Tatjana Vorel - Croatia

Tatjana Vorel was born in Krizevci, Republic of Croatia. Since early childhood, she began to show affinity to music – starts to play the piano at the age of 4. This was an early mark of the future growth in music and together with music.
Presently Tatjana’s main interest in music is composing. She perfected her composing skills by a number of recognized Croatian composers, like Davorin Kempf, Ruben Radica and Berislav Sipus. Some of her compositions are successfully performed in Croatia and abroad (Austria, Italy, Germany, USA). Part of Tatjana’s vocal work is recorded and published. Her style is lyric, but at same time marked with modern approach to music expression.
Some of her compositions can be aligned in opus:

• for solo instrument (Harp, Piano, Flute, Cello, Horn, Marimba, Organ...)
• for voice with Piano accompaniment (Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Baritone)
• for solo instrument with Piano accompaniment (Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Cello...)
• for mixed Choir
• for varoius chamber ensembles, and
• opera.

Part of Tatjana musical life is, without doubt, conducting. Since she was always close to the vocalists, either through compositions or teaching, most of conducting work was with choirs.
Tatjana was assistant conductor to the number of prominent choirs, like Zagreb Philharmonics Choir, girls choir “Zvjezdice” (one of best girls choir in this part of Europe) as well as many others. But, not only for choirs, Tatjana was also assistant conductor of the Railroad Brass Band from Zagreb.
Outside composing and conducting, Tatjana Vorel is active in music pedagogy. Since finishing the study of Music Theory and Composition at Music Academy in Zagreb (Croatia), Tatjana is teaching almost all theory themes (Solfeggio, Harmony, Polyphony etc.) at Music School “V. Lisinski“ in Zagreb. In her pedagogical work, Tatjana achieved appreciable results, where so called “inductive“ approach (in which she herself specializes!) resulted with a number of successful students and musicians.
As performer and pianist, Tatjana Vorel is active as well. Parallel to the study of music theory, she attended the full time study program of piano in the class of prof. D. Stanetti. Later on, she was participating in a two year study of the organ, at the Institute of Church Music in Zagreb, in the class of prof. Mario Penzar.
Ringtone no.: 10 (2010)