Bulgaria National Folk Ensemble Set for New York Debut

The National Folk Ensemble of Bulgaria performs in New York for the first time Saturday. Photo by artsboston.org

The National Folk Ensemble of Bulgaria ‘Bulgare' (NFEB) is set to make its first performance in New York, Saturday with a large audience expected at Symphony Space.

The NFEB production "This is Bulgaria," is a panorama of Bulgarian history and folklore. The concert takes place at New York's famous Symphony Space at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are on sale at USD 30/35 and USD 25 for students and pensioners.

The Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble was founded in the Bulgarian capital Sofia in 1954. Under the direction of conductor and composer Kiril Stefanov, who was named artistic director in 1956, the Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble became one of the country's premier vocal ensembles, translating pure folk songs and dances to a more immediately accessible stage format and releasing several albums through the decades.

When Bulgarian music became popular in the US following the release of Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares in 1988, some of those recordings found an American release, including 1990s The Magical Voices of Bulgaria.

 

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