Gitarika

Slovakia

The Guitar Ensemble Gitarika was founded during the 2017/2018 school year under the leadership of Helena Roglová and Zuzana Bednárová. In the 2020/2021 school year, Zuzana Bednárová was succeeded by Roman Ďurka. Despite its relatively short existence, the ensemble has performed at public school concerts, the Gala Concert for the 50th anniversary of our school at the Slovak National Theatre in 2019, and, in the same year, appeared as a guest at the concert of laureates of children's competitions at one of Europe's oldest guitar festivals—the J. K. Mertz Guitar Festival, held in the Klarisky Concert Hall in Bratislava. In 2023, the ensemble participated in the European Youth Music Festival in Veszprém. Since 2022, we have been a regular part of the program during the Night of Museums at the Music Museum on Žižkova 18 in Bratislava. The ensemble consists of older students, and its repertoire is highly diverse, ranging from classical and romantic guitar compositions to contemporary works. The group performs dance pieces as well as popular music and film scores.