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A concert took place Tuesday, November 10, in the National Museum in Ljubljana featuring what the probably the oldest musical instrument in the world — a Neanderthal-era flute or whistle discovered in Divje Babe cave near the town of Šebrelje.

Eighty accordionists played Slavko Avsenik’s megahit ‘Na Golici’ on November 26 in honour of the legendary musician’s 80th birthday at a special celebration held at the Pri Joževcu restaurant in Begunje.

A one-day symposium focusing on the life and work of Radovan Gobec took place on November 26 at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana. After an opening speech by Andrej Grafenauer, dean of the Music Academy, Dr. Darja Koter presented a publication on Pavel Sivic, then guest speakers devoted their talks to composer Radovan Gobec.

A press conference took place September 23, 2009 reviewing the activities of the publishing wing of the Slovenian Composers Society (DSS), known as DSS Editions, during 2007 and 2008.

The Slovenian National Theatre in Maribor marked the nine decades since its opening with a special open meeting of the theatre’s board and the release of a monograph devoted to the institution.