Karst and Song
Within the framework of the International Year of Caves and Karst and the International Year of Groundwater, the Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU in cooperation with the Tourist and Environmental Association Županova Jama Grosuplje and the choir Mellow Tonics from Ireland organizes the event Karst and Song. It is dedicated to the connection of science and art. The event will take place on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 4 pm in the cave Županova Jama (Mayor's Cave) near Ljubljana.
Why the karst? Ireland and Slovenia share, among other things, a high proportion of karst areas, which are important for biodiversity and freshwater resources. The name Burren is synonymous with Kras, and both names derive from words meaning stony landscape, Burren being of Gaelic and Kras of pre-Indoeuropean origin. Some of the singers of the Mellow Tonics are researchers who combine music with the study of karst, also in close connection with Slovenian karstologists. At the event colleagues from the Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU will present some of their research equipment installed in the Županova Jama.
Why the song? Mellow Tonics performs traditional Irish music, supplemented by contemporary popular and classical works by Irish authors. They will crown their repertoire with Inception Horizon - an original composition, which, similar to Smetana's Vltava (Moldau), interprets the flow of water through the karst in words and music. The composition was premiered in the spring of 2020 at Trinity College in Dublin, and the concert in Županova Jama will be its second presentation. It will thus be heard for the first time in the karst underground to which it is dedicated!
The event will start with a short presentation in front of Županova Jama, then we will go into the heart of the most beautiful tourist cave in Dolenjska Karst and indulge in music. The constant temperature in the cave is 10 °C, so we recommend warm clothes and suitable (hiking) footwear. Visitors can follow the concert via the established tourist route. Tickets can be purchased or booked on the website https://zupanovajama.si/2022/09/02/kras-in-pesem/ or on https://olaii.com/event/2012/-inception-horizon-koncert-z-odmevom-v-zupanovi-jami-z-irskim-zborom-mellow-tonics.
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