Lecture at the Embassy of Croatia - The Contemporary Music Scene in Croatia

Washington DC, January 9, 2004 - Croatian composer and musicologist Antun Tomislav Šaban will hold a lecture titled: Contemporary Music Scene in Croatia at the Embassy of Croatia, 2343 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008.

The lecture will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. The admission is free. R.S.V.P.: (202) 588 5899 ext. 116

The lecture will feature the current trends in the contemporary music scene in Croatia, and give an insight into Croatian classical, jazz/ethno and popular music, as well as introduce major contemporary Croatian composers and performers.

Also, it will present the important music labels in Croatia, the Croatian music market, and examine whether there is such a thing as a “Croatian Music Industry”.

Antun Tomislav Šaban is a freelance composer based in Zagreb. Currently, he holds the office of Secretary General of the Croatian Composer’s Society, he directs two jazz festivals in Croatia, and is a member of the Music Council of the Croatian Ministry of Culture. Mr. Šaban holds a Master of Arts degree in composition from the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Vienna, Austria.