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Founded back in 1987, the wind quintet Slowind has ever since been one of the most active new music ensembles in Slovenia, gaining international recognition and working with some of the most innovative composers of the time. However, though most of the ensemble’s attention is focused on works of the 20th and 21st century, the quintet’s repertoire nevertheless often includes compositions from the classical and romantic periods.

The Slowind Music Society

Besides playing music, the quintet also acts as a producer. Slowind is thus also the name for a non-for-profit organisation that organises the Slowind Festival and the concert cycle entitled Slowind Spring (both mainly devoted to contemporary music). They frequently commission new works to be written for these occasions.

Personnel

The Slowind Quintet are Aleš Kacjan (flute), Matej Šarc (oboe), Jurij Jenko (clarinet), Metod Tomac (horn), and Paolo Calligaris (bassoon). They are simultaneously all soloists at the Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra)

Background

The ensemble was initially established as a trio by Kacjan, Jenko, and the bassoonist Zoran Mitev, with the three of them soon winning the first prize at the National Musicians Competition of Yugoslavia (1987). In 1995 Calligaris replaced Mitev and with the addition of Šarc and Tomac, the trio was expanded to a quintet.

Since 1999 they have been running their own annual festival, featuring international guest artists such as Arvid Engegard, James Avery, Bernhard Wulff, Jürg Wyttenbach, Vinko Globokar, Heinz Holliger, Steven Davislim, Christiane Iven, David Wilson-Johnson, Robert Aitken, Alexander Lonquich, Ensemble SurPlus (Freiburg i. Br.), Accroche Note (Strasbourg), Salvatore Sciarrino, Pascal Dusapin, and others.

The Slowind Quintet received the Župančič Award of the City of Ljubljana in 1999, the Prešeren Award in 2003, and the Betetto Award in 2013.

Slowind ensemble programme

The repertoire of the Slowind ensemble includes both classical and 20th-century contemporary music, as well as recent works by modern composers. A number of prominent Slovene composers have dedicated works to Slowind, amnog them Vinko Globokar, Uroš Rojko, Lojze Lebič, Bor Turel, and Urška Pompe. The ensemble also actively engages with young Slovenian composers, often commissioning new works themselves and playing them on their international tours.

Among the established composers from around the world, who also wrote their pieces exclusively for Slowind, one can name Volker Staub, Ivo Nilsson, Martin Smolka, Robert Aitken, Heinz Holliger, Jürg Wyttenbach, Toshio Hosokawa, UGérard Buquet, and Niels Rosing Schow.

The quintet often presents seldom heard works from chamber literature. Many of the leading composers of the 20th century have had their Slovene debut on Slowind's repertoire (Luciano Berio, Edgar Varese, Elliott Cartet, Giacinto Scelsi, Iannis Xenakis, Karlheinz Stockhausen).

Performances

The members of quintet give regular concerts in Ljubljana in the hall of the Slovene Philharmonic or in the studio of Radio Slovenia, though they perform (often doing just classical pieces) all over Slovenia.

Abroad, Slowind Quintet has performed at music festivals and contemporary music venues such as Ars Musica, Brussels (BE); the International Contemporary Music Festival, Opatija (HR); Musicora, Paris (FR); Roaring Hoofs Festival, Mongolia; the Bern Biennale (CH); Klangspuren, Schwaz (AT); Musica Danubiana (AT); the New Music Concerts Series Toronto (CA); the Takefu International Music Festival (JP); the Venice Biennale (IT); the Zagreb Music Biennale (HR); and Théâtre Dunois Paris (FR). All in all, they regularly play their music all over Europe and have also toured the United States numerous times since 1999.

The ensemble has issued several CDs and a DVD.

International cooperation

Slowind was a partner in the LIEU (EUropean Instrumental Laboratory) project, led by the Ensemble Aleph from Paris, and dedicated to the diffusion of contemporary music. During the project some 50 musicians have been involved and more than 25 works have premièred in some 30 events in 8 European countries (Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Slovenia).

External links

Slowind Quintet website

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-Slowind is a woodwind quintet made up of soloists from the [[Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra]] - Aleš Kacjan - flute, Matej Šarc- oboe, Jurij Jenko - clarinet, Metod Tomac - horn and Paolo Calligaris - bassoon. The Quintet members have studied with prominent teachers such as Irena Grafenauer, Heinz Holliger, Vinko Globokar, Jean-Marc Volta and Stefano Canuti.
+Founded back in [[established::1987]], the wind quintet [[Slowind]] has ever since been one of the most active new music ensembles in Slovenia, gaining international recognition and working with some of the most innovative composers of the time. However, though most of the ensemble’s attention is focused on works of the 20th and 21st century, the quintet’s repertoire nevertheless often includes compositions from the classical and romantic periods.
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-The repertoire of the Slowind ensemble includes both classical and 20th-century contemporary music, primarily recent works by modern composers. Slowind has performed at music festivals such as Ars Musica in Brussels (Belgium), the International Contemporary Music Festival in Opatija (Croatia), Musicora in Paris (France), Musica Danubiana and [[Slovene Music Days]] in Ljubljana (Slovenia), and the Twentieth Century Chamber Music Festival in Radenci (Slovenia). In 1999 Slowind participated at the 'Roaring Hoofs', the first international festival of western contemporary music and Mongolian national music in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia. In 1999 and 2001 the ensemble toured the United States, and in 2002 it also ventured into Canada, presenting the most recent music by Slovene composers under the artistic mentorship of Robert Aitken in Toronto.
+===The Slowind Music Society===
-The [[Slowind Quintet]] runs its own concert series in Ljubljana, featuring international guest artists such as Aleksandar Madžar, Arvid Engegard, Diego Chenna, James Avery, Bernhard Wulff, Jorg Wyttenbach, Vinko Globokar and Heinz Holliger. It also gives woodwind masterclasses every summer in the medieval coastal town of Piran-Pirano. It has organised the annual Slowind Festival of Contemporary Music since 2003 and In October 2005 it co-operated with Accroche Note (France), SurPlus Ensemble (Germany) and conductors James Avery and Jurg Wittenbach. The Slowind Quintet received a [[Prešeren Award]] in 2003.
+Besides playing music, the quintet also acts as a producer. Slowind is thus also the name for a non-for-profit organisation that organises the [[Slowind Festival]] and the concert cycle entitled Slowind Spring (both mainly devoted to contemporary music). They frequently commission new works to be written for these occasions.
-The Slowind Quartet has issued several CDs, including Made in America (live recordings), Slowind in Studio 14 (RTV), Composers of Our Time (live recording), and Chamber Music for Wind Instruments).
+==Personnel==
-[[Category:Theatre producers]]
+The Slowind Quintet are [[Aleš Kacjan]] (flute), [[Matej Šarc]] (oboe), [[Jurij Jenko]] (clarinet), [[Metod Tomac]] (horn), and [[Paolo Calligaris]] (bassoon). They are simultaneously all soloists at the [[Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra]])
-[[Category:Orchestra and chamber music]]
+==Background==
+The ensemble was initially established as a trio by Kacjan, Jenko, and the bassoonist [[Zoran Mitev]], with the three of them soon winning the first prize at the National Musicians Competition of Yugoslavia (1987). In 1995 Calligaris replaced Mitev and with the addition of Šarc and Tomac, the trio was expanded to a quintet.
+Since 1999 they have been running their own annual festival, featuring international guest artists such as Arvid Engegard, James Avery, Bernhard Wulff, Jürg Wyttenbach, [[Vinko Globokar]], Heinz Holliger, Steven Davislim, Christiane Iven, David Wilson-Johnson, Robert Aitken, Alexander Lonquich, Ensemble SurPlus (Freiburg i. Br.), Accroche Note (Strasbourg), Salvatore Sciarrino, Pascal Dusapin, and others.
+The Slowind Quintet received the [[Župančič Award of the City of Ljubljana]] in 1999, the [[Prešeren Award and Prešeren Foundation Awards|Prešeren Award]] in 2003, and the [[Betetto Award]] in 2013.
+==Slowind ensemble programme==
+The repertoire of the Slowind ensemble includes both classical and 20th-century contemporary music, as well as recent works by modern composers. A number of prominent Slovene composers have dedicated works to Slowind, amnog them [[Vinko Globokar]], [[Uroš Rojko]], [[Lojze Lebič]], [[Bor Turel]], and [[Urška Pompe]]. The ensemble also actively engages with young Slovenian composers, often commissioning new works themselves and playing them on their international tours.
+Among the established composers from around the world, who also wrote their pieces exclusively for Slowind, one can name Volker Staub, Ivo Nilsson, Martin Smolka, Robert Aitken, Heinz Holliger, Jürg Wyttenbach, Toshio Hosokawa, UGérard Buquet, and Niels Rosing Schow.
+The quintet often presents seldom heard works from chamber literature. Many of the leading composers of the 20th century have had their Slovene debut on Slowind's repertoire (Luciano Berio, Edgar Varese, Elliott Cartet, Giacinto Scelsi, Iannis Xenakis, Karlheinz Stockhausen).
+==Performances==
+The members of quintet give regular concerts in Ljubljana in the hall of the [[Slovene Philharmonic]] or in the studio of [[Radio Slovenia]], though they perform (often doing just classical pieces) all over Slovenia.
+Abroad, Slowind Quintet has performed at music festivals and contemporary music venues such as Ars Musica, Brussels (BE); the International Contemporary Music Festival, Opatija (HR); Musicora, Paris (FR); Roaring Hoofs Festival, Mongolia; the Bern Biennale (CH); Klangspuren, Schwaz (AT); Musica Danubiana (AT); the New Music Concerts Series Toronto (CA); the Takefu International Music Festival (JP); the Venice Biennale (IT); the Zagreb Music Biennale (HR); and Théâtre Dunois Paris (FR). All in all, they regularly play their music all over Europe and have also toured the United States numerous times since 1999.
+The ensemble has issued several CDs and a DVD.
+==International cooperation==
+Slowind was a partner in the LIEU (EUropean Instrumental Laboratory) project, led by the Ensemble Aleph from Paris, and dedicated to the diffusion of contemporary music. During the project some 50 musicians have been involved and more than 25 works have premièred in some 30 events in 8 European countries (Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Slovenia).
+==See also==
+* [[Slowind Festival]]
+* [[Slovene Philharmonic]]
+* [[Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra]]
+==External links==
+* [http://www.slowind.org/index.php?lang=en Slowind Quintet website]
+[[Category:Music]]
+[[Category:Music groups, ensembles and orchestras]]
+[[Category:Orchestral and chamber music]]
+[[Category:Music festival organisers]]
+[[Category:Festival organisers]]
+[[Category:EU funding of Slovene organisations (Culture and MEDIA Programmes)]]
+[[Category:EU Culture funding recipient]]
+[[Category:Updated 2017]]
+[[Category:Music_festival_and_event_organisers]]

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