GAL GEORGE GJURIN – #Gal 25

Gala concert celebrating 25 years of artistic excellence

Cankarjev dom Music GAL GEORGE GJURIN – #Gal 25

One of Slovenian-Canadian most prolific musicians, singers, authors, and multi-instrumentalists will celebrate 25 years of a rich artistic journey in the 2026/2027 season. Gal’s work has always transcended genre boundaries—from original music, poetry, jazz and freely improvised music to orchestral works, folk and traditional music, world music, and numerous collaborations with top domestic and international musicians, as well as with film, theater, and dance—from radio hits to national-level academy awards and nominations.

I am a big fan of "the Gjurin sound" and Gal’s approach to making music. That big and magical blend of genres and feelings.
by Mr. Thomas Hilton, Editor in Chief, Aldora Records, Birmingham, UK

Over a quarter century of activity, Gjurin has developed a unique musical and poetic expression that combines distinctive emotional depth, conveyed through his voice of 3 octaves, profound lyrics, instrumental virtuosity, and top-tier studio production. Among other achievements, he has performed more than 1,000 concerts in Canada, Slovenia, the U.S., Italy, Austria, Hungary, Ireland, Slovakia, Iceland, Croatia, France and Germany. His poetry has been translated into seven languages.

Gal is also internationally recognized as a poet – and some of the most beautiful songs have had lyrics written by poets. He is a great example of that.
by Mr. Joe Valencic, WINT Radio Station, Ohio, USA

Gal George Gjurin – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bugarria, mandocello, piano, harmonica, flugelhorn, saxophones (Canada/Slovenia)
Severa Gjurin – vocals (Slovenia/Canada)
Terra Spencer – vocals, piano, acoustic guitar (Canada)
Will Gillespie – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, harmonica (Canada)
Metod Banko – vocals
Leon Žunec – acoustic and electric guitars, bratsch, banjo, alto sax (Slovenia)
Erin Okrainec – fiddle (Canada)
4Strings Quartet – Aleksander Rogina (violin), Viviana Rogina (violin), Petar Njegovan (viola/Croatia), Valentin Rogina (cello) (Slovenia)
Brandon Ruch – electric guitar (Canada)
Niko Kostanjevec – keys, drums, percussion (Slovenia)
Tadej Kraševec – vocals, acoustic guitar (Slovenia)
Janja Brlec – zither, vocals (Slovenia)
Anja Oraže – vocals (Austria)
Susan Robinson – scenography (Canada)
Zachary Porter Itāhokow – sound, AV production (Canada)