Karmina Šilec: OVIS

Boring sheep that have been changing the world

Sheep have been central to the human story.

The key player in human history, this remarkable animal has been feeding, healing, clothing, and supporting us to prosperity and misery, to build empires and devastate landscapes, to decorate our homes and discover new continents, to build cities and create works of art.

Sheep are not just cattle waiting to become meat.

60 years of Carmine Slovenice

This year marks 60 years since Branko Rajšter founded the Maribor Youth Choir (MPZ) in 1964, an organisation that has been a phenomenon in the history of Slovenian culture from the very beginning.  Since 1989 it has been led by Karmina Šilec and under her leadership Carmina Slovenica...

op.1: homo faber

cross-disciplinary opera

concept: Izidor Leitinger and Karmina Šilec

 

performers:

Boštjan Gombač, multi-instrumentalist

Izidor Leitinger, electronics

Vocal ansamble Fantje na vasi 

Waver: Marta Gregorc 

Shoemaker: Saša Kovačev 

Carpenter: Slavko Kovše, Ivan Podgrajšek

Stonemason: Alojz Urnaut

Barrel maker: Stanko Lunežnik

Seamstress: Vesna Novitović

Music instruments repairman: Andrej Robnik 

Various craftsworks: Tone Žuraj, Primož Šušteršič, Perger Marko, Mustafa Miran, Kosi Miran, Trantura Darko, Brlič Pavel

Sound design: Danilo Ženko

Premiere: 9.12.2023, Minoritska cerkev Maribor

reprises:

10.12.2023, Minoritska cerkev Maribor

3.3.2024, Gasilski dom Rače

BALKANIKA 2

ZAJDI ZAJDI

KALEŠ BRE ANDJO

The winner of Darinka Matić-Marović Award

Karmina Silec received international award

Karmina Silec received international award

MARIA

new CD realise

  SPOTIFY APPLE AMAZON music by: Gavin Bryars, Sergej Rahmaninov, Aleksander Kastalski, Maurice Duruflé, Pablo Casals,Einojuhani Rautavaara, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Fran Gerbič, Jacob Cooper, Codex Las Huelgas, orthodox chants... ...

THERE IS A MIST ON THE DRAVA RIVER

intermedia project

Je na Dravci m'hlica     There is a mist on the river Drava is inspired by Carinthian folk love songs in which the river Drava represents a point of transition or a conflict.  In reharmonisations, adaptations of folk songs and original musical thoughts of Hedera Vento, a...

KIND OF LAIBACH

concert

cikel CHOREGIE 2023 KIND OF LAIBACH Minoritska cerkev, 17.5. 2023 ob 20.00 Performed by: Sašo Vollmaier Music: Sašo Vollmaier (on the base of music by Laibach)   "The piano ain't got no wrong notes." Thelonious Monk "Agree with that. But Laibach ain’t got...

PAST TIMES ECHOES

concert

cikel CHOREGIE 2023 PAST TIMES ECHOES Minoriti Church Maribor, 7.5.2023 at 20.00   The Chamber choir of  Glasbena matica Ljubljana Mateja Bajt, flutes conductor: Sebastjan Vrhovnik author of the project Gallus – European composer: Veronika Brvar Music:...

SEEN... UNSEEN...

koncert

cikel Choregie 2023 SEEN... UNSEEN... Maribor, 12.5.2023 – Minoritska cerkev, 20.00   Mojca Vedernjak - mezzosoprano Žarko Ignjatović - guitar MUSIC: Fanny Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Fernando Sor   As early as 1878, the heirs of Felix...