Projects of co-workers
Bratko Bibič & Die Wiener Ziehharmoniker
with Guests

Slovenian Tour, July 2014
Ljubljana, Koper, Ptuj

Accordionist, vocalist and composer Bratko Bibič presents the Slovenian Tour of Die Wiener Ziehharmoniker with Guests. We are glad that SCCA Project Room was a temporary "shelter" for the rehearsals of the musicians.

PROGRAM

Ljubljana, July 1, 2014, 21:00:
The Old Power Station – Elektro Ljubljana:
concert, as a part of International Street Theatre Festival Ana Desetnica

Koper, July 2, 2014, 21:00:
Lapidarium of Koper Regional Museum:
opening concert, International Jazz, Etno, Funky Festival (JEFF) Koper

Ljubljana, July 5, 2014:
participation at the final event "Triumf", International Street Theatre Festival Ana Desetnica

Ptuj, July 5, 2014, 20:30:
Atrium Dom KULTure muziKafe:
concert (in case of bad weather Narodni dom Ptuj)

Musicians: Otto Lechner (concept, artistic direction), Ingrid Eder, Heidelinde Gratzl, Maria Düchler, Maria Stattin, Otto Lechner, Bratko Bibič, Paul Schubert, Johannes Münzner, Franz Haselsteiner, Hannes Steiner, Florian Zack, Walter Czipke, Tino Klissenbauer, Christian Selinger, guests: Janez Dovč, Jure Tori, Petra Trobec.

"Die Wiener Ziehharmoniker" (The Viennese Filaccordionists), established by initiative of Viennese accordionist and composer Otto Lechner, follow the principle of "composers orchestra": in the center of their concert program are compositions and musical ideas of its members accordionists. They all have roots in different musical genres, idioms and approaches; their common denominator consists only in fact, that they all play accordion, be it button or piano, diatonic or chromatic.

Die Wiener Ziehharmoniker links together older, middle and young generations of accordionist of both genders, with full respect for their individuality in their common investigation of new potentials of an old idea of accordion collective. And while the ensemble breathes through polkas, waltzes, rock, swing and noises, experimentation meets attractiveness and strict orchestration meets collective improvisations.
Can we thus talk about some kind of "new accordion reality?", asks Otto Lechner and answers: "Why not: the accordion came around again and breathes in and out all that fragrances of the globe!"

Production: Alcedo, Zavod za kulturni in trajnostni razvoj Labor, in cooperation with Verein Akkordeonata Vienna; International Street Theatre Festival Ana Desetnica (Theatre Ana Monro) Ljubljana; Jazz, Etno, Funk Festival Koper – Zavod JEFF Koper, Bunker - Elektro Ljubljana, Association Dom KULTure muziKafe Ptuj and Narodni dom Ptuj.

Supported by: Österreichisches Kulturforum Ljubljana, School of Music Moste-Polje Ljubljana, SCCA, Center for Contemporary Arts - Ljubljana, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia

[Published June 11, 2014]