GLASBENA MATICA LJUBLJANA is Slovenia’s oldest mixed choir. It was founded 117 years ago and operates within the framework of the Slovene Philharmonic Society. The Society was founded with the purpose of fostering and cultivating folklore music in every aspect. The Choir’s program is comprised of sacred, traditional and artistic choral works from all over the world, with a heartfelt focus on traditional Slovene songs. The conductor is Prof. Sebastjan Vrhovnik (1978), who has worked successfully with a number of choirs. He marked his musical path with a matriculation to the Musical Academy in Ljubljana (Musical pedagogy 2004), after which he continued at the Musical and Performance Art college in Graz (Austria) in the class of professor Johannes Prinz (Choir Conducting). Since October 2006 he has been assistant choir conductor at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana.