ABOUT US
Vox Arsana is a powerful blend of explosive vocals and excellent instrumental accompaniment. It is considered one of the best vocal quartets in southern Europe. Their inspiring stage performance combines modern swing, gospel, pop and original music – flavored with the sensuality of soul, the dynamic richness of jazz harmonies and rhythms and colorfulness of polyphonic singing. Their performance will take you into the world of vocal ecstasy through musical hits like those of the legendary groups Manhattan Transfer and New York Voices. Vox Arsana actively performs in France, Italy, Croatia and the USA as well as in all major Slovenian festivals and other events. It collaborates with many renowned Slovenian and foreign musicians and big bands, including BB RTV Slovenija, BB HRT Zagreb, BB DOM and Toti Big Band Maribor. Since 2013 the group works under guidance of New York Voices (winners of 2 Grammy Awards). They are releasing their first studio album in collaboration with Big band RTV Slovenia in the end of 2015. Vox Arsana received, for its ten-year work, the higest award the big statua of the city Ptuj.
Barbara grabar
Vocalist, pedagogue and graduate of Slovene studies. After eight years of studying classical singing with prof. Davor Mikulič and prof. Marcos Bajuk, her heart and career path took her to the world of jazz and popular music, where she studied jazz singing in Ljubljana, at the Conservatory of Music, under the mentorship of prof. Nada Žgur. While also studying Slovenian studies, her musical career was marked by many musical collaborations with artists of different genres (Vlado Kreslin, New York Voices, Jadranka Juras, Trkaj, Martina Šraj, Katarina Mala, Maja Keuc). Otherwise, her musical path was marked by a cappella singing, but she is currently most active with the vocal jazz quartet Vox Arsana. While performing, she also teaches singing, where she can combine her two greatest loves – love of music and love of fellow human beings. She has been successfully running a singing school for adults in the center of Ljubljana for several years: GrabART Music. She believes that learning to sing is much more than just training the vocal cords: it is also about finding and getting to know oneself, one’s capacities, desires and passions. Her voice expresses freshness, youth, sincerity and genre adaptability.
ANA DELIN
Vocalist, teacher, producer and specialist in art therapy Ana Delin studied piano and singing at Glasbena Matica and Conservatory of Music in Maribor. She later improved her singing skills with Jeremy Bruce and Badiene Magaziner. In 2010 she joined international project TANGO STORY with established violinist Stefan Milenkovich and accordionist Marko Hatlak. They performed at various reputable venues in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. At that time she got very interested in jazz and started active training with Lela Kaplowitz (CRO).
In fall 2013 she undertook an intense music-training program in New York, where she studied with Lauren Kinhan, Kim Nazarian, Peter Eldrige (New York Voices), Amy London and Dylan Pramuk (New School of Music) and Judy Niemeck (Berlin/NY). In the time of residing in the States she presented her first solo jazz project »Twisted« with the international trio (Vladan Miatović, Žan Tetičkovič and Luca Rosenfeld) in Somethin’ Jazz Club, NY. In Slovenia she produced two musical performances for children Alice In Wonderland and Alice Seeks The Way Home. She is currently the vocal producer of The School Of Musical and the coordinator of Arsana Music Festival in Ptuj.
Samo Ivačič graduated first in music pedagogy at University of Maribor and then also in singing at Music Academy of University of Ljubljana. He actively participated in various international workshops and master classes of different styles (B. Harris, R. Bargat, S. Zegree, A. Jalkeus, A. Di Giorgio, R. Chicco, C. Munzer, G. Glaze, G. Graden, E. Ericson, D. Vejzović, K. Richter). As a soloist he performed across Slovenia and abroad and collaborated with various chamber ensembles and orchestras.
Today he focuses intensely on modern jazz singing and collaborates with different musicians and groups. He also works as pianist, conductor, arranger and composer. Many Slovenian and international vocal groups and choirs regularly include his arrangements into their repertoire. He works as a singing teacher and coaches various singing seminars and workshops. He regularly expands his skills under guidance of Grammy award winners New York Voices.
Pianist, vocalist, producer and arranger Mladen Delin graduated piano at Music Academy in Banja Luka and music pedagogy at Faculty of Pedagogy in Maribor. He upgraded his knowledge in Beograd, London and Paris and specialized in classical piano with prof. Konstantin Bogino at St. Cecilia Academy in Bergamo. He studied singing first with Ondina Otta Klasinc and Dragica Kovačič and later with Nataša Nahtigal, Judy Niemeck, Lela Kaplowitz and Jeremy Bruce. He continued his training in singing, piano and arranging in USA with New York Voices (2x Grammy Award), Amy London (New School of Music, NY), Dave Frank (Berkley, Boston) and Badiene Magaziner (NY). He performed in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, France, Great Britain and USA.
He regularly collaborates with established artists such as New York Voices, Stefan Milenkovich, Konstantin Bogino… and various big bands and orchestras. He is also the producer of musical performances Animal Carneval, The Marriage of Kurent and Tango Story. He is the artistic director of The School Of Musical and the director of the Arsana Music Festival in Ptuj.
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