The Tenth Varna International Conductors Workshop 2008
presents:

Winter I | Winter II | Spring I | Summer I

Winter 2008 Workshops:

Winter I: An Eight Day Orchestral Conducting Workshop
    (January 4 - 11, 2008)

Faculty:
Dian Tchobanov, Vienna, Austria.

Repertoire:
W.A. Mozart – Adagio & fuga KV 545
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony for Strings F-Dur
Samuel Barber – Adagio - from String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11
Benjamin Britten – Simple Symphony for Strings Op. 4

Cost:
Including participation fee and nine nights lodging at a three-star hotel or studio apartments in downtown Varna (double occupancy*).
- Conductor: $1560
- Associate Conductor: $1160
- Auditor / Accompanying person: $910

*Lodging prices are based on Double occupancy. For single occupancy, please add $500.

Special discount:
Participants who register for both Winter workshops, will receive $500 discount.

Location:
Participants in the Varna International Conducting Workshop have easy access to a wide variety of sights and activities. Varna is endlessly fascinating, taking one back in time with its quaint Art Nouveau architecture with Eastern touches. One finds the archaeological Museum, with the oldest gold in the world, the Roman Baths, the vast seaside park that stretches for miles along the Black Sea, and numerous restaurants and shops in a traffic free area.

Contact information: 
For further information and payments contact Kalin and Sharon Tchonev, Varna International Conductors Workshop, 113 Dupre Mill Court, Lexington SC 29072.
Tel: (803) 358-2382, Fax: (803) 358-6823
E-Mail: varnaworkshop@yahoo.com

Download the Registration Form (.pdf)

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Winter II: An Eight Day Choral Conducting Workshop
    (January 4 - 11, 2008)

Faculty:
Prof. Marin Chonev, Varna, Bulgaria.
With the participation of the Varna representative city choir "Morski Zvutsi", Varna, Bulgaria.

Repertoire:
- Russian and Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox folk and Classical choral music for mixed choir.

Cost:
Including participation fee and nine nights lodging at a three-star hotel or studio apartments in downtown Varna (double occupancy*).
- Conductor: $1560
- Associate Conductor: $1160
- Singer / Auditor / Accompanying person: $990

*Lodging prices are based on Double occupancy. For single occupancy, please add $500.

Special discount:
Participants who register for both Winter workshops, will receive $500 discount.

Location:
Participants in the Varna International Conducting Workshop have easy access to a wide variety of sights and activities. Varna is endlessly fascinating, taking one back in time with its quaint Art Nouveau architecture with Eastern touches. One finds the archaeological Museum, with the oldest gold in the world, the Roman Baths, the vast seaside park that stretches for miles along the Black Sea, and numerous restaurants and shops in a traffic free area.

Contact information: 
For further information and payments contact Kalin and Sharon Tchonev, Varna International Conductors Workshop, 113 Dupre Mill Court, Lexington SC 29072.
Tel: (803) 358-2382, Fax: (803) 358-6823
E-Mail: varnaworkshop@yahoo.com

Download the Registration Form (.pdf)

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Spring 2008 Workshop:

Spring I: The Black Sea International Youth Choir Festival and Workshop
    (March 24 - 30, 2008)

Faculty:
Prof. Marin Chonev, Bulgaria.
Dr. Steven Zielke, U.S.A.

Cost:
Including participation fee, six nights lodging (double occupancy*), three meals per day and ground transportation.

Hotel:	Triple Occupancy	Double Occupancy
2 Star	$790	$840
3 Star	$900	$940
4 Star	$1000	$1050

Cost Includes:

• Festival and Workshop Fee
• Six-nights lodging
• Three meals a day
• Full-time English speaking guide
• Full-day trip to the ancient coastal town of Nessebar, all meals included
• Festival and Workshop Diploma
• Individual Festival Posters and Programs for each participant
• Gala final concert with performance by all participating choirs and mass choir
• Second performance in collaboration with anouth eastern European youth choir

Transportation:
Workshop participants will be provided daily transportation from the resort to Varna and back once a day for the rehearsals and the final concert.

Airline reservations:
Upon request, Varna International will assist with airline reservations for your choir, from your preferred city to Varna, Bulgaria.

Performance tours:
Varna International Conductors Workshop also arranges performance tours to Europe & Israel. For details, please contact us or check our web site: Performance and Education Tours page. 

Download the Registration Form (.pdf)

Contact information: 
For further information and payments contact Kalin and Sharon Tchonev, Varna International Conductors Workshop, 113 Dupre Mill Court, Lexington SC 29072.
Tel: (803) 358-2382, Fax: (803) 358-6823
E-Mail: varnaworkshop@yahoo.com

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Summer 2008 Workshop:

Summer I: A Summer Choral-Orchestral Conducting Workshop
    (May 26 - June 3, 2008)

Faculty:
Prof. Marin Chonev, Bulgaria.
Dr. Larry Wyatt, U.S.A.
Dian Tchobanov, Austria.

Repertoire:
Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms

Cost:
Including participation fee, ten nights lodging at the Golden Sands resort (double occupancy*), breakfasts and ground transportation.

Early registration by February 15, 2008**

Hotel:	2 Star	3 Star	4 Star
Conductor	$1690	$1810	$1920
Associate Conductor	$1160	$1280	$1390
Singer / Auditor / Accompanying person	$940	$1060	$1170

*Lodging prices are based on double occupancy. For single occupancy, please add the following fees: for 2 Star hotel $260, for 3 Star hotel $340, for 4 Star hotel $480.

**For registration after February 15, 2008 , please add $120.

Accommodation:
Workshop participants will stay at the famous sea resort, Golden Sands.

Transportation:
Workshop participants will be provided daily transportation from the resort to Varna and back once a day for the rehearsals and the final concert.

Airline reservations:
At your request, the organizers will reserve your round trip flight USA - Bulgaria. The approximate cost is $1250 including airport taxes. Airline prices are subject to change.

Performance tours:
Varna International Conductors Workshop also arranges performance tours to Europe & Israel. For details, please contact us or check our web site: Performance and Education Tours page. 

Download the Registration Form (.pdf)

Contact information: 
For further information and payments contact Kalin and Sharon Tchonev, Varna International Conductors Workshop, 113 Dupre Mill Court, Lexington SC 29072.
Tel: (803) 358-2382, Fax: (803) 358-6823
E-Mail: varnaworkshop@yahoo.com

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The Eleventh Varna International Conductors Workshop 2009
presents:

Winter I | Winter II | Summer I

Winter 2009 Workshops:

Winter I: An Eight Day Orchestral Conducting Workshop
    (January 4 - 11, 2009)

Faculty:
Dian Tchobanov, Vienna, Austria.

Repertoire:
W.A. Mozart – Adagio & fuga KV 545
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony for Strings F-Dur
Samuel Barber – Adagio - from String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11
Benjamin Britten – Simple Symphony for Strings Op. 4

Cost:
Including participation fee and nine nights lodging at a three-star hotel or studio apartments in downtown Varna (double occupancy*).
- Conductor: $1670
- Associate Conductor: $1270
- Auditor / Accompanying person: $1020

*Lodging prices are based on Double occupancy. For single occupancy, please add $500.

Special discount:
Participants who register for both Winter workshops, will receive $500 discount.

Location:
Participants in the Varna International Conducting Workshop have easy access to a wide variety of sights and activities. Varna is endlessly fascinating, taking one back in time with its quaint Art Nouveau architecture with Eastern touches. One finds the archaeological Museum, with the oldest gold in the world, the Roman Baths, the vast seaside park that stretches for miles along the Black Sea, and numerous restaurants and shops in a traffic free area.

Contact information: 
For further information and payments contact Kalin and Sharon Tchonev, Varna International Conductors Workshop, 113 Dupre Mill Court, Lexington SC 29072.
Tel: (803) 358-2382, Fax: (803) 358-6823
E-Mail: varnaworkshop@yahoo.com

Download the Registration Form (.pdf)

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Winter II: An Eight Day Choral Conducting Workshop
    (January 4 - 11, 2009)

Faculty:
Prof. Marin Chonev, Varna, Bulgaria.
With the participation of the Varna representative city choir "Morski Zvutsi", Varna, Bulgaria.

Repertoire:
- Russian and Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox folk and Classical choral music for mixed choir.

Cost:
Including participation fee and nine nights lodging at a three-star hotel or studio apartments in downtown Varna (double occupancy*).
- Conductor: $1670
- Associate Conductor: $1270
- Singer / Auditor / Accompanying person: $1090

*Lodging prices are based on Double occupancy. For single occupancy, please add $500.

Special discount:
Participants who register for both Winter workshops, will receive $500 discount.

Location:
Participants in the Varna International Conducting Workshop have easy access to a wide variety of sights and activities. Varna is endlessly fascinating, taking one back in time with its quaint Art Nouveau architecture with Eastern touches. One finds the archaeological Museum, with the oldest gold in the world, the Roman Baths, the vast seaside park that stretches for miles along the Black Sea, and numerous restaurants and shops in a traffic free area.

Contact information: 
For further information and payments contact Kalin and Sharon Tchonev, Varna International Conductors Workshop, 113 Dupre Mill Court, Lexington SC 29072.
Tel: (803) 358-2382, Fax: (803) 358-6823
E-Mail: varnaworkshop@yahoo.com

Download the Registration Form (.pdf)

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Summer 2009 Workshop:

Summer I: A Summer Choral-Orchestral Conducting Workshop
    (May 23 - 31, 2009)

Faculty:
Prof. Marin Chonev, Bulgaria.
Dr. Larry Wyatt, U.S.A.
Dian Tchobanov, Austria.

Repertoire:
The Creation - Oratorio by Joseph Haydn

Cost:
Including participation fee, ten nights lodging at the Golden Sands resort (double occupancy*), breakfasts and ground transportation.

Early registration by February 15, 2008**

Hotel:	2 Star	3 Star	4 Star
Conductor	$1750	$1870	$1990
Associate Conductor	$1220	$1340	$1460
Singer / Auditor / Accompanying person	$1000	$1130	$1250

*Lodging prices are based on double occupancy. For single occupancy, please add the following fees: for 2 Star hotel $260, for 3 Star hotel $340, for 4 Star hotel $480.

**For registration after February 15, 2009 , please add $120.

Accommodation:
Workshop participants will stay at the famous sea resort, Golden Sands.

Transportation:
Workshop participants will be provided daily transportation from the resort to Varna and back once a day for the rehearsals and the final concert.

Airline reservations:
At your request, the organizers will reserve your round trip flight USA - Bulgaria. The approximate cost is $1250 including airport taxes. Airline prices are subject to change.

Performance tours:
Varna International Conductors Workshop also arranges performance tours to Europe & Israel. For details, please contact us or check our web site: Performance and Education Tours page. 

Download the Registration Form (.pdf)

Contact information: 
For further information and payments contact Kalin and Sharon Tchonev, Varna International Conductors Workshop, 113 Dupre Mill Court, Lexington SC 29072.
Tel: (803) 358-2382, Fax: (803) 358-6823
E-Mail: varnaworkshop@yahoo.com

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