Bulgarian Music Society Concert Series
2015-16 Concert Season
Bulgarian Embassy in Washington DC1621 22nd Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20008Opening of the 2015-16 7th BMS Concert Season
Gala Concert: East Meets West - Musical Masterworks from Bulgaria and the USA
Bulgarian Music Society Chamber Orchestra, Dimitar Nikolov (Conductor)
Washington International Chorus, Joshua Brown (Conductor)
Vocal Ensemble “Orfeia,” Tatiana Sarbinska (Artistic Director)
Dr. Jeni Maneva (piano)
Dr. Dimitar Nikolov (piano)
Works by: Pancho Vladigerov (Rhapsody Vardar), Aaron Copland (Appalachian Spring),
Marin Goleminov (Lud Gidia), Stephen Foster (Medley of popular songs) and others
The Bulgarian Music Society is proud to invite you to our first opening gala concert in the
magnificent and modern First Congregational United Church of Christ situated in downtown
Washington , DC. Do not miss this enchanting evening of Bulgarian and American music performed by
more than 60 musicians from all over the world. You will have the pleasure to hear symphonic, choral,
chamber,solo and folklore masterworks by Copland, Vladiguerov, Goleminov, Foster, and other
leading composers. Please join us to celebrate the music and cultural traditions of two great countries,
Bulgaria and the United State of America.
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 7:30pm
First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
Music Theater Showcase: Scenes from The Most Happy Fella by Loesser
Back by popular demand! After their spectacular performances during the past 4 years, the students of the Music Theater Division of the Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, one of the top three music theater programs in the U.S., are coming back to present another showcase featuring scenes from Frank Loesser’s Broadway hit The Most Happy Fella.
Do not miss it!
Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, 7pm
Four plus One: Harrington String Quartet and Pianist Ivo Kaltchev
Rossitza Jekova Goza, violin
Keith Redpath, violin
Vesselin Todorov, viola
Emmanuel Lopez, cello
Ivo Kaltchev, piano
Five internationally acclaimed musicians will perform chamber works by Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms.
Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, 7pm
Free Admission
The Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, 1621 22nd Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20008
Wine and cheese reception will follow the concert
Yana Hristova, Flute, and Ina Mirtcheva, Piano
Join us to celebrate the national day of Vassil Levski with two Bulgarian musicians performing a beautiful program of Bulgarian and Western classical music.
Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, 7pm
Free Admission
The Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, 1621 22nd Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
Wine and cheese reception will follow the concert
Rhapsody in Blue and Other Works for One Piano, Four Hands:
Dr. Jeni Maneva and Dr. Ralitza Patcheva
A very special evening featuring music by Bulgarian composers as well as Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue!
Friday, March 18, 2016, 7pm
Opera Gala: Prizewinners of the 3rd “Partners for the Arts” Vocal Awards Competition
Do not miss this amazing evening of opera arias performed by some of the most talented opera singers in the United States.
Friday, April 22, 2016, 7pm