Easter concert by Gorje Brass Band

©Godba Gorje

The beginnings of the Gorje Brass Band date back to 1907, when it was officially founded. At the beginning it was a part of the Fire Brigade, but later it split off and became an independent association. It was the first brass band in Slovenia to dress in national costumes in 1969 and set the standard for the appearance of Slovenian brass bands. In 1986, it went on its first tour to France, to the town of Villefranche de Rourergue, and there, as a group from the then Eastern Bloc, impressed the people to such an extent that they founded the Friends of Slovenia Club, with which they still exchange visits. Since then, it has regularly visited festivals in various cities in France, most recently in Port Ste in 2010. Marie. The orchestra has also toured in other countries, most notably in Martinique in the Caribbean and in Serbia, where it performed at the Dragacevska Sabor Trubača in 2003.

The Gorje Godba has a wide variety of performances throughout the year - from winter performances at sporting events in Pokljuka and Planica, the Easter concert in Bled, the May Day wake in Gorje, performances at the Bled Days, to the closing New Year's concerts in Gorje and Bled. Every few years, it transforms itself into a mountain brass band and heads to Triglav with its instruments (including a drum and a tuba) to provide a pleasant atmosphere. Since 2023 it has been conducted by Prof. Marko Možina, who has been a member since his youth. They mostly perform a repertoire of Avsenik's waltzes and polkas, but they also venture into the waters of entertainment music from all over the world.

In case of rain, the event will be cancelled.

Organised by:

Javni zavod Turizem Bled
Ljubljanska cesta 27, 4260 Bled
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