Smrtnik. The mixed choir Odmev (Echo) from Kamnik will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary next year. The choir numbers 35 members and it has had many performances in Slovenia and abroad. We like taking part in various competitions. We have performed many times in Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic. Croatia and Poland. On this year's competition »Our song 2010« we obtained the high silver plaquette. The choir has been conducted by Ana Smrtnik for twenty years.

Gašper PRIMOŽIČ, akordeon/klavirska harmonika accordion

Gašper Primožič (*1985) je svojo glasbeno pot začel v GŠ Radovljica pri prof. Tonetu Iskri, na SGBŠ v Ljubljani pri prof. Ernö Sebastianu pa je študij klavirske harmonike zamenjal za kromatično gumbno harmoniko. Trenutno zaključuje študij profesorja ter koncertnega harmonikarja na Koroškem deželnem konzervatoriju v Celovcu pri prof. mag. Romanu Pechmannu. Udeležil se je več tekmovanj (3. nagrada na mednarodnem tekmovanju v Puli 1999, srebrni plaketi na državnih tekmovanjih leta 2002 in 2008, 1. mesto na mednarodnem tekmovanju v Gradcu 2006, 2. mesto leta 2008 ter 1. nagrada leta 2009 na mednarodnem tekmovanju v Moravskih Toplicah). Glasbeni nastopi so ga vodili v številne kraje Evrope. Redno sodeluje s komornimi zasedbami Quintakkord in 4 SAXESS, v juniju leta 2009 je koncertiral s profesionalnim Koroškim simfoničnim orkestrom KSO v Celovcu. Večkrat je snemal za avstrijsko radio-televizijo ÖRF, slovensko RTV ter radio ARS. Gašper Primožič took his first musical steps in Radovljica Music School under the mentorship of prof. Tone Iskra. At Ljubljana Music and Ballet Secondary School he changed his piano accordion for a chromatic button accordion, which he studied with prof. Erno Sebastian. He is currently a student of prof.mag. Roman Pechmann at the state Conservatory in Klagenfurt, Austria. His participation at competitions has won him awards (a third prize at international competition in Pula in 1999, a silver award at the Slovenian state competition in 2002, the first place at the international competition in Graz in 2006 and the first prize at international competition in Moravske toplice in 2009). He has performed solo or with chamber music or professional orchestra in Grenoble (France), Klagenfurt, Graz and Vienna (Austria), Nitra (Slovakia), Trieste, Sagrado, and Senigalia (Italy) and Pula (Croatia). Additionally, Gašper attends seminars by acclaimed accordion players including Wjaceslav Semjonov, Claudio Jaccomucci, Aydar Gainullin, Mika Vayrynen and others. In addition to his studies and concerts, Gašper teaches accordion at Radovlljica Music School, where he conducts their accordion orchestra. He also made recordings for; ORF, RTV and radio ARS.

Marta Močnik Pirc je solopetje študirala na AG v Ljubljani v razredu prof. Irene Baar. Je dobitnica študentske Prešernove nagrade. V letu 2006 je zaključila podiplomski študij na Kraljevem konservatoriju v Haagu na Nizozemskem, na oddelku za klasično in staro glasbo. Sedaj poučuje solopetje v Zavodu sv. Stanislava v Ljubljani. Špela Loti Knoll je kot oboistka z odliko dokončala AG v Ljubljani v razredu doc. Boža Rogelje. Bila je večkratna dobitnica prvih nagrad. Na državnem tekmovanju je leta 2000 kot izredno nagrado za zmago v najvišji kategoriji oboe igrala solističen koncert z Orkestrom SF. Na GŠ Kranj in Radovljica poučuje kljunasto flavto in oboo. Janez Jocif se je glasbeno izobraževal na teoretskem oddelku SGŠ in na oddelku za zborovodstvo Pedagoške akademije v Ljubljani. Kot zborovodja je sodeloval z mnogimi vokalnimi zasedbami. Sedaj se posveča preučevanju izvajalske prakse zgodnje glasbe v povezavi z upodobitvami glasbenih instrumentov na slovenskih gotskih freskah. Marta Močnik Pirc studied singing at The Academy of Music in Ljubljana with prof. Irena Baar. She is winner of Prešeren Aword for students. In 2006 she finished her postgraduate studies at The Royal Conservatoire of The Hague in The Netherlands, department of classical and early music. She is teaching singing at St. Stanislav's Institution in Ljubljana. Špela Loti Knoll completed her studies with distinction at The Academy of Music in Ljubljana as an oboist with prof. Božo Rogelja. She won several fist prizes. In the year of 2000 she won a special prize in the highest category at the national competition and played a solo concert with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra. She is teaching block flute and oboe at the music school in Kranj and Radovljica. Janez Jocif obtained his music education at The Conservatory of Music in Ljubljana, theoretical department, and at The Academy of Education, Ljubljana, department for choral conducting. As a conductor he worked and performed with several vocal ensembles. Lately he is working on implementation of early music in a relationship to a mould of music instruments on Gothic frescoes.

22. avgust 2010 ob 18h, cerkev Sv. Ožbalta, Jezersko August 22nd, 2010, Parish church of St. Oswald, Jezersko

Baritonist Jože Vidic je študiral petje na SGBŠ v Ljubljani pri profesorici Jelki Strgar ter pri profesorju Karlu Jeriču. S komornim zborom Ave je leta 1994 prejel nagrado Prešernovega sklada. Od leta 2000 je solist SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana, kjer je uspešno poustvaril več nosilnih baritonskih vlog v operah in operetah. Kot obetaven mlad pevec je leta 2002 prejel štipendijo Wagnerjevega sklada. Na svojem opernem repertoarju ima prek trideset vlog. Z vlogo Konrada v Renskih nimfah je navdušil mednarodno kritiko ter bil nominiran kot „odkritje leta“. Od leta 1996 je član Slovenskega okteta, ki ga tudi vodi. Pianistka Urška Vidic je svojo glasbeno pot začela na SGBŠ Ljubljana pri prof. Lidiji Malahodky ter leta 1997 z odliko zaključila študij klavirja na AG v Ljubljani v razredu prof. Hinka Haasa. Kot prof. klavirja in korepetitorica deluje na GŠ Zagorje ob Savi ter na AG v Ljubljani. Koncertira in snema z mnogimi domačimi in tujimi solisti doma in po svetu. S Slovenskim oktetom sodeluje od leta 1997.Baritone Jože Vidic studied singing at The Conservatory of Music in Ljubljana with prof. Jelka Strgar and prof. Karel Jerič. He won The Prešeren Fund Award in 1994 with Chamber Choir Ave. He is singing as a soloist in Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet in Ljubljana since 2000, where he performed in several leading baritone roles in operas and operettas. In 2002 he received a scholarship of Wagner Fund as a promising young singer. His repertoire includes over 30 roles. The international opera critics were enthusiastic about his role of Konrad in The Rhine Nixies (Die Rheinnixen) and nominated him for a “discovery of the year”. Jože Vidic is a member and a leader of Slovenski oktet. The pianist Urška Vidic started her music studies at The Conservatory of Music in Ljubljana with prof. Lidija Malahodky, and graduated with distinction in 1997 at The Academy of Music in Ljubljana with prof. Hinko Haas. She is teaching piano and playing as an accompanist at The Music School Zagorje ob Savi and at The Academy of Music in Ljubljana. She is performing and recording with several Slovenian and foreign soloists in Slovenia and abroad. She is performing with Slovenski oktet since 1997.