Tacet Ensemble (SI) 2023

Ensemble Tacet consists of three Slovenian musicians: flutist Katarina Nagode, violinist Mojca Jerman and harpsichordist Martina Okoliš. Although the group was founded only in 2020, they have behind them independent concerts as part of Abonma Rače (2021), at the Imago festival (2022) and at the concert cycle Odmev poletja (Summer Echo), prepared by Carpe Artem in Maribor. With the soprano Christina Thaler in 2022 in the church of St. Jakob in Ljubljana and in 2023 in the church of St. Peter in Selca (Železniki) they organized two independent concerts.

Baroque and modern flutist Katarina Nagode decided to dedicate herself to early music during her studies of modern flute at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, where she studied with prof. Nils-Thilo Krämer. After completing her studies in Graz, she began to study baroque and classical flute at Anton Bruckner University in Linz with prof. Claire Genewein and later at Mozarteum in Salzburg with prof. Marcello Gatti, where she graduated with honours. She also took lessons with Barthold Kuijken, Marc Hantaï and Kate Clark. Katarina played with Hofkapelle Stuttgart, JSB Ensemble (Bachakademie Stuttgart), with Ensemble Cordia, with Vokalensemble Rastatt&Les Favorites, with Slovenian Baroque Orchestra and others. She worked with many reknown conductors such as Frieder Bernius, Hans Christoph Rademann, Jos van Veldhoven and Gary Graden. Since 2020 she plays in baroque trio, Ensemble Tacet, which she founded together with Mojca Jerman and Martina Okoliš.

Mojca Jerman is a baroque and classical violinist. She recently completed postgraduate studies in baroque violin in the class of Professor Enrico Gatti at the Conservatory of Music in Bologna. Before that, she studied at the Ljubljana Academy of Music, where her professor was Vasilij Meljnikov. During her studies, she received additional education at the University of Music and Visual Arts in Graz under Professor Priya Mitchell. She received the student Prešeren award for her artistic achievements during her studies. She mainly performs as a chamber and orchestral musician. She likes to upgrade and consolidate her knowledge at additional seminars and academies. In the past, she attended several orchestral academies such as the Cuban-European Youth Academy, Accademia Haydn, and Dartington International Summer School Orchestra. She is the recipient of the Italian award Il Premio Nazionale delle Arti.

Martina Okoliš graduated with distinction from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, first in music pedagogy, later in organ at the department of instruments with keys and lastly completed her master’s degree in harpsichord under prof. Egon Mihajlović. As a harpsichordist she participated in many projects of the Baroque orchestra of the Academy of Music (accompanist, conductor’s assistant), at the historic music and dance festival Musica Locopolitana and performed with chamber string orchestra and accordion orchestra of the Academy of Music. With baroque quartet Hymnia she performed at many concerts as part of the concert cycles: Mladi mladim, Jesenske serenade, Tartini festival, European Capital of Culture, and others. She performed a solo concert at the International Harpsichord Festival in Belgrade. Martina also performs in a harpsichord duo with Egon Mihajlović. At the Academy of Music, she is an assistant teacher for harpsichord. Further, she has been playing in the chamber ensemble named Ensemble Tacet since 2020.