The composition for the Brass Ensemble of the Slovenian Philharmonic, created in 2017 at the initiative of trumpeter Franc Kosma and multi-instrumentalist Boštjan Gombač, received its title almost by itself. As the central piece of the concert program, Black Hole with its immense gravity devours everything in its vicinity, and in a metaphorical sense, it draws in both recognizable and less recognizable musical ideas, and ultimately, the works of other composers also “fall into it.”
In the program sequence, Black Hole serves as the connecting piece, beginning and ending the concert, with a “gap” in between, where Pucihar’s arrangements of Bach and Mozart’s works are placed. Although the music is heard in a linear chronological sequence, in this case, the concluding part is conceived in three dimensions, as a continuation of the initial composition.
A special soloistic role, in addition to the numerous flutes from the Brazilian rainforests, is held by the instrument tidldibab, a replica of the Paleolithic flute from the archaeological site of Divje Babe in Slovenia, which is considered by many international experts to be the oldest musical instrument found in the world. This small bone flute possesses exceptional acoustic characteristics and offers a range of technical performing possibilities. It is both archaic and extremely modern, making it timeless.