The beginning of October also marks the beginning of the fourth edition of the International Choir Festival “Land of Glorious Ancestors” in the town of Novi Pazar.
More than 300 choristers from Bulgaria and Romania will take part in the event, which will be held from October 2 to 4.
12 choirs from Novi Pazar, Varna, Shumen, Burgas, Dupnitsa, Pavel Banya, Balchik and the Romanian town of Cherna Voda will participate in the festival. The choristers will present Orthodox and secular music in two age groups – up to and over 17 years old.
The festival begins with an anniversary concert dedicated to 150 years of choral work in Novi Pazar, 50 years of creative activity of conductor Milka Danailova and 10 years since the establishment of the women’s choir “Lira”.
The official opening will be on October 3 at the “Hristo Botev-1872” community center. For the first time, the anthem of the festival “Novi Pazar – Land of Glorious Ancestors” will also be played. The program continues with concerts in the church “St. Paraskeva”, as well as on the territory of the NIAR “Madara” and NIAR “Pliska”, where the festival will be closed.
The event is organized by the Municipality of Novi Pazar and the National Choir “Hristo Botev-1872” under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and the mayor of the municipality and is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Bulgarian Choral Union.