Georgi Petkov
Georgi Petkov is a professor in the Department of Music at the New Bulgarian University (NBU). He has been an artistic director and conductor of the choir Bulgarian Voices – Angelite for 20 years untill 2018. He conducts the chamber vocal ensemble New Bulgarian Voices. Maestro Petkov has performed over 600 concerts at home and abroad. His original works include more than 200 titles, some have been presented on stage and others published in several editions.
As a composer and arranger Georgi Petkov has worked with world-famous musicians – Adriano Celentano, Bobby McFerrin, Arcangel, Antonio Forcione, Roberto Fonseca, Enrique Morente, Antonio Zambujo, Donna Rosa, Burhan Odjal, Nicholas Lenz and others. Petkov has won many international awards with his vocal works. He is a founder of NBU’s Student Choir Folk-Jazz Ensemble and the National Polyphonic Choir of the National School of Music Lubomir Pipkov in Sofia.
Evridika Vocal Trio
Evridika (Eurydice) Vocal Trio – Maria Alexandrova, Radostina Stefanova and Monika Bozhichkova – was formed in September 2010 by Georgi Petkov. Maestro Petkov created the trio in the Music Department of New Bulgarian University in order to help preserve and develop Bulgarian folkloric singing tradition and a cappella performances by young professionally educated and trained folkloric singers. In their debut album Evridika Vocal Trio presents classic a cappella arrangements of traditional songs for a trio by famous Bulgarian composers, such as Peter Krumov and Stefan Kanev. Many songs were especially written, or arranged for the trio by Georgi Petkov as well. Samples from different folkloric regions of Bulgaria are presented in the album: Dobrudzha, Thrace, Shopluk, Pirin and Rhodope. The ensemble has performed over 90 concerts in Bulgaria and abroad and participates in events organized by Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Culture, as well as in programs of Bulgarian National Radio and Bulgarian National TV. The repertoire of the trio includes a cappella performances of traditional songs from almost all major folkloric regions of Bulgaria.
In the period 2015-17 Maria Alexandrova, Radostina Stefanova and Monika Bozhichkova form part of the world-famous women’s choir Bulgarian Voices – Angelite, conducted by Georgi Petkov. In addition, the three participate in the project Estruna – Arcangel and New Bulgarian Voices, which brings together the Bulgarian singing tradition and flamenco in one. As part of the project, Maria, Radostina and Monica work with world famous musicians Antonio Forchone, Arcangel, Agustin Diasera, Dani de Moron and Rycardo Moreno. The album Al Este del cante of the project Estruna won a Latin Grammy award in 2018.
In 2020 as a part of the choir New Bulgarian Voices the trio had the chance to work with Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca (Buena Vista Social Club) and his trio in the project Beyond the Notes presented on stage in 2021 in Sofia and at the Jazz Festival in Marciac, France.