Milen E. Ivanov

Milen Ivanov, Bulgarian conductor and singer

Milen Ivanov (Bulgarian: Милен Иванов) (born 14 August 1975 in Pleven, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian conductor and performer of folk songs.

Biography

Milen Ivanov was born on 14-th of August, 1975. He studied at the Panayot Pipkov Music School in Pleven and the Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music in Sofia, specialising in choral conducting in the class of Professor Lilia Gyuleva. He is an editor in Bulgarian National Television and host to the TV shows "Bulgarian lessons" and “Goes our music” (“Ide nashenskata musica"). In 1996 Milen founded the Eva Quartet with Gergana Dimitrova, Sofia Kovacheva, Evelina Spasova, Daniela Stoichkova, all of them singers of "Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares /The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices". In short period of time the quartet becomes one of the leading chamber folklore formations. Under Milen Ivanov’s conducting Eva Quartet releases a few independent albums, gives concerts in some of the most prestigious halls all over the world.

History

Daniel Spassov and Milen Ivanov

Milen Ivanov is also a folklore singer. Since 1998 he has been working with Daniel Spassov. The two of them create formation “Dvuglas” (“Two voices”), give concerts in Bulgaria and abroad (Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Israel, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Corsica), release few independent albums, containing Bulgarian folklore and church songs – “Historical and Renaissance songs”, “Bulgarian Diaphonic Singing”, “Thou Art Blessed,Lord”, “Christmas Blessing”. Duo’s project, “The Mystery of the Ritual”, released in 2012, includes ritual folklore songs from the Bulgarian festival-ritual cycle. In 2011 Daniel Spassov and Milen Ivanov along with „The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices“ make records in BBC Radio, London. In 2012 “Dvuglas” and Eva Quartet perform in the Berliner Philharmonie under the motto “Music from the Monasteries”.

Svetoglas

Svetoglas - The Mystery of Bulgarian Polyphony

Along with Daniel Spassov, Stanimir Ivanov and Viktor Tomanov, Milen Ivanov sings in the male folklore formation Svetoglas, and in the vocal formation “Voices from Infinity”. The first musical project of Svetoglas is called “The Wheel of Life”. In April, 2013, the Svetoglas quartet makes a month-long tour in Russia. In July, the same year, Svetoglas receives a special invitation to take part in the festival “Music of faith” in Kazan, and in September, 2013, they take part in the „Thracian gold from Bulgaria – the legend come to life” exhibition opening ceremony in the State Historical Museum in Moscow. In February, 2014, the singers give a concert in the European commission’s building in Brussels. The formation takes part in the Brass band international festival in Drammen – Norway, the Church music festival „Maestro de la Roza“ в Oviedo, Spain, the international music festival Cartagena (Colombia), the “Three cultures” festival in Murcia, Spain, international church music festival „Fausto Flamini“ in Rome, Italy, “Earth music” festival in Ceriana, Italy and in a concert in the “Juan March” foundation’s prestigious hall in Madrid, Spain.

Discography

Milen Ivanov & Eva Quartet

∗ 2000 - Bulgarian folklore gifts
∗ 2001 – The bell
∗ 2001 - Spiritus / PolyGram records
∗ 2002 - Harmonies
∗ 2011 – The arch

Daniel Spassov and Milen Ivanov

∗ 2003 - Historical and Renaissance songs
∗ 2005 - Bulgarian Diaphonic Singing
∗ 2008 - Thou Art Blessed,Lord
∗ 2012 - The Mystery of the Ritual
∗ 2012 – Christmas blessing
∗ 2016 - Bulgaria’s eternal songs

Svetoglas

∗ 2012 – The Wheel of life
∗ 2016 – Molenie Gospodne

Part“in albums of “The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices”

∗ 2006 – The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices
∗ 2008 – Golden collection

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