02155nas a2200289   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653003700043653003200080653001100112653002300123653002600146653007100172653007500243653003700318653003200355653001100387653002200398653002300420653002600443100001800469245019500487300001000682490000700692520114600699022002001845                                       d10aAcoustic and intonation features10aCommunity of fujara players10aFujara10aMedia presentation10aPlaying opportunities10aUNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity10aUNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity10aacoustic and intonation features10acommunity of fujara players10afujara10ainstrument making10amedia presentation10aplaying opportunities1 aBernard Garaj00aFrom a Shepherd s Hut to the Presidential Palace. Contribution to the 15th Anniversary of the proclamation of the Fujara as UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity  a14-290 v693 aThe fujara became the first element of Slovakia s traditional music culture proclaimed as Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005 and automatically incorporated in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008. I was a member of the team that prepared the application documents and witnessed debates among fujara players on what this event would mean for the fujara and its music. The expectations of the performers, instrument makers, and other fans of the fujara were ambiguous. After 15 years since the proclamation, there is an opportunity to show what has happened with the fujara and to what extent their visions have been fulfilled. In this context, the text reflects on important contemporary events related to the life of the fujara: changes in the making technology, unification of its acoustic and intonation features, new ways of its use, presentation of this instrument in the media, as well as processes of a socio-cultural nature focused on the community of fujara players, the education of young performers, and the perception of the fujara in today s society.  a13351303 (ISSN)