Sofia Boys Choir
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| Origin | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Genres | Boys' choir, choral music |
| Years active | 1968–present |
The Sofia Boys Choir is the first boys choir in Bulgaria, founded in 1968. The performers, aged 8–15, are selected from schools in Sofia. The founder and first conductor of the choir was Lilyana Todorova; she served from 1968 to 1989. Adriana Blagoeva has been conductor of the choir since 1989. She graduated from the National Musical Academy in Sofia as choir conductor. Nowadays, besides her active conducting work, she serves as a professor in choral conducting at the National Musical Academy. In 1997 she founded the Youth Formation with the Sofia Boys Choir, consisting of former members of the boys choir. Today the choir is presented in three formations – boys, youth and mixed. Zornitsa Getova acted as choirmaster and pianist of the choir from 1999 until 2017.
The Sofia Boys Choir has very wide repertoire: Bulgarian choral music, Orthodox music, Bulgarian folk music, choral pieces of various musical genres from the 14th century to today and participations in musicals and operas. There are many recordings of the Sofia boys choir in the musical archives of Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) and Bulgarian National Television (BNT). The choir has issued 11 solo audio CDs and has participated in another 9 with other musicians.[1]
Since 1993, the Sofia Boys Choir has won many awards at international choral competitions,[2] and have toured throughout Europe and Japan.[3]
References
- ^ "Discography". sofiaboyschoir.com. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "Domestic Awards and Honours". sofiaboyschoir.com. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "Tours". sofiaboyschoir.com. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
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