Bend-it! Orchestra - CHANGES (L. Ravbar, D. Beganović)

Bend-it! Orchestra

Music: Changes
Composed by Lovro Ravbar & Denis Kiki Beganović
Conductor: Lovro Ravbar
Singer: Manca Kozlovič

Recorded live on 15 May 2021 in Pokrajinski muzej Koper on the occasion of a municipal holiday, at the invitation of the Mestna občina Koper.

Video: shot and edited by Kleva Films
Audio: recorded and edited by Istraton

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About band:
A group of gals from the Slovenian Coast wanted to create a big band and in 2018 they took this challenge quite seriously. After several months of preparations and agreements, they managed to gather enough musicians, mostly from the region, for the new big band to start practicing. After a while, internationally acclaimed saxophonist Lovro Ravbar joined the band as the artistic director, bringing his knowledge and contagious energy to the group.

The members of Bend-it! Orchestra are both professional and amateur musicians, an interesting mixture that creates an intense atmosphere at the concerts - which the audience loves and supports.

The members of Bend-it! Orchestra do not limit themselves to a specific music genre. The director Lovro Ravbar advocates the playing of the big band classics, but at the same time brings his own compositions to the band. He also encourages other band members to create their own original pieces. In this way, the big band is moving towards finding their own recognizable and completely unique sound.

BAND:
Artistic director and saxophone: Lovro Ravbar
Saxophones: Teja Komar, Jaka Birsa, Mateja Filipič, Matevž Krašna, Lara Frank, Taja Pajmon Rak
Trombones: Iztok Babnik, Martin Makovec, Alen Računica, Hajdi Bizilj
Trumpets: Andrej Štrekelj, Matej Guzelj, Vasja Zorman Vončina, Jure Drobnjak, Špela Babnik, Tine Pavel Svetina
Drums: David Morgan
Percussion: Sebastjan Roj
Keyboards: Zarja Zrinski, Martin Stepančič
Bass: Kevin Reginald Cooke
Guitar: Erik Jurjevčič, Jernej Trobentar