Event

Bulgarian Folk Singing Workshop with Tzvetanka Varimezova

Tzvetanka Varimezova's inspiring, warm, and down-to-earth teaching style makes the "mystery" of Bulgarian singing accessible to all.

Born to a musical family in Pazardzhik in Bulgarian Thrace, she started singing and playing accordion at age 9, and went on to master tambura and piano at the Kotel High School for Folk Music and at the Plovdiv Conservatory. From 1979 to 1996, she performed as a soloist and assistant conductor with the Bulgarian National Folk Ensembles Trakija, Philip Koutev, and Pazardzhik. Since 1989 she has been a soloist and conductor with Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria, Les Grand Voix Bulgares, and Les Mystre des Voix Bulgaresan ensemble specializing in Bulgarian folk and Orthodox music. She has also performed as part of The Bulgarian Radio Choir and Trio Bojura. With these ensembles and others, she has toured throughout Europe, Russia, Japan, Latin America, and the USA. Ms. Varimezova has many solo recordings to her name and is well-known for her brilliant, high-pitched tone quality and her interpretations of the highly ornamented songs from her native Pazardzhik region.