CA 20 za 20 #4 - flutist Ana Batinica presents a piece by Sanda Majurec
Ana brings her interpretation of Sanda Majurec's piece "Un soffio, un sospiro", and you can view it on June 2 at 8 pm, on the Croatian Composers' Society's YouTube channel.
CA 20 za 20: #3 - Danijel Martinović performs Two Reminiscences by Antun Tomislav Šaban
The next premiere in the Cantus Ensemble's 20 for 20 cycle is scheduled for Thursday, May 20 at 8pm! Clarinetist Danijel Martinović will perform Two Reminiscences by Antun Tomislav Šaban. You can follow his performance on the Croatian Composers' Society's YouTube channel.
Second premiere in Cantus Ensemble's celebratory cycle '20 for 20'
Cantus Ensemble's project '20 for 20' continues: harpist Mirjana Krišković, who has been a membar of the ensemble for the last 13 years, performs Melancholy Variations by Tomislav Uhlik. Follow the premiere on Wednesday, May 5, at 8 pm!
20 for 20 – members of the Cantus Ensemble present themselves as soloists for the ensemble’s 20th birthday
Commemorating the great 20 years of Cantus’ creative and exciting journey, we will have the opportunity to enjoy 20 pieces by Croatian composers in 20 outstanding solo performances by members of the Cantus Ensemble. First in line is violinist Martin Draušnik, who will perform a piece by Berislav Šipuš, ensemble's founder and conductor.
Cantus Ensemble Gala Concert at 31st Music Biennale Zagreb
The gala anniversary concert will be led by the ensemble’s director Ivan Josip Skender, and the soloists will be its long-time members – percussionist Marko Mihajlović and clarinetist Danijel Martinović. In addition to compositions by Dubravko Detoni, Antun Tomislav Šaban, Martin Matalon and Fausto Romitteli, the ensemble will also perform for the first time a composition by the young author Helena Skljarov on this concert.
The Cantus Ensemble part of the cultural program of the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the EU
During its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Croatia will be presented through a cultural program created by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.
The aim of cultural programs is to contextualize the Croatian culture, both past and contemporary, with the cultures of the states in which they are presented.
The Cantus Ensemble is honored to participate in the six-month program with two concerts.
The Cantus Ensemble selected for the "Croatian Musicians in Vienna" concert series
In May 2020, the Cantus Ensemble in partnership with the Arnold Schönberg Center will hold a concert as part of the “Croatian Musicians in Vienna” concert series that is organized by the Music Information Center for the 16th year in a row.
The program will include pieces by Arnold Schönberg and Anton Webern, as well as Croatian composers Stanko Horvat, Krešimir Šipuš and Sanda Majurec. The Ensemble will be accompanied by the soloists, mezzo-soprano Martina Gojčeta Silić and its permanent member, pianist Srebrenka Poljak.
Dani Bošnjak and Ana Batinica on the concert Minestrone all'Italiana
Flutists Dani Bošnjak and Ana Batinica will present contemporary Italian compositions at the Minestrone all'Italiana Concert to be held in Lauba in Zagreb on Monday, 16 December.
The two musicians have been collaborating for many years, as Dani is Ana’s teacher and mentor, and gave us a short interview in which we talked about their current collaboration and the preparations for the December 16 concert.
Samobor Music Festival and Cantus Ensemble
Eight years ago, the Samobor Music Autumn Festival, along with the Ferdo Livadić International Competition of Young Musicians, started the New Note International Composers Competition.
The 2019 competition was called with the Cantus Ensemble in mind as they will be the ones to first perform the winning composition.
