History

The Evmolpeya Choir was established in July 2006. Its creator and conductor is the composer Rada Slavinska. The choir was named "Evmolpeya", which translates into "a beautifully singing young girl." The patron of the choir became the then mayor of Plovdiv

Plovdiv

Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...

 Ivan Chomakov

Ivan Chomakov

Dr. Ivan Chomakov was the mayor of the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria from 1999 to 2007.Before entering political office, Chomakov was an assistant professor of anaesthesiology....

. Since December 1, 2006 The Evmolpeya Choir has had the status of a municipal choir and was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador.

For the short period since it was established, the choir has recorded at Radio Plovdiv, Bulgarian National Television

Bulgarian National Television

The Bulgarian National Television or BNT is the public broadcaster of Bulgaria. The company was founded in 1959 and began broadcasting on December 26 of the same year. It began broadcasting in color in 1970...

 and the Belgium National Radio. It has had more than 100 concerts and 12 tours abroad.
The 40 singers in the choir are between the ages of 14 and 20 from 16 schools in Plovdiv as well as students from a few universities.

The choir’s repertoire consists mainly of four-voice a cappella pieces representing different periods and trends – from the Renaissance to modern days, sacral music as well as folklore songs. The choir has performed songs and parts of cyclic pieces in nine languages: Modern Bulgarian, Church Slavonic, Latin, Russian, German, French, Italian, English, Hebrew and Romani.

Festivals

• XIIth Festival Choral International en Provence - France
• Eurotreff Musik Ulm 2007
• Eurotreff Musik Schwabisch Hall 2008 - Germany
• Xth European Youth Music Festival in Passau - Germany
• VII Bulgariada Arts Festival in Serbia
• XII Festival Choral International de Neuchâtel - Switzerland
• XXVI International Festival “Sarajevo Winter 2010″
  Sarajevo Winter Festival
  The International Festival Sarajevo “Sarajevo Winter” is a cultural festival held annually since the winter of 1984/1985.The “Sarajevo Winter” Festival has traditionally been held under the auspices of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, European Union, UNESCO, The Presidency of B&H,...