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| Establishment |
On February 23, 1990, in Sofia, the Constituent Congress
took place of the Bulgarian Choir Union (BCU), which re-established
the organized activities of the Bulgarian choirs. The
Union is the rightful legal successor of the Union of
Folk Choirs (est. 1926) and the Bulgarian Choral Union
(1936 – 1952). The Congress was organized and held thanks
to the efforts of the Initiative Committee formed in November,
1989. The Congress was attended by representatives from
the entire country: conductors, composers, music teachers,
musicologists, singers, followers, fans. THE MOTTO OF
THE CHOIR UNION IS: “RODNA PESEN NAS NAVEK NI SVARZVA!”
(A NATIVE SONG LINKS US FOREVER) |
| Statute |
The Bulgarian Choir Union is a non-profit organization,
aiming at the integration and the development of the Bulgarian
choirs, and excluding any political tutelage. (It is a
legal entity, a non-profit association carrying out activities
for private benefit in the meaning of the Non-Profit Legal
Entities Act.) The Union performs its activities within
the framework of its Articles of Association,
adopted at its First Congress in 1990 and later amended
by the Fifth Congress in 2000. The Union is member of
the European Federation of Youth Choirs EUROPA CANTAT,
and of UNESCO’s World Federation for Choir Music, in both
of which Assoc. Prof. Teodora Pavlovich is a member of
the Presidium and of the Managing Board. |
| Members |
The Union has 201 members, incl. 158 collective members
(choirs) and 43 individual members – conductors, composers,
musicologists, singers, instrumentalists, writers, public
figures. |
| Map illustrating the territorial
distribution of the active choirs. |
| Managing Bodies |
1. Congress – held once every three years;
2. Managing Board;
3. Executive Bureau;
4. Supervising Board;5. Chairman of the association |
| Artistic Divisions |
Three divisions form part of the BCU, namely
- church choirs;
- folk choirs;
- tourist choirs |
| Activities |
Twenty national and international competitions
and festivals are being held in Bulgaria yearly under
the aegis of the BCU, in the cities of Sofia, Shumen,
Blagoevgrad, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Varna, Burgas, Targovishte,
Svishtov, Silistra, Sliven, Yambol, Plovdiv. |
| Publications |
Information Bulletin, Valentin Bobevski,
Editor (1990 – 2002) |
| Territorial Structure |
Eight regions with regional representatives
in the Managing Board – Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko
Tarnovo, Montana, Plovdiv, Shumen, and Haskovo |
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