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Gospel Fever with Bee Geesus and Otom Pestnerjem

At this year’s Gospel Fever - 7th annual concert of a cappella gospel choir Bee Geesus, which was held on Monday 25th of May in the large concert hall of the Grand Hotel Union in Ljubljana, the singers joined voices with the giant of Slovenian gospel music Oto Pestner.

At the traditional Gospel Fever concert, which is the highlight of the concert season of the Bee Geesus choir, the singers offered a rich musical program, which took you through the seventh season of operation, and reminded you of the past. As well as the most popular songs of their repertoire the choir has presented a number of innovations, the highlight of the evening was certainly the cooperation with the legend of gospel music in Slovenia, Oto Pestner.

“Oto as the most prominent representative of the gospel and a cappella music in the wider area is our great musical idol. We wanted to work with him for some time, but now finally everything came together. We are very glad that we will sing together at the 7th Gospel Fever, “explained Matej Virtič, artistic director.

Oto Pestner has proven himself as an exceptional vocalist in his illustrious career, both as a soloist and as part of many bands he gained popularity with listeners at home and abroad. As a longtime member and artistic director of the legendary band the New Swing Quartet he had an important impact on the expansion of Negro spiritual music in Slovenia. In addition to the love of gospel music Oto shares a passion for performing a cappella with the choir.

Since the last annual concert, the choir attended the largest gospel festival in Europe, Gospelkirchentag 2014 in Kassel, Germany, we collaborated at the concert Gospel d.d. with Wintley Phipps, Nuška Drašček and group 4Given and sang at a number of other charity concerts in Slovenia. We went on a Christmas tour around the country with Prifarski muzikantje – the grand finale was a concert at Cankarjev dom that was broadcasted on national television. We also participated in the show Die Grosse Chance Der Chöre for vocal groups and choirs on Austrian national television ORF.