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Friday May 26th, 2017
7:30 PM Official Opening Bulgaria General Consulate Speech and Anjelo lazarov president of Bulgarian Voice Corporation.
8:00 PM Bulgarian Folk Dance Club “Na Horoto” & Daniela Manolova – singer/songwriter
8:30 PM – Romanian Show
9:00 PM Bulgarian Folk Dance Club “Na Horoto” & Daniela Manolova – singer/songwriter
9:30 PM – Romanian Show
10:00 PM Bulgarian Folk Dance Club “Na Horoto” & Daniela Manolova – singer/songwriter
10:30 PM – Romanian Show
11:00 PM – Bulgarian Folk Dance Club “Na Horoto” & Daniela Manolova – singer/songwriter
11:30 PM – Romanian Show
Saturday May 27th, 2017
1:00 PM Children performance group “Bulgarche” & Kaloyan Kalchev – singer/songwriter
1:30 PM – Romanian Show
2:00 PM Children performance group “Bulgarche” & Educational Studio “Rodoliubche”
2:30 PM – Romanian Show
3:00 PM Educational Studio “Rodoliubche” & Lizzie Naumova – Bulgarian Solo Singer
3:30 PM – Romanian Show
4:00 PM Bulgarian Folk Ensemble “Dimitrovche” & Bulgarian Folk Music Choir “Ot Izvora”
4:30 PM – Romanian Show
5:00 PM Bulgarian Folk Ensemble “Dimitrovche” & Bulgarian Folk Music Choir “Ot Izvora”
5:30 PM – Romanian Show
6:00 PM Bulgarian Folk Ensemble “Dimitrovche” & Bulgarian Folk Music Choir “Ot Izvora”
6:30 PM – Romanian Show
7:00 PM Lizzie Naumova – Bulgarian Solo Singer & Theatrical Formation “Beyond the Ociean”
7:30 PM – Romanian Show
8:00 PM – Kaloyan Kalchev – singer/songwriter
8:30 PM – Romanian Show
9:00 PM Bulgarian Folk Orchestra “Bulgarian Rhythms” George Nanev (keyboard) and Natalia Nanev (vocal), Nikola Gaydarov (kaval), Dimitar Marinov (gaida), Neven Nanev (clarinet).
9:30 PM – Romanian Show
10:00 PM Bulgarian Folk Orchestra 
“Bulgarian Rhythms” George Nanev (keyboard) and Natalia Nanev (vocal), Nikola Gaydarov (kaval), Dimitar Marinov (gaida), Neven Nanev (clarinet).
10:30 PM – Romanian Show
11:00 PM Bulgarian Folk Orchestra “Bulgarian Rhythms” George Nanev (keyboard) and Natalia Nanev (vocal), Nikola Gaydarov (kaval), Dimitar Marinov (gaida), Neven Nanev (clarinet).
11:30 PM – Romanian Show
Sunday May 28th, 2016
1:00 PM – Group for Bulgarian folklore dances “Golden Thrace” Kids and Adults
1:30 PM – Romanian Show
2:00 PM Group for Bulgarian folklore dances “Golden Thrace” Kids and Adults
2:30 PM – Romanian Show
3:00 PM Group for Bulgarian folklore dances “Golden Thrace” Adults
3:30 PM – Romanian Show
4:00 PM Anton Apostolov’s “Green Sky Project” – Ethno Jazz & Elitsa Manolo – Bulgarian Singer Songwriter
4:30 PM – Romanian Show
5:00 PM Anton Apostolov’s “Green Sky Project” – Ethno Jazz & Elitsa Manolo – Bulgarian Singer Songwriter
5:30 PM – Romanian Show
6:00 PM Anton Apostolov’s “Green Sky Project” – Ethno Jazz & Elitsa Manolo – Bulgarian Singer Songwriter
6:30 PM – Romanian Show
7:00 PM Closing Ceremonies
SOLO SINGERS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM:
Elitsa Manolo, Dani Manolova, Kaloyan Kalchev, Lizzie Naumova
Note: This program may be altered without previous notice.
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Info about some of the artists:
OT IZVORA (“From the Source”) – Bulgarian Folk Music Choir – Toronto
Motivated by the beauty and richness of Bulgarian folk music and funding from the Toronto Arts Council, Ot Izvora was formally established in 2015. Directed by Dr. Irene Markoff and with the assistance of Sonia Kiriakova, the all-Bulgarian choir rehearses weekly with great enthusiasm and performs at Bulgarian and Canadian events. Our repertoire includes authentic and arranged songs from Bulgaria’s diverse ethnographic regions performed a cappella or with instrumental accompaniment.
Choir members include Irene Markoff, Sonia Kiriakova, Radiana Kozareva, Dimi Dragieva,
Galina Petrova, and Roumiana Alexandrova. Contact us on Facebook.
Group for Bulgarian folklore dances “Golden Thrace” is founded in September 2014. Its aspiration is to preserve and popularize the magic of the Bulgarian music and dance while establishing a recreational environment of camaraderie, good will and joy in the Bulgarian community in Toronto.
Currently, the group with all its formations involves over 60 dancers from the age of 5 to 65. For its short existence, the group has learned and performed an enviable selection of over 50 traditional dances—known as “horo”—from all ethnographic regions of Bulgaria.
Founders, artistic directors and choreographers of “Golden Thrace” are Mariya Zasheva and Mihail Kochankov.
Is a children’s performance group, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Bulgarian heritage and culture among individuals of Canadian and Bulgarian descent. It was founded in the spring of 2009 by a couple parents, eager to educate their children about their origins. The mission of the group is to teach kids some moral values through Bulgarian customs and traditions and touch upon folk songs and dances that preserved Bulgaria as a nation over the centuries.
Our main goal is to popularize Bulgarian history and culture by:
– Organizing traditional customs and events like Christmas and Easter gatherings, concerts, family outings and many more.
– Actively participating in multi-cultural, civic and charitable events in Canada.
– Providing classes in Bulgarian language, customs and traditions, folklore singing, crafts and cuisine.
The group has been under the musical direction of Frederika Todorov, whose tremendous efforts and enthusiasm, led the children to a new level and a greater stage confidence.
KIKO is an established singer/songwriter based in the city of Toronto, Canada. His classical music training & years of experience on stage, both in TO and his home country Bulgaria, formed his identity as a distinct artist. His music is inspired by his roots as the fusion of various styles- pop, techno & traditional rhythmic music. It truly transcends you to a place of re-connection to yourself, music of escape to a world of vivid imagination and dance. His newest single “Keep On Moving” is a celebration of his roots & an invitation to his creative sound fusion.
Lizzie Naumova
Lizzie Naumova is a highly talented, an extremely precocious young operatic soprano who is all of 13 years of age. She grew up in a very happy and greatly artistic environment, because her mother Lina Vasilkova is a musician too. She starts learning to play the piano at the age of 4 years old. A year later she started to learn to play the violin, as well. At the age of seven, she replaced the violin with classical singing. She has been a student of Maestro Daniel Eby for the three and a half years. At the age of eight she performed the role of “Amahl” in Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors, under the direction of Alexander Veprinsky. In June of 2013 she sang the famous aria “Der Holle Rache kocht…”, sung by the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”, in a concert produced by Maestro Daniel.
Two years ago she started to learn Italian Operatic Bel canto techniques. Her teacher is the greatest spinto soprano artist performer in GTA, Ms. Mila Ionkova.
Also she is very honoured to sing different styles of music like Traditional Bulgarian Folk Songs and classical pop music.
Since 2014 Lizzie is a dancer and a member of the Ensemble Dimitrovche, a Dance Group of Bulgarian Folk Dances.
Videos with Lizzie’s performances can be viewed on You Tube.
Born into a family of musicians, Elitsa has been on stage for as long as she can remember.
She began learning piano at the age of 4 and throughout her childhood and teenage years actively participated in vocal competitions, choir performances and musicals. In later years she became a piano and vocal coach.
Elitsa grew up listening to a wide variety of music with the focus on 70’s, 80’s Soul and RnB. Her Influences include artists such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Tina Turner.
Elitsa began writing songs at 15. Her music has evolved into a colorful fusion of soul, blues and rock. Elitsa is now an active songwriter collaborating with various artists and producers. She is currently working on her debut album and promoting her music.
Daniela Manolova
Daniela is an accomplished and award winning songwriter and musician from Bulgaria. She has written over 30 hit songs for prominent Bulgarian singers and has released 3 albums with children’s songs. Her work has won her many accolades and fans including a 2001 award for Song of the Year!
Daniela relocated with her family to Toronto in 2002 and is now working for the Toronto District School Board as a Vocal Itinerant where she provides music coaching for teachers. Nevertheless, she continues to write songs for the Bulgarian public.