ConcertS/UMAS (HR)

Since its inception, S/UMAS has gone through a couple of line-up changes and, with that, changes in sound. What all these pieces have in common, however, is that all but two of them were written specifically for the ensemble, while the other two were arranged for the ensemble by its members. At Gibanja, S/UMAS performs a sort of overview of their work up to this point; from S/UsMAS by Deni Pjanić and his arrangement of Dubravko Detoni's famous string quartet piece – Zaboravljene muzike (Forgotten Music), followed by their electroacoustic work from their debut album It Is What It Is – the ensemble's artistic director Gordan Tudor's piece of the same name – and his arrangement of Margareta Ferek Petrić's Dancefloor Deconstruction, to Branimir Norac’s piece Val Talas protiv Čudovišta dosade commissioned for this year's edition of S/UMAS’ contemporary music festival Music Sandbox which serves as a hub of sorts for young Croatian contemporary music composers. The ensemble will intertwine these pieces with short improvisations – the same principle used on their aforementioned debut album.

Programme:
Dubravko Detoni: Zaboravljene muzike (1981.)
Margareta Ferek Petrić: Dancefloor Deconstruction (2016.)
Branimir Norac: Val Talas protiv Čudovišta Dosade (2023.)
Linda Uran: Oh, Those Reptilians (2023.)
Gordan Tudor: It is What It Is (2020.)

S/UMAS (HR)

The S/UMAS ensemble was founded in 2015 at the Art Academy in Split, on the initiative of the artistic director of the ensemble, Gordan Tudor. This young ensemble soon established itself as one of the most active and propulsive ensembles in Croatia specializing in performance of contemporary music and often performing music written or arranged specifically for the ensemble. S/UMAS has successfully collaborated with eminent musicians: Dubravko Detoni, Ryo Noda, Tim Hodgkinson, Vincent Royer, Alen Sinkauz and Nenad Sinkauz. They held numerous concerts at prestigious festivals. In May 2021 they released their debut album It Is What It Is. The ensemble consists of: Nikolina Kapitanović (piccolo flute and flute), Toska Lumezi (flute), Igor Ivanović (clarinet), Danijela Ivanović (bass clarinet), Silvija Anić (piano), Filip Dujmović (baritone saxophone), Deni Pjanić (tenor saxophone), Vedran Momčilović (alto saxophone) and Marko Gerbus (soprano saxophone). The work of the ensemble is supported by the „Kultura nova“ Foundation.