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New Bulgarian University (NBU) is main music a modern higher education events 6 institution recognized as organization with strong national influence and academic presence in wider international 7 staff university networks. NBU was established in 1991 for meeting the partners & need of a new liberal model of 8 erasmus + education. Every academic year NBU offers Bachelor, Master, Doctoral programs, administration courses and continuing education 8 programs in various fields. The Department of Music at NBU exists since the foundation of the University. Its creative work and research activities are in the genres of both classical and popular music- opera, folklore, music theatre, integration of music and new computer technologies. DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC 1

THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC The Department of Music is part of most modern world standards The department has signed contracts New Bulgarian University, which without leaving their homeland. with “Erasmus +” - the new EU offers education in several The department offers Bachelor program for education, training, professional fields and has over program after secondary education youth and sport in 2020 with over 15,000 students. An average of 250 as well as Master’s programs in 20 universities in Europe in , students per year are enrolled in the Bulgarian and in English and PhD Great Britain, Greece, Spain, Italy, music programs; they are taught by programs with two profiles: research Poland, Finland France, Croatia, an academic staff of 31 lecturers, 15 in the area of musicology, or based on , Turkey and others. of whom are professors and associate performance - also in Bulgarian and The Department of Music professors, and 10 are doctors. in English. The duration of the organises each year series of master The department is a modern Bachelor programs is four years. classes in instrumental, vocal and educational institution in the sphere Master programs are with an conducting performance held by of music and dance that established average duration of one year and a prominent European professors and itself as a structure on innovative half. PhD programs for regular artists. methods of work; it has a strong full-time student and for independent teaching team and with great students are with three-year facilities enabling young musicians in duration.

Bulgaria to be trained according to l g enera information The Bachelor program Music is practically oriented with the ability for exchange with European educational institutions. During the first two years the program covers general educational subjects as well as specialised ones, such as: musical works, general history of art, culture and semiotics, the art of theater; practical courses: singing / 2 instrument / dance, music elements and music theory, obligatory instrument /accompaniment, chamber music/ orchestra, historical dance, computers, languages and more. During the third and fourth year training is organised in specialised courses of the program and extracurricular learning modules, including apprenticeships and traineeships. Starting from the third year the program offers ten fellowships and relevant professional qualifications. Specialty: Music Performance (Pop/Jazz, Classical Music, Bulgarian Folklore, Electronic/ Computer Music); Dance g ram or pro Performance and Choreography; Sound Engineering and Electronic/ Computer Music; Music Management. Qualification: Bachelor of Music Music Performer (instrument/voice) Choreographer Sound Engineer, Sound Designer

Music Manager/Producer h e l ac b music Graduation: After achieving the Orchestra, Accompanist, Tuner, In the field of Dance Performance required number of credit points, Luthier, Inspector of Orchestra, Opera and Choreography: Chorographers, students can graduate by defense Singer, Artist-chorister, Inspector of Dancers, Teacher of Choreography of their Bachelor’s thesis, or by Choir, Chorus Master, Teacher and Dance in specialized music and a State examination. The Graduation of Instrument (corresponding type), dance schools at universities, conditions are in accordance with the Teacher of Voice (corresponding colleges, and secondary schools. Standards for Completing Bachelor type) in specialized music schools at In the field of Sound Engineering or Master’s Degree at NBU. universities, colleges, and secondary and Electronic/Computer Music: Professional qualifications and schools. Sound Engineers, Sound Designers, carrier opportunities: Bachelor In the field of Pop / Jazz Music: Recording Engineer/Mixer, Assistant 2 program “Music” in the professional professions and perspective Engineer, Production Assistant, field 8.3. Music and Dance has the positions: Pop / Jazz Instrumentalist, Studio Manager/Owner, Sound following opportunities for qualified Orchestra Player, Accompanist, Technician, Acoustic Consultant, graduates, namely: Tuner, Pop / Jazz Singer, Teacher of Audio Engineer for Videos. In the field of Classical Music: Voice (corresponding type), In the field of Music Management: professions and perspective Professor of singing in specialized Music Manager, Entrepreneur, positions: Instrumentalist, Soloist, music schools at universities, Concert Promoter, Radio Promoter, Orchestra Player, Leader of colleges, specialized high schools. Entertainment Attorney, Booking Agent, Artist Manager/Agent. g ram or pro h e l ac b music MASTER OF MUSIC “MUSIC PERFORMANCE” (IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE) The program Master of Music (MMus) Music Performance is practically oriented with the ability to exchange with European educational institutions. The program offers specialized music training in the fields of classical singing, classical 3 instrument, pop and jazz singing, pedagogy of teaching pop and jazz instrument or singing, contemporary Bulgarian music, acting/stagecraft, improvisation, ensemble playing - duo, trio , quartet, quintet, combo ensembles, chamber orchestra. The courses in the program are conducted in English. The program is unique to our country with its advanced training, flexibility and individual approach to teaching. In 2014 the program received excellent accreditation for the next period of six years. Speciality: Music Performance Qualification: Master of Music (instrument/voice) Graduation: After achieving the required number of credit points, students can graduate by defense of their Master’s thesis, or by a State examination. The Graduation conditions are in accordance with the Standards for Completing Bachelor or Master’s Degree at NBU. of master music Professional qualifications and composition, orchestra and choir carrier opportunities: Program conducting. The courses in the “Musical Performance” in the program are conducted in Bulgarian professional field 8.3. Music and and English. The program is unique Dance has the following opportunities to with its advanced training, for qualified graduates, namely: flexibility and individual approach to In the field of Classical Music: teaching. In 2014 the program professions and perspective received excellent accreditation for positions: Instrumentalist, Soloist, the next period of six years. Orchestra Player, Leader of Speciality: Composition, 3 Orchestra, Accompanist, Tuner, Orchestral conducting, Choral Luthier, Inspector of orchestra, opera conducting singer, artist-chorister, inspector Qualification: Master of Music of choir, chorus master, teacher of (composition/conducting). instrument (corresponding type), Graduation: After achieving the Teacher of Voice (corresponding required number of credit points, type) in specialized music schools at students can graduate by defense of universities, colleges, and secondary MASTER OF MUSIC their Master’s thesis, or by a State schools. COMPOSITION AND CONDUCTING examination. In the field of Pop / Jazz Music: The program Master of Music The Graduation conditions are in professions and perspective (MMus) “Composition and accordance with the Standards for positions: Pop / Jazz Instrumentalist, Conducting” aims to extend and Completing Bachelor or Master’s Orchestra Player, Accompanist, develop the undergraduate education Degree at NBU. Tuner, Pop / Jazz Singer, Teacher of in music and to create teams of Professional qualifications and Voice (corresponding type), composers and conductors who are carrier opportunities: Program Professor of Singing in specialized well versed in the subject of “Composition and Conducting” in music schools at universities, contemporary composition and who the professional field 8.3. Music and colleges, specialized high schools. have the abilities to create and work Dance has the following opportunities in a modern dynamic musical for qualified graduates, namely: environment. Composer, Orchestral Conducting, The training is individual. The Choral Conducting. students are encouraged to seek their creative identity through activities and professional presence of different scenes - opera houses, concert halls, television, and radio. The program offers specialized music

training in the fields of classical of master music Students in the PhD program can Credit points requirements work with some of the best upon completion musicologists of and Total – 180: Europe. They have the opportunity to Scientific research – 90 credit upgrade their music studies and points: Scientific publications theoretical research at an advanced (studies, papers, articles, level benefitting from the modern monograph); Participation (paper) in library of the University and the a scientific forum. contact with distinguished Doctoral minimum – 30 credit supervisors. The students enrolled in 4 points: Doctoral minimum in the the program, can also participate in main study area – 20 credit points; the international scientific Doctoral minimum in a foreign conference, which is traditionally language – 5 credit points; Doctoral taking place every year. Their papers minimum in computer knowledge – are being published annually in 5 credit points. a special edition. All courses are held Teaching and/or other expert as individual lectures. activity – 20 credit points: Conducting lectures and seminars; Reviewing Modules course works and projects. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Attending courses/seminars/ (MUSIC PERFORMANCE) tutorials in PhD program – 10 credit points. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Defense of the doctoral thesis – 30 (MUSIC RESEARCH) credit points.

Awards Having obtained the required number of credits and defended the PhD thesis, students are awarded the title of Doctor of Philosophy in Music Performance or Research.

Professional realization Upon completion, students can work in orchestras, opera theatres, drama, media, and schools. They become sought after specialists as artists, coaches, and teachers. g ram p h d pro music GENERAL CONCEPT of the Department of Music The aesthetic outcome of each concert is an image of NBU; A clearly systematized and apprehensible to audience periodicity of performing events; Coordination of the periodicity of concerts with the public concert life 5 in the city; NBU concert programs serve as a bridge of collaboration with the concert life in many music centres in Europe, such as Berlin, Vienna, London, Milan, Paris, Prague, Rome; Tribute to Bulgarian music heritage artists and authors.

The Department accomplishes on average 200 events per academic year, which are being part of a general concept. They take place on various concert stages in Sofia: • Sofia Opera Grand stage; • Chamber concert stages of the National Palace of Culture • Bulgaria Chamber Hall • Bulgaria Grand Hall • UniArt Gallery • University Theatre of NBU • Studio 5 at NPC • Great Hall of Central Military Club • Sofia Live Club l music main anua v ities acti MASTER CLASSES of leading concert cycle CONCERTS OF Bulgarian artists at NBU Soloists-Interpreters CAMERATA ORPHICA NBU Prof. Raina Kabaivanska – Opera This is a sophisticated concert Academic orchestra “CAMERATA Prof. Ludmil Angelov – Piano event in Sofia, which takes place in ORPHICA NBU” is one of the main Prof. Suzanna Klincharova – Harp prestigious halls at least 6 times per participants in the project “Soloists - Prof. Mario Hossen – Violin year with full audience and is Interpreters”. Its’ members are Prof. Milcho Leviev – Jazz recorded by TV channels and radios. brilliant young musicians many of whom are students and alumni of the various CONCERT EVENTS university. The artistic mission of the 6 Classical, pop, jazz, and acoustic orchestra is to carry out the idea of music is performed by music a wide cultural collaboration of students of NBU. musicians from the Balkan countries with Central and Western Europe. Young Forum for Music and Famous conductors and soloists have Dance performed with the orchestra - Milena Mollova, Nayden Todorov, The scientific conference “Young Amaury du Closel, Gerard Poulet, Forum for Music and Dance” for Alexis Hauser, Jean Ferrandis, postgraduates and doctors “with Christoph Hagel, Borislav Ivanov, a special section for the academic Valeri Vachev, Günter Pichler, staff” NBU PARTNERS through the Hansjörg Schellenberger, Dong Suk Department of Music and joined Kang, Gerard Causse, Wolfgang Klos, SEMINARS OF EUROPEAN GUEST music and dance events. The Takashi Shimitsu. The orchestra has PROFESSORS AND ARTISTS department is recognized for the toured Austria, Poland, Japan, erudite scientific and musicological University academic staff are Finnland, Bulgaria. organized in the forum “Concerts approach of its’ professors that results in publications of monographs and Seminars”. Renowned European Tropanka professors at leading universities and science journals. Folk ensemble “Tropanka” is an elite such as Music and Performing Arts dance ensemble at NBU. University Vienna, Conservatorio di FOLK-JAZZ FORMATION Trieste, di Milano, di Brescia, Paris University choir “Folk-jazz ELECTRONIC music universities, Academies in Britain, formation” has over 60 members. It Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, presents a modern way of combining Concert Electronic Improvisations - Greece, Tenerife and others, visit classical music with folk and jazz digital music and new technologies. NBU. Most guest professors come nuances.

on Erasmus+ Program but there are v ents two foundations that also support the department’s activities. main music e Sen. Assist. Dr. Rositza Becheva (Synthesizer, computer music, music theory) Sen. Assist. Dr. Margarita Krusteva (Choreography; folklore) Sen. Assist. Dr. Stella Atanassova (Computer technology in music, solfeggio) Sen. Assist. Dr. Ilian Paraskov (Pop and jazz singing, vocal ensembles) 7 Sen. Assist. Dr Angel Zaberski (Improvisation; band) Sen.Assist. Dr. Zlatka Zlatkova (Piano obligato)

Dr. Ermila Sekulinova-Schweitzer (Chamber singing, vocal ensembles accompaniment) LECTURERS Dr. Natalia Afeyan (Classical singing) Prof. Dr. Milena Shushulova (Piano) Assoc. Prof. Albena Kehlibareva Dr. Pavlina Velichkova (Theory of Head of department (Chamber singing) music elements, choral conducting, Professor Honorable of NBU Assoc. Prof. Etien Levi (Pop and jazz music management) Prof. Dr. Mario Hossen (Violin) singing) Professor Honorable of NBU Assoc. Prof. Gheorghi Arnaoudov Milko Milkov (Piano) Prof. Ljudmil Angelov (Piano) (Music theory, harmony, composition) Iliana Todorova-Baycheva (Piano, Professor Honorable of NBU Stefan Assoc. Prof. Dimitar Vasilev chamber music) Dragostinov (Composition, Music (Computer systems in sound Simeon Simeonov (Acting for singers) Theory) recording, sound engineering) Professor Honorable of NBU Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Petkov (Folk REPETITEURS/ACCOMPANIMENT Prof. Dr. Simo Lazarov (Computer music, electronic music programs) Dr Anna Lincheva (Classical music) Technologies in Music synthesizer) Assoc. Prof. Nina Naidenova (Stage Nona Krincheva (Classical music) Prof. Elizabeth Valchinova- directing) Julian Ianev (Pop and jazz music) Chendova, D.Sc. (Music history and Assoc. Prof. Desislava Stereva (Piano Theory, Music Production and accompaniment) Management, Criticism and Journalism) Prof. Yavor Konov, DSc, (Polyphony, Musicology, Aesthetics) academic staff BILATERAL AGREEMENTS - ERASMUS PROGRAM EU Akademia Muzyczna (Gdansk, Poland) Uniwersytet Marii Curie- Sklodowskiey (Lublin, Poland) Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (Austria) Conservatorio Statale di Musica ‘G.B. Pergolesi” (Italy) 8 University of Patras (Greece) Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Canakkale, Turkey) Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel Hochschule fuer Musik (Switzerland) Conservatorio Superior de Canarias (Tenerife, Spain) Conservatorio Superior de Musica PARTNERS “Joagin Rodrigo” de Valencia (Spain) • National Bulgarian TV Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen • Bulgarian national Radio (Belgium) • TV - 1 University of Split (Croatia) • State Opera - Stara Zagora Conservatorio di Musica • Palace of Culture - Pernik „Arrigo Pedrollo“ (Italy) • Czech Cultural Centre Zürcher Hochschule der Künste • Opera and Philharmonic (Switzerland) Society - Rousse Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey) • State Opera Plovdiv Falmouth University – Dartington • State Philharmonic Orchestra Vidin College of Arts – United Kingdom • Vratsa Philharmonic orchestra (GB) • Association “Orpheus” Plovdiv Folkwang University of the Arts • International Music Festival (Essen, ) “Sofia Music Weeks” • International Music Festival “March Music Days” • Music Festival “Piano Extravaganza” • Union of Bulgarian Musicians and Dancers & partners + erasmus administration Head of the Department: Prof. Milena Shushulova, PhD Email: [email protected], Telephone: +359-2- 8110 504 Programme Board Director: Assoc. Prof. Gheorghi Arnaoudov, PhD Email: [email protected], 9 Telephone: +359-2- 8110 555 Programme consultant: Chief Assist. Prof. Margarita Krusteva-Stoychevska PhD. e-mail: [email protected], Telephone: +359-2- 8110 534 Programme consultant: Ermila Schweitzer PhD Email: [email protected], Telephone: +359-2- 8110 534 Secretary: Maria Dimitrova e-mail: [email protected] Address: Building 1, Office 504A, Str. Montevideo 21, Sofia, 1618, Bulgaria

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