Vokalni ansambl Brevis: Ad Futurum!
CD
About the release
“Brevis Vocal Ensemble is a choir, almost a choral movement that did not come about overnight. Establishing a women’s (girls’) choir from Osijek on both the Croatian and the international musical stage seemed an almost imposible undertaking. Nevertheless, through perseverance, dedication, and an unwavering willingness to embrace new challenges, my colleague Davor Dedić – our long-standing collaborative pianist – and I have succeeded to a remarkable extent. We are happy that this album is being released in the year of our 30th anniversary, because with its concept and musical content it shows the full artistic potential and programmatic focus of the ensemble. And for those who believe in the significance of numbers, there is yet another reason why this album could not have taken any other form: it is a recording marked by anniversaries! We are releasing it in the year in which Tomislav Uhlik celebrates his 70th birthday, Ivan Božičević his 65th, I my 50th, Bruno Vlahek his 40th, and the Brevis Vocal Ensemble its 30th anniversary. I am only stating this in case anyone still believes in coincidences.”
Antoaneta Radočaj-Jerković
(Bojana Plećaš-Kalebota, from CD book)
Release details
Location and year of recording: Franjo Krežma Concert Hall, Osijek Cultural Centre; 2025, 2026
Recording engineer: Aleksandar Stanković
Music production, mix & mastering: Davor Dedić
Publication editor: Srđana Vrsalović
Text by: Bojana Plećaš-Kalebota
Language editing: Ozren K. Glaser
Translation: Mia Pleša
Photos: Tomislav Šilovinac
Design: Emil Šimik, Econik d.o.o.
Publisher: Cantus d.o.o.
CD number: 88924509702
Zagreb, 2026
The CD has been released with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia.
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Drava Idylls, song cycle for women’s choir and piano
A Dozing Boat
2:22 -
Drava Idylls, song cycle for women’s choir and piano
On the Riverside Meadows
3:26 -
Drava Idylls, song cycle for women’s choir and piano
Along a Narrow Path
3:11 -
Drava Idylls, song cycle for women’s choir and piano
At Last I Set Out, Weary
2:44 -
Drava Idylls, song cycle for women’s choir and piano
A Sob Reaches, Trembling
2:31 -
Drava Idylls, song cycle for women’s choir and piano
She Knew How to Sit in Silence
3:40 -
Drava Idylls, song cycle for women’s choir and piano
Tell Me Why Tears Should Flow
2:33 -
Drava Idylls, song cycle for women’s choir and piano
Farewell to the Drava
2:50 -
The Good Shepherd, for women’s choir and piano
3:53 -
Level of the Radish, for women’s choir, piano, and assorted kitchen utensils
7:20 -
Ad futurum!, for four soloists, women’s choir, piano and percussion, op. 68
4:47
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