Sofia Choir, Choral School "Prof. George Dimitrov"

Болгария

The newest addition to the family of the Yambol choir school “Prof. Georgi Dimitrov” was created in February 2015 in the city of Sofi a. The current members of the Sofi a Choir are alumni of the Yambol Choral School with many years of experience in singing since childhood. Their pursuit of professional development lead them to the big city, but their everlasting passion for choral music and their special bond brought them back together to create this unique creative project. Despite the limited time since its creation, the Sofi a Choir has amassed a plethora of successes, including its participation in the VIII and IX Thracian choir festivals in Yambol, their debut abroad in the 56th international festival for sacred music “Virgo Lauretana” in the city of Loreto, Italy, as well as their participation in Malta International Choir Festival in 2017, where it received two Awards of Excellence. The choir‘s vast repertoire consists not only of a variety of Orthodox and Catholic chants, but also of secular musical works from diff erent genres and of arranged Bulgarian folklore songs. Artistic director and conductor of the Choir School Prof Georgi Dimitrov and its Sofi a formation is Vesela Pastamadzhieva.