CONCENTRATED VOICES - Oščadnica

An international project dedicated to the creation and performance of new music for guitar.

At its core is a simple question: what happens when a single instrument becomes a FILTER for radically different compositional languages? The project brings together composers of different generations, aesthetics and cultural backgrounds, many of whom are writing for the guitar for the first time.

Concentrated Voices combines solo works with music for guitar and electronics, creating an open network of new compositions. Rather than pursuing a unified style, the project places highly individual compositional voices side by side, allowing the guitar to reveal their differences, affinities and distinctive approaches to sound.

PERFORMANCES
16 October 2026 -- Kysucká galéria, Oščadnica
17 October 2026 -- Nová synagóga, Žilina (SVK
20 October 2026 -- Academy of Arts, Banská Bystrica
6 November 2026 -- Melos-Étos, Bratislava
3 December 2026 -- JAMU, Brno (CZ)
7 December 2026 -- HIS, Prague (CZ)
August 2027 -- Ostrava Days (CZ)

more info: https://www.ondrejvesely.net/concentratedvoices

Co-organisers and partners:
- Kysuce Gallery, Oščadnica
- Nová synagóga, Žilina
- Department of Composition, Academy of Arts, Banská Bystrica
- City of Čadca

Project support:
- Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
- D'Addario
- Slovak Arts Council
- Tatra banka Foundation - Call for Scores
- Embassy of the Republic of Estonia - support for Liisa Hirsch's participation
- Žilina Self-Governing Region - founding authority of Kysuce Gallery

Media partners:
- 5:4
- Seismograf
- Slovak Music Centre
- Hudobný život
- Rádio Devín
- Glissando

Photo: Richard Kohler