{"id":1675,"date":"2026-10-01T23:46:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T14:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:23:06","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"kw-container-1\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-sec kw-sec--dark dark kw-hero-sec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-2\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-container--boxed container-width\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"kw-breadcrumbs-1013449270\" class=\"kw-breadcrumbs\"><nav class=\"kw-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-1113740752\" class=\"text kw-hero-title\">\n\t\t\n<h1>About us<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#kw-container-2 {\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#kw-container-1 {\n  padding: 36px 20px 40px 20px;\n  background-color: rgb(10,10,10);\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #kw-container-1 {\n    padding: 64px 24px 68px 24px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #kw-container-1 {\n    padding: 88px 24px 92px 24px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-3\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-sec kw-sec--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-4\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-container--boxed container-width\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-5\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-30535272\" class=\"text kw-lead-lg\">\n\t\t\n<p>Slovenski oktet first sang in 1951 at the Slovenian Philharmonic, and ever since it has been regarded as the most representative Slovenian male vocal chamber ensemble.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1154468226\" class=\"text kw-text kw-text--lg\">\n\t\t\n<p>The octet&#8217;s repertoire is exceptionally broad and diverse \u2013 from the Renaissance to folk songs of all nations, from Classicism and Romanticism to works by contemporary composers. It devotes special care to Slovenian song, which it presents with particular passion both at home and among fellow Slovenians around the world.   <\/p>\n<p>Over more than seven decades, its distinctive vocal culture and exceptional artistry have helped shape Slovenian choral culture. During this time, more than 40 singers, with boundless energy and a love of singing, have helped build this Slovenian cultural legend.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#kw-container-5 {\n  gap: 22px;\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#kw-container-4 {\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#kw-container-3 {\n  padding: 72px 20px 72px 20px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #kw-container-3 {\n    padding: 100px 24px 100px 24px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #kw-container-3 {\n    padding: 140px 24px 110px 24px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-6\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-sec kw-sec--dark dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-7\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-container--boxed container-width\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-8\" class=\"kw-container 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https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/andrej-oder-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/andrej-oder-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/andrej-oder-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/andrej-oder-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/andrej-oder.webp 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_667365456 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1761630547\" class=\"text kw-member__text\">\n\t\t\n<p>1st tenor<\/p>\n<h3>Andrej Oder<\/h3>\n<p>Member since 2019<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#kw-container-11 {\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-12\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-member kw-reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover kw-member__img x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2049897232\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:93.5%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rok-ferencak-768x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rok-ferencak-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rok-ferencak-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rok-ferencak-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rok-ferencak-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rok-ferencak-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rok-ferencak.webp 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2049897232 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1617882948\" class=\"text kw-member__text\">\n\t\t\n<p>1st tenor<\/p>\n<h3>Rok Feren\u010dak<\/h3>\n<p>Member since 2018<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#kw-container-12 {\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-13\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-member kw-reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover kw-member__img x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_271431969\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:93.5%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/david-jagodic-768x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/david-jagodic-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/david-jagodic-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/david-jagodic-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/david-jagodic-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/david-jagodic-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/david-jagodic.webp 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_271431969 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2867977630\" class=\"text kw-member__text\">\n\t\t\n<p>2nd tenor<\/p>\n<h3>David Jagodic<\/h3>\n<p>Member since 2018<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#kw-container-13 {\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-14\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-member kw-reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover kw-member__img x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1084165336\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:93.5%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janez-triler-768x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janez-triler-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janez-triler-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janez-triler-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janez-triler-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janez-triler-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janez-triler.webp 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1084165336 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1609884374\" class=\"text kw-member__text\">\n\t\t\n<p>2nd tenor<\/p>\n<h3>Janez Triler<\/h3>\n<p>Member since 1996<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#kw-container-14 {\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-15\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-member kw-reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover kw-member__img x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_178171927\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:93.5%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/joze-vidic-768x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/joze-vidic-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/joze-vidic-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/joze-vidic-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/joze-vidic-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/joze-vidic-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/joze-vidic.webp 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_178171927 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4041679453\" class=\"text kw-member__text\">\n\t\t\n<p>baritone<\/p>\n<h3>Jo\u017ee Vidic<\/h3>\n<p>Member since 1996<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#kw-container-15 {\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-16\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-member kw-reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover kw-member__img x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1124895717\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:93.5%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/darko-vidic-768x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/darko-vidic-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/darko-vidic-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/darko-vidic-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/darko-vidic-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/darko-vidic-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/darko-vidic.webp 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1124895717 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2628867346\" class=\"text kw-member__text\">\n\t\t\n<p>baritone<\/p>\n<h3>Darko Vidic<\/h3>\n<p>Member since 2010<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#kw-container-16 {\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-17\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-member kw-reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover kw-member__img x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1700920412\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:93.5%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janko-volcansek-768x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janko-volcansek-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janko-volcansek-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janko-volcansek-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janko-volcansek-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janko-volcansek-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/janko-volcansek.webp 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1700920412 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2547430591\" class=\"text kw-member__text\">\n\t\t\n<p>bass<\/p>\n<h3>Janko Vol\u010dan\u0161ek<\/h3>\n<p>Member since 2002<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#kw-container-17 {\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"kw-container-18\" class=\"kw-container kw-container--flex kw-member kw-reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover kw-member__img x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1921975656\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:93.5%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/matej-voje-768x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slovenski-oktet.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/matej-voje-768x1152.webp 768w, 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