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At the core of the duo’s artistic identity is the creation of thoughtfully curated concert programs that bring together original works, arrangements, and contemporary compositions. Particular attention is given to tonal balance, stylistic diversity, and the search for new interpretative possibilities within the dialogue of the two instruments. The duo has performed at concert venues and festivals in Slovenia, Austria, and Croatia.",[18,27,28,29,34,35,39,40,44],{},"Aerofonia appears regularly in concert, festival, and recording projects. Their programs address both specialist and general audiences, highlighting a less frequently represented yet expressively compelling chamber sound world. 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She also completed postgraduate studies in music management at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and holds a certificate in music production from SAE Institute Ljubljana.",[18,62,63],{},"She regularly performs in Poland, Slovenia and abroad, taking part in concerts, festivals, and artistic residencies. She has toured in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. As part of the \"OneBeat\" program organized by Bang on a Can, she toured the East Coast of the USA and took part in a residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in Orlando.",[18,65,66,67,71,72,75],{},"Weronika collaborates with various ensembles, including ROYA Quartet, Aerofonia, and Vidlunnia, and is a member of the contemporary music group at the .abeceda Institute. As a soloist, she has performed with the Slovenian Radio Orchestra (RTV) and the National Classical Orchestra of Andorra (ONCA), and appeared in the role of \"Szeptucha\" in ",[68,69,70],"em",{},"Erysipelas"," by A. M. Huszcza. 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She completed her Bachelor’s studies in Organ — Concert Performance and Instrumental-Vocal Pedagogy (IGP) at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz (Austria), studying under Prof. Ulrich Walther. As part of her pedagogical studies, she also studied jazz singing for two years as a second major subject with Prof. Ines Dominik Reiger. In 2015, she continued her Master’s studies in Concert Organ Performance with Prof. Walther at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, where she obtained the degree of Master of Arts in 2018. She is currently completing her doctoral studies in Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, with research focused on musical talent in organists. She also completed her Master’s degree in Music Pedagogy at the same faculty with distinction in 2023–2024.",[18,92,93],{},"Tjaša performs in Slovenia and abroad, and takes part in different international projects. Since November 2020, she has been regularly collaborating with internationally renowned saxophonist Weronika Partyka in the duo Aerofonia, with whom she recorded a repertoire for organ and saxophone for the RTV Slovenia archive in March 2021. Since December 2022, she has also been collaborating with composer and saxophonist Albert Kerekeš, with whom she released a CD titled The Walk Through Space, featuring his original works for baritone-saxophone and organ in July 2024. She is a laureate of several national and international competitions. She has furthered her musical knowledge by participating in international masterclasses with renowned organ professors: Martin Schmeding, Andreas Rothkopf, Michael Kapsner, Naji Hakim, Hans-Jürgen Kaiser, Pavel Kohout, Konstantin Volostnov, Ben van Oosten, Raúl Prieto Ramírez, Lorenzo Ghielmi.",[18,95,96],{},"From 2018 to 2025, she taught organ and chamber music at the Music School and Art Gymnasium in Velenje, at the Music School in Rogaška Slatina, and at the Anton Martin Slomšek Music and Ballet School in Maribor. In January 2025, she was employed as an assistant in music didactics subjects at the Faculty of Education, University of Maribor.",{"title":16,"searchDepth":98,"depth":98,"links":99},2,[],"Meet Aerofonia — saxophonist Weronika Partyka and organist Tjaša Drovenik Adamec. 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