If during any conversation children, singing and music are
mentioned at the same time, there is no doubt that the topic is
Šibenik.
Šibenik has been a friend to children ever since 1958 when the
International Children's Festival began - the world festival of
creativity for children and children's creativity. Since then every
year at the beginning of summer, the city becomes the children's
capital of the world. On its streets, squares and stages more than
200 programmes are performed in which children, children's
ensembles, theatres, writers, actors, puppeteers, musicians and
visual artists from all continents take part.
Singing and music have been embedded into the very foundations
of the old city of Šibenik. It is a musical instrument made of
stone which vibrates with the sweet-sounding joy.
Its opera singers are also famous as singers of folk and
traditional songs who, gathered into acappella singing groups,
enjoy making vocal harmony together.
Šibenik is a treasury of musical heritage and historical musical
instruments.
At St. Frane's monastery there are 1000-years-old music sheets,
the oldest pipe organ from 1640 can be heard at
theHolySpiritChurch, as well as the pipe organ of Petar Nakić from
1762 at St. Frane's church. Aside from these, there are 13 more
historical instruments whose sounds you can enjoy owing to the
Šibenik Organ Summer School.
The days of celebrating old music and historic monuments are
preceded by the Šibenik acappella song evenings - a festival,
followed by the Festival of Dalmatian Chanson - the biggest and
most popular festival of popular music inCroatia. They are
connected by Mussica appassionata, a sophisticated festival of
classical music which perfectly fits into the mediaeval stone
sights of the streets in Šibenik. For the fans of more recent
musical tradition there is the Blues & jazz off festival, while
the five-day Summer Eco Music Festival Terraneo is visited by all
who like the sea, sun and modern music.
After the summer musical performances and festivals, at the end
of the summer Šibenik becomes a time machine which, owing to the
mediaeval fair, truly takes you back into the past.
Adriatic Boat Show, takes place in spring as introduction to
nautical season.