Etno HistEria World Orchestra 2020 – Čoček Manhattan

Recorded at the 2020 edition of Etno HistEria, in Truške, Slovenia on July 29th. 50 musicians from around the world meet to learn, arrange, and perform the tunes they teach each other in the Istrian countryside. Manhattan Čoček (Tune by Yuri Yunakov Ensemble) is taught and led by Claudia Schwab (violin, Austria), and features solos by Toby Kuhn (cello) and Hannah James (clog dance).

MENTORS: Matija Solce, accordion; Ajda Cvek, violin; Toby Kuhn, cello; Aleš Zorec, drums
VIOLINS: Claudia Schwab, Fanny Libert, Angelika Hudler, Anne Driessen, Lolita Ponce, Ana Lazar, Petra Onderufová, Laura Krajnc, Ajda Blaževic Arko, Nika Škodič, Ana Blaževic Arko, Gaja Sušelj, Johanna Kugler, Hermann Haertell, Lotte Remmen
CELLOS: Magdalena Rust, Pika Cvek, Håvard Enstad
TRUMPETS: Miha Grgič Jelen, Jan Meduna
SAXOPHONES: Cristóbal Araya, Martin Bavčar
FLUTES: Carmen Leroy, Juliette Ferreira, Katja Mlinar
ACCORDIONS: Remi Alkemade, Jonas Malfliet, Eulalie Hupin, Pau Baiges
GUITARS: Cédric Berner, Rebekah Pendlebury, Maxime Lhermitte, Sven Horvat, Liam Rickard
VOCALS: Alice Loparic, Vilma Talvitie, Ana Štefan, Romy Blankenspoor

PERCUSSION: Miléna Decoster

BASS: Filip Šebšajevic
SPECIAL GUEST: Hannah James, clog dance

Recording – Robert Oven
Editing and Mixing – Toby Kuhn
Mastering – Ozan Demir

Video Director – Ajda Zupan
Cameras – Ajda Zupan and Benjamin Barbarič
Video Edit – Toby Kuhn

Organisation – Anca Stančič, Andreja Špeh, Jana Nunčič, Laura Krajnc, Tines Špik
Catering – Hera, Sandi, Žele, Igor, and all the volunteers

Recorded in Truške, Slovenia, on July 29th, 2020

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This year we spent our vacation in Truske, Slovenia, when accidentally caught some very impressive notes of music from the forest. I waded down the path only to find some 50 musicians practicing in the wood. We learnt they were going to perform a public show in Truske. There we went that night.
It was a very fortunate move. The concert was one of our biggest and most overwhelming musical experiences. Both my wife and myself were absolutely shocked by the technical skill, the fantasy, and the atmosphere of their performance. That night remains simply unforgettable. We understood, they this concert is a regular, so next time we shall match our travel to their show.

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