Host Choir

Bulgarian Host Choir - Morski Zvutsi

"Morski Zvutsi”: (Sounds of the Sea), is the representative Varna city choir, which was founded by Professor Marin Chonev in 1956. It is one of the most eminent among Bulgarian choral societies and has been awarded distinguished prizes, eight of which were first prizes, at the International Choral competitions in Gorizia - Italy, Cork - Ireland, Varna - Bulgaria, Middlesbrough - England and Cantonigros - Spain. The choir had toured throughout Europe and the U.S.A. It had the privilege to perform at the National Convention of The American Choral Directors Association in San Diego, CA in 1997 and at a number of other cities in California. The choir also participated in an East-Coast tour in 2000.

Guest Choirs

KOLEINU

KOLEINU is the Jewish Community Choir of Columbus, Ohio.  Founded in 1993, the choir is comprised of adults from several area congregations – Reform, Conservative and Orthodox.

KOLEINU has represented the Columbus Jewish Community in a broad range of community activities, including the Mayor's Holocaust Service, the Columbus community‑wide Yom Hashoah Service, the community Yom Ha‑atzmaut Celebration, the Bexley Schools Jerusalem Week Concert and interfaith choral festivals.  The choir has been broadcast on the local classical music station and has performed at the Ohio State Fair, Ohio Historical Society, the Columbus Museum of Art, the Capitol Theatre in the Riffe Center, Mershon Auditorium and Columbus City Center.  KOLEINU also performed at the renowned North American Jewish Choral Festival in New York in the summer of 2005, visited Kfar Saba and Israel in 2005 as part of the Partnership 2000 relationship between Columbus and Kfar Saba, and is preparing to be involved in the Songs of Life International Choir Festival.

And your choir, too!
We will include a photo and bio of your choir when you register to take part in Songs of Life.
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