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7-11 JUNE 2007

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FOURTH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR ORTHODOX MUSIC

“THEOTOKOS - IT IS TRULY MEET”

 7-11 JUNE 2007 - POMORIE, BULGARIA

FULL PROGRAMME

 

                                          7 JUNE THURSDAY                     

Until 5 p.m. – arrival and accommodation

THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, POMORIE

6 p.m. Official Opening of the Festival with a festive ceremony (blessing of the holy water) and a concert of the hosting choirs:

Female Choir “Blagovestie” from the church “The Holy Nativity of Virgin Mary” in Pomorie and Choral Society “Slavyanska Besseda” from Sofia. 

 

8 JUNE FRIDAY

CULTURAL CENTRE “PROSVETA”, Pomorie

10 a.m. – 12 a.m. Meeting of the conductors and presentation of the book of Darin Alexiev “Recent times”

THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, POMORIE

FESTIVAL CONCERTS

4 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.

1.      Female Choir “Prof. G.Dimitrov” – Yambol, Bulgaria – category 3

2.      Church Choir “The Holy Trinity” – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – category 1

3.      Children and Youth Choir “Predtecha” – Moscow, Russia – category 1

4.      Choir ensemble “Plovdiv” – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – category 2

5.      St. Climent Ochridski” Choir – Ochrid, Macedonia – category 1

6 p.m. 8 p.m.

1.      Children ensemble “Slavyanska beseda” – Sofia, Bulgaria – category 2

2.      Church Choir “Myrrhbearing women” -  Zrenjanin, Serbia – category 1

3.      Youth and Students’ Choir at the University of Dubna – Russia – category 3

4.      Troizk Female Choir -  Russia – category 3

5.      Chamber ensemble at the Academic Choir of the Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia – Moscow, Russia – category 3

NESSEBAR AND BOURGAS

7 p.m. Concerts of the hosting choirs and choirs – participants in the Festival programme.

POMORIE

8 p.m. Open-air stage

9 JUNESATURDAY

CULTURAL CENTRE “PROSVETA”, Pomorie

10 a.m. – 12.a.m. round table on the topic: Aspects of the art of singing during church service

THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, POMORIE

FESTIVAL CONCERTS

4 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.

  1. Mixed Chamber Choir “The Holy Annunciation” – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – category 1
  2. Concert Choir “Vdohnovenie” – Moscow, Russia – category 3
  3. Youth Ensemble at the Choir of the Plovdiv Boys “St. Blagoeva” – category 3
  4. Vocal Ensemble “Ne Jdali” – Murmansk, Russia – category 1
  5. The Patriarchal Choir at the Nikolo-Perervinski Monastery – Russia – category 1

 

6 p.m. 8 p.m.

1.      Youth Church Choir “Anna” at the Cathedral “The Holy Trinity” –Shtelkovo, Russia – category 1

2.      Children’s Choir “Elegia” – Minsk, Belarus – category 3

3.      Female Chamber Choir at the Plovdiv Musical Academy – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – category 3

  1. Association of the Friends of Byzantine Music “St. Ioan Damaskin” at the Diocese of Maronia – Komotini, Greece – category 2

5.      Choir of the Blind “Academician Petko Stajnov” – Sofia, Bulgaria – category 3

POMORIE

8.30 p.m. Meeting of all participants in the festival

 

10 JUNESUNDAY

THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, POMORIE

(and other churches in Nessebar and Bourgas)

9 a.m.   Festive Holy Liturgy with the participation of selected choirs from the festival program

 

THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, POMORIE

FESTIVAL CONCERTS

4 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.

1.      Alexander Ivanov – Dolni Dubnik, Bulgaria – category 2

2.      Mrs. Karayotova, Mrs. Karadjunova – Sredets,, Bulgaria – category 2

3.      Chamber Choir “Renaissance” – Juzhnokrainsk, Ukraine – category 3

4.      Choir “Sound” – Bucharest, Romania – category 3

6 p.m. 8 p.m.

1.      Female Vocal Ensemble – Kopil, Belarus – category 3

2.      Ivan Brumbarov – Sofia, Bulgaria – category 2

3.      Chamber Choir “Ivan Spasov” – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – category 3

4.      Mixed Church Choir – Vladimir, Russia – category 1

5.      Troizk Chamber Choir – Troizk, Russia – category 3

NESSEBAR AND BOURGAS

7 p.m. Concerts of choirs – participants in the Festival programme.

 

POMORIE

8 p.m. Open-air stage

11 JUNEMONDAY

THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, POMORIE

9.00 ÷. – Festive Liturgy

11.00 ÷. – Final concert and official closing of the Festival.


 

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

All participants in the festival should arrive in Pomorie by 5 p.m. on the 2nd of June and register at the Tourist Information Center at 15 Solna Str.

 

THIRD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR ORTHODOX MUSIC

“THEOTOKOS - IT IS TRULY MEET”, 2-6 JUNE 2006,
POMORIE, BULGARIA

Program

2 June /Friday/

until 5 p.m. - arrival and accommodation of the participants 

THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, POMORIE

7 p.m. – Official Opening of the Festival with a festive ceremony (consecration of the holy water) and a concert of the hosting choirs: Female Choir “Blagovestie” from the church “The Holy Nativity of Virgin Mary” in Pomorie and Choral Society “Slavyanska Besseda” from Sofia. 

3 June /Saturday/         10 a.m. –round table

4 p.m. 5.30 - festival concert

6 p.m.- 8.00 – festival concert

9 p.m. – Concerts of the hosting choirs and of choirs from the festival program in Burgas and Pomorie


4 June /Sunday/           9 a.m. - Divine Liturgy in churches in Pomorie, Nessebar and Burgas with the participation of selected choirs from the festival

                                    4 p.m. - festival concert

                                    6 p.m. – festival concert

                                    9 p.m. – Concerts of selected choirs in Nessebar and Burgas in the Festival

 5 June /Monday/         10 a.m. – Round table

                                    4 p.m. – Festival concert

6 p.m. – festival concert


9 p.m. -Official dinner for all participants in the Festival

6 June /Tuesday/         11 a.m.

Official closing ceremony of the Festival with the participation of selected choirs and award ceremony 


 

SECOND INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR ORTHODOX MUSIC

“THEOTOKOS - IT IS TRULY MEET”, 8 - 12 JUNE 2005,
POMORIE, BULGARIA

Program

8 June /Wednesday/

until 5 p.m. - arrival and accommodation of the participants 

THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, POMORIE

7 p.m. – Official Opening of the Festival with a festive ceremony (consecration of the holy water) and a concert of the hosting choirs:

Female Choir “Blagovestie” from the church “The Holy Nativity of Virgin Mary” in Pomorie and Choral Society “Slavyanska Besseda” from Sofia. 

9 June /Thursday/

THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, Pomorie
( and other churches)

9 a.m. - Festive Divine Liturgy on the day of the Ascension served by His Grace Ioanikij, Bishop of the Sliven Diocese and with the participation of choirs from the Festival 


THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, Pomorie

Festival Concerts

4 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.

1. Mixed Church Chamber Choir at the Cathedral “St. John the Forerunner”, Kazanluk (Bulgaria) - category 1
2. Female Church Choir at the Church “St. George the Victorious”, Kurdjali (Bulgaria) – category 1
3. Mixed Church Choir at the Church “St. George the Victorious”, Kurdjali (Bulgaria) – category 1
4. Mixed Youth Church Choir “ANNA”, Shchyolkovo (Russia) - category 3


6 p.m. – 8 p.m. 

1. Choir of the Plovdiv Ecclesiastical Seminary, Plovdiv (Bulgaria) - category 2
2. Vocal Quartet “Pritcha”, Raifa, Tatarstan (Russia) 
3. Mixed Choir of the Transport Workers, Sofia (Bulgaria) – category 4
4. Choir of the Holy Resurrection-Monument in commemoration of the 50-th anniversary of the victory in the Great Liberation War , Brest ( Belarus)- category 1 

Pomorie

9 p.m. – Open-air concert of “MDZLEVARI” BOYS’ FOLK CHOIR (Georgia)


Nessebar and Burgas

9 p.m. – Concerts of the hosting choirs and of choirs from the festival program


10 June /Friday/

CULTURAL CENTRE “PROSVETA”, Pomorie

10 a.m. - 12 a.m. – Round table on the topic: “Tradition and modern tendencies in church singing”

THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, Pomorie

Festival Concerts
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

1. The Choir of the Kazansko-Bogoroditskaya Church, Bugulma, Kazan diocese, Tatrstan (Russia) – category
2. Daniela Kuneva, Bulgaria - category 2
3. Cathedral Choir “St. Dimitar”, Sliven (Bulgaria) – category 1
4. Female Choir “Prof. G. Dimitrov”, Yambol (Bulgaria) – category 4

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

1. “Mdzlevari” Boys’ Folk Choir, Rustavi (Georgia) - category 3
2. Church chanters from the Rotonda “St. George”, Sofia (Bulgaria) – category 2
3. Representative Choir of the Vraza Diocese “St. Sophronius - Bishop of Vraza” –category 1
4. Choir “Belcanto” at the Arts Academy in Belgrade (Serbia and Monte Negro) – category 4
5. 
Burgas and Nessebar

9 p.m. - Concerts in Burgas and Nessebar of selected choirs

Pomorie

9 p.m. -Official dinner for all participants in the Festival

11 June /Saturday/

THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, Pomorie
( and other churches)

9 a.m. - Festive Divine Liturgy celebrating “St. Theotokos – It is truly meet” served by His Grace Ioanikij, Bishop of the Sliven Diocese and with the participation of choirs from the Festival 


THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, Pomorie

Festival Concerts

4 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.

1. Church Choir “Theotokos”, the village of Obrochishte, Balchik (Bulgaria) – category 1
2. Orthodox Male Choir “St. George”, Yambol (Bulgaria) – category 1
3. Chamber Choir “Accent”, Sofia (Bulgaria) – category 3
4. Mixed Choir “Sedyanka”, Silistra (Bulgaria) – category 4

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

1. Mixed choir “Rodna Pesen”, Burgas (Bulgaria) – category 4
2. Female Chamber Choir “St. Zlata Meglenska”, Skopje (Macedonia) – category 4
3. Troizk Chamber Choir, Troizk (Russia) – category 4
4. Pancevo Church Choral Society, Pancevo (Serbia and Monte Negro) – category 1
5. Chamber Choir at the IOFFE Physico-Technical Institute, St Petersburg (Russia) – category 4

12 June /Sunday/

THE CHURCH “THE HOLY NATIVITY OF VIRGIN MARY”, Pomorie
THE CHURCH “THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY” – Nessebar
THE CHURCH “THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY” – Burgas
(and other churches in these towns)

9 a.m. – Festive Divine Liturgy served by His Grace Ioanikij, Bishop of the Sliven Diocese and with the participation of choirs from the Festival

12 a.m. –Official closing ceremony of the Festival with the participation of selected choirs and award ceremony