Within the workshop – “Choir-workshop”, all participants, regardless of their age and nationality, will study choral works which will be performed at the final concert.

Each year the workshop will have different focus and program, which will provide an opportunity to explore works of contemporary composers from various nationalities. Heads of workshops will be composers themselves – authors of the submitted works.
The concept of the hosts of the event is to create some sort of cultural bridge for artists and performers from different countries.

Workshops over the years: 

2025 

• “Bulgarian Folk Music” for Folk choirs “Zadiavka” /Teasing/ PREMIERE with Prof. Rada Slavinska, PhD 
• “Contemporary Bulgarian Choral Music” with Krasen Ivanov – “Tihiiat proleten dajd”  /The quiet spring rain/ for Mixed choirs – music: Krasen Ivanov 
• “Contemporary Bulgarian Choral Music” – Workshop for children’s and female choirs – “Muzica v men” /Music within me/ PREMIERE – Music & Words: Biliana Chokoeva Angelova a leder of workshop: Marieta Seklemova 
• Festival Hymn “Sing a song” by Ambroz Copi / Slovenia/, with Valentina Georgieva. Watch a video.

2024 

• “Contemporary Turkish Choral Music” with Masis Aram Gözbek – The choral workshop will not take place, due to the impossibility of the leader to attend the festival
• “Folklore and Modernity” with Vanya Moneva
• Festival Hymn “Sing a song” by Ambroz Copi / Slovenia/, with Valentina Georgieva. Watch a video.

2023

• “Movements in the rehearsal process” – Yana Deliradeva. Watch a video.
• Festival Hymn “Sing a song” by Ambroz Copi / Slovenia/, with Valentina Georgieva. Watch a video.

2019

• Workshop “Contemporary Bulgarian Choral Music” for Mixed choirs – “Morska prikazka” /Sea Fairy Tale/, by Borislava Taneva with: Atanaska Popova
• Workshop for Vocal Groups – “Bre Petrunko” with Emil Strundzhev – Leader of workshop and autor of the arrangement
• Festival Hymn “Sing a song” by Ambroz Copi with Valentina Georgieva

2018

• “90 years Aleksandar Tanev” – Two workshops
  • For Children’s and Female choirs with prof. Zlatina Deliradeva
  • For Mixed choirs with Slavil Dimitrov
• “Bulgarian folk music” with Petar Krumov
• “Vocal ensembles” with Milena Dobreva
• Festival Hymn “Sing a song” by Ambroz Copi with Valentina Georgieva

2017

• “Bulgarian contemporary music”- Leader of the workshops and author of the works: Georgi Andreev
• “Bulgarian folk music” with a leader: Michail Delchev
• “Vocal ensembles improvisation and circle singing” with “Spectrum group“
• “Festival Hymn” with Valentina Georgieva

2016

• “Slovenian contemporary music” with a leader Ambroz Copi
• “Bulgarian folk music” with a leader Vanya Moneva
• “Vocal ensembles” with “Spectrum group“

2015

• “Bulgarian contemporary choral music” with a leader Assoc. Prof. Gheorghi Arnaoudov Ph.D.
• “Bulgarian folk music” with a leader Vanya Moneva

2014

• “Slovenian contemporary music” with a leader Ambroz Copi
• “Bulgarian folk music” with leader Katya Barulova.

2013

• “Spanish contemporary music” with a leader Josu Elberdin

2012

• “Finnish contemporary music” with a leader Juha Holma and “Bulgarian folk music” with leader Katya Barulova

2011

• “Bulgarian contemporary music” with a leader Vesselina Dragolova-Danailova

 

Sound signal of the festival
Anthem of Balchik
Music: Michael Stoyanov, verses: Stefka Kercheva-Stefanova

Festival Hymn “Sing a song“ – music and lyrics: Ambroz Copi