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Plovdiv Boy’s Choir “Stefka Blagoeva” [Хора на Пловдивските Момчета и Младежи] (est. 1975)

Classical Choir of Men and Boys

The Plovdiv Boy's Choir "Stefka Blagoeva" was founded in 1975 by the famous choir-master Stefka Blagoeva (1938-2000), who for a very short time turned it into an advanced chorus school and one of the best Bulgarian choirs. Since 2003 the choir has taken the name "Stefka Blagoeva" in her memory.

Ever since 1994 Milka Toledova has been conductor of the choir. Under her guidance the choir accomplished a set of significant concerts and has been distinguished with honorable prizes from international choral festivals and competitions.

Boys and young man from different Plovdiv schools in age from 9 to 25 years take part in the "Stefka Blagoeva" chorus, working in three main chorus formations: • boy's choir; • young men choir; • mixed choir. The choirs` repertoire is quite varied. It includes classical and modern choral songs, cantata-oratorio compositions by Bulgarian and foreign composers, and recreations of folklore songs, and many other works.

The choir develops rich and dynamic concert activities in Bulgaria and abroad. It participates in concerts with symphonies, chamber, wind, and jazz orchestras; in opera spectacles like "Tosca", "Carmen", "Hansel and Gretel", "Carmina Burana", and other works. They have made concert tours and have participated in chorus festivals in Bulgaria, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland, the Check Republic, Turkey, Greece, Russia, the Ukraine and other countries.

For its high artistic achievements the Plovdiv boy's choir "Stefka Blagoeva" has been awarded with the Honor Token of "The union of Bulgarian musical and dancing actors", with the special prize "The Golden Lira", with the "Honor Token of Plovdiv City" and with the prize "Plovdiv" for high achievements in Children's Art catagory. In the creative history of the choir are registered many awards from international choral competitions like Nerpelt - Belgium in 1982 (Summa cum laude); Nanntes – France in 1985 (First Award); Tolossa – Spain in 1993 (Third award); Ankara – Turkey in 1998 (First Award); Hale – Germany in 2001(Special Award "Günter Erdman" for the best interpretation of modern choral composition); "Zvuchit Moskva" (First Award) from Moscow, Russia in 2002 year, Celje 2005 – Slovenia (Third award).

All these varied artistic-creational initiatives are well-accomplished work thanks to the collaboration among Milka Toledova, the pianist Julia Petrova and the young conductor Krastin Nastev, who is also conductor of Plovdiv State Opera chorus and secretary of the European Federation of Choirs of the Union . Since 2006 "Blagoeva" boys choir is officially selected by the European Federation as Choir of the European Union.

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