cid:image004.jpg@01CF70EF.70E4A100 Festival Lent, 20 June 2014, 21.30 BALKANIKA Carmina Slovenica live in Balkan ethno improvisations The essence of the Balkan people assembled in music pieces by a wonderful fusion of rhythms humoresque, elegies, love melodies, virtuose improvisations and a sonorous colour of vocals Author of the project and conductor Karmina Šilec Carmina Slovenica Guests: Zoltan Lantos, Vasko Atanasovski, Janez Dovč, Goran Krmac, Nino Mureškič and others Balkan music is seductive and hardly ever leaves the listener untouched. Balkanika does not merely touch you, it strongly embraces you. The body responds – with a smile perhaps or swaying with the rhythm. It is temperamental, clear, erotic, brave and open-spirited. VIDEO iTUNES Carmina Slovenica under artistic direction of Karmina Šilec cordially invites you to the event. Do not hesitate to contact us for any further information. Concert Balkanika is also available on CD and DVD! *** ... Carmina Slovenica is a phenomenon in itself ... (The Financial Times) … They can do anything …, with that marvelous energy, composure and professionalism ... (Le Monde) ... Carmina Slovenica, who’ve gained a world-wide reputation for their powers of story-telling through choral song ... (The Telegraph) Next Balkanika, Lent Festival (SI) 20. 6. 2014 Toxic Psalms or Scent of Ancestors, Cankarjev dom Ljubljana (SI) 27. 9. 2014 Choregie, IFCM Symposium, Seoul (KR) 11.-13. 8. 2014 When the mountain changed its clothing, Kaserne Basel (CH) 26.-28. 8. 2014, Melbourne Festival (AU) 23.-26. 10. 2014 Carmina Slovenica, Partizanska 5, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia T. +386 (0)2 251 22 15 M. +386 (0)31 652 662 Skype. carminaslovenica I. www.zbor-carmina-slovenica.si Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/CarminaSlovenica