International Percussion Week, Bjelovar
Bang that drum (Jan)
One of Croatia’s most underrated music festivals, the International Percussion Ensemble Week (IPEW) brings together local youth ensembles and leading international names to provide an engrossing picture of what’s going on in the percussion world.
Far from being just about drum solos, the festival stage is packed with xylophones, marimbas and the whole gamut of struck instruments, with performers tackling scores especially written for percussion by contemporary classical composers.
Concerts are free and take place in the plush surrounds of the Bjelovar House of Culture.
Bjelovar is 90km southeast of Zagreb
Programme details are published here in the weeks before the event.