Here's the full archive of pictures and images of Sofia Choir back through the years.
↩ Women's Folk Choir Sofia delivered an outstanding performance at the 29th Folklore Festival Northern Bouquet in Pavlikeni. On June 14, 2026, in the acoustically superb concert hall of the Community Cultural Centre Bratstvo - 1884, our two songs arranged by Maestro Hristov received a warm welcome from both the audience and the jury. Our choir was awarded First Prize and honored with a Gold Medal. We would like to thank the organizers for their heartfelt invitation to participate in next year's anniversary edition of the festival, which we are delighted to accept!
↩ On the morning of June 14, the Women's Folk Choir Sofia enjoyed an informal photo session in Bulgaria’s beautiful historic capital, Veliko Tarnovo.
↩ At the National Folklore Festival and Competition On the Village Squarein Arbanasi on June 13, 2026, Women's Folk Choir Sofia, performing a program of five traditional Shopish folk songs arranged by Ivaylo Hristov and Georgi Ganev, earned the Second Prize. On the stage set in the village's charming central square, we also had the pleasure of enjoying the wonderful performance of six-year-old Ivayla Dimitrova from Varna—a young talent who will undoubtedly bring us joy in the years to come!
↩ On June 4, took part in the annual Mladost Fest, held on the open-air stage in the park of Mladost 3. Before a large audience from the Mladost district, we performed the songs that have brought us so much joy and recognition throughout the season now drawing to a close.
↩ On May 11, the Women’s Folk Choir Sofia participated in the International Choral Competition Victoria Cracow2026. For its competition performances of five Bulgarian folk songs from the Shopluk region, arranged by Ivaylo Hristov and Georgi Ganev, the choir was awarded a Second Degree Silver Diploma by the jury. Maestro Hristov also received the special distinction Special Prize for Conducting Excellence in recognition of his outstanding artistic leadership.
↩ On December 19, 2025, Friday, in the hall of the John Atanasov Community Center, the concert Folk Voices for Christmas took place, in which, in addition to the hosts from the Women's Folk Choir Sofia and the Mi~rina Music school, our guests and friends also took part. The evening was memorable with the wonderful performances of the graduates of Victoria Mirina and the singers from the Sofia Choir, with our new songs causing ovations in the hall.
↩ On November 1, 2025, the Women's Folk Choir Sofia participated in the celebration of the Mladost 1971 Community Center in Mladost district on the occasion of the Awakeners' Day in Bulgaria. We opened the program with six songs, most of which were original arrangements by our conductor Ivaylo Hristov, and received standing ovations from the enthusiastic audience. ^
↩ On October 21, 2025, the Women's Folk Choir Sofia opened a modest celebration of the GERB Party in Mladost municipality. In front of our long-time friend and benefactor in critical situations, the MP Mrs. Yordanka Fandakova, we performed part of our program, which we had just presented in Italy and France. ^
↩ In early October 2025, the Women's Folk Choir Sofia took part in the prestigious World Folklore Festival Code d'Azure 2025 in France and Italy. In the cities of San Remo, Cannes, Nice, Monte Carlo, and Diano Marina, we presented a program of Bulgarian folk songs from all ethnographic regions of our country in arrangements by Stefan Kunev, Georgi Ganev, Georgi Andreev and Ivaylo Hristov. Our a cappella program was enthusiastically received everywhere, both by the large audience and by the other festival participants, who gathered from all over Europe. ^
↩ On September 24, 2025, the Women's Folk Choir Sofia in the opening ceremony of the ETHSofia conference 2025, held in the John Atanasoff Hall of Sofia Tech Park. Before the audience dived into the otherwise serious and somewhat boring technological topics, our choir brought a touch of humor to the matter. ^
↩ On June 12, 2025, the Women's Folk Choir Sofia performed at the Annual Concert of the Badnina 1982 community center. Along with its repertoire songs, that brought several awards from folklore festivals this past spring, the conductor presented new songs to the audience, which we will hear often on stage next season. ^
↩ At the XXII Folk Festival A Song from Shopsko, held on June 8, 2025 in the village of Lokorsko near Sofia, in the Small Choir Ensembles category the Women's Folk Choir Sofia presented an entirely a cappella program with songs from the Shopsko region, arranged especially for our choir. Competing with renowned smaller groups in the same category, all of which were singing with accompaniment, we are proud to anounce we were awarded the 🥈 Second Prize. ^
↩ On May 10, 2025, the Women's Folk Choir Sofia took part in the Third National Folk Song Competition Spring Rainbow held in the village of Kurtovo Konare, Plovdiv Region. The jury for the competition, comprising some of the best performing folk singers of our time – Svetla Karadjova from Slavey Qurtet and Darina Slavova from the Trakia Folklore Ensemble, awarded us for the three songs we performed there 🥇 First Prize, and for high creative achievements in the preservation of our traditional folklore art, our conductor Ivaylo Hristov also received a diploma. Thank you for the encouraging words, we are happy about the well-deserved recognition and are looking forward to the opportunities for joint work. ^
↩ On April 18, 2025, the Sofia Choir was invited to the Bulgaria Morning show on Bulgaria on Air TV. In the short conversation, the singer and founder of the choir, Maria Stoeva, tolked about the creation of the choir 16 years ago, as well as about the unique old hand-woven and embroidered costumes, while the conductor talked about the new repertoire being prepared, as well as about the choir's latest tour in the Belgian capital, Brussels. In addition, we sang two songs in the acoustically beautiful and cozy TV studio. ^
↩ On April 9, 2025, the Women's Folk Choir Sofiavisited the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, where, in addition to participating in a seminar and several important meetings, the choir performed a short concert on the steps of the main entrance, named after Altiero Spinelli. The concert was attended by many MEPs and staff of the Parliament, as well as other visitors and our admirers, and the event was covered by BTA with a short report. ^
↩ On March 1, 2025, on the occasion of the Amateur Day, in the hall of the Badnina 1982 community center, the Women's Folk Choir Sofia performed a short concert program, accompanied by a lovely celebration, in the presence of the members of the board of trustees and our dear guests. ^
↩ The Sofia Choir was on a creative holiday in Borovets in February 2025. ^
↩ The Sofia Choir participated in a celebration on the occasion of Babinden at 90 Secondary School in Lyulin district on January 18, 2025. ^
↩ The Sofia Choir participated in a concert of the Badnina 1982 community center at 144 Secondary School in Mladost district on December 7, 2024. ^
