Tuning of the City is a collective sonic situation for the city of Trenčín created by Fero Király, Eva Vozárová, and Petra Fornayová. Its performers are musicians — amateurs and professionals, adults and children — who have been preparing for this moment for an entire year.
The premiere — and the only public presentation — will take place on 22 May 2026 in the centre of Trenčín. We invite you to be there.
Tuning of the City emerges as a new, site-specific work for Trenčín 2026. Within the context and time-space of the European Capital of Culture, we build on the tradition of Slovak conceptualists of the 1960s and 1970s, such as Ladislav Kupkovič, Milan Adamčiak, and many others.
Bringing together numerous and diverse musicians in public spaces requires the courage to experiment and to search for what we share.
Can we come into tune?
Upcoming workshops and events
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14. April 2026LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ J. Kréna, Nové Mesto nad Váhom
lektor: Michal Matejka , workshop -
14. April 2026LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ, Dubnica nad Váhom
lektor: Martin Jánošík , workshop
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20. April 2026LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ J. Kréna, Nové Mesto nad Váhom
lektor: Michal Matejka , generálka -
20. April 2026LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ, Považská Bystrica
lektor: Vojtěch Šembera , generálka
ARCHIVE OF WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
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06. April 2026LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ, Považská Bystrica
lektor: Vojtěch Šembera , workshop -
01. April 2026LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ, Považská Bystrica
lektor: Vojtěch Šembera , workshop -
01. April 2026LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ, Považská Bystrica
lektor: Vojtěch Šembera , workshop -
20. March 2026LADENIE MIESTA, Súkromná spojená škola Nová Dubnica, Nová Dubnica
lektor: Erika Coyle , workshop -
20. March 2026LADENIE MESTA, Súkromná spojená škola Nová Dubnica, Nová Dubnica
lektorka: Erika Coyle , workshop -
20. March 2026LADENIE MESTA, Súkromná spojená škola, Nová Dubnica
lektorka: Mgr. Erika Coyle, PhD. , workshop -
20. March 2026LADENIE MESTA, Súkromná spojená škola, Nová Dubnica
lektorka: Mgr. Erika Coyle, PhD. , workshop -
20. March 2026LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ, Dubnica nad Váhom
lektor: Martin Jánošík , workshop -
17. March 2026LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ, Dubnica nad Váhom
lektor: Martin Jánošík , workshop -
03. March 2026LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ J. Kréna, Nové Mesto nad Váhom
lektor: Michal Matejka , workshop -
20. February 2026LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ, Dubnica nad Váhom
lektor: Martin Jánošík , workshop -
19. February 2026LADENIE MESTA, Spojená škola, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
17. February 2026LADENIE MESTA, DEMY, Trenčín
lektorka: Anna Čonková , workshop -
11. February 2026LADENIE MESTA, Spojená škola, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
10. February 2026LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ, Dubnica nad Váhom
lektor: Martin Jánošík , workshop -
05. February 2026LADENIE MESTA, Spojená škola, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
23. January 2026LADENIE MESTA, DFS Kornička, Trenčín
lektorka: Jana Ambrózová , workshop -
19. December 2025LADENIE MIESTA, CVČ Trenčín, Trenčín
lektorka: Barbora Tomášková , workshop -
18. December 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ Moravské Lieskové, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
17. December 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Spojená škola, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
16. December 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Asociácia zväzov zdravotne postihnutých AZZP, Trenčín
lektor: Eva Šušková , workshop -
15. December 2025LADENIE MESTA, CVČ Trenčín, Trenčín
lektorka: Anna Čonková , workshop -
12. December 2025LADENIE MIESTA, CVČ Trenčín, Trenčín
lektor: Barbora Tomášková , workshop -
11. December 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ Moravské Lieskové, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
11. December 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Spojená škola, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
10. December 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ J. Kréna, Nové Mesto nad Váhom
lektor: Michal Matejka , workshop -
10. December 2025LADENIE MESTA, DEMY, Trenčín
lektorka: Anna Čonková , workshop -
09. December 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ Považská Bystrica, Považská Bystrica
lektor: Vojtěch Šembera , workshop -
02. December 2025LADENIE MESTA, CVČ Trenčín, Trenčín
lektorka: Barbora Tomášková , workshop -
29. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, CVČ Trenčín - mamičky, Trenčín
lektorka: Anka Čonková , workshop -
28. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Súkromná spojená škola Nová Dubnica, Nová Dubnica
lektorka: Erika Coyle , workshop -
28. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Súkromná spojená škola Nová Dubnica, Nová Dubnica
lektorka: Erika Coyle , workshop -
26. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, CVČ Trenčín - mamičky, Trenčín
lektorka: Anka Čonková , workshop -
26. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ J. Kréna, Nové Mesto nad Váhom
lektor: Michal Matejka , workshop -
26. November 2025LADENIE MESTA, Spojená škola, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
25. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, CVČ Trenčín, Trenčín
lektorka: Barbora Tomášková , workshop -
24. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, CVČ Trenčín - mamičky, Trenčín
lektorka: Anka Čonková , workshop -
21. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, CVČ Trenčín, Trenčín
lektorka: Barbora Tomášková , workshop
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20. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ Moravské Lieskové, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
18. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ Považská Bystrica, Považská Bystrica
lektor: Vojtěch Šembera , workshop -
15. November 2025FACTO(H)RY, Fabrika 61, Považská Bystrica
Marek Kundlák and SZUŠ Ateliér , concert -
14. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, DEMY Trenčín, Trenčín
lektorka: Anka Čonková , workshop -
14. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Umelecké združenie ATELIÉR, Partizánske - Veľké Bielice
lektor: Marek Kundlák , workshop -
14. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ Dubnica nad Váhom, Dubnica nad Váhom
lektor: Martin Jánošík , workshop -
13. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ Moravské Lieskové, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
10. November 2025LADENIE MIESTA, CVČ Trenčín - mamičky, Trenčín
lektorka: Anka Čonková , workshop -
05. November 2025LADENIE MESTA, Spojená škola, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
24. October 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Súkromná spojená škola Nová Dubnica, Nová Dubnica
lektorka: Erika Coyle , workshop -
24. October 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Súkromná spojená škola Nová Dubnica, Nová Dubnica
lektorka: Erika Coyle , workshop -
24. October 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Umelecké združenie ATELIÉR, Partizánske - Veľké Bielice
lektor: Marek Kundlák , workshop -
23. October 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ Moravské Lieskové, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
22. October 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ J. Kréna, Nové Mesto nad Váhom
lektor: Michal Matejka , workshop -
16. October 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ Moravské Lieskové, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
10. October 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ Dubnica nad Váhom, Dubnica nad Váhom
lektor: Martin Jánošík , workshop -
07. October 2025LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ, Považská Bystrica
lektor: Vojtěch Šembera , workshop -
26. September 2025LADENIE MESTA, Súkromná spojená škola, Nová Dubnica
lektorka: Mgr. Erika Coyle, PhD. , workshop -
26. September 2025LADENIE MESTA, Súkromná spojená škola, Nová Dubnica
lektorka: Mgr. Erika Coyle, PhD. , workshop -
30. June 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Asociácia zväzov zdravotne postihnutých, Trenčín
lektorka: Eva Šušková , workshop -
30. June 2025LADENIE MIESTA, DEMY Trenčín, Trenčín
lektorka: Eva Šušková , workshop -
21. June 2025LADENIE MESTA, SZUŠ ATELIÉR, Partizánske - Veľké Bielice
lektor: Marek Kundlák , workshop -
18. June 2025LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ J. Kréna, Nové Mesto nad Váhom
lektor: Michal Matejka , workshop -
13. June 2025LADENIE MIESTA, ZUŠ Bánovce nad Bebravou, Bánovce nad Bebravou
lektorka: Barbora Tomášková , workshop -
13. June 2025LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ, Považská Bystrica
lektor: Vojtěch Šembera , workshop -
13. June 2025LADENIE MESTA, Súkromná spojená škola, Nová Dubnica
lektorka: Mgr. Erika Coyle, PhD. , workshop -
11. June 2025LADENIE MIESTA, DFS Kornička, Trenčín
lektorka: Jana Ambrózová , workshop -
10. June 2025LADENIE MESTA, Spojená škola, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
06. June 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Domov sociálnych služieb Adamovské kochanovce, Adamovské Kochanovce
lektorka: Eva Šušková , workshop -
06. June 2025LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ, Dubnica nad Váhom
lektor: Martin Jánošík , workshop -
30. May 2025LADENIE MESTA, Súkromná spojená škola, Nová Dubnica
lektorka: Mgr. Erika Coyle, PhD. , workshop -
30. May 2025LADENIE MESTA, SZUŠ ATELIÉR, Partizánske - Veľké Bielice
lektor: Marek Kundlák , workshop -
28. May 2025LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ J. Kréna, Nové Mesto nad Váhom
lektor: Michal Matejka , workshop -
21. May 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Asociácia zväzov zdravotne postihnutých, Trenčín
Lektorka: Eva Šušková , workshop -
21. May 2025LADENIE MIESTA, Asociácia zväzov zdravotne postihnutých, Trenčín
lektorka: Eva Šušková , workshop -
21. May 2025LADENIE MIESTA, DEMY Trenčín, Trenčín
lektorka: Eva Šušková , workshop -
20. May 2025LADENIE MESTA, Spojená škola, Moravské Lieskové
lektor: Michal Svorada , workshop -
19. May 2025LADENIE MESTA, ZUŠ, Považská Bystrica
lektor: Vojtěch Šembera , workshop
Lecturers
Vojtěch Šembera (CZ)
Michal Svorada (SK)
Michal Matejka (SK)
Matej Sloboda (SK)
Martin Jánošík (SK)
Marek Kundlák (SK)
Jana Ambrózová (SK)
Eva Šušková (SK)
Erika Coyle (SK)
David Danel (CZ)
Barbora Tomášková (SK)
Anna Čonková
Participating organizations
ZUŠ Považská Bystrica
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Spojená škola Moravské Lieskové
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DEMY Trenčín
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AZZP Trenčín
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ZUŠ J. Kréna, Nové Mesto nad Váhom
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Súkromná spojená škola Nová Dubnica
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SZUŠ ATELIÉR, Partizánske
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Domov sociálnych služieb Adamovské Kochanovce
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ZUŠ Dubnica nad Váhom
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DFS Kornička, Trenčín
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CVČ Trenčín
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Absolutely! From spring 2025 to spring 2026, under the guidance of experienced instructors, dozens of people from across the Trenčín region will come together for creative workshops, gradually preparing for a large final collective sound performance — the premiere of an original composition titled Tuning of the City, created especially for Trenčín and to be performed on 22 May 2026 in the city’s streets.
We’re looking for groups of active people who would like to take part in the project, especially, though not exclusively:
- Pupils and students of Schools of Arts and Music Schools
- Choirs, amateur theatre groups, folklore music ensembles
- Amateur bands, wedding bands, funeral bands, and brass bands
- Other active communities – with or without musical experience: leisure clubs, senior clubs, neighbourhood groups, friend groups, hobby groups, etc.
No problem! Experience with live performance or music can be helpful, but it’s by no means necessary. We’ll guide you through everything you need.
We expect enthusiasm and a willingness to take part in shared project We also invite your group to attend one to four workshops between 2025 and summer 2026, led by our instructors, where you’ll prepare for the collective event in May 2026. The number, length, and exact dates of these workshops will be arranged individually to suit the needs of each group. If everything goes well, we also expect your participation in the final Tuning of the City performance in Trenčín, which will take place on 22 May 2026.
If you have a space where your group meets and where rehearsals or workshops could be held, that’s a welcome advantage.
Toward a collective sound performance bringing together multiple elementary schools of arts and other ensembles and groups from across the Trenčín region. The performance, titled Tuning of the City, will take place on 22 May 2026 in Trenčín. This is a truly one-of-a-kind opportunity an opportunity that may never come again. It will be an unforgettable experience not only for your child, but also for you, the parents, and for your friends and acquaintances as the final event will be open to everyone, and we warmly invite you already now!
From spring 2025 to summer 2026, workshops and rehearsals will take place within the participating groups, led by our instructors. They are fully tailored to the needs and abilities of each group, but every group should take part in at least one or two workshops over the course of the entire period.
Our instructors will come to you, and we will do our best to adapt the dates to your availability. However, we do expect that you reserve the necessary time for the project so that workshops don’t have to be postponed or cancelled.
At the workshops, you’ll get to know the material, learn what your “part” in the Tuning of the City composition will be, and gradually prepare for it. We’ve organised and taken part in similar workshops many times before (on other occasions), and we can promise that it will be both fun and a memorable experience.
The project will conclude with a large collective performance in Trenčín. You’ll perform, guided by our instructors, together with a wide range of professional musicians. If all goes well, it will be something truly special.
The project brings together well-known artists and experienced educators from Slovakia and nearby countries: Matej Sloboda, Erika Coyle Krkošková, Martin Jánošík, Vojtěch Šembera, Eva Šušková, David Danel, Anka Čonková, Barbora Tomášková, Michal Matejka, and many others.
You can find the full list of instructors here.
Participation is free of charge for everyone who wants to take an active part. What we will need from you is your energy, your time, your enthusiasm, and your trust.
No, responding to this offer does not commit you to anything. We will follow up with additional contact, possibly an in-person meeting, and only then will we confirm your group’s participation and agree on what it will look like.
We’ll do our best to involve as many of you as possible so that the final event is as vibrant and exciting as it can be. However, our resources are not unlimited, and we have only a finite number of instructors.:)
We don’t have the capacity to form new groups from scratch, which is why we need to work with already existing groups or communities, whether formal or informal. We’ll take care of everything else and will try to find a place, a part, for as many interested participants as possible.
The project is organised by the artistic collective ooo, led by sound artists and curators Fero Király and Eva Vozárová and their team, with whom they have long been creating other acclaimed projects – most notably the annual intermedia event JAMA.ooo in Banská Štiavnica, Banská Belá, and the surrounding area, which received the Biela Kocka Award from the Slovak Gallery Council for the best independent project of 2022, among many others.
If you are part of an active group that would like to join the project and take part, please let us know by email at produkcia@zdruzenie.ooo. Please include “Participation in the Tuning of the City project” in the subject line.
Tuning of the City will be a valuable and enriching addition to your child’s artistic education. Over several months, they’ll have the opportunity to collaborate on a creative project led by renowned musicians and educators and they will undoubtedly gain an experience they’ll remember for a lifetime.
