Off The Beaten Path

Program

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2025 | 7 pm

Bishopric of Nevrokop
Gotse Delchev

 
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GALA CONCERT - Gotse Delchev

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Serenade for Strings No. 13 in G Major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
New Work *
Kenji Bunch (b.1973)
Quattro canzoni d'Amaranta
Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)
Piano Quintet in G Minor
Vincent d’Indy (1851-1931)
* World premiere

THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025 | 7 pm

Dimitar Blagoev 1925 Community Centеr
DOBRINISHTE

 
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EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK - Dobrinishte

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G Major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Hard Winter / Holler and Stomp **
Kenji Bunch (b.1973)
Loukovit Lasses
The Blue-Eyed (text Elissaveta Bagryana)
Oi, Yano
Dobri Hristov (1875-1941)
Georgy Zlatev-Therkin (1905-1977)
Moz-Art à la Haydn
Alfred Schnitke (1934–1998)
La Valse
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
(arr. Lucien Garban)
Stone Trail for Piano Quintet (2023)
Dobrinka Tabakova (b.1980)
** Bulgarian premiere

(Friday, Saturday, Sunday), АВГУСТ 1, 2, 3, 2025

Svetlina Community Center
KOVACHEVITSA

 
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GOLDEN TICKET

Covers all three concerts in the village of Kovachevitsa (August 1, 2, 3), with a discount of 20 BGN. Valid for one front-row seat in the stalls.

FESTIVAL OPENING – PREMIERE BY KENJI BUNCH (USA) – AUGUST 1, 2025, FRIDAY, 7 PM, SVETLINA COMMUNITY CENTER

MOMENTS IN TIME – PREMIERE BY VALENTIN SILVESTROV (UKRAINE) – AUGUST 2, 2025, SATURDAY, 7 PM, SVETLINA COMMUNITY CENTER

AFTERNOON CONCERT – PREMIERE BY HENRI LAZAROF (BULGARIA/USA) – AUGUST 3, 2025, SUNDAY, 3.00 PM, SVETLINA COMMUNITY CENTER

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2025 | 7 pm

Svetlina Community Center
KOVACHEVITSA


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OPENING NIGHT - Kovachevitsa

Premiere by Kenji Bunch (USA)

String Quintet No. 2 in C Minor, K. 406/516b
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Cinq mélodies populaires grecques
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
New Work *
Kenji Bunch (b.1973)
Moz-Art à la Haydn
Alfred Schnitke (1934-1998)
Duet for Viola and Cello
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Piano Quintet in G Minor
Vincent d’Indy (1851-1931)
* World premiere

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2025 | 7 pm

Svetlina Community Center
KOVACHEVITSA


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MOMENTS IN TIME - Kovachevitsa

Premiere by Valentin Silvestrov (Ukraine)

The Viola Burns Longer **
Kenji Bunch (b.1973)
Quattro canzoni d'Amaranta
Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)
Moments of Memory (V) **
Valentin Silvestrov (b.1937)

Moments of Memory (V) is commissioned by 53rd Istanbul Music Festival 2025 / Turkey, Wonderfeel Festival / The Netherlands, Walden Festival / Belgium, Off the Beaten Path Festival /Bulgaria, Beethoven Fest Bonn / Germany, Odessa Classics / Ukraine

Piano Quintet in D minor
Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
** Bulgarian premiere

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2025 | 3 pm

Svetlina Community Center
KOVACHEVITSA


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AFTERNOON CONCERT - Kovachevitsa

Premiere by Henri Lazarof (Bulgaria/USA)

Overture to the Flying Dutchman as Sight-read by a Bad Spa Orchestra
at 7 o’clock in the Morning by the Well
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Continuum for String Trio **
Henri Lazarof (1932-2013)
Hard Winter / Holler and Stomp **
Kenji Bunch (b.1973)
Art Songs
Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1862-1946)
La Valse
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
(arr. Lucien Garban)
String Octet, Op. 20
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
** Bulgarian premiere

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025 | 7 pm

Hristo Karpachev 1921 Community Center
Karpachevo


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STONE TRAIL - Karpachevo

Piano Quintet by Dobrinka Tabakova (2023)

Moz-Art à la Haydn
Alfred Schnitke (1934-1998)
Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Duet for Viola and Cello
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Songs for All Seasons
Dobrinka Tabakova (b.1980)
Stone Trail for Piano Quintet (2023)
Dobrinka Tabakova (b.1980)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025 | 7 pm

Hristo Karpachev 1921 Community Center
Karpachevo


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... AND THEN SPACE BEGAN TO TOLL ... - Karpachevo

Melodies and vibrations for chamber ensemble and electronics by Peter Kerkelov (2024)

Vaghe luci
Antonio Caldara (1670-1736)
Two Songs, Op. 91
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
...then space began to toll... (2024)
Melodies and vibrations for chamber ensemble and electrоnics
Peter Kerkelov (b.1984)
Piano Quintet in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 1
Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877-1960)

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