Folklore Formation " Mihail Bukureshtliev"

Болгария

The choir was established under the name of “Stefan Kanev” by Senior Research Associate, Dr. Mihail Bukureshtliev in 2002 as part of the Community Centre „Slavianska Beseda 1880“. Prof. Dr. Bukureshtliev was the first researcher of children's folklore in Bulgaria and the founder of the first children’s folklore ensemble "Izvorche". Petya Bukureshtlieva has been the choir director for the past few years. The formation performs annually at local and international festivals and competitions. It has won applause and awards not only in Bulgaria, but all over the Balkans and a number of music scenes around Europe. Musical pieces by the composer Stefan Kanev, as well as classical folklore samples by Philip Kutev, Kiril Stefanov, Atanas Iliev, Anastas Naumov, and Atanas Kapitanov, are in the core of the formation’s repertoire. Since December 2022 the choir has been presented under the name of it’s creator and inspirator – Mihail Bukureshtliev.