Osebno:
- Ime: Sebastjan
- Priimek: VRHOVNIK
- Izv. naziv: izr. prof.
- E-mail: sebastjan.vrhovnik@ag.uni-lj.si
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Sebastjan Vrhovnik
se je po zaključeni Srednji glasbeni in baletni šoli (splošna teoretska smer, 1997; petje, 2003) leta 2004 vpisal na Akademijo za glasbo v Ljubljani, smer glasbena pedagogika. Z odliko je diplomiral pod mentorstvom izr. prof. Marka Vatovca, magistrski študij pa prav tako z odliko zaključil na Visoki šoli za glasbeno in upodabljajočo umetnost v Gradcu (Avstrija), v razredu Johannesa Prinza. Od leta 2014 je kot izredni profesor za zborovsko dirigiranje zaposlen na Akademiji za glasbo v Ljubljani, ob tem vodi različne zborovodske delavnice doma in v tujini ter nastopa kot član strokovnih žirij na slovenskih in mednarodnih revijah in tekmovanjih. Trenutno deluje kot dirigent Komornega zbora Akademije za glasbo UL, Mešanega pevskega zbora Glasbene matice Ljubljana in je stalni gostujoči dirigent pri Zboru Slovenske filharmonije. Kot gostujoči dirigent je v preteklosti sodeloval s Komornim zborom RTV Slovenija, zborom mariborske opere, žensko vokalno skupino ČarniCe, Slovenskim otroškim zborom, Komornim zborom DEKOR ter Zborom Slovenske filharmonije.
Vodil je Mešani pevski zbor Cantemus iz Kamnika, Vokalno skupino Ecce, Učiteljski pevski zbor Slovenije Emil Adamič, Mešani pevski zbor Glasbene matice Ljubljana, APZ Tone Tomšič Univerze v Ljubljani ter Mešani pevski zbor Obala Koper. S slednjimi je posnel več zgoščenk in prejel številna prva mesta in posebna priznanja na različnih državnih in mednarodnih tekmovanjih.
Njegovo koncertno delovanje z zbori odlikuje odlično poznavanje vokala in izrazita muzikalnost, njegove interpretacije posebna mehkoba in zlitost zborovskega zvoka. Repertoar skladb, po katerih sega, pa prinaša v slovenski prostor svežino in nove strokovne izzive.
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Sebastjan Vrhovnik
After completing the Ljubljana Music and Ballet High School (music theory, 1997; singing, 2003), Sebastjan Vrhovnik enrolled at the Ljubljana Academy of Music in 2004, majoring in music education. He graduated with distinction under the mentorship of Assoc. Prof. Marko Vatovec and went on to complete his master’s degree with distinction at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, in the class of Johannes Prinz. Since 2014, he has been an Associate professor of choral conducting at the Ljubljana Academy of Music, while also leading various choral workshops in Slovenia and abroad, and serving as a member of professional juries for Slovenian and international choral showcases and competitions. He is currently the conductor of the Ljubljana Academy of Music Chamber Choir, the Ljubljana Music Society Mixed Choir and permanent guest conductor of the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir.
As a guest conductor, he has collaborated with the RTV Slovenia Chamber Choir, the Maribor Opera Choir, the ČarniCe Female Vocal Group, the Slovenian Children’s Choir, the DEKOR Chamber Choir and the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir. In addition, he has led the Cantemus Mixed Choir of Kamnik, the Ecce Vocal Group, the Emil Adamič Slovenian Teachers’ Choir, the Ljubljana Music Society Mixed Choir, the APZ Tone Tomšič Choir of the University of Ljubljana, and the Obala Koper Mixed Choir. With the latter, he has recorded several CDs and received numerous first places and special awards at a range of national and international competitions. His concert activity with choirs is characterised by an excellent knowledge of the voice and a distinct musicality, while his interpretations are distinguished by the unique mellowness and blending of the choral sound. The repertoire that Sebastjan Vrhovnik embraces brings a freshness and new professional challenges to the Slovenian music scene.