it's all i've got

SLOVENSKO

several years ago i was honoured with with something special my church family had given me. they consented to help me organize an author event. several friends of mine played an important role in this project. first of all, the concert would never have taken place were it not for my philosopher-theologian-musician friend. during a short time gorazd spent with me in my district for his work experience, he needed to suffer, on several occasions, my piano playing. then he shocked me with a statement: “you should arrange for an author event. but you definitely should not play yourself.” (the latter part is an offence, obviously, so i use this moment to cordially invite him to the concert i will give after i will have been retired. :) the first item of the programme is almost completely mastered. and it is a nice j. s. bach prelude.) 

anyway, i must honestly admit that whatever i had written in 30 years (don't think it is very much, though. my pace is around a piece a year), would have still been in handwriting and quite disensembled at that. and now i have a 78 page book with nicely printed music. gorazd even gave a talk that evening, although he had just got the firstborn son. so thank you, buddy.

it never crossed my mind even remotely to organize an evening like that, much less to try to play there myself. (this retirement concert is a very new idea.) yes, i aim always for the highest quality. so it was lidija, my kindhearted christian sister, who played all the piano stuff except into my heart and the corresponding jingle, that was played by renata. i am certainly privileged with their gracious willingness and friendship.

zvjezdana and the maran-atha choir prepared vocal half of the numbers in a superb way. i am very grateful to everybody who contributed his or her talent and time and made the evening so nice. for instance, alenka, another specialist, the flute teacher, did not know me, an anonymous composer, and nevertheless she travelled from koper to maribor and back, which, the rehearsal and performance time included, took her half a day. and katarina and zvonko showed their giftedness as presenters. the idea with the whole project was that all we have, we got from God, from our parents, teachers and other people. so it is to everybody's enjoyment that we need to use these talents.

i would not talk about this if i would have not recalled the above index. i do not remember how this idea occurred to me, but the guitar was one of the instruments used during the concert. this design comprises more elements than just a border and a hole, but you must pay closer attention. the left rim of the instrument you must imagine. it would take too much time (i have already started today in two different ways, but it doesn't pay). besides, stretching your imagination is a good excercise, you know.