The Pirin Folk Ensemble (, Folkloren ansambal „Pirin“) (also Pirin Folk Song and Dances State Ensemble) is a Bulgarian performance group. It consists of a folk orchestra, a dance troupe, and a women's choir. The ensemble strives to preserve Bulgarian culture by performing traditional music and dance from throughout Bulgaria. It has performed over 6500 concerts in 50 countries, and produced numerous LPs, CDs, videos, and songbooks. National Geographic called Pirin "an organic synthesis of the regional folk choral and dance traditions of Bulgaria."
The Pirin Folk Ensemble, named after the Pirin Mountains, was founded in 1954 in Blagoevgrad, a town in southwestern Bulgaria. Professor Kiril Stefanov was the Pirin Folk Ensemble's chief art director and conductor for many years.
Productions
CDs Magical Voices of Bulgaria, 1994 The Voice of Pirin, 1995 Ray Lema Professeur Stefanov et les Voix Bulgares de l'Ensemble Pirin, 1997 Pirin Folk, 1998 Bulgarian Voices, 1999 Folk Bouquet: Pirin Pearls, 2000 Zapei, Zemya, 2002 Variegated Folk Kaleidescope, 2003
Videos "My Pirin": Folk Bouquet of melodies, songs and rhythms All That Youth, 1996
See also Bulgarian dances Music of Bulgaria Pirin Mountains List of folk dance performance groups
References
External links
Pirin music