STRAJNAR Aleš

Slovene composer, guitarist and pedagogue.

EDUCATION:

- Institute for Music and Ballet Education in Ljubljana: diploma in guitar (1976, class of Toma¾ ©egula),

- Academy of Music in Ljubljana: degree in composition (1986, class of Prof. Dane Škerl).

CAREER:

Employments:

- free-lance musician (1971-1974),

- guitar teacher at the Music School Moste-Polje in Ljubljana (1976 - 1994),

- teacher of solfeggio and jazz guitar at the Intermediate Music and Ballet School in Ljubljana (since 1992).

Functions:

- jury member at the Competition of Young Slovene Musicians (1997, 2000, 2003),

- jury member for the selection of songs representing Slovenia at the Eurovision Contest (2000, 2001).

AWARDS AND PRIZES:

- first prize of the experts' jury at the Slovene pop song contest, 1980,

- gold medal of SOKOJ for best arrangement at the festival Dnevi slovenske zabavne glasbe (Days of Slovene Light Music), 1981.

OUTPUT:

His compositions often show a combination of classical and light music approaches; he mainly writes for guitar.

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC:

Divertimento for guitar and orchestra  (1984), Slovene Symphonic Triptych for large orchestra (1986).

VOCAL MUSIC:

Balada o valèku (Ballade about the Waltz) for mixed choir (1981), Jesen (Autumn) for alto and piano (1991), ®ivel nekoè je kamenèek (Once upon a time there was a little stone) for alto and piano (1991), Pesem za mamo (A Song for Mother) for alto and piano (1991), Stoji ljubimec (There Stands a Lover) for alto and piano (2001), Kdo sem (Who am I) for alto and piano (2003).

MUSIC FOR SOLO INSTRUMENTS:

Miha ri¹e (Mike is Drawing) for guitar (1974), Sen (Dream) for guitar (1974), Pravljica za Mihca (A Fairy Tale for Mike) for guitar (1976), Passacaglia for guitar (1982), Sporoèilo (Message) I for guitar (1989), Sporoèilo (Message) II for guitar (1990), Èe si zaljubljen v maju (If you are in love in May) for guitar (1993), Kavboj Miha (Mike the Cowboy) for guitar (1995), Miha gre na morje (Mike goes to the Seaside) for guitar (1997), Beguine for guitar (1999), Tango for Anja for guitar (2003).

CHAMBER MUSIC:

Pomlad, pomladi... (In the Spring, in the Spring…) for two flutes and guitar (1982), Pogledi (Views), suite for  flute and guitar (1983), Punèka zaspi (The Doll Falls Asleep) for violin and piano (1983), Sonata for flute and harp (1985), V dvoje je lep¹e (A twosome is nicer) for recorder and guitar (1989), Sporoèilo (Message) III for violin and piano (1989), Sporoèilo (Message) IV for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1990), Sonata No. 1 for two guitars (1995), Sonata No. 2 for two guitars (2001).

LIGHT MUSIC - chansons, pop songs, instrumental pieces:

Sveti ©tefan (Saint Stephen) for small ensemble (1969), Pesem pomladi (The Song of the Spring) for small ensemble (1980), Dan neskonènih sanj (The Day of Infinite Dreams) for voice and small ensemble (1980), Èlovek v èloveku (The Human within the Human) for voice and orchestra (1981), V vrtovih vstajajo palaèe (Palaces Emerge in the Gardens) for voice and small ensemble (1990), Daljave (Distances) for voice and ensemble (1994), Val in pristan (The Wave and the Haven) for voice, festival orchestra and choir (1997), Zveèer (In the Evening) for voice and small ensemble (1997) and other similar compositions.

CONTACTS:

Address: Trnovska ulica 4, 1000 Ljubljana

Telephone: +386 (0) 1 283 51 12

Mobile: +386 (0) 40 39 58 66

e-mail: ales.strajnar@siol.net