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SONICA delavnica s pionirko elektronske glasbe Suzanne Ciani
nedelja, 19. oktober 2025
12.00-16.00
Komuna, Kino Šiška
MoTA – Muzej tranzitorne umetnosti in Festival SONICA v sodelovanju s Kinom Šiška predstavljata glasbeno delavnico z ameriško pionirko elektronske glasbe Suzanne Ciani, ki bo v ponedeljek, 20. oktobra, nastopila v Kinu Šiška v sklopu cikla SONICA series.
Ciani, ki se prvič mudi v naši regiji v sklopu svoje evropske turneje, se bo na 3-urni delavnici, ki je posvečena nadebudnim elektronskim ustvarjalkam, poglobila v svoj kultni priročnik za Buchla sintetizator iz leta 1976, ki ponuja odgovore na nekatera ključna vprašanja analogne sinteze zvoka.
Udeleženke delavnice si bodo na osebni računalnik predhodno naložile patch za brezplačni odprtokodni program/modularni sintetizator za različne platforme VCV Rack. Delavnica je namenjena posameznicam s predhodnim znanjem o modularni sintezi. Uporabljena bo programska oprema VCV Rack. Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini.
Odlična priložnost za nadgradnjo vašega znanja o modularni sintezi z eno najbolj cenjenih in pomembnih ustvarjalk elektronske glasbe zadnjih 50 let!
Datum: nedelja, 19. oktober 2025
Ura: 12.00-16.00
Lokacija: Komuna, Kino Šiška, Ljubljana
Jezik: angleščina
Rok za prijavo: ponedeljek, 22. september 2025
Kotizacija: € 50,00 (vključuje delavnico in koncert)
Urnik delavnice:
12.00-13.30 delavnica
13.30-14.00 premor/kosilo
14.30-16.00 delavnica
Kriteriji za udeležbo na delavnici:
– udeleženka se identificira kot ženska, nebinarna ali transspolna oseba
– zaželeno je osnovno znanje modularne sinteze
Prijavi priložite življenjepis in kratko motivacijsko pismo. Na podlagi življenjepisa in motivacijskega pisma bo festivalska ekipa izbrala 15 udeleženk. Prijavite se lahko na naslovu
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Udeleženke bodo po elektronski pošti prejeli potrditev in informacije o postopku plačila. Plačilo bo mogoče z bančnim nakazilom in prek storitve Paypal.
Suzanne Ciani (ZDA)
Suzanne Ciani je ameriška ikona elektronske glasbe, skladateljica, oblikovalka zvoka in ena prvih predstavnic new age estetik, ki se je že v zgodnjih 70. letih uveljavila kot vizionarka sintetizatorske glasbe. Ob začetnicah, kot so bile Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Wendy Carlos, Laurie Spiegel in Pauline Oliveros, je bila ena prvih ustvarjalk, ki so se poglobile v kompozicijo elektronske glasbe. Že v času študija kompozicije na kalifornijski univerzi Berkeley je posvojila analogni modularni sintetizator Buchla, ki ga je razvil Don Buchla.
Od prvenca Flowers of Evil (1969) je izdala več kot 20 samostojnih albumov in bila petkrat nominirana za nagrado grammy. Med njene pomembnejše izdaje sodijo plošče Seven Wave (1982), The Velocity of Love (1986) in povratniška LIVE Quadraphonic (2018), na kateri se je vrnila k sintetizatorju Buchla. Njeno delo je bilo predstavljeno tudi v filmih (Sisters with Transistors, 2020), računalniških igrah in neštetih oglasih. Med drugim je posodila glas in sintetizirala zvoke za kultni Ballyjev fliper Xenon (1980) in ustvarila legendarni reklamni džingel »pop-and-pour« za Coca-Colo. Za ameriško popularno kulturo je bil posebej pomemben njen televizijski nastop v oddaji Davida Lettermana leta 1980 , ki je gledalce pustil osuple zaradi nenavadnih elektronskih zvokov. Njena življenjska pot, na kateri si je uveljavila kot ena najbolj zaželenih sodobnih skladateljic, je bila predstavljena v dokumentarnem filmu A Life in Waves (2017).
O SONICI
Mednarodni festival SONICA je posvečen sodobnim glasbenim trendom na področju avanturistične elektronske, eksperimentalne in sodobne komponirane glasbe, zvočne umetnosti in intermedijskih praks. Kot interdisciplinarna platforma z najdaljšo tovrstno tradicijo v Sloveniji od leta 2009 sodeluje z glasbeniki, skladatelji, didžeji, vizualnimi in intermedijskimi umetniki, VJ-ji, oblikovalci, kiparji, kustosti in teoretiki.
www.sonica.si
Koprodukcija: MoTA - Muzej tranzitornih umetnosti, Zavod Festival SONICA, CUK Kino Šiška.
Podpora: Ministrstvo za kulturo RS, Mestna občina Ljubljana - oddelek za kulturo, FLUX.
Delavnica nastaja v partnerstvu z Music Slovenia in je del mednarodnega programa FLUX - Ženska digitalna ustvarjalnost, ki ga sofinancira Evropska unija.
https://fluxproject.eu
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SONICA Workshop with electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani
Sunday, 19 October
12.00-16.00
Komuna, Kino Šiška
MoTA, SONICA Festival and Kino Šiška present a workshop with American electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani dedicated to aspiring female, female-identifying and non-binary electronic music artists. Suzanne Ciani is performing at Kino Šiška on 20 October 2025.
During the 3-hour workshop, Ciani will focus on her legendary Buchla cookbook from 1976, which continues to provide answers to some key questions of analog sound synthesis.
Participants will download a rack patch for the free and open-source cross-platform software modular synthesizer VCV Rack, which will be used during the workshop. The workshop will be held in English.
Sign up if you want to expand your knowledge of modular synthesis with one of the most respected and important electronic music artists!
Date: Sunday, 19 October 205
Time: 12.00-16.00
Address: Komuna, Kino Šiška, Ljubljana
Language: English
Application Deadline: 22. september 205
Participation fee: € 50,00 (includes workshop and concert ticket)
Schedule:
12.00-13.30 workshop
13.30-14.00 lunch break
14.30-16.00 workshop
Eligibility criteria:
– female, female-identifying or non-binary participants
– basic understanding of modular synthesis
In your application, you must include your CV and a motivational letter. Based on the CV and motivational letter, the festival team will pick 15 participants. You can apply at
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All participants will receive an email confirmation and information regarding the payment process. Payment will be possible via bank transfer and Paypal.
Suzanne Ciani (USA)
Suzanne Ciani is an electronic music icon, composer, sound designer and an ambassador of new age aesthetics, who established herself as a visionary of synthesiser music in the early 1970s. She is a five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist who has released over 20 solo albums including "Seven Waves," and "The Velocity of Love," along with a landmark quad LP “LIVE Quadraphonic,” which restarted her Buchla modular performances. Her work has been featured in films (Sisters with Transistors, 2020), games, and countless commercials as well.
She was inducted into the first class of Keyboard Magazine's Hall of Fame alongside other synth luminaries, including Bob Moog, Don Buchla and Dave Smith and received the Moog Innovation Award. Most recently, she is the recipient of the Independent Icon Award from A2IM, The Golden Ear Award, and the SEAMUS Award. Suzanne has provided the voice and sounds for Bally's groundbreaking "Xenon" pinball machine, created Coca-Cola’s pop-and-pour sound, designed logos for Fortune 500 companies, and carved out a niche as one of the most creatively successful female composers in the world. A Life in Waves, a documentary about Ciani’s life and work, debuted at SXSW in 2017 and is available to watch on all digital platforms.
In the resurgence of interest in sound synthesisers and the growing international modular sound synthesiser community, Ciani's impact is far-reaching. Her influences can be heard in the work of Catherine Barbieri and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, with whom she even made a record together. She will present a joint project with Actress at this year's Unsound Festival.
SONICA Festival
SONICA is a Ljubljana-based music festival that champions diverse niche trajectories in contemporary music — experimental, electronic, modern classical, avantgarde and transgenre — and sound art. Established in 2009 by MoTA – Museum of Transitory Art, it is the Slovenian festival with the longest tradition in the fields of niche electronic music and transdisciplinary art practices, collaborating with musicians, composers, DJs, visual and intermedia artists, VJs, designers, sculptors, curators and theoreticians.
www.sonica.si
Co-produced by MoTA - Museum of Transitory Art, SONICA Festival Institute, CUK Kino Šiška, Music Slovenia. Supported by the Ministry of culture RS, Municipality of Ljubljana - Department of Culture and FLUX.
The workshop is taking place in partnership with Music Slovenia. The workshop is part of the international programme FLUX - Female digital creativity, co-funded by the European Union.
https://fluxproject.eu
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