Singer-Songwriter, Pianist.
Style mix: Alternative Folk, Rock, World, Jazz and Classical AKA the Fossil Pop
Loreta Kovacic is a transplant Houstonian with a lifetime of experience as a pianist and a singer-songwriter. You can listen to 5 hours of her music on all platforms if you look her up by spelling her name with only one T: Loreta K (she is grateful to her Croatian mother for misspelling her name).
Being a multicultural musician and choosing a diverse mix of songs from a wide range of styles, she charms her audiences of all ages. Her 9th album, “The Texas Slav” was released in 2023. Her original music reflects both her International as well as Houston experience, in songs like “Promaja” , “Amigos”, “Houston”, “Galveston”, etc. Even astronauts from NASA enjoyed listening to her music on the International Space Station while in orbit. Loreta holds a Doctorate Degree in Music from Rice University.
Loreta Kovacic, also known as “the Texas Slav” and “Dr. K” is a musician who knows how to transform herself and live a charmed musical life. A bad case of tendonitis halted her classical piano career, but at the same time, it shaped her into the artist that she is today. She performs solo or with her band, AKA the “LORETA KOVACIC BAND” which includes Jeff Vyner on drums, John Edward Ross on guitar, and her family members: Stanislav Kovacic on cello, John Parani on voice and melodica, Joe Parani on THEREMIN: It’s the only band in Texas with a dedicated theremin player!
Dr. K performs anywhere from Croatia to Ireland, and from Carnegie Hall to a wide variety of Houston venues including Notsuoh Art Bar, McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, Continental Club Houston, etc. Her music can be found on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, and also at her Studio, in Houston Heights.
Houston (lyric video)
This is a love song to my adopted home-town Houston. I talk about how this love story evolved. I mention most of my favorite events and places in H-town: Art Car Parade, NASA Mucky Duck, Montrose, Chinatown, etc.
BELLA BELINDA BRUJA is on my YouTube channel. Please subscribe. New album is in the making. “HALLOWEEN YEAR” Release your inner Bruja. Go girls! ❤️
Piano Lessons
As a teacher, Dr. Kovacic is eclectic in her choice of music and focused on inspiring students to be creative thinkers, not just piano players and singers.
Loreta started playing as a 5 year old child with her uncle in his church on island Hvar in Croatia where she spent her summers. It was a game on an old pump organ: an exchange of pumping pedals or playing on the keys: keys were easier and more fun! There was also singing. and magic, and stories from the past and the future. Languages too. Learning music was so fantastic. It is a lifelong process of learning and discovery and Loreta loves it even at her age. because it is a CREATIVE fine art.