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Zvokotok

A cycle of contemporary composed music

Zvokotok focuses on contemporary composed music. It is defined by the research of compositional procedures and often linked to music technology. It encourages and merges unique sound languages and performative innovativeness and moves contemporary compositions into new spatial and concert forms. 
 
Zvokotok connects established institutional spaces of artistic activity with premises of the dynamic action of NGOs. It implements and maintains unburdened space of dialogue and overcome the artificial distinction between areas and venues of artistic activity.

In 2026, under the programme direction of Tomaž Grom, Zvokotok foregrounds the question of the sonic gesture as the expressive and conceptual core of contemporary composition, while opening up an exploration of sonic thinking beyond interpretation and repositioning listening within the realms of reflection, materiality, and immediate presence. The materiality of sound and bodily presence shape the sonic experience as a spatial–corporeal event. Zvokotok thus explicitly departs from traditional modes of reading and turns toward the creation of sonic events that respond, reflect, resonate, and evoke without explaining. It affirms music as thought, as action, and as presence.

31 January – Mehka črta, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana


The program was conceived by:
2014 Nina Prešiček, Bojana Šaljić Podešva, Luka Juhart2015 Nina Prešiček, Bojana Šaljić Podešva, Luka Juhart2016 Tomaž Grom2017 Jonas Kocher2018 Tomaž Grom2019 Primož Trdan2020 Mauricio Valdés San Emeterio 2021 Luka T. Zagoričnik2022 Steven Loy  2023 Nina Dragičević2024 Luka Juhart2025 Urška Pompe 
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7.6.2021

Zvokotok: Convergence, Neofonija, Cankarjev dom

Zvokotok
7. 6. 2021 ob 20.30, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana

Neofonia: Convergence

Klemen Leben: Quadrivium for accordion solo (Klemen Leben) [9:00] 
Primož Ramovš: V soglasju for clarinet and accordion (Klemen Leben, Peter Kuder) [10:00]
Urška Pompe: Žilj za alt saksofon (Jan Gričar) (7:00)
Tristan Murail: Vampyr! za solo električna kitara (Mauricio Valdes) [7:00]
Beat Furrer: Lied za violino in klavir (Doris Šegula, Miha Haas) [8:00]
Rebecca Saunders: Quartet [15:00] za klarinet, akordeon, klavir in kontrabas (Peter Kuder, Klemen Leben, Miha Haas, Gašper Livk, Steven Loy) 

V biologiji se izraz »evolucijska konvergenca« uporablja za opis identičnih lastnosti, razvitih
neodvisno pri različnih vrstah, celo tistih iz različnih obdobij. Hobotnica je na primer za ogledovanje
okolice razvila oko, ki je po zgradbi in funkciji izjemno podobno človeškemu – čeprav se ljudje nismo
razvili iz glavonožcev in ne oni iz nas. Prav tako si ne delimo skupnega prednika z organom vida.
Podobno lahko skladatelji različnih slogov in metod odkrijejo podobne rešitve. Spored koncerta
izpostavlja načine, na katere se lahko različne prvine glasbenega dela določenega skladatelja razvijejo
neodvisno in vendar se nepričakovano zbližajo z deli drugih skladateljev - včasih tudi
medgeneracijsko.

V sodelovanju s Cankarjevim domom.

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