Zvokotok at CD: Poslušalnice 5 – Perception

Programme:
Tr e es, for bass flute and bass clarinet    
Between You and Me for flute, viola and harp                                                                   
...rain's cool finger-tips..., for string trio
Hinnulei, for solo cello       
Almost Silenced, for saxophone quartet                                           
Soj, for flute and clarinet 
...and, after all... for alto saxophone and percussion
Saturniidae for solo clarinet                    
clusters of blooms, for ensemble

Musicians:
Anja Clift, flute
Valentina Štrucelj, clarinet
Jože Kotar, clarinet 
Jan Gričar, saxophone
Igor Mitrović, cello
Marija Maja Rome, viola
Doris Šegula, violin
Urška Rihtaršič harp
Simon Klavžar, percussion
Nejc Grm, accordion
Miha Rogina, saxophone
Luna Vavourakis, saxophone
Maksim Gal, saxophone

After graduating in composition from the Ljubljana Academy of Music (Prof. Dane Škerl), Urška Pompe pursued postgraduate studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest (composition: Emil Petrovics, chamber music: Gulyas Marta, solfeggio: Hegyi Erzsebet) and in Basel, Switzerland (composition, Prof. Roland Moser). Throughout her studies, she attended prestigious international masterclasses led by distinguished mentors, most notably Brian Ferneyhough, Jonathan Harvey, and Pierre Laurent Aimard (piano). She has received several awards and recognitions for her work, including Slovenia’s 2007 Prešeren Fund Award for artistic achievements. Her works have been performed at international festivals. In May 2025, Pompe’s Saturniidae was listed among the recommended works at the 71st International Rostrum of Composers. She is a full professor of music theory at the Ljubljana Academy of Music.