Competitions, festivals and tours

Where the choir has sung — international competitions, festivals at home and abroad, and concert tours.

  1. 2005
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      26 June 2005 Varna, Bulgaria

      Festival and Congress Centre, mixed choir.

    • 28th International May Choral Competition
      19 May 2005 Varna, Bulgaria

      Opening – celebration of 130 years since the birth of Dobri Hristov.

  2. 2004
    • Tour of Germany
      17–20 September 2004 Kirn, Idar-Oberstein, Trier, Germany
  3. 2001
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      22 June 2001 Varna, Bulgaria

      Festival and Congress Centre, choir and orchestra.

    • 26th International May Choral Competition
      23 May 2001 Varna, Bulgaria

      Concert, Festival and Congress Centre, mixed choir – Verdi's Requiem.

  4. 2000
    • Tour of the USA
      10–22 October 2000 Atlanta, Conyers, Albany (Georgia), Alpharetta, Birmingham (Alabama), Franklin (Tennessee), Tennessee, Lebanon (Tennessee), Lexington (South Carolina), Athens (Georgia), Columbia (South Carolina), Ashland (South Carolina), USA
  5. 1999
    • 25th International May Choral Competition
      12 May 1999 Varna, Bulgaria

      Opening, Festival and Congress Centre, mixed choir – Beethoven's Ninth Symphony under Yordan Dafov.

  6. 1998
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      20 June 1998 Varna, Bulgaria

      Festival and Congress Centre, opening – Verdi's Requiem under Yordan Dafov.

  7. 1997
    • 24th International May Choral Competition
      21 May 1997 Varna, Bulgaria

      Opening, mixed choir – Schubert's Mass in C major under Yordan Dafov.

    • Tour of the USA
      25 February – 14 March 1997 Paso Robles, Modesto, Lafayette, Palo Alto, Fresno, San Diego, Temecula, Murrieta, Carlsbad, Thousand Oaks, Anaheim, Redlands, Newport Beach, USA
  8. 1996
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      6 July 1996 Varna, Bulgaria

      Festival and Congress Centre, mixed choir.

  9. 1995
    • 23rd International May Choral Competition
      25 May 1995 Varna, Bulgaria

      Festival and Congress Centre, closing, mixed choir.

  10. 1994
    • Tour of Germany
      15–20 October 1994 Idar-Oberstein, Hausen, Koblenz, Germany
  11. 1993
    • Tour of Spain
      2–9 September 1993 Suara, Vitoria, Larrea, Iskora, Laguardia, Araia, Spain
    • 18th Festival of Cantata and Oratorio Music in the Morvan
      11–18 July 1993 Autun, France

      Mixed choir.

    • Tour of France
      11–19 July 1993 Autun, Peryo, Padua (Italy), France

      On 19 July 1993 – Padua, Italy.

    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      16 June – 3 July 1993 Varna, Bulgaria

      16 June – mixed choir; 3 July – Days of Orthodox Music; Festival and Congress Centre.

    • 22nd International May Choral Competition
      13 May 1993 Varna, Bulgaria

      Festival and Congress Centre, opening, mixed choir.

  12. 1992
    • Choralies '92
      4–14 August 1992 Vaison-la-Romaine, France
    • Tour of France
      4–14 August 1992 Vaison-la-Romaine, Sérignan, Malaucène, Beaumes-de-Venise, Lyon, France
  13. 1991
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      21 June – 5 July 1991 Varna, Bulgaria

      21 June and 5 July – Festival and Congress Centre, choir and orchestra; on 5 July, Brahms's German Requiem under Pierre Cao.

  14. 1990
    • Music in the Morvan
      19–28 July 1990 Autun, Anost, Quarré-les-Tombes, Vézelay, France

      Autun – outside the town hall (19 July), the military school (24 July), the theatre (25 July) and the cathedral (28 July, Brahms's German Requiem under Pierre Cao); Anost – the church (21 July); Quarré-les-Tombes – sports hall (22 July); Vézelay – the basilica (27 July, German Requiem).

    • Tour of France
      15 July – 4 August 1990 Autun, Anost, Quarré-les-Tombes, Vézelay, France
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      16 June 1990 Varna, Bulgaria

      Festival and Congress Centre – Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Dunavski Zvutsi choir of Ruse and the Varna Symphony Orchestra.

  15. 1989
    • Tour of Greece
      3 September 1989 Athens, Greece

      Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the Katrakeio Theatre under Viron Fidzetis.

    • 20th International May Choral Competition
      19 May 1989 Varna, Bulgaria

      Festival and Congress Centre, opening – with the Dobrudzhanski Zvutsi choir and the Varna Symphony Orchestra (Beethoven's Mass in C major).

    • Seventh National Festival
      Bulgaria
  16. 1988
    • Tour of West Germany
      22–26 September 1988 Obshtede, Idar-Oberstein, Rayenbach, West Germany

      The villages Obshtede and Rayenbach are spelled as in the book.

  17. 1987
    • Tour of Czechoslovakia
      22–26 September 1987 Kroměříž, Uničov, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
    • 19th International May Choral Competition
      14 May 1987 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, opening, choir and orchestra – Shostakovich's "Song of the Forests" under Ivan Marinov.

    • Vidin Festival of Culture "Danube Spring '87"
      Bulgaria
  18. 1986
    • Sofia Music Weeks
      21 June 1986 Sofia, Bulgaria

      Bulgaria Hall, mixed choir and orchestra – Dvořák's Stabat Mater under Vasil Stefanov.

    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      16 June – 7 July 1986 Varna, Bulgaria

      16 June – a cappella concert; 7 July – Dvořák's Stabat Mater under Vasil Stefanov; Festival and Congress Centre.

    • Panorama of Bulgarian Choral Art
      Sofia, Bulgaria
  19. 1985
    • 3rd Cantonigròs International Choral Competition
      18–21 July 1985 Cantonigròs, Spain
      Two first places (mixed and women's choir) and second place for folk song

      Opening on 18 July; mixed and women's choir rounds and a concert in Roda de Ter on 19 July; folk programme and a concert in the church of Sant Joan de les Abadesses on 20 July; winners' concert on 21 July.

    • 18th International May Choral Competition
      15 May 1985 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, opening, mixed choir with the Varna Boys' and Youth Choir.

  20. 1984
    • Sixth National Festival
      Bulgaria

      "Honours and awards" records the gold medal of the Sixth National Festival under 1983.

  21. 1983
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      30 June 1983 Varna, Bulgaria

      Naroden Flot House, mixed choir.

    • 16th International May Choral Festival
      15 May 1983 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, opening, mixed choir.

    • March Music Days
      19 March 1983 Ruse, Bulgaria

      Festival opening, mixed choir – Konstantin Iliev's cantata "September '23".

    • Pancho Vladigerov Music Days
      Shumen, Bulgaria
  22. 1982
    • 15th International May Choral Festival
      14 May 1982 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, opening, mixed choir.

    • Tour of Greece
      11–15 February 1982 Athens, Piraeus, Greece
    • Panorama of Bulgarian Choral Art
      Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Days of Varna Culture
      Bulgaria
  23. 1981
    • Chamber Choir Festival
      23–25 October 1981 Rostock, East Germany

      23 Oct – Baroque Hall, chamber choir; 25 Oct – House of the People's Army, mixed choir.

    • Tour of East Germany
      21–26 October 1981 Rostock, a sanatorium on the Baltic coast, East Germany
    • 14th International May Choral Festival
      13–15 May 1981 Varna, Bulgaria

      13 May – opening, Palace of Culture and Sports, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony under Ivan Marinov; 15 May – "Slavonic Music" concert, House of Amateur Arts.

  24. 1980
    • Traditional Festival of Culture
      17–19 October 1980 Idar-Oberstein, Bad Kreuznach, West Germany

      17 Oct – the Festhalle and an old people's home; 18 Oct – Idar-Oberstein town hall and the theatre in Bad Kreuznach; 19 Oct – the cathedral; mixed choir.

    • Tour of West Germany
      12–26 October 1980 Idar-Oberstein, Bad Kreuznach, West Germany
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      22 June 1980 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, large and chamber mixed choirs.

    • 13th International May Choral Festival
      16 May 1980 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, opening, mixed choir and orchestra – T. Popov's "Invasion" and Al. Tanev's "The Very First Spark" under Aleksey Izmirliev.

    • "Golden Diana" Chamber Choir Festival
      Yambol, Bulgaria
  25. 1979
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      21 June 1979 Varna, Bulgaria

      Stoyan Bachvarov Drama Theatre, opening – Al. Raychev's cantata "Varna" under Ivan Marinov.

    • 12th International May Choral Festival
      19 May 1979 Varna, Bulgaria

      Morski Zvutsi rehearsal hall – concert for the members of the jury, mixed choir.

    • Fifth National Festival
      Plovdiv, Bulgaria
      Laureate title and gold medal
    • "New Bulgarian Music" review
      Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Panorama of Bulgarian Choral Art
      Sofia, Bulgaria
  26. 1978
    • Tour of East Germany
      23 October – 5 November 1978 Rostock, Greifswald, Stralsund, East Germany
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      19 June 1978 Varna, Bulgaria

      Stoyan Bachvarov Drama Theatre, choir and orchestra – Milko Kolarov's oratorio "April 1876" under Vasil Kazandzhiev.

    • 11th International May Choral Festival
      12 May 1978 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, opening, mixed choir.

    • Days of Culture
      Tervel, Bulgaria
  27. 1977
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      18 June 1977 Varna, Bulgaria

      Stoyan Bachvarov Drama Theatre, opening – Al. Raychev's oratorio "Friendship" under Emil Glavanakov.

    • 10th International May Choral Festival
      11–18 May 1977 Varna, Bulgaria

      11 May – competition opening, Palace of Culture and Sports; 15 May – concert for the participants; 18 May – closing concert, House of Amateur Arts; mixed choir.

    • Panorama of Bulgarian Choral Art
      Sofia, Bulgaria
    • "Alyosha" Festival of Soviet Song
      Plovdiv, Bulgaria
    • Days of Soviet Music
      Vidin, Bulgaria
  28. 1976
    • 9th International May Choral Festival
      16 May 1976 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, mixed choir and orchestra – Beethoven's Ninth Symphony under Emil Glavanakov.

    • Cork International Choral Festival (23rd)
      28 April – 2 May 1976 Cork, Ireland
      First places in all three categories – mixed, women's and men's choirs

      Opening on 28 April, mixed choirs on 29 April, women's and men's choirs on 1 May, closing concert on 2 May.

    • Tour of Ireland
      26 April – 8 May 1976 Cork (competition), Ireland

      Via London and Paris.

    • March Music Days
      27 March 1976 Ruse, Bulgaria

      House of Culture, mixed choir – Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Plovdiv Philharmonic under Dobrin Petkov.

  29. 1975
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      6 July 1975 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, mixed choir.

    • 10th Lucca Musical Summer
      30 June 1975 Lucca, Italy

      The theatre, mixed choir.

    • Tour of Italy
      21 June – 2 July 1975 Padua, Camposampiero, Lucca, Siena, Italy
    • 8th International May Choral Competition "Varna '75"
      15–18 May 1975 Varna, Bulgaria
      First place (per "Honours and awards", no. 9)

      Competed on 15 May and sang in the winners' concert on 18 May.

    • 8th International May Choral Festival
      14–18 May 1975 Varna, Bulgaria

      14 May – opening, Palace of Culture and Sports; 17 May – competition round, House of Amateur Arts; 18 May – closing concert; mixed choir.

    • "New Bulgarian Music" review
      Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Days of Varna Culture
      Bulgaria
  30. 1974
    • Winter Music Days
      25 February 1974 Ruse, Bulgaria

      House of Culture, mixed choir – Beethoven's Ninth Symphony under Vasil Stefanov.

    • Fourth National Festival
      Varna, Bulgaria
      Laureate title and gold medal
  31. 1973
    • Tour of Italy
      31 October – 18 November 1973 Naples, Benevento, Messina, Palermo, Terni, Bergamo, Vercelli, Ravenna, St. Moritz (Switzerland), Italy

      Tour with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      20 July 1973 Varna, Bulgaria

      Stoyan Bachvarov Drama Theatre, choir and orchestra – Rachmaninov's "The Bells" under Vasil Stefanov.

    • Sofia Music Weeks
      17 June 1973 Sofia, Bulgaria

      Bulgaria Hall, mixed choir and orchestra – Rachmaninov's "The Bells" under Vasil Stefanov.

    • 7th International May Choral Festival
      16 May 1973 Varna, Bulgaria

      Stoyan Bachvarov Drama Theatre, mixed choir.

    • Second Festival of Bulgarian–Soviet Youth Friendship
      Varna, Bulgaria
    • Days of Bulgarian Symphonic and Chamber Music
      Shumen, Bulgaria
  32. 1972
    • National festival of the newspaper l'Unità
      28 September 1972 Rome, Italy

      Stadio Flaminio, mixed choir.

    • 11th Seghizzi International Choral Competition
      22–24 September 1972 Gorizia, Italy
      First place for polyphony and first place for folk song (mixed choir)

      Polyphony round on 22 Sept, winners' concert on 23 Sept, folk-song round and winners' concert on 24 Sept.

    • Tour of Italy
      22–30 September 1972 Gorizia (competition), Padua, Rome, Italy
    • Béla Bartók Festival of Contemporary Music
      1 July 1972 Debrecen, Hungary

      Hall of the Arany Bika (Golden Bull) hotel, chamber choir.

    • Tour of Hungary
      1–7 July 1972 Debrecen, Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary
    • 6th International May Choral Festival
      21 May 1972 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, mixed and chamber ensembles – Cherubini's Requiem and songs.

  33. 1971
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      15 July 1971 Varna, Bulgaria

      Stoyan Bachvarov Drama Theatre, choir and orchestra – Cherubini's Requiem under Piero Adorno.

    • 5th International May Choral Festival
      16 May 1971 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, chamber ensemble.

  34. 1970
    • Varna Summer International Music Festival
      3–6 July 1970 Varna, Bulgaria

      3 July – St Athanasius church-museum; 6 July – Hotel Internatsional; chamber choir.

    • Sea Week
      21–22 June 1970 Gdańsk, Poland

      21 June – open-air stage, mixed choir; 22 June – the theatre.

    • Tour of Poland
      14–23 June 1970 Warsaw, Malbork, Gdańsk, Poland
    • 4th International May Choral Festival
      16–17 May 1970 Varna, Bulgaria

      16 May – House of Amateur Arts, chamber ensemble; 17 May – mixed and women's ensembles.

    • "Golden Diana" Chamber Choir Festival
      Yambol, Bulgaria
  35. 1969
    • Tour of the USSR
      21–23 June 1969 Odesa and the Odesa region, USSR

      Cultural exchange delegation.

    • 3rd International May Choral Festival
      18 May 1969 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, mixed, women's, men's and chamber ensembles.

    • Third National Festival
      Ruse, Bulgaria
      Laureate title and four gold medals
  36. 1968
    • Tour of the USSR
      5–11 September 1968 Kyiv, Leningrad (St Petersburg), Moscow, USSR
    • 2nd International May Choral Festival
      19 June 1968 Varna, Bulgaria

      Mixed, women's and chamber choirs.

    • Week of Song
      Burgas, Bulgaria
  37. 1967
    • 1st International May Choral Festival
      12 June 1967 Varna, Bulgaria

      House of Amateur Arts, mixed choir.

  38. 1966
    • International Choral Competition, Wilton
      15 July 1966 Wilton (Middlesbrough), England
      Fourth place

      The choir's first international competition, prepared in just a few weeks.

    • Tour of England
      8–20 July 1966 Wilton, Middlesbrough, England

      Journey to the international choral competition in Wilton.

    • 13th Bavarian Press Festival
      11–12 June 1966 Dresden, East Germany

      The Zwinger.

    • Tour of East Germany
      11–19 June 1966 Dresden, Leipzig, East Germany
  39. 1965
    • Tour of Romania
      September 1965 Bucharest, Sinaia, Romania
  40. 1964
    • Second National Festival
      Sofia, Bulgaria
      Laureate title and gold medal
    • Tour of the USSR
      October 1964 Odesa, USSR
  41. 1963
    • Tour of Hungary
      21–30 July 1963 Budapest, Lake Balaton, Hungary
  42. 1959
    • First National Festival
      Sofia, Bulgaria
      Laureate title and silver medal

Up to 2006, from the appendix of Stoyan Boychev, "50 Years of Creative Work of the Morski Zvutsi Choir".