Police Orchestra

Contact

Policijski orkester

Vodnikova 43, SI-1000 Ljubljana

http://www.policija.si/index.php/delovna-podroja/926

Phone386 (0) 1 4284 525

The Police Orchestra developed from the Godba ljudske milice, established in 1948. The orchestra regularly participates in the protocol obligations, ceremonies in the police, the public celebrations, charity events, plays in international sports events, solo gigs at home and abroad, working with Ljubljana Musical Youth and the Slovenian Association of bands.

Orchestra repertoire consists of classical, film, popular music to jazz, excerpts from operas and ballets, cantatas and musicals and adaptations of popular songs. In 2005 and 2006 orchestra has recorded for the Dutch record label, DE HASKE, which is one of the world's leading publishers of musical material for wind orchestras.

The Police Orchestra has held several premieres. They have already performed in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, England, Hungary, Switzerland, France, Macedonia and Croatia. Among several Slovene conductors the orchestra has also cooperated with foreign ones: Jakob de Haan, Rien Ratz, Alfred Reed, Manfred Schneider, Franz Peter Cibulka, Johan De Meij, Thomas Doss, Roger Boutry, Johann Moesenbichler, Peter Kleine Schaars and Jan Cober.

See also

• Other Slovene brass bands in the Culture.si database

External links

• Police Orchestra website (in Slovenian)