Conductor: Maestro Gary Nicholson

Repertoire: Johann Strauss - Overture Die Fledermaus Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf Giocchino Rossini - William Tell Overture John Williams - The Cowboys Overture Aaron Copland - Hoe Down from Rodeo Antonin Dvorak - Symphony No. 8 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Violin Concerto, 3rd Movement Georgi Andreev - The Golden Fleece, for gadulka and orchestra Georgi Andreev - Nestinarsko, for two bagpipes and orchestra Georgi Andreev - Devoiko Georgi Andreev - In memoriam, for choir and orchestra Georgi Andreev - Suite PreBulgarians Ervin Thomas Rouse - Orange Blossom Special (arr. C. Custer) Dimitri Kabalevski - Galop from The Comedians

Soloist(s): Neli Andreeva

Orchestra(s): The Colorado Springs Youth Symphony

Faculty: In Collaboration with: The National Folklore Ensemble, Philip Kutev, Sofia The National High School of Humanities and Arts Konstantin Preslavsky, Varna The National School of the Arts Dobri Hristov, Varna The First Language High School, Varna The Fourth Language High School, Varna Varna Childrens Opera The Plovdiv National School of Music and Dance, Plovdiv The Turkish Radio and Television Polyphonic Youth Choirs, Istanbul

Venue(s): Stara Zagora Opera House New concert hall of the University of Economy in Varna, Bulgaria Plenary Hall of the Varna Municipality; Varna, Bulgaria Festival and Congress Center; Varna, Bulgaria Bulgaria National Concert Hall (Zala Bulgaria, Sofia) Plovdiv Ancient Amphitheater Baglarbasi Congress and Culture Center; Istanbul, Turkey

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