Symbolic Orchestra
Members
Together with the spiritus movens of the orchestra, Bojan Cvetrežnik, the violinists Klemen Bračko and Matija Krečič form the core of the band. Other musicians featured in the orchestra are (or were) Danijel Černe aka Mystica (also a founding member of Terrafolk) (guitar), Srečko Meh (violin), Dejan Gregorič (violin), Barja Drnovšek (violin, vocal), Urška Demšar (violin, vocal), Eva Jurgec (oboe, vocal), Maja Drčar (vocal), Tina Čeh (viola), Tilen Artač (cello), Luka Dukarič (viola), Jošt Lampret (double bass) and many more.
Of the 100 hundred foreign guests in the orchestra, one could name Jean Christophe Gairard (France), Emilio Castiello (France), Rina Kaçinari (Kosovo) and Ida Meidell Blylod (Sweden). Ida has been especially involved in the orchestra and has together with them led music workshops. She and some of the members of the orchestra also have a band Ida & Other bears (or, occasionally, Ida & Symbolic bears).
Performances
Symbolic Orchestra has been incessantly touring around Slovenian and the world. They had numerous gigs with the group Terrafolk and also collaborated with the famous Slovenian poet Svetlana Makarovič.
Besides the countless gig on the streets all around Europe, the orchestra played played at Layer's House, One Music Salon, Cankarjev dom, Prulček bar, Hostel Celica, Kosovel Culture House Sežana, Slovene Philharmonic, Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, Zlati zob Ethno club, Kamfest, HISTeRIA Festival, Sanje ('Dreams') Festival, Lent Festival, etc. They also repeatedly took the stage in France (for example, at Studio de l’ermitage), Italy, Croatia and Belgium.
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The band also collaborates in workshops (both for children as well as grown-ups), which they organise together with One Music Society. The band has not been very active recording their music, though some of their music was released.
See also
External links
- [ http://www.symbolicorchestra.com/ Symbolic Orchestra website]
- Interview with members of Symbolic Orchestra (in Slovenian)