XVIII International festival Of Orthodox Music

“Holy Mary Mother of God – It’s truly meet“ Pomorie, 3 – 7 June 2019

Program

03.06.2022 – Friday

untill 16.00 h – Registration of participants in the Festival Press Centre, Tourist information centre, Pomorie, St. Kiril and Methody Square, Tzar Asen N 1 Street

17.00 h – Official opening of the Festival with welcoming The Icon It’s truly meet, Procession of Choirs and Water blessing.

18.00 h – Festival Concert in the Church  „ Rozhdestvo na Presveta Bogoroditsa” (Nativity of the Mother of God), located in the centre of Pomorie

1. Ensemble „Heruvimi“ at the church “Sv. Preobrazhenie Gospodne“- Pomorie, Bulgaria, 1^st cat.
2. Ensemble „OpenSky“ – Chisinau, Moldova, 3^rd cat.
3. Mixed choir „Blagoveshtenie“ at the church „Sv. Troitsa“- Lovech, Bulgaria, 1^st cat.

04.06.2022 – Saturday

10.00 h – Meeting of Conductors and Participants (Individual and Choir members), with the Organising Comity of the Festival in the Art Gallery “Dechko Stoev”.

Festival Concerts, in the Church „ Rozhdestvo na Presveta Bogoroditsa” (Nativity of the Mother of God), located in the centre of Pomorie

15.30 – Concert 1

1. Mixed chamber choir at the church „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“ Sofia, Bulgaria, 1^st cat.
2. Female choir „Dostoyno est“at the church „Sv.sv. Kiril i Metodij“- Lovech, Bulgaria, 1^stcat.
3. Mixed choir „Ave Musica“- Sofia, Bulgaria, 3^rdcat.
4. Choir „Pokrov na Presveta Bogoroditsa“at the church „Pokrov Bogorodichen“- Sofia, Bulgaria, 1^st cat.

18.00 – Concert 2

1. Chamber choir „Gaudeamus” at the Music Academy „Prof.Asen Diamandiev”- Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1^stcat.
2. Female Ensemble from the choirs „Hristina Morfova“and „Ave Musica“- Sofia, Bulgaria, 3^rdcat.
3. Male choir „Sv.Naum Ohridski“- Sofia, Bulgaria, 2^ndcat.
4. Academic choir „Angel Manolov“- Sofia, Bulgaria, 3^rdcat.

– 20.00 Open Stage

1. Plovdiv Youth Choir „Stefka Blagoeva” – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2. Mixed choir at the church „Blagoveshtenie“- Targu Okna, Romania
3. Chamber formation „Glasovete na Orfei” – Sofia, Bulgaria
4. Mixed choir „Chernomorski zvutsi” – Balchik, Bulgaria

05.06.2022 – Sunday

08.00h Matins, Church “Rozhdestvo na Presveta Bogoroditsa” (Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God) – Pomorie

09.00h Divine Liturgy with Festival Choirs, at the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God (“Rozhdestvo na Presveta Bogoroditsa”)

09.00h Divine Liturgy with Festival Choirs, in Pomorie, at Holly Transfiguration Church (“Preobrazhenie”)

09.00h Divine Liturgy with Festival Choirs, in Pomorie, at St George Monastery ( Manastir “Sveti Georgi”)

11.30-13.00 – Open rehearsal of the United festival choir “Dostoyno est” I , situated in Town Hall ” Prosveta-1888”. All the participants from the Festival “It’s truly meet”  are welcome.

Festival Concerts in the Church „ Rozhdestvo na Presveta Bogoroditsa” (Nativity of the Mother of God), located in the centre of Pomorie

15.30 – Concert 1

1. Plovdiv Youth Choir „Stefka Blagoeva” – Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 3^rd cat.
2. Chamber formation „Glasovete na Orfei” – Sofia, Bulgaria, 3^rd cat.
3. Mixed choir „Chernomorski zvutsi” – Balchik, Bulgaria, 3^rd cat

18.00 – Concert 2

1. Chamber Ensemble „Canticus De Oris” – Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 3^rd cat.
2. Male choir at the church „Sv. Vavedenie Bogorodichno“- Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, 1^stcat.
3. Panchevo Serbian Church Singing Society – Serbia, 1^stcat.
4. United festival choir “Dostoyno est” I

– 20.00 Open Stage

1. Ensemble „OpenSky“ – Chisinau, Moldova
2. Mixed choir „Rozhdestvo na Presveta Bogoroditsa” – Skopie, North Macedonia
3. Mixed choir „Ave Musica“- Sofia, Bulgaria
4. Panchevo Serbian Church Singing Society – Serbia

06.06.2022 – Monday

11.00 – 12.30 Open rehearsal of the United festival  choir “Dostoyno est” II , situated in Town Hall ” Prosveta-1888”. All the participants from the Festival “It’s truly meet”  are welcome.

Festival Concerts in the Church „ Rozhdestvo na Presveta Bogoroditsa” (Nativity of the Mother of God), located in the centre of Pomorie

15.30 – Concert 1

1. Choir at the church „Uspenie na Presveta Bogoroditsa”- Botevgrad, Bulgaria, 1^stcat.
2. Children’s and Youth Choir at the Panchevo Serbian Church Society – Serbia, 3^rdcat.
3. Diocese choir – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, 1^stcat.

– 18.00 – Concert 2

1. Mixed choir „Rozhdestvo na Presveta Bogoroditsa” – Skopie, North Macedonia, 1^stcat.
2. Mixed choir at the church „Blagoveshtenie“- Targu Okna, Romania, 1^stcat.
3. Choir of the State Opera – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, 3^rdcat.
4. United festival choir “Dostoyno est” II (“Dostoyno est”?)

07.06.2022 – Tuesday

– 11.00 – Final Concert and Festival Closure

*** The OC reserves the right to modify the programme if necessary