Big gala concert – Transylvania / cancled

When?

All Urban Folk concerts are postponed:

from April 27 to May 1, 2021. The whole week of Godalkanje, Fiddle Gang Jams and concerts of international bands in CSK: we are already looking forward to!

(The exact schedule will be known after the spring release of restrictions. False hope dies last!)

Where? Festivalna dvorana, Vilharjeva 11, Ljubljana What? This year’s big concert of Godalkanje corresponds to the memory of those who are no longer with us. But the program will be even more earthly. It will be woven by the lands of the famous Count Dracula – Transylvania.

The artistic director of the concert will be Jean-Christophe Gairard, already known to the Slovenian audience, who will upgrade his previous productions with Godalkanje and Symbolic Orchestra. Jean-Christophe spent a large part of his life in Transylvania, where he studied traditional and gypsy music. He is a violinist, composer and a sought-after mentor of Transylvanian and Romanian music, leading workshops throughout Europe. In 2014, he was a soloist in the international project “European Symbolic Orchestra”, with which he also recorded the album “Terrafolk & European Symbolic Orchestra – XXLive”. In 2012 and 2016, he led Romanian music workshops as part of Godalkanje and recorded quite a few successful online videos with it.

The orchestra will consist of musicians from six countries. Unfortunately, we will not be dancing this year, but we will be able to practice patience – itching in the heels can be a huge discomfort.

Visitors will be able to enjoy melodies from around Transylvania, including Moldova, Romania and Banat. The event will also be the announcement of a cycle of five “Urban Folk” concerts organized by Godalkanje at the Center of Slavic Cultures (CSK) France Prešeren.

Jean-Christophe Gairard (France) – violin, brač, guitar Gaspard Panfiloff (France) – guitar, balalaika Wouter Vandenabeele (Belgium) Angelika Hudler (Austria) Kathryn Döhner (Germany) Barja Drnovšek, Bojan Cvetrežnik An Černe, Ana Lazar, Ajda Cvek, Nika Škodič – violins Jošt Lampret, Areh Mahkovic – double bass Nejc Škofic – keyboards Slovenian Fiddle Gang Junior Fiddle Gang Namuznjeni Godalkarji  

TICKETS

TICKET FOR INDIVIDUAL EVENT: 14 € / 8 € up to the age of 18, high school and university students

SUBSCRIPTION: TRANSILVANIA + URBAN FOLK 60 € / 36 € up to the age of 18, high school and university students

The subscription is transferable by prior arrangement. Subscribers receive an additional free ticket for the big Gala concert of Godalkanje.

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If you want to support our enthusiasm further, you can contribute:

20 € – you will receive a Godalkanje T – shirt and an additional free ticket for a gala concert or

50 € – you receive two Godalkanje T-shirts and three additional free tickets for a gala concert.

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Namuznjeno Godalkanje 2020

When? Wednesdays from 3.30 p. m. to 5 p. m. (except during school holidays)

Where? CSK France Prešeren (Karunova 14), Ljubljana

Mentors: Bojan Cvetrežnik, Barja Drnovšek, visiting mentors of Godalkanje

For whom? For all sting players and players of the rhythm section (bass, guitar, ukulele, accordion …), who master the repertoire for the 3rd class of lower music school.

What? At Godalkanje group workshops, we teach content that is not yet widely available in our country. We draw mainly from the treasury of violin tunes of different nations. We learn by listening, following chords, performing different techniques (‘chops’, jig, swing, different ornamentation…). We refresh the learned repertoire at street performances and in concert halls.

More inforamtion and applications: godalkanje@gmail.com

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Godalkanje at the 11th edition of the festival Romanica Antiqua Laško

When? From 25th to 29th of June 2020

Where? Music school Laško Radeče, Valvazorjev trg 2, Laško

For whom? For all the string players.

Required level of prior knowledge: sovereign performance of the repertoire for the 2nd grade of lower music school.

For the seventh year in a row, immediately after the end of the school year, Godalkanje will take place in Laško as part of the Romanica Antiqua festival. The mentors will be Bojan Cvetrežnik and Barja Drnovšek. In the case of registered participants with different backgrounds, we will make two groups. We will introduce children to attractive tunes with the desire to strengthen technical stability, a sense of pulse, self-confidence in performance and the joy of playing. We will learn the technique of performing accompaniments by following a written chordal guide typical of jazz music. We will also pay attention to the safe physiological posture of children. We hope that the nice weather will allow us to play also in the nearby park or on the streets. If you have concerns or fears, you can contact us or those who had fear in previous years but no longer know it.

Registration fee: 150 €

We are happy that care for minors will be this year organized again. The organizer offers a favorable opportunity for a stay at the Laško Health Resort.

More information here.
For your application you can use online application form.
Last date to sign up is June 12, 2020.

You can view the article from last year’s workshops here.

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Violin technique workshops with Bojan Cvetrežnik and Barja Drnovšek

When? From 20th to 22nd of February 2020

Where? Werkstadthaus, Tübingen (Germany)

What? Violin technique workshops with Bojan Cvetrežnik and Barja Drnovšek

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Godalkanje group workshop at the Gornja Radgona music school

When? November 23, 2019

Where? Gornja Radgona Music School

You can read more about content of visiting weekend workshops here:

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Godalkanje workshops in Galway (Ireland)

When? 26th and 27th of August 2019

Where? Boghill, Galway (Ireland)

Mentors: Bojan Cvetrežnik and Barja Drnovšek

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Godalkanje workshops in Kranj

When? Every Thursday from 5 p. m. to 6.30 p. m. (except during school holidays)

Where? Tower Pungert, Kranj

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What?  Music workshop for all young and old string players and other instrumentalists.

Godalkanje means gathering of young musicians who play ethno tunes without notes. The emphasis is on playing by ear and including improvisation. The workshops help children and adults understand playing in front of a mass audience and in a group with exalted adult musicians. Godalkanje workshops have been held at various national music schools in Slovenia for several years.

Mentor: Barja Drnovšek / Bojan Cvetrežnik and other visiting mentors
Price: 20 € / month (4 workshops)

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Balfolk music workshops with Wouter Vandenabeele

When? From October 29, 2019 to November 3, 2019

Where? Ljubljana

More information: godalkanje@gmail.com

Visual design: https://www.brandician.eu/

What?

A double set of workshops on the theme of dance music of Central Europe (especially France and Belgium) will take place in Ljubljana during the autumn holidays. This time, the guest mentor will be Wouter Vandenabeele from Belgium, who will prepare a large concert-dance programme for the final concert in the Festival Hall together with Barja Drnovšek. The concert will take place on November 3 at 6 p.m. Wouter is the founder of the group Ola Vogala and the festival ‘Fiddlers on the move’, where ‘Slovenian Fiddle Gang’ has already got a lot of admiration. He is a teacher, composer and multi-genre violinist, most recently playing a lot of African music with the band Tamala.

The workshops are suitable for anyone who masters the instrument at the 5th grade level; more advanced Godalkanje students will get their challenges. Balfolk music is mostly diatonic, the melodies are ingeniously beautiful, some dance steps can be learned simultaneously. Let us mention some dance forms typical of Balfolk – mazurka, scottish, andro, hanter dro, chapelloise, bourrée, circle circassian, gavotte de l’aven, waltz, … A group of students and teachers from Sweden will join us at the workshops and concert. In addition to violins, they also play the Swedish folk instrument – the nyckelharp. It is also possible to participate in a common musical act of children from different music schools who already know the songs or will learn them themselves and come to one joint rehearsal, on Saturday, October 26th.

Price:

Before the 1st of October: 140 €
Before the start of the workshops: 190 €
Regular students of Godalkanje in 2019/20: 60 €
Passive participation: 20 € / day

Schedule:

TUESDAY, October 29, from 4 p. m.  to 7 p. m. (workshop)
WEDNESDAY, October 30, from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. and from 4 p. m. to 7 p. m. (workshop)
THURSDAY, October 31, from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. and from 4 p. m. to 7 p. m. (workshop)
FRIDAY, November 1, from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. (workshop)
SATURDAY, November 2, from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. and from 4 p. m. to 10 p. m. (recording and a concert, Tower Škrlovec in Kranj)
SUNDAY, November 3 (dress rehearsal and the concert, Festivalna dvorana, Ljubljana)

The schedule is approximate in nature and may slightly change depending on the circumstances.

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Serbian music workshops at the festival Fiddlers on the move 2019

When? March 6th and 7th, 2019

Where? De Centrale, Gent (Belgium)

Mentor: Bojan Cvetrežnik

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Encordass

When? June 28 – 30, 2019

Where? San Simon, Galicia (Spain)

What? Bojan and Barja will be mentors at the “Encordass” adult workshops organized by Galicia Fiddle. This year’s theme is Eastern European music.

You can see some snapshots here.

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