The last music performance of this semester was given by the AUBG Choir in the auditorium of Main Building last Friday, November 30. Conducted by Professor Hristo Krotev, the event concluded the current semester, evaluating individual progress of students as well as their joint performances.

The two-hour concert was opened by the Applied Voice class’ students who performed

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classical pieces, known as bel canto. One by one the participants went on the stage getting ready to start their solos and duets under the accompaniment of either Hristo Krotev or his wife Nikolina.

Maybe because of the extended length of the first part, subconscious or conscious anticipation of the Choir’s appearance, the concert did not beat the expectations from the very beginning. And though the number of lively compositions did not lack cheerful motifs and charismatic presentations, a certain melancholic mood could be sensed in the air. However, as the singers proceeded with the concert and the individual parties gave place to the Choir, the repertoire of standard classical works was complemented by the chants and chamber compositions along with few jazz and pop songs.

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The AUBG choir spent three days in Germany during a special visit to Viva Voce Choir.  During the three-day trip the choir had two concerts in Munich and Augsburg.

For  “Pater Noster – spiritual a capella choir music from East and West” AUBG choir performed its repertoire of Orthodox music while Viva Voce sang Catholic songs.

A special piece was written for this event by Russian composer Anatoliy Kisselev who visited AUBG last year during the 7th edition of the International Meeting of Student Choirs.

Reportedly, the piece was learned individually by both choirs and rehearsed just a day before the concerts took place.

Also during the concerts Viva voice performed “Vater Unser” a similar prayer but from a different composer, Johann Sebastian Bach.

For some members of the choir such as Aida Kentassova, a student from Kazakhstan, this was their first visit to Germany. “It was great to visit this country and not just like a tourist,”  she said  ”the choir is a great opportunity [to] not only show your talents but also learn something new. Also it’s a great experience to explore other cultures, traditions, and languages.”

The concerts were organized by AUBG professor Hristo Krotev and Viva Voce choir’s conductor Margarita McCarthy.

The Johnny Cash Project is a global collective art project. On the project’s website people can share their vision of Johnny Cash as “he lives on in your mind’s eye.”

More than 250.000 people from more than 170 countries have participated in the construction of Johnny Cash final video.

The idea of the project is to create infinite versions of the same video.  Your work will then be combined with art from participants around the world and integrated into a collective whole: a music video for “Ain’t No Grave”

For those who love country music “The Johnny Cash Project is a visual testament to how the Man in Black lives on– not just through his vast musical legacy” according to Chris Milk, the director behind this collaborative project.

The perfect excuse to free that creative mind and enjoy some good-old country music from who’s been called “one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.”

AUBGers, leave your mark TheJohnnyCashProject.com

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