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Held in the hilly, wine-growing region in the southwest of Slovenia, Brda Contemporary Music Festival is a small yet diverse and ambitious festival for all kinds of arts, but with a special focus on improvised music practices. Held just at the border with Italy, this liminal location is possibly its main asset, as it tries to foster cross-cultural ties and cooperation, as well as create a cross-border musical scene. The festival's main organiser and curator, the drummer Zlatko Kaučič, has been operating between the countries for a long time and also actively helping younger generations of musicians in their musical strivings. Thus, the festival is a sort of reflection of his personal artistic path, crossing the borders between countries, generations and artistic practices.

The festival was first held in 2011, then still under the name Smartfest. It took place in the picturesque medieval village Šmartno, where it is still held today and where it occupies various parts of the walled village, from the hall of the local cultural centre to the main square and the church. In 2012, the festival temporarily moved to nearby Medana and was first held as the Brda Contemporary Music Festival.

Free improvisation amongst the fig trees by Gonzo Tech on YouTube

Festival programme

The festival presents a programme that mainly features Slovenian and Italian artists of the younger generation, with the Italians often coming from the Dobia Lab collective, an informal cultural organisation and venue in the neighbouring Italian town Staranzano. Similarly, the Slovenian musicians are often connected to the Zlatko Kaučič Kombo project, in which a number of Slovenia's young improvisers have participated. Some of the musicians who have played on the stages in Šmartno (or Medana) include Jošt Drašler, Vid Drašler, Marko Karlovčec, Boštjan Simon, Vitja Balžalorsky, Marko Lasič, Giovanni Maier, Massimo di Mattia, Paolo Pascolo, Aghe Clope and, naturally, also Kaučič.

Alongside these musical acts, there are photography exhibitions by photographers such as Žiga Koritnik, Tanja Rusjan or Iztok Zupan, and also light installation and performances by the crew of Hybrida from Tarcenta, Italy. While the video performances are done in conjunction with the music being played, the installations are set throughout the village. Dance performances, poetry acts and even film screenings are paired with live music being played, with some of the poets being Petra Koršič, Alenka Jovanovski and Petra Paravan. Besides all this, other things make their way into the programme as well.

Music workshops and Orchestra Without Borders

Among the main festival features are two-day workshops, led by important figures from the improvised music scene, such as Evan Parker, Phil Minton, Joëlle Léandre, Johannes Bauer and Ab Baars (who also hold concerts of their own). The participants of the workshops are usually the hosted musicians and some random visitors, coming from Slovenia, Croatia and Italy. These workshops at the end result in orchestra gigs, led by the mentors of the workshops.

FERAL CHOIR Phil Minton Live at BCMF Šmartno 13 9 2014 by Roger On on YouTube

The name of these orchestra formations is usually Orkester brez meja / Orchestra Senza Confini [Orchestra without borders] and, in a way, it is an extended combination of the Dob Orchestra (of the Dobia lab musicians) and the Zlatko Kaučič Kombo. In 2014, Zlatko and Giovanni started developing a double simultaneous conduction concept which resulted in the 2014 concert of the orchestra at the festival, where it was recorded and later released in 2015.

External links

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+Held in the hilly, wine-growing region in the southwest of Slovenia, [[Brda Contemporary Music Festival]] is a small yet diverse and ambitious festival for all kinds of arts, but with a special focus on improvised music practices. Held just at the border with Italy, this liminal location is possibly its main asset, as it tries to foster cross-cultural ties and cooperation, as well as create a cross-border musical scene. The festival's main organiser and curator, the drummer [[Zlatko Kaučič]], has been operating between the countries for a long time and also actively helping younger generations of musicians in their musical strivings. Thus, the festival is a sort of reflection of his personal artistic path, crossing the borders between countries, generations and artistic practices.
+The festival was first held in [[established::2011]], then still under the name Smartfest. It took place in the picturesque medieval village Šmartno, where it is still held today and where it occupies various parts of the walled village, from the hall of the local cultural centre to the main square and the church. In 2012, the festival temporarily moved to nearby Medana and was first held as the Brda Contemporary Music Festival.
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-Held in the hilly, wine growing region in the south west of Slovenia, [[Brda Contemporary Music Festival]] is a small and yet very diverse and ambitious festival for all kinds of arts, but with a focus on improvised music practices. It is held just by the border with Italy and this liminal location is also its main asset, as it tries to foster cross-cultural ties and cooperation, as well as create a cross-border musical scene. The festival's main organiser and curator, the drummer [[Zlatko Kaučič Kombo|Zlatko Kaučič]], has been operating in between the countries for a long time now, and has also been actively helping younger generations of musicians in their musical strivings. Thus, this festival is in a way a reflection of his personal artistic path, crossing the borders of countries, generations and also artistic practices.
+==Festival programme==
-The festival was first held in [[established::2011]], than still under the name Smartfest. It took place in the picturesque medieval village Šmartno, where it is still going on today and where it occupies the various parts of the walled village, from the hall of the local cultural centre to the main square and the church. In 2012, the festival temporarily moved to the nearby Medana and was first held as Brda Contemporary Music Festival.
+The festival presents a programme that mainly features Slovenian and Italian artists of the younger generation, with the Italians often coming from the Dobia Lab collective, an informal cultural organisation and venue in the neighbouring Italian town Staranzano. Similarly, the Slovenian musicians are often connected to the [[Zlatko Kaučič Kombo]] project, in which a number of Slovenia's young improvisers have participated. Some of the musicians who have played on the stages in Šmartno (or Medana) include [[Jošt Drašler]], [[Vid Drašler]], [[Marko Karlovčec]], [[Boštjan Simon]], [[Vitja Balžalorsky]], [[Marko Lasič]], Giovanni Maier, Massimo di Mattia, Paolo Pascolo, Aghe Clope and, naturally, also Kaučič.
-}}
-==Festival programme==
-Besides Zlatko Kaučič, the other festival curator is the Italian double bass player Giovanni Maier, a long-time collaborator of Zlatko. Together they present a programme that mainly features Slovenian and Italian artists of the younger generation, with the Italians often coming from DobiaLab, an informal cultural organisation and venue in the neighbouring rural Italian town xxxx. Similarly, the Slovenian musicians are often connected to [[Zlatko Kaučič Kombo]] project, in which a number of Slovenia's active improvisers have participated. Some of the musicians playing on the stages in Šmartno (or Medana) were Jošt Drašler, Vid Drašler, Marko Karlovčec, Boštjan Simon, Vitja Balžalorsky, Massimo di Matia, Pier Pascal, Aghe Clophe, and naturally also Kaučič and Maier.
+Alongside these musical acts, there are photography exhibitions by photographers such as Žiga Koritnik, Tanja Rusjan or Iztok Zupan, and also light installation and performances by the crew of  Hybrida from Tarcenta, Italy. While the video performances are done in conjunction with the music being played, the installations are set throughout the village. Dance performances, poetry acts and even film screenings are paired with live music being played, with some of the poets being [[Petra Koršič]], [[Alenka Jovanovski]] and [[Petra Paravan]]. Besides all this, other things make their way into the programme as well.
-Alongside these musical acts, there are usually photography exhibitions by photographers such as Žiga Koritnik or Iztok Zupan, and also light installation and performances by the crew of  Hybrida Light Show from Italy. While the video performances are  done in conjunction with the music being played, the installations are done on the village and its buildings. Dance performances, poetry acts and even film screenings are also done in an union with live improvised music being played, with some of the poets being Petra Koršič, xxxx and xxxx.
+===Music workshops and Orchestra Without Borders===
-==Music workshops and Orchestra Senza Confini==
+Among the main festival features are two-day workshops, led by important figures from the improvised music scene, such as Evan Parker, Phil Minton, Joëlle Léandre, Johannes Bauer and Ab Baars (who also hold concerts of their own). The participants of the workshops are usually the hosted musicians and some random visitors, coming from Slovenia, Croatia and Italy. These workshops at the end result in orchestra gigs, led by the mentors of the workshops.
-One of the main festival features are two or three-day long workshops, led by important figures from the improvised music scene, such as Evan Parker, Phil Minton, xxxx, xxxx and Ab Baars. The udeleženci of the workshops are usually both the invited musicians as well as others (coming both from Slovenia as well as Italy), and these workshops at the end result in orchestra gigs, led by the mentors of the workshops.
+{{YouTube|vulm-X8NN_U}}
-The name of these orchestra formations is Orkester brez meja / Orchestra Senza Confini [''Orchestra without borders''] and they are actually a combination of the Dub Orchestra (of the Dobia lab musicians) and of [[Zlatko Kaučič Kombo|Kombo]]. In 2014, Zlatko and Giovanni started developing a double direigiranje concept which resulted in a 2014 concert of the Orchestra being recorded and released in 2015 by the xy label.
+The name of these orchestra formations is usually ''Orkester brez meja / Orchestra Senza Confini'' [Orchestra without borders] and, in a way, it is an extended combination of the Dob Orchestra (of the Dobia lab musicians) and the [[Zlatko Kaučič Kombo]]. In 2014, Zlatko and Giovanni started developing a double simultaneous conduction concept which resulted in the 2014 concert of the orchestra at the festival, where it was recorded and later released in 2015.
 ==See also==
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-*[http://www.brda.si/events_and_festivals/2012121709232971/Brda%20Contemporary%20Music%20Festival/ Brda Contemporary Music Festival web page]
+*[http://www.bcmf.si/ Brda Contemporary Music Festival website]
+*[https://www.brda.si/tradicionalni_dogodki/2012091215575739/Brda%20Contemporary%20Music%20Festival Brda Contemporary Music Festival news]
+*[http://www.dobialab.net Dobia Lab website]
+*[http://www.kaucic-zk.si/ Zlatko Kaučič website]
 [[Category:Festivals]]
 [[Category:Music festivals]]
 [[Category:Music]]
+[[Category:Updated 2020]]
+[[Category:Jazz]]

Difference between revisions of "Brda Contemporary Music Festival"

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Festival programme

Music workshops and Orchestra Without Borders

See also

External links

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