West Virginia Alumni Orchestra feat. Ukrainian Trombone duett

concert

Brežice Museum Courtyard
Brežice, Slovenia

14. 7. 2023

A cooperation with the Public Fund of the Republic of Slovenia (JSKD), Posavje Museum Brežice and the U.S. Embassy in Slovenia.

About

The West Virginia Alumni Orchestra performed its final concert of their 9th European tour at Brežice Museum.

The 50 musicians had been planning their tour since 2020 and with the shifts of weekdays throughout the past 3 days, the orchestra members were surprised with an additional day to fill with a fun and exciting programme.

Their 9th European tour final concert ended with an open air performance in the beautiful courtyard of Brežice Castle.

The Americans have a lot of spirited and lively music in their musical baggage. Thus from Mozart over Copland, Vinko Struci up to the highlight "the Thunderer" of John Philipp Sousa a soundful arch is stretched.

Opening the concert was a brass duo from the music and social project, Music For The Future, a project that was established within a week of the Russian invasion into Ukraine in March 2022 and over the course of 6 months, managed to evacuate a total of 146 Ukrainian youth musicians and their families to Slovenia, providing them with first aid, accommodation, sustenance, general education and music education which includes: music school, rehearsals and concert performances within the framework of the Slovenian Youth Orchestra’s programme, and breathtaking art.

Special thanks go to the Director of Brežice Museum, Alenka Černelič Krošelj; Mr. Marble and Ms. Jurič from the U.S. Embassy in Slovenia, the head of the instrumental music department of the Republic of Slovenia for cultural activities (JSKD), Mr. Daniel Leskovic and Managing Director of PP-Performing, Ms Karin Sophie Pfliegler, for helping to organise such a wonderful concert in such a hidden gem as the Brežice Castle, filled with a long history and breathtaking art.

This concert was co-organised by the Brežice Museum, the U.S. Embassy in Slovenia, JSKD, PP-Performing and JUMIKO.