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Kulturni dom Franca Bernika Domžale – Franc Bernik Cultural Centre Domžale

The history of the building – which has housed a public institute, the Franc Bernik Cultural Centre Domžale, and the Domžale Music School since its restoration in 1998 – dates back more than 100 years. Today, the Cultural Centre bears the name of a Domžale-based priest, writer, composer and local chronicler, Franc Bernik (1870–1948). Originally

Commemorative Plaque to Ivan Kuret

In 1985, on the initiative of the Choral and Reading Society SKD Slavec, a memorial plaque was attached to the façade of Ivan Kuret’s birthplace. The inscription reads: “Ivan Kuret, musician, national awakener of the Slovenian Littoral, was born here, 1863–1914.” Ivan Kuret Ivan Kuret (1863–1914) was a teacher, choirmaster, composer and promulgator of nationalism

Institute of Ethnomusicology

The Institute of Ethnomusicology, the oldest institute of the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, was established on 15 October 1934. The first director of the Institute, known as the Folklore Institute before World War II, was France Marolt. He steered the Institute’s activity towards collecting, researching and publishing materials

Festivalna dvorana – Ljubljana Festival Hall

The Festival Hall has been the synonym for Ljubljana’s social life for decades. Having provided the venue for the emerging and burgeoning Slovenian popular dance music and jazz scene in the early nineteen-sixties, the Hall also occupies a special place in the history of Slovenian music. Then still bearing its former name, Soča, the Festival

The Society of Slovenian Composers

Established in 1945, the Society of Slovenian Composers (DSS) is a voluntary professional association of composers and musicologists. Currently consisting of 114 members, the Society seeks to foster the creation of new Slovenian music, and promotes Slovenian composers. It thus channels its activities into publishing scores and music recordings, organising concerts of contemporary Slovenian music

Boris Andrej Mlakar’s private collection of zithers

Boris Andrej Mlakar’s private collection of zithers is the most extensive in Slovenia. The collection consists of approximately 150 instruments, including zithers of outstanding quality made by highly acknowledged builders, such as Eduard Heidegger, Joseph Muller and Anton Kiendl. The collection’s most impressive items are the first zithers built in the Muller and Kiendl workshops.

Commemorative Plaque to Alojz Srebotnjak

On 21 June 2018, on the initiative of Postojna Local Community, a memorial plaque was attached to the composer’s birthplace. The marble plaque, conceptually designed by Erika Merše Logar, was made in a Postojna stonemasonry workshop, Kamnoseštvo Kobe Dušan s.p. Alojz Srebotnjak Composer and educator Alojz Srebotnjak (1931–2010) was a preeminent figure of contemporary Slovenian

Commemorative Plaque to Antonio Tarsia

In 1993, a memorial plaque was attached to the Palace Tarsia. The plaque was designed by Miroslav Mršnik – Mirč and made by Marmor Sežana. The inscription reads, “Antonio Tarsia 1643–1722, organist and composer. Organista e compositore.” Antonio Tarsia Antonio Tarsia (1643–1722) was a Baroque musician, composer and a gem in Koper’s musical past. Tarsia

Commemorative Plaque to Risto Savin

In 1949, on the initiative of the Society of Slovenian Composers, a plaque was attached to the façade of Risto Savin’s birthplace in Žalec. The plaque reads: “Composer Risto Savin (1859–1948) was born and created his work in this house.” Friderik Širca – Risto Savin (1859–1948) In the late 19th century, when Risto Savin embarked

Risto Savin Memorial Room

Risto Savin’s former home, a representative example of market-town architecture situated in the historic centre of Žalec, is a single-storey building that is listed as a Grade I architectural heritage site for its undamaged facade. It houses a collection of Savin’s material legacy, managed by the Žalec Institute for Culture, Sport and Tourism. Savin’s former