Since gaining international exposure in 2006, when she won the Eric Ericson International Competition for Conductors, Martina Batič has worked with the finest professional choirs. In Slovenia she served as artistic director of the Ljubljana Opera Choir and the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir and has recently been appointed music director of the Choir of Radio France.

Patrick Quaggiato is a composer, pedagogue, singer, choir and brass band conductor, and percussionist. He initially graduated in percussion and, in November of 2008, also in vocal-choral composition and choral conducting at the Tartini Conservatory in Trieste. His current oeuvre comprises 600 compositions. His works were published on CDs and in collections in Italy, Slovenia, and Austria. They won several important Slovenian national awards earning him a place among leading Slovenian composers. Quaggiato’s compositions were also performed by the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and by the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra. They travelled the world, and entered repertoires of many choirs.

Sebastjan Vrhovnik graduated with distinction in music pedagogy from the Ljubljana Academy of Music; he received his master’s degree, also with distinction, from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. Since 2014, he has been associate professor of choral conducting at the Ljubljana Academy of Music while simultaneously leading various workshops in choral conducting at home and abroad and participating in expert panels at Slovenian and international choral showcases and competitions. He is currently the conductor of the Ljubljana Academy of Music Chamber Choir, the Ljubljana Music Society Mixed Choir, and a permanent guest conductor of the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir. In concerts, his work with choirs demonstrates excellent understanding of the voice and a distinct musicality; his interpretations are subtle and distinguished by a particularly unified choral sound, while his chosen repertoire brings a breath of fresh air and new professional challenges to the Slovenian music scene.

The Slovenian Philharmonic Choir was established as a professional concert choir in 1991. The choir’s mission is to perform and record a cappella and vocal-instrumentalcompositions, and it has been part of the Slovenian Philharmonic since 1998. The Slovenian Philharmonic Choir is frequently involved in recording projects. Its substantial discography numbers more than 80compact discs in the collections Musica sacra Slovenica and Slovenska zborovska glasba, presenting an anthological selection of Slovenian choral music, both sacred and secular.